Rose ID's Please

I've just inherited my Grandma's garden. Unfortunately because she'd been ill for some time her garden hasn't been too well cared for in recent times.
I can do pretty much what I like; BUT I have to maintain the daffodils and the roses, especially the roses!

Some of the roses have helpful "name" tags but some don't.
These 3 are at the front of the house. (Apologies for the poor quality pic of the pink one in the middle - it was raining at the time, I'll try to get a better one today)



Any ideas on what any of these are please?

Then there's this tall pink rose that's unknown but very old (it came from my great-grandfather's garden and was long established, so we're talking pre 1980 at least). Any ideas of what it may be please?

 

There are so many roses it's going to be almost impossible to identify from a picture. Do you have a nursery nearby? They may be able to narrow it down for you (I wouldn't bother with a garden centre unless they're specialist). The place you would be most likely to get help though in my opinion would be David Austin's at Albrighton just outside Wolverhampton (depends where in Warwickshire you are and what transport you have).

Hope that helps just a little.

 

Every little helps =)
I'm in a little village just outside Southam, so Warwick, Coventry & Rugby are the closest big towns/cities.
I've just got the email address off the David Austin website, so I'll drop them a note before hand and see about taking a trip over there at one of their quieter times.

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Justkia,
I'm sure all of her roses were planted with love and will be happy to reward you and her with some lovely flowers. Just need a little TLC and some pruning and a bit of food. I sprinkle blood, fish and bone around most shrubs in the dead of winter and I think they all appreciate it.
Warning, you will lose your heart to David Austin gardens. Well worth a trip mid week,
Jenny namaste

 

Sadly I do not think David Austin roses will help with your rose ids.
Your Grandmas roses will probably have been planted years ago, they will be old varieties.

David Austin specialises in very new "designer" roses. I very much doubt if they will have many older fashioned ones.

The National Rose Society have a collection at St Albans. That might be the place to start. However, there are literally thousands of named roses. It is almost impossible to name them from a picture.

http://www.rnrs.org/about_the_rnrs/

 

Silver Surfer is right, unfortunately. It's often quite difficult to track down the names of roses. So many hybrid teas and floribundas are produced, and they can go out of fashion quickly.

That yellow rose in your first picture: does it have a tinge of pink in it? If so, there's a good chance that it's a rose called 'Peace'. I say this because just about everyone of your grandma's generation grew 'Peace'. It came out just after the war - hence the name - and was planted more or less everywhere.

That pink rose in your last picture might possibly be a floribunda called 'Queen Elizabeth'. Again, it's the right vintage - it came out just after the Coronation - and it was hugely popular for many years because of its royal association.