Wow !
Thanks Admin for such a fast and full response, very kind to put it mildly. Thanks too for confirming my recollections re the old site's search boxes - my memory is beginning to play silly tricks on me these days so it's nice to have been right for a change. Recently I've had a few issues when accessing some websites, which I eventually discovered was due to my old pc & web-browser combination, hence I honestly expected to find I was the only user who couldn't search the gallery (altho I did try searching with 3 different machines before posting). Thanks too for clarifying best course of action for commenting on individual photos.
atb Jeff.