Tuesday 30 August 2011

London, Oxford Circus c1910

London, Oxford Circus circa 1910. In this very busy street scene we can see Peter Robinson's department store on the left-hand side. Further on is the furniture maker, Waring and Gillow. The street looks just as busy then as it does nowadays. Note the milkcart about to negotiate the junction. On the right you can see the entrance to the tube station. Postcard published by C & H Gurnsey of Paddington.
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Friday 26 August 2011

Sutton, Surrey, Burgess Stores, Burgess Road 1935

Sutton, Surrey, Burgess Stores, Burgess Road 1935. It is possible to date this postcard by the poster for the Morden Cinema behind the bicycle wheel which is advertising Dolores Del Rio in 'In Caliente' and Wallace Beery in 'O'Shaughnessy's Boy', both of which came out in 1935. Postcard is by an unnamed photographer. One must assume that one of the men in the picture is Arthur Edmunds, the proprietor. It is pleasing to see that it is still a corner shop, not many have survived into the 21st century. For more old pictures please visit Sepia Saturday.
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Tuesday 23 August 2011

Worplesdon, Surrey, The Fox c1912

Worplesdon, Surrey, The Fox circa 1912. Worplesdon is a village outside Guildford. The Fox is still in business. Postcard published by W. H. Applebee. Click the postcard to enlarge.



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Thursday 18 August 2011

Wandsworth, South West London, All Saints Church c1906

Wandsworth, South West London, All Saints Church circa 1906. This is an early postcard by Young & Co of Teddington, signed RCY for Richard Charles Young. It is interesting how the church tower has changed. Click the postcard to enlarge.



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Tuesday 16 August 2011

Faversham, Kent, Ospringe Road c1908

Faversham, Kent, Ospringe Road circa 1908. On the left of this first postcard, by Arthur Filmer of Faversham, we can see the Faversham Arms, now a private house. The house has retained the pub's etched glass windows. The pub was tied to Rigdens brewery. Shepherd Neame is now the last remaining brewer in Faversham. The second postcard, a coloured view by Miltons of London E.C., shows a close-up of the pub. The final postcard, in the Bells Series, shows the road from the bottom of the hill looking up. This postcard is a little later, circa 1920.
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Saturday 13 August 2011

Guildford, Surrey, Chertsey Street c1910

Guildford, Surrey, Chertsey Street circa 1910. We can see two old pubs in this postcard by Young & Co of Teddington. On the left-hand side of the street, The Dolphin Inn and over the road on the right-hand side the wonderfully named Leopard Inn. The only pub to be seen in the modern Google Street View is the big building that occupies most of the left-hand side, the not so wonderfully named Slug and Lettuce. On the left-hand of the postcard you can see a sign advertising a 'Fish Supper Bar'. Notice that a couple of the children in the postcard have a stick and a hoop. These are what children used for amusement before the days of iPods and PSPs (whatever they are). For more old pictures please visit Sepia Saturday.
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Thursday 11 August 2011

Penn, Buckinghamshire, The Old Stock Elms, c1911


Penn, Buckinghamshire, The Old Stock Elms, circa 1911. The elm trees were replaced by the War Memorial, erected in 1922. The pub on the left is The Crown, still in business. Postcard published by W. H. Applebee in 1912, from an earlier negative by Young & Co, circa 1911. Click the picture to enlarge.



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Monday 8 August 2011

Farnham, Surrey, The Borough c1913

Farnham, Surrey, The Borough circa 1913. The buildings on the right are relatively intact, but much of the left-hand side of the picture has changed including the impressive municipal building in the centre of the picture. Postcard published by W. H. Applebee. Click to enlarge.



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Friday 5 August 2011

Tramcar accident, Millbrook, Near Stalybridge, Greater Manchester 1908

Tramcar accident, Millbrook, Near Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, April 2nd, 1908. Unfortunately I have not been able to locate whereabouts in Millbrook this accident happened. In the background of the postcard is a large building with at least three stories, possibly a mill. There is one mill left in Millbrook but I don't think it is this one. There were more mills there in the past. If any eagle-eyed readers can pinpoint the location of this accident I'll be very grateful. The tram was operated by 'The Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Joint Transport and Electricity Board.' The tram route ran along the Huddersfield Road (on the Google map below, from near the bottom left to the top right corner). Postcard publisher not credited. The postcard was very faded so I've had to edit it to bring out the details and contrast. Notice the two girls on the extreme right of the picture. For more old photographs visit Sepia Saturday. The Google map below shows Millbrook, but not necessarily the scene of this accident.
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Tuesday 2 August 2011

Grasmere, Cumbria c1920

Grasmere, Cumbria c1920. Grasmere is a particularly pretty village in the heart of England's Lake District. Formerly in Westmorland, it is now part of Cumbria. As you can see from the postcard it has changed little in the last ninety years. The Lamb Inn at the Red Lion on the right is a good place to stop for a pint of Hawkshead Lakeland Gold after a hard day's walking (though there are a couple of other excellent pubs in Grasmere too). The postcard is credited but I cannot make out the publisher's name. Click the postcard to enlarge.


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