Sunday 4 October 2015

Yiewsley High Street, showing Marlborough Cinema, c1926

Yiewsley is a town just north of Heathrow Airport. The postcard (by W H Applebee) shows the Marlborough Cinema, opened in 1923, renamed to the Ritz in 1956 and closed in 1960. The films being shown are East Lynne and My Son. The cinema stood almost opposite the Town Hall. Click the postcard to enlarge.


Yiewsley Town Hall, c1930

Yiewsley is a town just north of Heathrow Airport. The town hall was built in the late 1920s and was used up until the 1950s. It stood almost opposite the Marlborough Cinema (later the Ritz). The town hall is now called Key House and is run by the Key House Trust. Postcard circa 1930 by an uncredited publisher. Click the postcard to enlarge.


Sunday 30 August 2015

Horsell Schools, Woking, Surrey, c1913

Horsell Schools, Woking, Surrey, circa 1913. The school is now called Horsell Village School and was built in 1851. Postcard by W. H. Applebee. Click on the postcard to enlarge.


Sunday 22 March 2015

Horton Road, Berkshire, c1910

Horton Road, circa 1910. Horton is a village in Berkshire. It is between Windsor and Staines-upon-Thames. The poet John Milton lived there between 1632 and 1640. Postcard by Young & Co of Teddington. Click the postcard to enlarge.



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Wednesday 28 January 2015

Wandsworth, South West London, Melody Road 1906

Wandsworth, South West London, Melody Road 1906. Postcard by Richard Young. I think the building on the left was a post office.
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