Saturday 29 October 2011

Putney, The Northumberland Arms, c1907

Putney, The Northumberland Arms, circa 1907. A very rare postcard, published by Young & Co of Teddington (publisher's info is printed on the back of the postcard). Up until recently the pub was called 'Jim Thompsons', but it has now reverted back to its original name - 'The Northumberland Arms' - an excellent name for a traditional pub. This posed photo postcard shows a Tillings Horse Omnibus on the way to Peckham. Tillings is still going as a bus company, but they do not provide horse buses anymore.

Edit - October 2011, it looks like the pub has changed ownership again and has been given a silly and irrelevant new name, the 'Captain Cook'.

Edit - November 2015, pub has shut down and is being converted into luxury flats.




10 comments:

  1. This is the ultimate contrast-the old omnibus and the tiny car. I too think The Northumberland Arms is a fine name for a pub.

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  2. Woah! How I'd love to board the old horse omnibus!

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  3. Somehow I think I'd rather have a ride on the horse-drawn carriage, even with its solid wooden wheels, than try to squeeze into the back seat of that red thing. I'm glad to see the buolding much as it was.

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  4. Great postcard and again such amazing detail! Love all the adverts on the 'bus'. Wouldn't it be nice to step back in time, step inside, and take a drink in there. I'm glad to see the building and its existence as a pub continue, but these 'new' names are so ridiculous!

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  5. What a great card! Are those passengers on top?

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  6. Great view with great detail. It's fun to read the advertising.

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  7. What are we coming to - an English pub with Thai dining? They wouldn't put up with that nonsense in Northumberland!
    I shall have to check out Tilling's Horse Omnibuses - this is a fine picture.

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  8. The old view is far more interesting and the pub looks to have so much more character.

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  9. It's surprising how different the pub looks even though it's only the result of a coat of paint.

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  10. The flowerboxes in the upper windows would be a nice feature to restore in London again. I have often wondered about the use and purpose of the upper floors in buildings. Evn though the ground floors may have busy shops, the next levels are often ghosts of former activities.

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