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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7 comments:

  1. Is the gothic revival building on the right, with a bell on top, an old school house? Then, are those the school children posing for the postcard photo?

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    1. Good question Cameron. I had assumed it was a chapel, but it could have been a school. Some research is required.

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  2. Great post. I love to see how things were (anywhere) back in the day. Thanks so much for sharing and warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.

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  3. Great post. I love to see how things were (anywhere) back in the day. Thanks so much for sharing and warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.

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  4. Another terrific village scene, Howard. It's interesting that boys and girls are separated which would be expected of some schools. The flagpole would be typical of American school yards. I don't associate it with British schools, but it would seem less likely for a church yard.

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  5. Yes, the building on the right is a school. It was owned by the church and I believe it was built in the 1870s. I attended there for 2 years until it closed in 1973 when I was 6/7 years old. One of the gentlemen in the background is carrying a bread basket. To the left of them, hidden by the trees is the village bakery " Hovis" which closed some 50 years ago and is now a private house. It seems behind the children to the right is a horse and cart though I don't know if this was anything to do with the bakery.

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  6. I went to the school from 1952 to 1954. The school had three teachers and three classes, with about 55 pupils, from 5 to 11 years old, in total. Just after I started at the school the old chemical toilets were replaced with proper flush ones.
    I lived in the bakery opposite the school.

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