Postcards Then and Now

Old postcards from the early 20th century, compared to the same view shown on Google Street View today. The postcards come from my own collection. Almost all of them are from England, mainly showing West London, Middlesex, Surrey, Berks and Bucks. Click on the postcards to see enlarged versions. Street View images are the copyright of Google. Comments, questions or requests are welcome. If you repost my images on other websites (such as Facebook) please include a link to my original post.

Sunday, 20 February 2011

Frieth, Buckinghamshire, c1912

Frieth, Buckinghamshire, c1912. Frieth is a very pretty village to the west of High Wycombe. On the left you can see Frieth Post Office, now a private house. The boy is holding an umbrella to protect him from the sun (no sunglasses back then!). The postcard was published by W. H. Applebee of Ashford.