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, 15 May 2011
East London, Leyton Town Hall c1913
East London, Leyton Town Hall circa 1913. In one of W. H. Applebee's rare East London postcards we can see Leyton Town Hall, a grade II listed building, now called Leyton Municipal Buildings. Click to enlarge.
This is interesting because it shows the importance of the camera angle. Same building, but it comes across as much grander in the old photo - perhaps also because it's black and white?
This is interesting because it shows the importance of the camera angle. Same building, but it comes across as much grander in the old photo - perhaps also because it's black and white?
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