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.

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Islay, Port Charlotte c1910

Islay, Port Charlotte circa 1910. Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides and is the fifth largest Scottish island. Port Charlotte, as with the rest of Islay, is still very beautiful. On the extreme right of the picture you can see the buildings of Port Charlotte Distillery, defunct for 75 years but recently reopened. Postcard by Archibald Cameron of Bowmore. Also see this post for another Islay postcard.
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