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.

Wednesday, 13 July 2011

Boughton Lees, Kent, The Flying Horse Inn c1906

Boughton Lees, Kent, The Flying Horse Inn circa 1906. The wonderfully named Flying Horse Inn is in Boughton Lees, just north of Ashford, though their website states that it is in Boughton Aluph. The pub is still in business and if you look at the pictures on their website the interior still looks how a proper pub should look. You can see another postcard of the pub, though not so old, on the Deadpubs website. If you turn the Google Street View camera round 180° you can see a beautiful village green. The publisher of my postcard was uncredited, but it was posted in December 1906. Click the picture to enlarge.