Putney, The Northumberland Arms, c1907

Putney, The Northumberland Arms, circa 1907. A very rare postcard, published by Young & Co of Teddington (publisher's info is printed on the back of the postcard). Up until recently the pub was called 'Jim Thompsons', but it has now reverted back to its original name - 'The Northumberland Arms' - an excellent name for a traditional pub. This posed photo postcard shows a Tillings Horse Omnibus on the way to Peckham. Tillings is still going as a bus company, but they do not provide horse buses anymore.

Edit - October 2011, it looks like the pub has changed ownership again and has been given a silly and irrelevant new name, the 'Captain Cook'.

Edit - November 2015, pub has shut down and is being converted into luxury flats.

Leatherhead, Surrey, Bridge Street c1910

Leatherhead, Surrey, Bridge Street circa 1910. The first two buildings on the left in the postcard have been replaced in the modern view. In the postcard you can just see the top of the white three storey building that is prominently displayed on the left in the modern Google Street View. The ancient pub at the bottom of the hill, the Running Horse, is still in business. Postcard by Young & Co of Teddington. Click the postcard to enlarge.

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Stanwell, Middlesex, Lord Knyvetts School c1910

Stanwell, Middlesex, Lord Knyvetts School circa 1910. Stanwell is a village in Middlesex near Heathrow Airport. The boys in this photograph appear to be celebrating something, perhaps it was Friday afternoon? Lord Knyvett was the man who arrested Guy Fawkes in his attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. In his will Lord Knyvett made provision for a free school in Stanwell and the school was founded in 1624. The school building still exists in the High Street but is now used as an old people's day centre. This postcard was published by Young & Co of Teddington in about 1910. For more old photographs visit (or join) the Sepia Saturday Blog. As always, click on the postcard to enlarge. Blogspot.com have recently introduced a 'lightbox' feature that make the picture open in your browser's window, but you can right click on it and save a high resolution version to your computer.

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Ruislip, Middlesex, The White Bear c1913

Ruislip, Middlesex, The White Bear circa 1913. The White Bear is still in business. Postcard by W. H. Applebee. The three-wheeled vehicle in the centre of the picture is an A. C. Sociable and belonged to the photographer, it appears in many of his postcards. Click the picture to enlarge.

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Richmond, Surrey, 1910

Richmond, Surrey, 1910. This postcard, published by Lovell Smith of Richmond, is a bit of a mystery. Lovell Smith published many postcards of the famous Richmond Horse Show, so this may have been taken at that event. It is equally possible that it was taken at a May Day fair or any other similar celebration. I bought this postcard very recently at a postcard fair for a few pounds. There is nothing on the back other than the date 1910 written in the same ink as the 'X' on the front of the postcard. What is fascinating is the postcard itself, or rather the people in the postcard. I particularly like the contrast between the well-dressed young man on the left compared to the impoverished young man on the right. Their posture speaks volumes about their social standing, both posing with some pride, but in a very different way to each other. I don't think either of them are connected to the family in the centre of the picture. Many of the other people in the picture are smiling, something that you don't often see in old postcards. One of those postcards that rewards close study, every time I look at it I see something new. There are some fabulous hats on display here. Sorry, no 'now' picture in Google Street View this week as I haven't pinned down the location. For more old pictures please visit the Sepia Saturday blog. As always, click the postcard to enlarge.

Pinkneys Green, Berkshire, Stag and Hounds c1913

Pinkneys Green, Berkshire, Stag and Hounds circa 1913. Pinkneys Green is a village in Berkshire, near Maidenhead. The Stag and Hounds is still in business. Postcard by W. H. Applebee. Click to enlarge.

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Nottingham, Midland Station c1912

Nottingham, Midland Station circa 1912. This postcard shows the third Nottingham Midland Station, built in 1903. The postcard was published by a publisher who signed themselves 'C. A.'. It was posted to an address in Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA in 1913. For more old pictures visit the Sepia Saturday blog. Click the postcard to enlarge.

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Pinner, Middlesex, Woodhall Gate c1930

Pinner, Middlesex, Woodhall Gate circa 1930. Woodhall Gate is the road off to the left, the photographer is actually in Uxbridge Road. Not a very exciting postcard, but I was born in Woodhall Gate on October 6th, some years ago (can't quite remember how many), so the postcard holds considerable interest for me. The postcard was published by an uncredited publisher. Click to enlarge.

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Levisham, Near Pickering, North Yorkshire c1910

Levisham, Near Pickering, North Yorkshire circa 1910. Levisham is a village to the north-east of Pickering, on the southern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. The village appears to have changed little in the last hundred years. The building at the end of the road is the Horseshoe Inn, thankfully still in business. Postcard published by J. W. Malton of Pickering. For more old pictures visit Sepia Saturday.
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