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 3 October 2012
Shere, Surrey, The White Horse Pub, c1906
Shere, Surrey, The White Horse Pub, circa 1906. Shere is a picturesque village in Surrey. Whenever I've been there it has been packed with daytrippers. The White Horse pub is still in business.
Click the postcard to enlarge.
Among my life ambitions is to visit the White Horse in Surrey. As I understand it, my great-grandparents owned and operated the pub during the Second World War, and my grandparents met there when my grandfather, a Canadian soldier, was stationed in the area during the early years of the war.
A pretty village. The White Horse is such a common pub name, does it refer to some historic horse?
ReplyDeleteGood question Mike. Alas I don't know the answer. It is certainly a common name for a pub.
DeleteAmong my life ambitions is to visit the White Horse in Surrey. As I understand it, my great-grandparents owned and operated the pub during the Second World War, and my grandparents met there when my grandfather, a Canadian soldier, was stationed in the area during the early years of the war.
ReplyDeleteEach horse was all around prepped, the slows down perfect, and I found a good pace!Kentucky Derby Day
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