Yatton Keynell, Wiltshire, circa 1910. Yatton Keynell is a village in Wiltshire, about five miles west of Chippenham. The wall on the left has gone. The Lion Inn is now a private house called 'Lion Lodge'. Postcard by Young & Co of Teddington. Click the postcard to enlarge.
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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.
The old place looks the same as I step down from the train...funny how songs can just filter into our heads at times. I wonder how many folks go by there remembering how it was way back when?
ReplyDeleteI live in Lion Lodge! What a great old postcard. Thank you so much for putting it on the Yatton Keynell web page.
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