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, 28 January 2015
Wandsworth, South West London, Melody Road 1906
Wandsworth, South West London, Melody Road 1906. Postcard by Richard Young. I think the building on the left was a post office.
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Great postcard, I like buildings with doors on corners very much - I don't know if there is a name for those shops/pubs etc which have their entrances at a corner as the one on the left in the pc? I always feel quite a sense of loss to see the view nowadays.
Great postcard, I like buildings with doors on corners very much - I don't know if there is a name for those shops/pubs etc which have their entrances at a corner as the one on the left in the pc?
ReplyDeleteI always feel quite a sense of loss to see the view nowadays.
Is the building the original Public Library which was on the corner of Melody Road?
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, I think you're right, its not a post office
DeleteQuite a change from then to now. The photo has a classic quality with the children and their hoop.
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