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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