Cheam, Surrey, The High Street c1908

Cheam, Surrey, the High Street, circa 1908. In the old postcard you can see in the middle distance on the left the Harrow Inn. It looks 17th century to me. The High Street looked very rustic. Cheam's High Street was redeveloped in the 20th century. There is still a Harrow Inn, it is in the middle of the Google Street View. It has the 'Mock Tudor' style that used to be very popular.
Click the postcard to enlarge. Postcard by Young & Co of Teddington.

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Here is a higher-res view of the old Harrow Inn (click to enlarge):

 

Aldgate Pump, City of London c1912

Aldgate Pump, City of London circa 1912. This old postcard by an uncredited publisher shows the famous Aldgate Pump at the corner of Fenchurch Street (on the left) and Leadenhall Street (on the right). The postcard view shows St. Katherine Cree church, built c1638, one of the few City churches to survive the Great Fire in 1666. The church is still there but is difficult to see in the Street View image. If you move the Google Street View one step to the left you get a better likeness to the postcard, but the pump is completely obscured by a street sign. Leadenhall Street also contains the London Metal Exchange, Europe's last remaining open outcry financial exchange. Click the postcard to enlarge.

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Hampton Hill, Middlesex, The High Street 1907

Hampton Hill, Middlesex, The High Street 1907. The Crown and Anchor pub on the left is now a restaurant called La Familia. The building to the left of that has been demolished. The buildings on the right remain largely intact though. This card was published by Young & Co of Teddington and was posted in April 1907. Judging by the lack of leaves on the tree in the distance the photograph would have been taken a month or two before. Young has incorrectly captioned the postcard as Hampton High Street, but that street is half a mile away, this is clearly Hampton Hill High Street. Young should have known that as he lived nearby. Click the postcard to enlarge.

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