Hounslow, Middlesex, Bath Road c1913

Hounslow, Middlesex, Bath Road c1913. When this photo was taken, the shop next to Ward's Stores had not yet been built. Ward's Stores and the other shops look run-down now. The houses on the right have gone. Postcard by W. H. Applebee of Ashford. Click the postcard to enlarge.
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Soham, Cambridgeshire, Churchgate Street c1908

Soham, Cambridgeshire, Churchgate Street circa 1908. The Fountain pub (16th century, rebuilt 1900 after a fire) on the left is still in business, but the Crown Commercial Hotel on the right, perhaps open by 1701 and well equipped to take guests in 1816, closed in 1967. It is now private houses. Postcard publisher not known. Click on the postcard to enlarge. For more old pictures have a look this week's Sepia Saturday blog.

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Coddenham, Suffolk, The Live and Let Live Pub, c1908

Coddenham, Suffolk, The Live and Let Live pub, c1908. Coddenham is a small village north of Ipswich. The wonderfully named Live and Let Live pub appears to have closed in 1912. It is now a private house and has presumably been so for a hundred years. The building is clearly ancient. If you open the Google Street View in another window and get closer to the building you can see that it is beautifully decorated on the outside. I'm not sure about the pink paint though. For more old pictures why not visit the Sepia Saturday blog. This postcard was produced by Bedford and Co of Carr Street, Ipswich.
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