Sunningdale, Berkshire, The Station c1911

Sunningdale, Berkshire, The Station circa 1911. Sunningdale Station has changed considerably since the top postcard was photographed by Young & Co in about 1911. Underneath the Google Street View is a postcard published by W. H. Applebee (from an earlier Young & Co negative) that shows the exterior of the station at around the same time. It is difficult to pinpoint this on the Google Street View. Have a go yourself, using the other postcard and its corresponding Google Street View as reference points!
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Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, The Swan Hotel c1910

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, The Swan Hotel circa 1910. The Swan Hotel, reputedly visited by Pepys in 1661 and rebuilt after a fire in 1785, was demolished in 1973 and replaced by modern retail units. Click the postcard to enlarge.

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Stechford, Birmingham, Albert Road c1911

Stechford, Birmingham, Albert Road circa 1911. Stechford is a suburb of Birmingham, a few miles east of the city centre. In the centre of this old picture we can see the post office, run by Elizabeth Maria Northwood. Elizabeth Maria Northwood was a 55 year old spinster in the 1911 census. In the modern Steet View the building that housed her post office has completely disappeared. Photograph by an uncredited publisher. Click the picture to enlarge.

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