Guildford, Surrey, St Nicolas' Church c1910

Guildford, Surrey, St Nicolas' Church circa 1910. St Nicolas is at the lower end of the High Street. This church was built in 1876 on the site of an earlier building. I think the WHA postcard below called 'Lady's Chapel' may actually be 'Loseley Chapel'. Postcards by Young & Co of Teddington and WHA, click to enlarge.

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Feltham, Middlesex, St Dunstan's Road c1911

Feltham, Middlesex, St Dunstan's Road circa 1911. It is pleasing to see that the house on the left has survived and you can just make out the church through the trees. Postcard published by Young & Co of Teddington. Click to enlarge.

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East Ham, London, Central Hall c1914

East Ham, London, Central Hall circa 1914. This huge Methodist church was opened in 1906 and cost £25,000 to build. It could hold 2500 people. It was demolished in 1968, the dwindling congregation could no longer bear the cost of maintaining it. Postcard published by W. H. Applebee. Click to enlarge.

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Wimbledon, Surrey, Alwyne Road Showing Christ Church (Congregational) c1910

Wimbledon, Surrey, Alwyne Road Showing Christ Church (Congregational) c1910. The church was closed 1978 and was replaced by the buildings you can see on the right in the Google Street View. Postcard by Young & Co of Teddington. Click to enlarge.

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Marlow Bridge, Buckinghamshire c1912

Marlow Bridge, Buckinghamshire circa 1912. Marlow Bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge over the Thames. It was opened in 1832 and is a Grade 1 listed monument. In the distance we can see All Saints Church. Postcard published by W. H. Applebee. Click to enlarge.

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Laleham, Middlesex, All Saints Church c1912

Laleham, Middlesex, All Saints Church circa 1912. The church looks quite different without its ivy covering. Parts of the church date back over 800 years. Postcard by W. H. Applebee of Ashford.

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Addlestone, Surrey, Woodham Lane c1912

Addlestone, Surrey, Woodham Lane c1912. Unfortunately this area is not so tranquil today. The bridge that you can see in the modern Street View carries the M25 motorway. The church is called All Saints Church. I'm not sure if the road used to be called Woodham Road, or if it is a mistake by the postcard publisher. It is definitely called Woodham Lane today. Strictly speaking it is not Addlestone, it is New Haw. This is an early postcard published by W. H. Applebee of Ashford, Middlesex.

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Englefield Green, Surrey, Victoria Street 1907

The unusual building on the right is the former Englefield Green Methodist Church, apparently it is to be converted into the Village Centre. Postcard by Young and Co of Teddington. This example was posted in 1907, quite early for Young and Co.

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Iver Village, Buckinghamshire, Post Office c1928

Iver Village, Buckinghamshire, the High Street showing the post office, circa 1928. Postcard by JWM - Joseph Warren Mortimer. Mortimer was the successor to the W. H. Applebee postcard business, though he was only in business for a few years. The message on the back of this postcard states that the sender bought this postcard in the post office pictured. The men are standing outside a Wesleyan chapel, this was later replaced by a much smaller version and is now a nursery. The building on the left is the Chequers pub.

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Hearty Xmas Greetings from Teddington 1907

This Christmas card was published by Richard Charles Young of Teddington in 1907 and is signed RCY. It shows St Marys (Teddington Parish Church), the lock, the weir and trees by the river.
Merry Christmas from postcards then and now!

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Cheapside, City of London c1910

The first view is looking east. The statue on the left is that of Sir Robert Peel which was later moved to Hendon Police College. On the far right is the site of what is now the recently opened (October 2010) One New Change shopping centre.

 The Google Streetview of Cheapside looking east shows the building of the shopping centre in progress:

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The postcard below shows Cheapside looking west. The building on the far left is the old Mappin and Webb building, now replaced by No 1 Poultry. The church shown in both postcards is the famous St Mary-le-Bow which houses the equally famous Bow Bells.

 Cheapside looking west today:


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Bracknell, Berkshire, Church Road c1910

Bracknell seems to have changed almost beyond recognition in the last hundred years. Only the distant church spire has remained in this view. I also have quite a few postcards of Bracknell High Street, but the High Street has changed so much I have absolutely no idea how to match them up wth the Streetview location, so I'm unable to post them here.

Bracknell Church Road today:


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St. Mary Woolnoth, King William St., London, c1905

This church in the City of London, at the corner of King William Street and Lombard Street, has a curious Italianate style. It was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and completed in 1716.

St. Mary Woolnoth today.

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Bedfont, Middlesex, c1910

Bedfont is very near Heathrow Airport. These old postcards were published by Young & Co of Teddington. It is interesting that the land in the right foreground has never been built on. Just past the parade of shops is Bedfont Tabernacle (see below)

Google Streetview of Bedfont Parade today:

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Here's Bedfont Tabernacle by the same photographer

Google Streetview of Bedfont Tabernacle today:


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