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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: iksrognas on Friday 15 January 16 08:28 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone identify this London street please, photo taken around 1960?
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Holborn Viaduct ???
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I have no idea of the area, but at the far right of the image is a street corner! Could the little sign that reads "Whistler (and a code number I can't quite make out). Could this be an area code?
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I've ruled out Holborn Viaduct now but under the Goodman Price sign seems to be a telephone number HOL.50(8)3 - which would perhaps indicate this is somewhere in Holborn.
And agree re the street sign. It possibly begins Ch.....
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There is still a company called Goodman Price Ltd - they are demolition engineers!
So, the photo was probably taken pre-demolition?
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Ah you've beaten me to it. I've just discovered that Goodman Price Ltd are demolition people so as there sign is on that building (and I think maybe on the Railway Lost Property Building) I wonder if they were starting the process of demolishing the buildings.
Someone out there must surely know!!!
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How about the corner of Holborn with Chancery Lane ? Steetview shows the buildings have changed (of course), but not imcompatible with the photo. "Ch...." on streetname could be Chancery Lane. The general street scene and layout is very similar.....
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It's The Strand near Charing Cross Station, corner of Craven Street. E Whistler & Co (jewellers) on the corner at number 11.
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Well done!
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Old postcard view http://goo.gl/o3TB1d
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Very good indeed.
And is some of the fence still there and that building in the hazy distance.
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Many thanks everybody, especially ShaunJ - the Strand indeed! I knew it was probably somewhere near Charing Cross but couldn't work out exactly where.
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I've noticed before, Shaun is razor sharp. About 1960 I think. The car looks like a Hillman Minx. Looks like the stone pillars in front of the station are still there.
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E Whistler disappears from the phone books after 1955 so that seems a likely date for this photo.
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Hi All
Shaun, that was great result ;) Read this earlier. Can now see the front of Charing X from that front and pillars, in style, even today.
Monica :)
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This photo is near same as ShawnJ's photo link, but shows the large rail fence posts more clear.
http://www.francisfrith.com/london/london-the-strand-and-charing-cross-1890_l130180