Lord Emsworth
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 11, 2022 9:48:13 GMT
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Post by Sam Tyler on Nov 11, 2022 11:21:16 GMT
Good pic Clarence, that looks like Limehouse. I recognise the church as I used to pass it everyday when I commuted on the Docklands Light Railway.
I could certainly make use of that Capri now, it is or was probably only a 1600 but tidy all the same.
Sam.
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Post by Perfect Pseudonym on Nov 11, 2022 12:14:16 GMT
Yep definitely Limehouse. St Anne's church and one of the Three Colt Street tower blocks. Possibly the one that did get demolished. Can't place where this is in modern times, but I suspect that the street no longer exists and is buried under new development in the name of "progress". That Capri is gleaming. Great pic your Lordship
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Post by Sam Tyler on Nov 11, 2022 13:49:56 GMT
Yep definitely Limehouse. St Anne's church and one of the Three Colt Street tower blocks. Possibly the one that did get demolished. Can't place where this is in modern times, but I suspect that the street no longer exists and is buried under new development in the name of "progress". That Capri is gleaming. Great pic your Lordship Going by the angle of the church and the old buildings it would appear that this is Northey Street as shown in the old map: >>> Limehouse - georeferenced <<<Cut to today and the best approximation is this showing two of the tower blocks: >>> Google - NortheyStreet <<<Sam.
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Post by Cartman on Nov 11, 2022 14:13:30 GMT
Great picture. Love the Capri and Anglia, with an Oxford just in the photo on the right, the totters horse and cart is something else, sadly gone, part of the great lost old London.
The church is brilliant, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, and was built in 1730. Thankfully that's still there. Hawksmoor designed 6 churches for the City of London, all were built in the early 18th century and all are still there apart from St John Horsleydown which was bomb damaged in the blitz and demolished later
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Post by Sam Tyler on Nov 11, 2022 14:49:35 GMT
The church is brilliant, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, and was built in 1730. Thankfully that's still there. Hawksmoor designed 6 churches for the City of London, all were built in the early 18th century and all are still there apart from St John Horsleydown which was bomb damaged in the blitz and demolished later The church is very similar in style to the nearby St. George In The East church at Shadwell. This one I could also see from my commute on the DLR. Whether they are the same architect or not I don't know but it wouldn't surprise me. Members may also recognise the St. George In The East church at Shadwell as it was the location in which Harry Shand's Roller was blown up in "The Long Good Friday". Sam.
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Post by Cartman on Nov 11, 2022 15:43:59 GMT
Yes, that one was by the same architect.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Nov 11, 2022 21:44:33 GMT
Another evocative photo I've come across while working my way through the collection of colour slides I've been given. A wonderful time capsule photograph of a place in time. Here we are transported back to 1958 in sunny Beccles, Suffolk and a view along New Market towards Beccles Bell Tower & St Michaels Church. Just look at those motors! https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1gYiQIn1_ Gene.
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Post by Cartman on Nov 11, 2022 22:10:11 GMT
Great photo, how attractive was Britain then? The one nearest the camera looks like an Austin A70
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Post by The Saint on Nov 12, 2022 8:24:34 GMT
Superb, such clean uncluttered streets, a joy to see.
Thanks for sharing Gene.
The Saint
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