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Putney High Street in 1911

I'm trying to identify where exactly the photograph below, copied from the Putney - Days Gone By Facebook page, was taken. Is the road to the right the Upper Richmond Road ?It's a nice picture (compare it with PHS now!) and it would be good to find out what part it actually shows.

Richard Carter ● 2786d6 Comments

Bother: the photo posting didn't work . Maybe this will ? p

Richard Carter ● 2786d

The Post Office, is that not the corner of the Exchange today?

Ivonne Holliday ● 2786d

Looking north from disraeli road.  Am extra layer had been added. https://maps.app.goo.gl/2pG1G

Alan Sherman ● 2786d

Ah yes, I can see that now. Using Alan's link, I've produced the picture below, from which it's clear that the left hand side of the 1911 picture starts at what the recent picture shows as Subway: the triplet first floor windows are the same, although some of the buildings have been painted grey or white.

Richard Carter ● 2785d

According to Kelly's Guide for 1932 the Post Office was at 151 High St at the corner of Disraeli Road, so that confirms.

Charles Gillbe ● 2783d

You may be interested to know that the site of 'Cashino', on the corner of PHS & Norroy Road, was originally the site of the London & County Banking Co, who moved to the corner of High St & Putney Hill to make way for Putney's first, and one of London's first, Boots store. It had a beautiful wooden frontage and it's worth searching out a photograph. London & County Banking became National Provincial, then NatWest -  now the site of Russell-Cooke, solicitors.

Philip John Evison ● 2783d