Earl's Court, Then and Now
Earl's Court Road
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| To Master Barton Still; "Dear Barton, rather late but just a card to wish you many happy returns of the day. Love to all from us all, Uncle Sid". |
The disappearing apostrophe!
Barkston Gardens
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| Published by A.G. Parry, 134 Earls Court Road SW, Note the cross on the right. |
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| Virtually unchanged in over a hundred years |
Philbeach Gardens
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| St Cuthberts, 1884. |
The Great Wheel
The Great Wheel in the distance was part of the Earls Court Exhibition of 1887, and was moved to Blackpool in 1905
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| Dated 23 Feb. 1906 |
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| Posted 1904 |
The Cromwell Road
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| Published by Cosby Bloom, 3 Station Buildings, Earls Court Road and printed in Germany. |
Cromwell Road when it was a quiet street, all the buildings on the left were demolished when the road was widened to become a major artery.
Warwick Gardens
Still cannot find this.
Earls Court Road
To the right is Logan Place, where lies the shrine to Freddie Mercury at Garden Lodge
Warwick Gardens
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| Posted 1907 |
The chapel has been replaced by houses
On the Old Brompton Road opposite Colherne Court, the last section has been replaced by the library and flats.
Unchanging, bar the cars.
The one you say you still can't find, Warwick Mansions, Earl's Court, is in Cornwall Crescent SW5, just off W Cromwell Road. looking north.
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