suitcase of London photos (1930s - 60s) found

[Puddy_Tat]

BBC story here

These pictures were taken by John Turner, a property manager based in the centre of London, and were recently unearthed by his daughter and her husband, Liz and Martin Carroll.

(elephant & castle - yes really - 1937)

(london bridge, 1937)

(canning town, 1935)

 

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(elephant & castle - yes really - 1937)

London Road ?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

London Road ?

yes, the 1930s Burtons building was junction of London Road and St George's Road.

Think the photographer was stood on New Kent Road looking towards St George's Road.

Pub on the left was the Elephant and Castle - earlier photo (from different angle) here

Post-war large scale OS map here (although some buildings had been demolished in the war by then)