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Title: London East End in colour
Post by: Rods2 on 27 February 2018, 14:46:08
A bit of nostalgia for those that lived there. :y

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-43141667 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-43141667)
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: b4ndit on 27 February 2018, 14:49:32
nice photo's :y
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: redelitev6 on 27 February 2018, 15:06:58
 :o Different times , different world .
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: neil74 on 27 February 2018, 15:09:07
I like looking at these types of photos no matter what part of the uk they're from.
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Bigron on 27 February 2018, 15:16:11
Lovely; there's a certain innocence about the advertising posters compared to today's brash versions.

Ron.
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 27 February 2018, 15:23:20
I don't know about others on here, but what worries me about those 'historic' pictures of the East End is that I not only remember those times when I visited my Grandmother, but I can go back earlier to the late 1950's and still see the horse drawn transport travelling along the roads.  Brewery drays, milk carts, rag and bone men carts, coal merchants wagons, and other miscellaneous carts could be seen daily.

Now that is 60/61 years ago and that is scary!! :o :o :o ;)
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 27 February 2018, 15:29:41
I don't know about others on here, but what worries me about those 'historic' pictures of the East End is that I not only remember those times when I visited my Grandmother, but I can go back earlier to the late 1950's and still see the horse drawn transport travelling along the roads.  Brewery drays, milk carts, rag and bone men carts, coal merchants wagons, and other miscellaneous carts could be seen daily.

Now that is 60/61 years ago and that is scary!! :o :o :o ;)

That is yonks ago 'old girl'.... ::) :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 27 February 2018, 16:16:07
Like looking at old pics of London superb.
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 27 February 2018, 16:39:49
I don't know about others on here, but what worries me about those 'historic' pictures of the East End is that I not only remember those times when I visited my Grandmother, but I can go back earlier to the late 1950's and still see the horse drawn transport travelling along the roads.  Brewery drays, milk carts, rag and bone men carts, coal merchants wagons, and other miscellaneous carts could be seen daily.

Now that is 60/61 years ago and that is scary!! :o :o :o ;)

That is yonks ago 'old girl'.... ::) :-* :-* :-* :-*

I bet you can remember far further back Opti ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Mister Rog on 27 February 2018, 17:17:22
I don't know about others on here, but what worries me about those 'historic' pictures of the East End is that I not only remember those times when I visited my Grandmother, but I can go back earlier to the late 1950's and still see the horse drawn transport travelling along the roads.  Brewery drays, milk carts, rag and bone men carts, coal merchants wagons, and other miscellaneous carts could be seen daily.

Now that is 60/61 40/41 years ago and that is scary!! :o :o :o ;)

Fixed that for you, it just couldn't have been true         ::)       ;)

However . .

Some of the cars have "G" plates. If I remember correctly that was 1969, I know that I had an "F" Hillman which was '68


Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Bigron on 27 February 2018, 17:29:12
I don't know about others on here, but what worries me about those 'historic' pictures of the East End is that I not only remember those times when I visited my Grandmother, but I can go back earlier to the late 1950's and still see the horse drawn transport travelling along the roads.  Brewery drays, milk carts, rag and bone men carts, coal merchants wagons, and other miscellaneous carts could be seen daily.

Now that is 60/61 years ago and that is scary!! :o :o :o ;)

And what about those Scammel lorries that worked out of BR Goods Depots? Designed to have a turning circle the equal of a horse-drawn wagon.
And my grandad, who loved his roses, running out with bucket and shovel after the milkman's horse had been.....

Ron.
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 27 February 2018, 17:42:11
I don't know about others on here, but what worries me about those 'historic' pictures of the East End is that I not only remember those times when I visited my Grandmother, but I can go back earlier to the late 1950's and still see the horse drawn transport travelling along the roads.  Brewery drays, milk carts, rag and bone men carts, coal merchants wagons, and other miscellaneous carts could be seen daily.

Now that is 60/61 40/41 years ago and that is scary!! :o :o :o ;)

Fixed that for you, it just couldn't have been true         ::)       ;)

However . .

Some of the cars have "G" plates. If I remember correctly that was 1969, I know that I had an "F" Hillman which was '68

Thanks Mister Rog you are so kind! :-* :-* :-*  ;D ;D ;D

I just wish it was true, but no those foggy East London days of 1957 and 58 are still locked in the memory! :o :o :D ;)
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 27 February 2018, 17:43:30
I don't know about others on here, but what worries me about those 'historic' pictures of the East End is that I not only remember those times when I visited my Grandmother, but I can go back earlier to the late 1950's and still see the horse drawn transport travelling along the roads.  Brewery drays, milk carts, rag and bone men carts, coal merchants wagons, and other miscellaneous carts could be seen daily.

Now that is 60/61 years ago and that is scary!! :o :o :o ;)

And what about those Scammel lorries that worked out of BR Goods Depots? Designed to have a turning circle the equal of a horse-drawn wagon.
And my grandad, who loved his roses, running out with bucket and shovel after the milkman's horse had been.....

Ron.

Oh yes Ron, I was fascinated with those and they appeared to be everywhere once. 8) 8) :y
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Varche on 28 February 2018, 11:11:11
Great photos.

Back in the 70's , a friend from Stoke on Trent called Danny Owens had among other cars, a Triumph Herald. He used to sharpen up his reactions for rallying by driving fast at night without his lights on. Anyone know him now?
Title: Re: London East End in colour
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 28 February 2018, 11:14:13
Great photos.

Back in the 70's , a friend from Stoke on Trent called Danny Owens had among other cars, a Triumph Herald. He used to sharpen up his reactions for rallying by driving fast at night without his lights on. Anyone know him now?

Did he survive the 1970's? ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;)