Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:40:28 GMT

The above is an extract from a stereoview featured here. Areas illustrated include the buildings in Thameside, the engine house in the railway yard and the Cobbler.

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:34:40 GMT

Earlier in this thread here we feature a photograph and a close-up of the gun that was located in Alexandra Gardens for a while in the 1930s. Our contributor Pat has kindly sent the above picture of the gun with three of her relations sitting on it. The...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:32:02 GMT

It is actually the name of the road down to 'Thameside'. See Farm Yard Windsor. Interestingly there is only one other 'Farm Yard' in the UK, in Manchester.

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (Pat Larkin) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:56:17 GMT

Were did the name 'Farmyard' come from? Seems an obvious question, but neither of us has ever heard of this area being called 'Farmyard'.

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:37:41 GMT

It is possible that the Royal Oak in the early 30s was 'let go' as it was known that the area was due to be redeveloped. There are other views of the area in Thames Street just before the George V Memorial was built in early 1937 and at about the same time the current Royal Oak was built. The link is here - George V Memorial

There is also a view of the junction taken by my...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (Pat Larkin) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:18:12 GMT

Two good photos of the Royal Oak.....I looked at the first one and thought, oh, there's the usual 'jetstream trails' in the sky, only to have a closer look and see the gentleman with a carriage, parked on the right. Finally, reading the caption I learned it was taken in 1910.....The top, 1910, shot, makes the Royal Oak look more well-maintained than the 30's one. Perhaps standards had slipped by then. The house adjoining the Royal Oak has deteriorated and the pub building...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:10:57 GMT

Farm Yard, Windsor, around 1910

An interesting view this, showing 'The Royal Oak Railway Hotel' circa 1910, similar to the view below taken rather later in the early 1930s. By then the chimneys of the brewery had been demolished.

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:20:47 GMT

A very early view of the Women's Ward at the King Edward VII Hospital. Postmarked March 25th 1910, the card was sent by 'Sister Alexandra' to Mrs Gilles in South Fleet in Kent with the message 'Sister Alice is not so well'.

The postcard is quite faded and has been enhanced by computer.

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (Pat Larkin) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:22:35 GMT

Using the 3D viewer, the whole scene comes to life and gives the photograph depth. Without the viewer the picture seems 'flat' and not as life-like.

Looking at the hand-coloured version, the colourist has picked out the hat of the young lady sitting infront of her friend. In the black and white view, the hat is merged with her hair. The colour certainly brings the Curfew Tower's roof right into the picture.

The Promenade, on the Windsor side of the photo, is...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:17:41 GMT

The above is a really rather impressive hand coloured version of the stereoview featured below.

There are very many views of Windsor Castle taken from The Brocas and one day I will try and pull them all together, not least because it...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (Pat Larkin) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:52:28 GMT

Probably the same as you, I did find a couple of links, but mostly I found them too filled up with the big ships. I'll have another look.....

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (benm) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:20:43 GMT

Hello Pat

I had a look on google for 'Dunkirk steamer videos' but not much luck ? What did you find?

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (Pat Larkin) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:38:23 GMT

benm, I put 'Dunkirk steamer videos' into Google, and up came lots of sites. Trouble is, it takes a while to look at them, although there are one or two very interesting videos there. You may have looked at these sites before, but if not, have a go.

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (Pat Larkin) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:35:36 GMT

Having looked at this photo again, I think that what I saw as a 'door', is actually a noticeboard. Health & Safety surely wouldn't allow a door to open straight onto a railway line, well, not now anyway!

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:07:32 GMT

There is an interesting article here about Victorian photography and the technical background. Slow exposures, making your plate prior to the photograph and developing it subsequently on site. Fascinating stuff. Guildford Photo Museum

It doesn't show in the screen image but there are wheel tracks in the roadway of what I am sure is a three...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (Pat Larkin) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:13:36 GMT

When the 'viewers' arrive, will we see this picture in more detail? It's a great picture when you think it was 'taken' in the 1850's-1860's.

I've looked at it with a magnifying glass because I thought I could see the shape of someone near the hut door...I wondered if someone inside the hut may have come outside during the exposure time, and the 'ghost' image recorded...more likely though, it's the grease and dirt from workers'...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:20:10 GMT

It is often not possible to accurately date photographs without specialist knowledge of the technique used to create them (exposure times, etc.) or clues in the picture itself, the construction or alteration dates of buildings, copyright dates, tree growth, period costumes or design features being useful aids. Rarely is the picture actually dated!

But the picture above is dated! To the day! But it is only a small help because the date written on the mount is 19th February 1868 and...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:21:49 GMT

Following on from the Thames Side image earlier in this thread, here is a view of the level crossing just outside the Southern Railway Station on the road between Romney Lock and the Home Park. It is probably twenty or so years earlier than the Thames Side image but I doubt much had changed in that time. Nice little hut adjacent. I wonder if that was for the man solely in...

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:29:42 GMT

I heard somewhere that although called upon to be ready New Windsor Castle did not actually cross the channel to Dunkirk because of the freeboard issue. Can't say when or where I heard that. 'England' is a beauty, to be sure. Port holes all along. I wonder why?

Re: Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (benm) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:47:38 GMT

Salters do infact have a drydock/boathouse somewhere in Oxford. I know this because the Cliveden has been out of there water since 1996.

To my knowledge Windsor Belle did not go to dunkirk. However New Windsor Castle did. You can see a list here : http://www.adls.org.uk/shiplist.cfm

Perhaps the most wonderful steamer lost at Dunkirk was the S.L England:

Rare Views Latest - A new view of Thameside from the East Terrace

feeds@yuku.com (thamesweb) — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 06:15:38 GMT

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