EPW052762 ENGLAND (1937). The area between Tavistock Road and Oldham Road, Yiewsley, 1937

Ritz Cinema

Johnson's Wax Ltd

Padcroft Home For Boys

The Railway Arms

The People's Cafe

Padcroft Rd

Wimpole Road Yiewsley

The central grassed area along the length of Colham Avenue was created by landscaping, carried out after the canal use along this branch had ceased, in the early 20th century. Previously known as Otter Dock, it had become disused after brickmaking ceased in this particular brickfield area.

This picture shows the terminated branch from the Grand Union Canal that routed to the Otter Dock;

West Drayton Station Approach looking west 05/11/2007

West Drayton Station on 05/11/2007

West Drayton and Yiewsley Railway Station [GWR]Goods Yard and Coal depot. ---------- This general area had been site of the first IK Brunel West Drayton and Yiewsley GWR Railway Station; Ceasing use when the second station built further along tracks [to the left in picture]

Tavistock Road, Yiewsley.

Station Road, West Drayton.

St Stephens school, St Stephens Road, Yiewsley.

De Burgh[De Bergh]Public House/Hotel, High Street, Yiewsley.

Salvation Army chapel, Horton Road, Yiewsley. ---------- Demolished latter part 20th C due fire damaged.

Horton Road, Yiewsley [aka Horton Lane on some maps ]

Yiewsley Canal Bridge, High Street, Yiewsley. -------- Re-developed around 1938 [made straighter alignment]

Trout Road Canal Bridge, Yiewsley.

Yiewsley Council Offices[Town Hall],High Street,Yiewsley; ---- Today [2013] known as Key House.

St Matthews school, High Street, Yiewsley.

St Matthews church, High Street, Yiewsley.

St Stephens Road, Yiewsley.

Yiewsley London Co-Operative Wholesale Society shops, with hall above.

Grand Union Canal. ------ Left towards London Right towards Uxbridge for the north.

FW Woolworth store, High Street, Yiewsley.

Methodist Central Hall, Fairfield Road, Yiewsley.

Marlborough and then later The Ritz cinema.

Fairfield Road, Yiewsley.

Albert Road, Yiewsley.

Junction Fairfield Road with Otterfield Road [to the right], Yiewsley.

Providence road

Horton Rd.

Colham Av.

Uxbridge branch

Staines branch, curving south under GWR main line

GWR Auto-train

West Drayton station