EAW043559 ENGLAND (1952). The High Street and surrounding area, Stratford, from the south-west, 1952

The Black Bull (PH)

The Green Man (PH) Trumans. Demolished.

Essex Arms (PH). 222 High Street E15. This was still a Beer House in the 1940s. Long forgotten, it was very close to many other pubs in the area.

The Blue Boar (PH). Rebuilt in this form in 1936.

Builder's Arms (PH). Watney Combe Reid house.

Trolleybus at the Stratford terminal in the Broadway. The 6th June 1937 saw the introduction of trolleybuses here with routes 697 & 699 passing through, and 669 terminating from Canning Town, later (from 6th February 1938) North Woolwich. Some three months later, on 12th September 1937, two further routes - 689 & 690 joined the 669 in terminating here. These latter routes were local circular services via Plashet Grove and Green Street. Replacement of the the last of the trams occurred on 5th November 1939 with the commencement of routes 661 & 663 passing through on their way to and from Aldgate. The Broadway was a rather busy location at peak times with up to three trolleybuses a minute passing through. After the withdrawal of route 695 on 6th January 1959 the trolleybus to diesel bus conversion programme in the stratford area took place over 3 stages - 661 & 663 on 18th August 1959; 669, 689 & 690 on 2nd February 1960, and finally routes 697 & 699 on 26th April 1960.

1952. Angel Lane.

1952. Forest Lane.

1952. Tramway.

1952. Maryland Point, Station.

1952. The Grove, Stratford.

Channelsea River

Yorkshire Grey Public House

Bridge road School

Stratford Southern signalbox

Stratford Market Station, opened on 14.6.1847, it closed on 6.5.1957. It is now the site of Stratford High Street DLR station.

Mick Nathans Tailors

A pair of trolleybuses.

Young & Marten

Rag Warehouse

Ancient Lights

Lion Public House

Brickfields Church

Grays Barber,s

Prop Department for the Theatre Royal

Stratford Station

Station Street

Gaumont Cinema

Quebec St

Bomb Damage Queen Mary,s Hopital

T G W Union

Pawn Brokers

Clinic

FireMans Dwellings

Queen Mary,s Hospital (Out Patients)

Sweet Factory

Bovril Sign

Snobs

Sweet Shop

Varrance Sweet Shop

Salmons Hardware Shop

Lediards Pie & Mash Shop

Cooke,s Pie & Mash Shop

Sweet Shop

The Railway Public House

Grocers Shop

The Globe Public House

Hewits Sweet Shop

Cafe

Gambadellas Barbers

The Albion Public House