Saturday 13 July 2024

Looking down on Eltham in the late 1960s

The aerial photograph has got to be one of those powerful ways of capturing a scene.

So here we are flying over Eltham sometime in the late 1960s or early 70s.

Over to our left just below the centre of the image is the parish church and behind it on Well Hall Road and the High Street is Burtons now a fast food restaurant.

Travel up the High Street and on the right at the junction with Passey Place is the old ABC cinema.

Now I could go on but rather think the fun of the picture is about leaving it up to you to wander over the view identifying the landmarks.

Location; Eltham, London

Picture; from Looking At Eltham, Eltham Society, 1970, supplied by the Kentish Times

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2 comments:

  1. kevin26 September 2022 at 08:59

    where two youngsters were buried on the blue spot ?

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  2. Anonymous13 July 2024 at 10:31

    It’s before 1971 as that’s when Central Garage was demolished and a massive hole excavated for the building of the newer (2nd) telephone exchange, Merlewood house, Eltham SSC

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