Now I can’t be sure when this picture was taken.
The postmark records that it was sent at 11 am on September 20th 1907, but picture postcard companies did keep old photographs in the catalogue and reuse them long after they had been taken.
In some cases even over printing on what was a summer scene a Christmas greeting or retouching the picture to the point where it almost became a blur.
In this case we are on the High Street looking west down towards the church, and I am fascinated by the shop advertising “Eltham Steam Printing Works” which was on the north side of the street.
Given that the Castle is almost opposite I think our shop will be under the modern block which includes Marks and Spencer but I am finding it difficult to find the shop on the street directories.
It doesn’t appear in the 1914 lists, so may have gone by then.
Of course I may be looking in the wrong place and at present I don’t have access to earlier directories, but someone will, and the story behind the “Eltham Steam Printing Works” will come out of the shadows.
Location; Eltham High Street
Picture; Eltham High Street, 1907, courtesy of Tricia Leslie
In some cases even over printing on what was a summer scene a Christmas greeting or retouching the picture to the point where it almost became a blur.
In this case we are on the High Street looking west down towards the church, and I am fascinated by the shop advertising “Eltham Steam Printing Works” which was on the north side of the street.
It doesn’t appear in the 1914 lists, so may have gone by then.
Of course I may be looking in the wrong place and at present I don’t have access to earlier directories, but someone will, and the story behind the “Eltham Steam Printing Works” will come out of the shadows.
Location; Eltham High Street
Picture; Eltham High Street, 1907, courtesy of Tricia Leslie
That sign Eltham steam printing works looks like it's been added afterwards
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