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An old postcard of Battersea Rise,
probably early 1900s, published by "C.B.Collins,
Stationed, 33 Battersea Rise". The view appears to
be taken from a point opposite Hafer Road and looking
west. |
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Battersea Rise at Christmas 1946, looking
down towards the Northcote. I've been told that 1946/7
was an exceptionally cold winter |
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St. Barnabas' Church |
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St. Andrews Church (Now rebuilt) |
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St. Marks Church, postcard postmarked Jan
1914 |
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H.J. White, Ironmongers
at 22 Battersea Rise. Herbert White started this shop
about 1906-1908 but soon moved to No.50 where the
business continued under the same title until 1969 but
selling radio and then general electrical goods. Herbert
White himself died during World War 2. Number 22 was for
a long time after, at least up to the late 1960s, a
fishmonger's. |
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A detail from the above
photo. Note the poster, George Harwood was MP for Bolton
from 1895 until 1912. The 2nd July fell on a Sunday in
1911 which is the probable year of this photograph. "Domes
of Silence", advertised on the window, were rounded
metal things fitted to the bottom of the legs of chairs
and tables to stop them scraping when pulled across the
floor. |
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Demolition of a Second
World War bomb shelter in Hafer Road, just off Battersea
Rise. Behind No. 2 Hafer Rd. |
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Air Raid Precaution
training during WW2, somewhere near Battersea Rise/St.
John's Road |
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Corner Hafer Road &
Battersea Rise |
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Budden's Greengrocers at
48 Battersea Rise. December 1949. In the background the
start of Lindore Road and numbers 47 & 49 Battersea
Rise |
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Right to Left - Numbers
50 (HJ White, electrical retailer), 52 (Fish & Chips)
& 54 (Tobacconist & Newsagents) - Probably mid to
late 1950s Earlier in 1950 these buildings were
occupied by
50 Herbert J White, Wireless Dealer
52 Southern Fisheries, Fried Fish Shop
Mrs. Bertha Cocran, Tobacconist
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"Penny for the
Guy", in Hafer Road. The prefabs in the background
were built on a WW2 bomb site, demolished in the 1950s
and new houses built. The prefabs lined either side of
Haliberk Road which ran between Hafer Rd and Lavender
Sweep before being built over. George
Joseph Smith, murderer most horrible, once lived at
No. 8 Hafer Road (bombed about 1940). |
| Sept 2004 - Peter Walker has emailed me "The guy in the
photo was made by the school caretaker of Belleville rd
school in 1946.It was raffled among the pupils and won
by ray cullen who lived in the prefab on the
corner of Hafer and Hauberk Rd.One of the other boys in
the photo was john speller. Do not know the third boy. I
lived at 7 Hafer Rd from 1945-57 with my parents who
moved from there in the late 80s." Jan 2006 - John Speller has emailed me "I was most interested to come
across the photo of Guy Fawkes and myself. I
thought the only copy was the one currently on display in
my house!
One
correction: I actually won the Guy, not my friend
Ray Cullen as stated. As you so rightly say, the
Guy was made by the School Caretaker. Our class was
given a piece of paper each and one of them, mine, had a
X on it. I remember it well; it was a super Guy
and, as you can imagine, many people admired it as we
carried it around and asked "Penny for the
Guy". The photo was taken in 1946 by the man
who owned the Electrical Shop on the corner of Hafer Rd.
and Battersea Rise - I think his name was Mr.White, but
I'm not very sure. Also, I can't remember the name
of the boy in the background. The one holding the
tin is Ray Cullen, my next-door neighbour - I often
wonder what happened to him. We used to live in the
prefabs in the then Hauberk Rd., Nos. 6 and 8."
Ray Cullen -
Please get in touch and tell me your story
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Hauberk Road, possibly about 1950, Hafer
Road in the foreground and Lavender Sweep behind |
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Hafer Road in the 1960s, the prefabs
demolished and Hauberk Road built over |
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1952 Coronation Celebrations in Hafer
Road (Large file - but you might be able to see some
faces) |
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1952 Coronation Celebrations in Hafer
Road (Large file - but you might be able to see some
faces) |
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This photo from 1952 was sent to me by
Jean Raybould who wrote: I lived in
Hafer Road 1950 and went to Bellville School my teachers
name was Miss Blossom,I was in the crowd at the
Coronation Celebrations in Hafer road I'm the one with
the x above the head and Ilived at the house with
the x cant remember the number, enclosing a photo taken
1952 Coronation Celebrations in Hafer road I'm the one in
the grass skirt Jean Raybould, the other girl next to me
is Pat Lester,and John Tutt,dressed in the black costume
the boy on the floor name was David, he lived next door.
I remember across the road I was friends with Johnny
Parker. My mother
worked in the newsagents on Battersea Rise next to the
fish and chip shop at that time Mr Lawyer was her
boss,and my best friends mother had the fish and chip
shop.I have allot of memories, when I lived there but
sadly lost touch with everyone when we moved to Essex,
does anyone recognize themselves? Would be good to hear
from them to see how there lives turned out . |
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1952 Children from Hafer Road crossing
Battersea Rise on return from Coronation treat at
Bellville School - I recall a conjurer and not much else,
was only 4 at the time (Large file - but you might be
able to see some faces) |
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St.Barnabas' Church,
North Side, Clapham Common - the parish church for the
eastern end of Battersea Rise (1-37 and 2-6a) |
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A car fire in battersea
Rise. Late 1950s or early 1960s |
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Battersea Rise, probably
1963 0r 64 |
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A similar view probably about 10 years
earlier in the early '50s (Large file) |
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Detail from above |
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Battersea Rise 1960s |
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Battersea Rise 1960s, the shop formerly
known as Davy Griegs behind the 39 bus Compare
with modern 37 bus in the Rise
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Battersea Rise 1960s |
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The Northcote in the
1960s - North Road, on the left, holds the local street
market, the web site My
Balham gives a little history, Apparently after the
stall holders were evicted from St John's Rd and the area
nearer Clapham Junction Station, Northcote Road became
the main site from 1910. |
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November 1982, the corner
shop was a corn dealer about 1900 - the outbuilding once
forming stabling and a hay-loft still stands at the rear |
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November 1982 |
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The "Great
Fire" at Arding and Hobbs on the corner of Lavender
Hill and St. John's Road 20th Dec 1909. My father
remembered seeing the flames from Blondel Street, he
would have only been 5 at the time. The well known, but
probably untrue, local story was that the butchers shop
opposite had sides of beef hanging up outside which they
were able to sell as roast beef the next day. This card
is postcard sized but not printed on the back - probable
sold or given out as a souvenir but not for postal use.
For the pneumatic tube cash system, which facinated me as
a child, see this link
The original Arding and Hobbs building was constructed 1n
1885 and it was rebuilt following the fire in 1910, this
present building still stands and still trades under the
Arding and Hobbs name although part of the Allders group. |
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View from Lavender Hill
looking up St John's Hill. The original Arding and Hobbs
on the left with St John's Road entering beyond, the
Falcon Hotel centre right with Dunn's gentleman's
outfitters nest door in Falcon Road. Note Dunn's
Famous Hats at 3/9, that's about 19p in current money!
Approx. 30 cents or 0.30 euro to overseas readers. (An
old postcard dating from before the Arding & Hobbs
fire in 1909) |
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View from St John's Hill
looking up Lavender Hill. The original Arding and Hobbs
on the right beyond St John's Road. The entry to Station
Approach is on the immediate left and the Falcon Hotel
beyond.(An old postcard dating from before the Arding
& Hobbs fire in 1909) |
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A similar view but worth
a closer look at the detail (Undated postcard but
clearly before 1909) |
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St John's Road - If the captions is to be
believed this photo was taken hours before the Arding
& Hobbs fire in December 1909 |
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Lavender Hill, postmarked
1905. This view is from up the hill looking west. The
Falcon Hotel apears at the crossroads at the bottom of
the hill in the distance. |
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Battersea Town Hall,
Lavender Hill, postmarked 1905. Built 1893, architect EW
Mountford, builder W Wallis. Now Battersea Arts Centre |
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The same, an Edwardian
postcard, date stamp unclear |
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The Church of the Ascension, Lavender Hill, built 1876-98. The bellcote was
demolished after fire in about 1978 |
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St. John's Hill,
postmarked 1905 |
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Battersea Grammer School,
a postcard postmarked 1913. This school was then at the
corner of St. John's Hill and Plough Road - the site of
the now disused Granada cinema. |
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The Masonic Schools, postmarked 1909. In
Boutflower Road and facing Wandsworth Common, where the
Peabody Estate now stands |
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Straithblaine Road, a side street off the
Wandsworth Common end of Battersea Rise and leading
towards the Plough Inn. This old postcard appears to be
postmarked 1924, |
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The Century cinema in Northcote Road,
since Tesco's Supermarket |
