Old Battersea - Photographs kindly shared by Peter Eldridge (now in Illinois, USA)

July 2007 - I have just heard of the recent death of Peter, my condolences to his family. Peter will be remembered by many Battersea Boys and Girls for his contributions to the “Old Battersea” web group

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	Winstead Street VE Day party towards the end of WW2 (Peter Eldridge in front, 2rd right with hat) Winstead Street was between Surrey Lane and Westbridge Road, it is now lost to development. Very Big Copy (Broadband only)
	Winstead Street Coronation Party 1953 (Peter Eldridge in front, to the right with glasses) Very Big Copy (Broadband only)
	The Raven, Battersea Square. Peter worked next door at the Defoe Press in Battersea Church Road. 1965 See more on the pubs history Very Big Copy (Broadband only)
	The slipway with St Mary's Church on the right and The Old Swan public house on the lift. 1965 One of the original 4 chimneys of Lott's Road Power Station has already been demolished. The count has since reduced to 2. Very Big Copy (Broadband only)
	The Old Swan with the slipway part hidden by St. Mary's Chruch wall on the right. Battersea Church Road passing to Battersea Square on the left. 1965 This 1950s Old Swan and its 1960's successor have both now been demolished. See more on the pubs history Very Big Copy (Broadband only)
	The Old Swan. Demolished and the new one was built in the 1950s. See more on the pubs history
	Peter Eldridge on the slipway in the 1980s
	Works outing of H. Hackers in 1955 assembling in Cairns Road of Northcote Road, Hackers were located to the left down an alley. A small cafe down the road was "The Hole in the Wall". The 19 buses turned here but were clearly delayed that day Nowadays the 19 bus gets no further south than Battersea Bridge but then it went as far as Tooting Bec with some buses turning at the Northcote and thus using Auckland and Cairns roads. Very Big Copy (Broadband only)

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