This card, postmarked 1904, from
which the extract above was taken. The Harte and Garter (White
Hart) Hotel is to the left.
Thames Street as
it curves around the bottom of the Curfew Tower.
A postcard dating from the early 1900s.
A postcard view of Upper Thames
Street from the early 1920s. Note the absence of horse drawn
cabs by this time. The picture has been tinted by hand.
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A colour art view postcard of Upper
Thames Street from the 1950s
Boot's The Chemist
Detail from the
above card showing Boots, Cash Chemist with horsedrawn delivery
carts and bicycles.
In the view above, Boots
the Chemist, 15-16, Thames Street, take up their whole building
to proclaim 'Boots
- The largest Retail Chemist in the World. Boots. Cash Chemist'. A bold advertising statement
that is strictly prohibited by the town planning regulations
of the 21st century!
Tull's Restaurant
Postcard of Tull's
Restaurant in the early 1900s
Next door to Boots was
Tull's Restaurant, at 18, Thames Street. This postcard view dates
from the very early 1900s and is postmarked June 5th 1911. On
the reverse the writer, John, reports that he had lunch here
25 years ago. That makes it around 1886! It is possible that
this photograph and this card was printed some years before,
perhaps around 1903, and sold by Tull's to their customers.
Tulls Restaurant
- reverse of postcard
Fullers
Beside Tull's was Fullers,
the confectioner. Many years later, in the 1950s, but probably
dating back for many years before, the writer recalls seeing
their magnificent giant chocolate Easter Eggs on display in the
shop window, with what seemed like hundreds of little chocolate
chicks and flowers all around. Sheer heaven for a little boy!
Thames Street to the East,
April 1913
This post card was published
between May and July 1913. It has a hand written note on the
reverse from a tourist who visited Windsor on Sunday July 20th
1913 and who purchased the card at the time.
It is possible
to identify the exact week and certainly the time of day that
the photograph above was taken. The play at the Theatre Royal
Windsor was 'His Indian Wife' and the clock at the end of the
road reads 1.25. I am indebted to Sue Ashley of the Windsor Local
History Group who writes: 'The
play "His Indian Wife" by Emma Litchfield and Arthur
Hinton was on at the Theatre Royal for one week from Monday 28th
April 1913. Described as "an original romantic Red Indian
play" the cast included Leonard Williams as Hubert Ainsworth
and Irene Aitchison as Wild Rose.
Source: The Windsor and Eton Express, 26th April 1913.
From the extreme left of
the view the businesses are:
| 20 |
George Ernest Harvey, ladies and
gents hairdressers, according to a directory of 1934 |
| 21 |
Hedges and Keep, dairymen |
| 22 |
(With the awning extended) J Cave
and Son, fishmongers, poulterers, dealers in game and ice merchants. |
| 23 |
H J C Curtis. boot and shoe makers,
apparently with a Royal Warrant above, and a Fire Call sign |
| 24 |
Mrs J Manley, a gilder, according
to a directory of 1934 |
| 25 |
Charles Deacon and son, wood carvers,
on the corner with Bier Lane (to become River Street), according
to a directory of 1934 |
| 26-27 |
No record - address not issued? |
| 28 |
Augustus Harris, butcher |
| 29 |
The Adam and Eve Public House |
| 30 |
Meux's Brewery (Arthur Lingfield
above)
Around 1900 Joseph Flint, widower, wine and spirit merchant and
grocer, is listed at this address. |
| 31 & 32 |
Theatre Royal and Theatre Royal
Club (Playwin Ltd) (H Hardy Manager) (1934) |
| 39 |
Radnor's, tailor (closed 1990s) |
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Please note, some of the information above was
taken from a directory dated 1934 although we believe the information
is still accurate. |
The Curfew Tower
before the building of the 'pepper pot' roof we know today.
This photograph probably dates from the early 1850s.
The buildings to the left were
removed in the late 1840s and the Bell Tower
altered to the "Pepper Pot" design we know today.
(From Tighe and Davis 'Annals of Windsor')
The Curfew Tower and Thames Street
in the year 2000.
Here is a view in the other direction
looking towards the theatre. The view dates from around 1905.
The Curfew Tower photographed in
1856
during construction of the 'pepper pot' roof
For more on the Curfew Tower see
Curfew Tower
Silhouette where additional early photographs are featured
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