Crowthorne, Lower Broadmoor: Frith no. 78039
Franked Crowthorne, Berks, unreadable date. The Frith website lists the photo as “Lower Broadmoor 1925, Crowthorne“
This road is now known as Chaplain’s Hill. The houses are still there, and there are some garages as well now. The trees in the centre aren’t there any more, having at some point been removed to provide a small parking area.
Crowthorne Church and Cross, Frith no: 65794
The postcard is undated.
The Frith website lists the photo as “Church And Cross 1914, Crowthorne″.
Wellington College, Front Entrance
The postcard is undated.
Dukes Ride and the West Gates, Wellington College, Crowthorne, Frith no: 81589
This is the main entrance into Wellington College. I think I once read that the gates get their name not from their location, but because they were given to the College by the West family. (more…)
High Street, Crowthorne. CNE.95
Though still very recognisable as Crowthorne High Street, the road today is much changed – there’s speed bumps, more traffic, a bench & planter near the lamp post, and the shops have all changed. The delicatessen on the left is now Crowthorne Cycles (and has been for many years), the H.F. Money building has been replaced by a 1970s(?) building housing a charity shop, a pharmacy, and This ‘n’ That, and Sworder’s greengrocers shop became Monica’s clothes shop in (I think) the early-mid 1980s.
The large building with the awning has long been C.T. Bell’s electrical shop, though whether it was when this picture was taken, I don’t know.
untitled card
The back of the card has a handwritten title “Nov 19th 1914, 1st Batt the Crowthorne Wounded”, along with a list of names of the people pictured. I don’t know where the picture was taken.
This programme is remarkably uninformative about the Crowthorne War Weapons Week – there’s no date or venue given.
Dukes Ride from Broadmoor Road, Crowthorne, Frith no: CNE.60
The building behind the fence on the right was the local heating shop for a long time. It was demolished several years ago, and flats now stand on the site. The building on the left is now the village police station. The road junction has a mini roundabout now, and the fingerpost is long gone.
Wellington College. Chapel
“Wellington College. Chapel”
Postmarked Crowthorne, Berks. 6PM, 1Jy 28
Crowthorne. Four views of Crowthorne, Berkshire. SO 1117
A modern multi image card showing the four churches in Crowthorne: Parish Church of St John the Baptist (C of E), Baptist, Holy Ghost (Catholic) & Methodist
