Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Lamberts factory was at the top of the Talbot Street/Derby Road area so the factory chimneys would appear higher in the photo. I say south London area. Looks too flat for Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 It's not Battersea Power Station, Its chimneys are on the corners of the building. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Maybe a spelling error - Mottingham? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I don't think it's Battersea - as BulwellBrian mentioned, that had its four chimneys at each corner, which the mystery photo doesn't. At one stage in its life, Wilford Power Station had four chimneys, although I don't think that is the one on the photo because the surrounding area doesn't match. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 If it is Wilford power station, then could the street be in Lenton, Dunkirk ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Could that street scene be at side of broad marsh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Wilford Power Station wasn't opened until 1925 - see http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5806#entry72233, whereas the street scene looks pre-ww1 at a guess? Also, the roof looks a lot less tidy that the one in the above photo. I would still put my money on it being somewhere in London Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 could be wilford power station clifton pit was next to it . street sceene could be bottom ent montpeliar rd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 The postcard seller on ebay says its about 1911in the title . I'm wondering if the photographer is from Nottingham and the seller has put 2 and 2 together and made 6 ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fch782c 144 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 http://www.lentontimes.co.uk/images/gallery/beyond_lenton/beyond_lenton_meadows_1947.htm This is an article from the lenton times magazine showing the flooding from 1947 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 To try and solve the mystery, I've emailed the seller via eBay and asked him what (if any) information he has on the subject. Now wait and see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Cliff Ton, I was thinking of doing the same , if we got no further . As notty ash said , North Wilford Power station didn't open until Sept 1925 so it can't be that . However just scanned in this image (badly !) taken from Lamberts Tower , Talbot St , in 1900 . As you see , it says its a view to the N. West and just on the horizon you can see a large factory with 4 chimneys that the caption says is in the Alfreton Rd , Russell St area . It certainly looks a similar shape to the postcard building in the distance....is it any help ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Looking at another shot to the North North West from Lamberts Tower this shows the Church steeple of All Saints Church on Raleigh St ., which again looks like the steeple just to the right of centre on the horizon in the post card pic . Can you plot it with that ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I think that might add to the confusion rather than solve anything As several people mentioned earlier, the buildings in the foreground of the original photo don't look very Nottingham-ish, and I'd still put money on it not being round here. Also on the original, it looks to be a fairly flat area with no noticeable gradients, whereas the Arboretum area is fairly hilly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 The left hand chimney looks to be 2 chimneys as there is a slight step in the top of them and its wider than the right hand chimney on the postcard pic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I think there are more than two chimneys in the original postcard image , its just because its face on , 2 are hidden . I probably confused the issue by posting the image containing the Arboretum . It was the location of the church I meant to highlight . What about if the view is from the other side of the large factory that is said to be on Alfreton Rd / Russell Street area . I don't know exactly where the factory is supposed to be but have marked it with a fig .1 . All Saints Church on Raleigh St marked with a fig. 2 . That could put the postcard street somewhere between Ilkeston Rd and Alfreton Rd marked with a ? I am not sure of the topography so that could defeat this theory . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Many large power stations were quite late - even post-ww2 One possible London candidate for the one in the photo is Lots Road opened in 1904 - see http://www.guerrillaexploring.com/gesite/public_html/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42:ges003-lr-power-station&catid=4:industry&Itemid=5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I assume the 'mounds' in the middle of the distance are NOT buildings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 have tweaked the original image to see if it helps users Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 David, I am pretty sure you would be looking up hill in that direction, if you think how steeply Ilkeston Road rises to Canning Circus. I am presuming that when we talk about All Saints church we mean the church on All Saints St off Raleigh St. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 NBL I did wonder about that but Its more than 30 years since I would have been around there , so thats my theory gone ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I would think Lots Road Power Station near Chelsea is a reasonable possibility, having looked at a few more photos. This one http://rbkclocalstudies.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/lots-road-power-station-1921.jpg shows 4 chimneys, a featureless roof and a bit sticking out on the right, with a hoist or conveyor sloping steeply down to the right of it. On our photo, there is an identical feature. The proportions of the whole building and the chimneys is about right too. If so, then we could be looking across the Thames from the Clapham/Battersea area. Greenwich power station was very similar in appearance, but I can find few good photos of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 If it was Lots Road PS, then looking at the curve of the road and comparing it to a street map, a possible candidate could be Fulham Road. Can't find any photos yet, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Certainly the houses look similar in that area but theres been so much rebuilding its difficult to get your bearings ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fch782c 144 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 have tweaked the original image to see if it helps users Maybe just a shot in the dark but last night I emailed this picture to my dad in Vancouver. Some years ago he worked as a field telivision engineer for Redifusion and one of his areas was West Bridgeford. Could this image have been taken from Loughborough Road or Melton Road? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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