Postcards of the Past - Stratford-upon-Avon

Odds and Sods

A few postcards which don't really fit under any other heading - yet !!

Above and below are three postcards which show the "William and Mary", a building which dates from 1690.

The Shrieve's House in Sheep Street. (035)

The Rosalind Tea Gardens on Church Street - can anyone help with an exact
location ??

Church Street - an early 20th Century view.

A very early postcard of the Bancroft and the river.

This postcard of the Avonside Hotel has a George VI 2d stamp.

An undated postcard of the Avonside Hotel.

This house is on Waterside - and was possibly called "Helensmaid". Thanks to
Paul Tursner-Upcott for identifying the building which is now called "The Muses"

An engine and coaches at the old LMS Station - this is the spot where my
great-grandfather William Jones dropped dead in 1901.

This postcard was produced by F D Spencer of Stratford - other than that I have no information, no date or location. So can you help ? Which school is it ? Are you on
it ? Who is the dapper looking lad in the back row in cricket flannels and what looks like a KES blazer ? Click on the picture for a closer view. All relevant information
will be added here.

Stratford-upon-Avon

A postcard of Old Town from 1904. The building at the end on the right used to be a pub called the "William and Mary".

Two fairly recent postcards, probably 1960s or 70s.

A super view of Ely Street from Rother Street. This postcard was posted from Malvern to St Louis, Missouri, in April 1905. The shop on the corner is a grocer's - under
a magnifying glass the sign under the Ely Street sign appears to read "A Baker, Grocer", but it is difficult to make out properly. (036)

Ex GWR tank engine 6435 at Stratford Station in April 1965. I don't recall ever
seeing this class of tanker in Stratford - certainly never at Wilmcote - although
they may have come as far as Stratford from the south.