1900s
Spotted Dog, Oil on Canvas
Painting by H. Smart 1903
The Spotted Dog Inn, it is the only ancient building to have survived in Forest Gate. It is a timber framed building from the 16th century or earlier. It has been much restored and altered over the years and has been neglected and is not in use at the moment.
Part of Newham Heritage & Archives collection
Swan Hotel, Stratford Broadway
Early 20th Century view, showing the frontage at the corner with West Ham Lane. The pub has ornate iron balustrading at first floor level. Compare with other views on this site. The two women with the perambulator appear to be keeping a wary eye on the approaching tram.
West Ham Park - bandstand
This beautifully ornate bandstand stood in West Ham Park.
India Rubber & Gutta-Percha
An eco-friendly electric van of the India Rubber and Gutta-Percha factory in Silvertown.
Martin Street, Stratford - 2
Group of newspaper vendors and on-lookers outside the local hostelry is evocative of the early 1900s.
Dock Road c1900
This view, looking northwards, shows Dock Road at the junction of Tidal Basin Road. The Stratford to North Woolwich railway line and the perimeter wall of the Thames Iron Works are to the left. The Clarendon Hotel which dates back to 1867 can be seen to the right of the photo.
Pelly Road Bridge, Plaistow.
Looking North before alterations for the construction of the tramway track in 1903.
Abbey Mills Chemical Works Cricket Club, 1901.
Men named in photo are: J. Reynolds. E.Hammond. A.Hinds. T.Prosho. T.Plant. G.Oakley. R.Berk. T.Hambley (Capt). F.Berk. J.Bridge. J.Young. R.Peach (Umpire). S.Osborne. W.Prosho. W.Kimber. C.Steff. J.Derbyshire. F.Paget (Umpire).
Pelly Road Bridge, Plaistow.
Looking North before widening for construction of the Electric Tramway track in 1903. The surgery and adjoining have since been demolished.
West Ham Lane, Stratford,
This photo about 1902, or possibly a little earlier; before the widening of the roadway for the construction of the Corporation Electric Tramway track, Beyond the Conference Hall is seen the oldest block of West Ham Hospital (later known as Queen Mary's Hospital), with the side of the Town Hall in the distance.
