1900s
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.
Paul Street, Stratford.
Looking towards Chapel Street, July 1907. At the end of the road you can see the back of a steam powered road roller, other things to notice are, a boot scraper on every house, shutters on the bottom windows, a single window box on an upper window and a bird cage.
Studley Road, Forest Gate.
Looking towards Upton Lane, with Forest Gate Sanitary Steam Laundry buildings on the corner. Date uncertain, but probably about 1902.
