Stratford
Park Grove, No. 18
Typical older mid-terrace house once found in many parts of West Ham.
Leggatt Road
Corner shops like this one in Leggatt Road, Stratford were the life blood of the local community.
Bisson Road
Late Victorian terraced housing in Bisson Road, Stratford.
Claypole Road -2
Another view of houses in Claypole Road. These bear a tablet in the gable end naming them as King George Terrace - 1911. Note the gas lamp on the street corner.
Angel Lane Nos 39,41, 43
This faded brown and white photograph dates from the late 1890s Small Lock-up shops and costermongers barrows seen here in the late 1890s. The terrace was rebuilt in March 1913.
Electricity -18
Jubilee exhibition of the Electricity Department of West Ham Council.
Lighting maintenance
This compact little battery-powered tower vehicle was used by West Ham Council's Electricity Department for the maintenance of street lighting. The tower was raised and lowered by a pulley mechanism. This photograph was taken in Vicarage Lane, Stratford, outside the offices of the Elecricity Department.
