Nick H (UK) wrote:
David Bradley wrote:

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 23:58:46 +0000, "Nick H (UK)"
wrote:


Chris Read wrote:

"David Bradley" wrote:



My web page http://www.trolleybus.net/rh.htm contains two pictures
RH12 and RH13. Can anyone for sure say the location of these two
pictures? Any response would be appreciated.



In RH13, I'm wondering if the light blue/white painted building on
the right
hand side of the road in the background, is the Pioneer Market,
which is
still standing. If so, this view is looking towards Ilford station
from a
location which is today the roundabout at the top of Ilford Lane.
However,
this doesn't seem to fit with the destination of the trolleybus in
picture
12.

Chris



In RH12, just to the right of the bus is a hanging shop sign 'Books'
that connects in my brain to the old bookshop that, until recently,
was on the corner of Ilford Hill and Cranbrook Road, which would make
Having looked at the maps on the site, I realize that I mean *Roden
Street* and Cranbrook Rd. That section of road is now which is now
Chapel Road



the block with Jason's Wonder Stores on the corner the present
Sainsbury's: the opposite view to your idea!
It would Pioneer Market on the left, where it looks as if there is
some sort of open-air market in the picture. Pioneer market may be
still standing, by the way, but not for long :-(



Nick especially, plase go to URL
www.trolleybus.net/subhtml/picturerh12.htm to catch up on all the
comments that have been made about these pictures.

David Bradley


Yes, very interesting, and having visited Sainsbury today I am sure of
this. The details of the window frames, the small break in the buildings
before the two-storey building of which the bookshop is part and the
architectural detail on the top of that building all are correct.

I'll try to take the camera and get a present-day picture for you
sometime soon :-)

It is a shame that the bookshop closed down, and a bigger shame that its
shopfront has been removed: it was very attractive. Should have been
listed :-( Anyone got a photo?



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