Welcome to Dave Whiffin's Postcard Collection Gallery.
Here you will find images of Dave Whiffin's postcard collection.
Dave moved into the village from Basildon around 1974.
In the process of tracing his family history he noticed that there were several postcards for sale on Ebay about Hullbridge
and thought how nice it would be to start a collection.
Todate he has amassed 82 postcards starting c1920 to 2007. Dave's collection is truely wonderful !
The images are just thumbnails of the main picture which can be accessed by simply left clicking on the relevant image.
If you recognise anyone on the postcards that has not been noted please let me know.
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Padgett 6012 Garden Estate / Coventry Corner The postcard photo was taken approx., 1920 at the time of the development of South Hullbridge. The photographer is standing in Lower Road, Hullbridge. The bungalows in the foreground where known as the Garden Estate which ran from Coventry Corner to just before White Bridge which was on the corner of Watery Lane. On the corner on the left can be seen the Hullbridge Builders Yard with its timbers for sale standing tall. Alongside is Mr George Bush's garage with its one petrol pump. A recently erected telephone poll stands erect on the corner or Ferry Road and Lower Road and just across the road is a building owned by Mr F Eddie, this building is soon to become Coventry Corner Stores, and the shop can be seen being built in the photograph. The hill straight ahead is Coventry Hill and the road on the right by the road sign and two boys sitting down is Kingsway. |
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Bell 142187 Coventry Corner Stores The postcard photo was taken approx., 1940's. The property on the corner of Coventry Corner has been turned into a shop selling provisions and newspapers.It has two entrances, one on the corner and one on the Coventry Hill side. The entrance to the house is in Ferry Road.The building was designed so that large advertisments could be placed to attract custom. Here we can see the advertisement for Reckitt's Blue which was a Carbolic soap used in a wash (NOT washing machine) as a whitener, to help delay the yellowing effect you can get when cotton gets older. |
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Bell 142187 Coventry Corner Stores. The postcard photo was taken approx., 1940's the same time as Bell142187. The 1st property on the corner is Coventry Corner Stores with another of its advertisements, this time for Robins starch. Just across Ferry Road can be seen George Bull's Garage now with two pumps and just beyond the newly built Hullbridge Builders. To the left just beyond the horse and cart can be seen the entrance to Kingsway which led to Mr Thorpe's Hanover Farm. |