Where is this? #19 Street Scene

[Michael J]

I don't think the position of the driver on the cart will help much - the legs of the horse are in the centre of the wheel tracks, so only one horse, & the driver is in line with those legs so most likely he is sitting on the centreline of the cart.

Michael.

[DavidG02]

In the original orientation of the picture the driver seems to be more to the right ie the English side.

Had a thought on the side of the road the cart was on and wondered if that was a natural path due to the droppings on the road. Its only a short sample but the natural line of the ruts tends towards the middle of the road. There is also a sharp swerve mark in front of the droppings.

Maybe the side the traffic drove was less ''industrial''

[trish18]

Just surfing the internet looking at old photographs and recognised your photograph as being Beltons Forge, High Street,Edenbridge, Kent. The link shows the same image  c 1890 and also a
recent image from 2013.

Nice to see it has survived but I don't think I would have recognised the later image as being one and the same building!

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01jqa/


Trish

[jess5athome]

Just surfing the internet looking at old photographs and recognised your photograph as being Beltons Forge, High Street,Edenbridge, Kent. The link shows the same image as yours, c 1890 and also a
recent image from 2013.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01jqa/


Trish

Priceless! 

Well done you 

Frank.

[trish18]

Frank,

I  think I have a slight obsession with the old photogaphs that are posted here.

I thought I recognised this one and had to trawl through Rootschat forum trying to locate the posting just to confirm I had seen it somewhere!

Trish

[Greensleeves]

Impressive sleuthing there!  Well done.   

[groom]

Well done.

I have to hang my head in shame - I drive past that every time I go to my caravan and I didn't recognise it! It is just as you turn right coming off the new Edenbridge by-pass.    I'll look at it with different eyes next time I pass it.

[trish18]

It's strange seeing locations that you are familiar with as they were a century ago.

I'm not surprised you didn't recognise it...there's very little resemblance to the 1890 image (the chap  leaning on the cone has probably popped out for lunch!)   

[groom]

It's strange seeing locations that you are familiar with as they were a century ago.

I'm not surprised you didn't recognise it...there's very little resemblance to the 1890 image (the chap  leaning on the cone has probably popped out for lunch!)   

More likely popped into the pub for a quick half!