Old Photographs 1

Building the Royal Albert Bridge in 1854
Looking across the Tamar from the site of Saltash railway station, over the massed buildings of Silver Street and Tamar Street, this photograph shows one of the suspension arches being moved into position by three or four steam barges. Four of the stone pillars which will support the railbed are visible to the left.

Looking across the Tamar from the site of Saltash railway station, over the massed buildings of Silver Street and Tamar Street, this photograph shows one of the suspension arches being moved into position by three or four steam barges. Four of the stone pillars which will support the railbed are visible to the left.

Coombe Viaduct around 1900

Beyond the empty field bounded by a hedge in the foreground, Coombe Viaduct runs diagonally across the centre of this photograph. Taken at high tide, the waters of the inlet can be seen between the supporting arches of the viaduct, with the Tamar and the Royal Albert Bridge in the middle distance to the right. Part of Coombe Road is visible to the left, running downhill from the viaduct. A single large building, probably the old Baptist Church, is in the middle distance to the left of the railway, and ther

Lower Fore Street in the early 1900s

Looking down Lower Fore Street from just below the Guildhall, this hand-tinted photograph shows several two-storey houses on the right, sharply stepped down the steep street. On the left, the porticoed old Methodist Chapel, with its arched windows, sits beside a substantial three-storey house with a railed balcony-style front access. Several pedestrians can be seen standing or walking in the roadway which is free of vehicular traffic. In the middle distance a steam train approaches Saltash on the Royal Alb

Fore Street in the early 1900s

This hand-tinted photograph, looking up Fore Street from its junction with North Road, shows a narrow, cobbled street lined closely on both sides with buildings. The corner shop in the right foreground bears the legend 'Established 1865' and its windows are shaded by low-hanging awnings, as are those of many other shops on this south-facing side of the street. A couple of gentlemen outside the Railway Hotel appear to be carrying luggage, and there are a number of other pedestrians visible, including a coup

The top end of Fore Street in the early 1900s

This hand-tinted photograph, looking down Fore Street from its junction with Belle Vue Road, shows a cobbled street lined closely on both sides with buildings. The old Naval Bank is in the right foreground, with the Brunel Inn a couple of doors down from it. Three gentleman, one on the left-hand pavement and two a little further down in the roadway, appear to be watching the photographer. Beyond them a lady is crossing the street, and another pedestrian is walking in the roadway which is free of vehicular

The middle part of Fore Street in the early 1900s

In the right foreground of this photograph looking down Fore Street is the Brunel Inn, displaying a large poster advertising 'Pale Ale' on its side wall. A motor car, either parked on or driving up the street, is also in the right foreground. Further down the street, below the junction with Culver Road, there appear to be a couple of lorries driving towards the photographer. The shop in the left foreground has a large awning casting deep shadow over its window, as do one or two more lower down on the same

Waterside as it was until re-development in 1957-1961

Photographed from the far bank of the Tamar, the huddle of old buildings around Tamar street, fronted by the old pier and flanked by the Passage House Inn and the ferry slip, are separated from the rest of the town on the hill behind by the piers of the Royal Albert Bridge. Ashtorre Wharf is framed in the arch formed by the first span of the bridge. Sand Quay, Commercial Wharf, and New Wharf can be seen to the right of the picture, below the second bridge span. The row of small houses along what is now Old

In this photograph there are some two dozen rowboats moored just off the beach or drawn up on land in the foreground. Behind them, what appears to be a terrace of two-storey houses is to the left of the scene, the gable end of the old half-timbered Mission Hall with its steeply-pitched roof is next, and the Union Inn can be seen to the right. Just visible from this low angle, behind and in the gaps between these buildings, are some of the houses in Tamar Street and on the hill behind.

The half-timbered Mission Hall is to the left of this photograph, with several old houses visible behind and in the gap between it and the Union Inn, which has a line of washing strung in front of it. To the right is a huddle of rather dilapidated old buildings, with a couple of the houses on Silver Street visible above their rooftops. The piers of the Royal Albert Bridge stretch across the background, and there are about a dozen rowboats along the water's edge in the foreground.

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