EAW011939 ENGLAND (1947). The S. C. Johnson and Son Works and the surrounding area, Yiewsley, 1947

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Station Approach looking west 05/11/2007

West Drayton railway station 05/11/2007

Colham Mill Road, West Drayton. ---------- Leading to a residential housing estate, known as The Garden City, on the site of a former golf course.

This site between the Railway Arms PH and the Engine PH, on Station Road, West Drayton in the 1950's was a motor works known as Pats Garage. ---------------- It had, at some time in the earlier part of the 20thC, been known as the Electric Cinema, whether it was this same building is not definitely known, but more or less presumed as being the same building.

London Co-Operative [CWS] High Street, Yiewsley. --------- If I remember correctly from canal bridge end : departments were : Drapery [inc Ladies] / Menswear / Shoes / Grocery / Butcher / Greengrocery. With a hall for hire above. Also had a bakery out back; Delivery Man[ men] with electric powered walking carriages[vans]delivered on bread rounds, in the district.

St Stephens Road, Yiewsley.

The Anchor Public House : St Stephens Road / High Street, Yiewsley

Bentinck Road, Yiewsley.

Swan Road at junction with Station Road, West Drayton.

The Railway Arms, Public House / Hotel, Station Road, West Drayton.

The Engine Public House, Station Road, West Drayton. ------ Now a modern named bar

St Martins Church, Church Road, West Drayton.

The Green, West Drayton.

London Co-Operative branch : Provisions and Fresh Food. Swan Road, West Drayton.

The Swan Public House, Swan Road, West Drayton. ---------- Subsequently demolished and a new PH, same name, built on same site.

Station Road, West Drayton.

Tavistock Road.

United Dairies : Dairy and Stables

Grand Union Canal

Barclays Bank

The Peoples Café : featured in 1953 film " Genevieve "

GWR : Railway mainline :Left towards London [ Paddington]and Right towards Reading and the West. Also the two branch lines : West Drayton to Uxbridge [ Vine Street ] West Drayton to Staines [ GWR Station ]

West Drayton Railway Bridge : low bridge which was subsequently developed [1960's]: [widened and height accommodated; without the need for raising railway line] but was at first troubled by flooding in heavy rain. This necessitated cars/vans routing through sides[at a higher level] where pedestrian paths had been built in to the new bridge. ----- High sided vehicles had to find other routes, until water level dropped

Station Approach : approach road to West Drayton and Yiewsley [GWR] Railway Station; -------- Area acted as the bus terminal/terminus for routes from Uxbridge to West Drayton, Hounslow and Staines.[1950/60's] -------- Also was an access for cargo movements from canal wharf, mainly timber [of James Davies : Timber merchants, to their yard in Tavistock Road, West Drayton]

De Bergh[or De Burgh] Hotel / Public House, Station Road, West Drayton.

Warwick Road access to West Drayton and Yiewsley [GWR] Railway Station.

Junction of Warwick Road at Station Road, West Drayton. ------ Warwick Road access to one side of West Drayton and Yiewsley [GWR] Railway Station.

Police Call box, on the corner of Ferrers Avenue with junction at Station Road, West Drayton.

Junction Swan Road with Drayton Gardens, West Drayton.

Ferrers Avenue, West Drayton : [ cul-de-sac ]

West Drayton Main Post Office. When taken out of use by PO subsequently became a Car Factors. ---- Post office public entrance [frontage] on Station Road, West Drayton at its junction with Swan Road. To rear of the PO building there is a telephone exchange. ---- Recollection of this facility was the clock facing the public with its own round window : and the old fashioned lift the flap stamp machines in the wall below.