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The postcard (left) is of Fulbourn Station, circa 1910. To the right is photograph from a similar angle taken in 2022. | The postcard (left) is of Fulbourn Station, circa 1910. To the right is photograph from a similar angle taken in 2022. | ||
[[File:FulbournStation A1.jpg|600px]] [[File:FulbournStation IMQQ2770xc.jpg|600px]] | [[File:FulbournStation A1.jpg|600px]] [[File:FulbournStation IMQQ2770xc.jpg|600px]] | ||
The photograph is taken from the West of the station looking towards the East. The station building to the North of the tracks (west of the road) no longer exists, its current location is a car park for the industrial estate. The remains of the platforms are still visible on the East side of the current road, next to the S & B Herba foods factory which has since been built. | |||
The scan of the postcard has been digitally edited to remove the worst stain marks from the sky, but not elsewhere. | The scan of the postcard has been digitally edited to remove the worst stain marks from the sky, but not elsewhere. | ||
The postcard was sold by "Knights Stores" | The postcard was sold by "Knights Stores" | ||
The rear of the postcard has been damaged slightly by being stuck into an album and then removed. The postmark reads "Fulbourn FE17", so February the 17th. But the area where the year should be has been removed. The stamp is a green Half-Penny showing Edward VII, which would place the photograph at 1910 or earlier. | The rear of the postcard has been damaged slightly by being stuck into an album and then removed. The postmark reads "Fulbourn FE17", so February the 17th. But the area where the year should be has been removed. The stamp is a green Half-Penny showing Edward VII, which would place the photograph at 1910 or earlier. | ||
Revision as of 22:44, 29 January 2022
The postcard (left) is of Fulbourn Station, circa 1910. To the right is photograph from a similar angle taken in 2022.
The photograph is taken from the West of the station looking towards the East. The station building to the North of the tracks (west of the road) no longer exists, its current location is a car park for the industrial estate. The remains of the platforms are still visible on the East side of the current road, next to the S & B Herba foods factory which has since been built.
The scan of the postcard has been digitally edited to remove the worst stain marks from the sky, but not elsewhere.
The postcard was sold by "Knights Stores"
The rear of the postcard has been damaged slightly by being stuck into an album and then removed. The postmark reads "Fulbourn FE17", so February the 17th. But the area where the year should be has been removed. The stamp is a green Half-Penny showing Edward VII, which would place the photograph at 1910 or earlier.