WW1 German guns being removed from outside the British Legion in 1940
SOUTHALL AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY
In the late 1940's and early 1950's the Old Southallians Amateur Dramatic Society produced many amateur but professional like theatrical productions.
The Armistice Day March 1950 in Southall
British Legion GUNS
These WW1 guns were donated to the British Legion at Southall by the Australian Army Veterans Association. They were donated by the Royal British Legion as scrap for the war effort in WW2. The photographs were taken for the Southall edition of the Middlesex County Gazette by Marcus Taylor, then aged 12 on the morning that they were removed..
CIRCUS ELEPHANTS
These elephants were being taken out for a walk and made short work of the water in the horse trough outside number 57 The Green, Manor Studio in about 1936. The Gem Cinema is in the background.
The circus was usually held either in Southall park or the Southall Recreation Ground.
Billy Smart had a base in Southall for over wintering, but this was for equipment and vehicles only and was located on the corner of Regina Road and Adelaide Road until the late 1960's. The animals were over wintered at Ascot.
SOUTHALL HOSPITAL
Above: Southall Hospital opening day in 1935. It took 15 years to find a site and raise the funds to have it built. It became a clinic and was demolished in 2016. A block of flats has been built on the site since.
Above- A prize certificate awarded from fund raising for the hospital (above) in 1928. Awarded to Clive Gregory of 24 Norwood Gardens.
Above: A Photograph taken by Marcus Taylor of the King George VI funeral train passing through Southall on it's way to Windsor in February 1952.
NORWOOD ROAD CANAL BRIDGE
This 1925 picture shows the new Norwood Road Bridge over the Grand Junction Canal being stress tested with heavy steam vehicles. The new 120 bus service was then able to use the bridge on it's route from Feltham to Northolt from 1926.
Southall Market. Established by Francis Merrick in 1698 by charter granted by King William III.
This photograph taken in about 1930.
The live stock trading ceased in 2007 and now the market has closed for ever
in 2019 which is a sad and ignominious end.