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Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025
 
Re: Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025
Posted by grahame at 08:05, 3rd December 2025
 
I assume 5 is the closed St Lawrence Station on the Isle of Wight (as that's the name on the station sign!).

No, it's not on the Isle of Wight ... there are / were at least one other "St Lawrence"

Re: Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025
Posted by rogerpatenall at 07:56, 3rd December 2025
 
No 2 is on the S&D. Probably Shepton Mallet.

Re: Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025
Posted by Timmer at 07:34, 3rd December 2025
 
Is number 4 Taunton?

I scrolled down to look wondering if that was a serious suggestion until I saw what picture that was!

Apologies, couldn’t resist.

Chris from Nailsea will be gutted if there’s no historic picture of Taunton for him to take a guess at.

Re: Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025
Posted by eightonedee at 07:28, 3rd December 2025
 
I assume 5 is the closed St Lawrence Station on the Isle of Wight (as that's the name on the station sign!).

Re: Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025
Posted by grahame at 07:21, 3rd December 2025
 
Is number 4 Taunton?

I scrolled down to look wondering if that was a serious suggestion until I saw what picture that was!

Re: Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025
Posted by Timmer at 07:18, 3rd December 2025
 
Is number 4 Taunton?

Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025
Posted by grahame at 07:07, 3rd December 2025
 
Can you place the picture?   Estimate the year it was taken?

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I will follow up with my sources afterwards

 
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