Thorpe Road Subway c.1905
The Thorpe Road entrance to the subway that was built by the Great Northern Railway after local protests at the death of a local...
Thorpe Road (c.1914)
Despite the quiet rural feel, this scene is still recognizable today as you look along Thorpe Road towards the Longthorpe Parkway roundabout.
The “new” Crescent Bridge (1913)
The newly opened Crescent Bridge in 1913.
Queensgate Roundabout
A very hard to recognize shot of what is today the main Queensgate roundabout, taken from the end of Thorpe Road looking across towards...
Thorpe Park Lodge c.1910
The Lodge sat at one of the entrances to Thorpe Hall and was lost under the construction of the Longthorpe Parkway roundabout junction with Thorpe...
The Opening of Crescent Bridge (1913)
Crowds gathering for the ceremonial opening of Crescent Bridge on Tuesday 15th April 1913.
Crescent Houses – off Thorpe Road
The central houses of the Crescent which was a small semi-circle of housing that sat just off Thorpe Road and just outside of the...
Thorpe Hall Maternity Wing (c.1945)
The maternity wing of Thorpe Hall captured around 1945. Thorpe Hall had been requisitioned for use as a hospital during the Second World War...
Early Car on Crescent Bridge
Observing pedestrians sharing their interests between the railway and the passing motor vehicle on Crescent Bridge. Like most images taken of the bridge, this...
The Crescent, Thorpe Road
An early 1900s image showing the entrance to the Crescent, the small group of houses after which the Crescent Bridge was named.
This entrance was...
