Virtual Tour - The Clockhouse

You've made it to the Clockhouse on the junction of Farnborough Road and Victoria Road, one of the most distinctive landmarks in Farnborough. Where to now? To the East are the former sites of Brands Removals store, Coombe Farm, the lodge houses to Farnborough Place and Farnborough Court, along with St. Peter's Church and Farnborough Rectory. To the West is Elm Grove Road, the former RAE railway, the Victoria Road Chapel and Victoria Road leading towards Cove and Southwood. Running through the Clockhouse Roundabout is Farnborough Road, with the Tumbledown Dick inn and former Rex Cinema lying nearby to the South. Pick where you want to go next from the menu on the right.  Take a look at images 4, 10 and 11; images 7 and 13; images 5 and 15; and images 6 and 16 for authentic 'now and then' comparisons. Click on an image to see how the Clockhouse has changed over the years. (Remember to scroll down to see the larger images). 1. Date NA 2. Date NA 3. 1921 4. 1925 5. 1934 6. 1936 7. 1965 8. 1971 8. 1997 9. 2007 10. 2007 11. 2007 12. 2007 13. 2007 14. 2007 15. 2007 16. 2007 17. 2008 Click on an image to begin the tour. The copyright to image 1 and 2 is unknown. Efforts were made to establish copyright provisions. If you feel copyright has been breached please contact us. The copyright to the scanned image (1) is with Steve. Images and thumbnails 3-7 are reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Image and thumbnail 9 is courtesy and copyright of Terry Redman, Farnborough Camera Club. Click on the date to purchase a copy directly from the Francis Frith Collection. Email this page to a friend or social bookmark and share it with: Read about social bookmarking on wikipedia Powered by Bookmarkz [Note: you must register with the sites above in order to use them]

Where to next? Make a selection Cambridge Hotel Brands Removals Elm Grove Road Farnborough Court Farnborough Place Farnborough Rectory Jubilee Hall Manor house lodges Farnborough Road Piper's Patch Post Office building RAE railway Rex Cinema Tumbledown Dick Victoria Road Victoria Road Chapel Tour Quick jump Make a selection Cove Farnborough Park Farnborough Street North Camp North Farnborough Rafborough South Farnborough West Heath Add to this page Have you got a photograph of this part of Farnborough that you'd like to share and see appear here? Maybe you've got a memory of relating to this part of town? Why not share with it everyone by submitting it to the Historic Farnborough site.

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