You've made it to Victoria Road, a busy shopping street linking Cove with the centre of Farnborough. Image 9 shows Tom and Doreen Elliot pushing their daughter in their pram. This information about the photo is courtesy of Linda Elliot.
Where to now? The Victoria Road Chapel is nearby with High View Road, Elm Grove Road and the former RAE railway, and to the West are the former sites of the Alma Inn in Cove, the Queens Head, the Solartron factory, Cove Pond, West Heath Corner, Elmsleigh Road, Fleet Road and Cove Radio Station, with Farnborough Road, the Clockhouse, and the former site of Brands Removals store to the East. To the South lies the former Rex Cinema and the former Queensmead shopping centre, along with Farnborough Recreation Centre. And to the North lies the busy Farnborough Station joining London with the South and the former Oaks school. Pick where you want to go next from the menu on the right.
 Take a look at images 1, 5, 7, 8, and 12; images 2 and 17; images 4, 14 and 15; and images 10, 13 and 16 for authentic 'now and then' comparisons.
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Click on an image to see how Victoria Road has changed over the years. (Remember to scroll down to see the larger images).
Click on an image to begin the tour.
Images and thumbnails 1-10 and 12-13 are reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Image and thumbnail 11 is Crown Copyright and is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence.
Click on the date to purchase a copy directly from the Francis Frith Collection.
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