Thornton Heath Pond Box

[hb88banzai]

The Box on Thornton Heath Pond verge - Z28

A couple of photos from circa 1958 --





Here's a blowup of the Box --



It's impossible to get a matching street view due to the angle the originals were taken and all the trees now on the Pond verge; however, here is a street view of the distinctive buildings on the right of the photos --



Here is a view of the Box Site --



Box Site Street View URL:  https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Thornton+Road,+Thornton+Heath&hl=en&ll=51.393753,-0.114729&spn=0.000847,0.00375&sll=51.371995,-0.098534&sspn=0.125807,0.239983&oq=thornton+road,+thorn&hnear=Thornton+Rd,+Thornton+Heath,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=51.393754,-0.11473&panoid=okuQY5gAKRf5pRt5XSL9mA&cbp=11,27.45,,0,4.02&z=18

[petewilson]

Ok I'm trying to keep my New Year's Resolution going........For the next few months I'll upload some Hi-Def Versions of photographs we already have on here (That still counts!)
Here's good old Z28 Thornton Heath Pond (Hi-Def) (c1960)
Boy doesn't it look like a scaled down prop model with a very slanting roof? 

Pete

[Mark]

Looks like my battered Dinky one  (oo er!!!)

[hb88banzai]

Wow - it does, doesn't it.



Battered and abused.

[chriskingbees]

This has to be my favourite, mainly because I remember, as a child, playing in that area.
The square areas of foliage grew up very quickly, making it impossible to see around them, and although squares, they became a like a maze, and once in the middle, it was "Hunt the TARDIS" time.
AS for a model, yes, in this, which I think is the only picture of it, it looks very much like "Dinky" Mk I set up police box.

Happy memories (Unlike last week )

KB

[chriskingbees]

So near, yet so far
The box would be below the two chimneys on the sloping roof, but alas, behind the public conveniences, still, I thought it was an interesting picture



KB

[hb88banzai]

Oh, I can't tell you how many times I've seen a photo and realized there's a Box just a few feet out of frame, or behind a bus, or knowing that the photographer is standing right next to one. Sigh.

It is indeed a great shot, regardless.