roehampton & putney in old photos by jason blackman

[@brianbanks703]

in these days of lies, greed and evil, almost too painful. Beautiful, thank you

[@karldelavigne8134]

Roehampton was once one of the loveliest villages on the outskirts of London. What a pitiable demise it has had: many of its great houses gone or built over with ugly council estates, a dual carriageway in the middle, and low-grade housing development everywhere. What was once an area famed for its clean air, next to Richmond Park, is now a soulless suburb.

[@MrBigheads08]

i hadn't realised it was anything but a mess

[@huggiver1221]

I grew up near rodway Road, beautiful houses ,Roehampton was pretty back then

[@EnglishRose-xm8hq]

I lived in Rodway Road from 1970 till 2000. My dad lived there till he passed away in 2022. I still miss the area.

[@BellogsTheChicken]

It was so British and beautiful,knife crime,murders,robberies,and crime barely existed due to good christian values and harsh punishments,death penalty for murderers,fear works,look at now,its the normal.Medical care was poor,poverty was there,but neighbourhoods pulled together and knew each other,deffo better times.

[@shitmagnet5136]

Beautiful place, even the council houses are beautiful from a functional perspective; especially for the time. WW1&2 led to their construction, and the loss of some of our best men during those wars led to postmodernism and the social degeneration of those communities.

[@mafialegend10ukzz]

Grew up here recently, moved in Roehampton in 2008 and moved out in 2018 to fly the nest, although my mum still lives there it’s crazy to see what it looked like 100-150 years ago, seemed like a beautiful environment to live in and I’ve understood much more regarding the culture of Roehampton and what some of the landmarks mean. Thanks for the video Jason, would love to know the source of these photos?

[@jimshepard7099]

Brilliant and well done thankyou . Putney High Street isn't that much different from the later Victorian and Edwardian photographs and I guess that a number of photo's were taken from the top of the tower of St.Mary's Parish Church by Putney Bridge . One shot of the Upper Richmond Road shows a corner with large Victorian Buildings near the corner with Quill Lane . Those on the corner were lost in the Blitz , and part of that site stood empty for many years after the war .

[@joannmaccready1347]

My grandmother was from Putney. Trying to view it through her eyes.

[@Maliceuk]

The creeping tower blocks. I remember a derelict brewery in Putney in the 60's.

[@jeffjeeves6337]

I grew up here in the 60's 7o's and 80's, was the fountain later called the earl spencer?,I crashed my pushbike into the 85 bus just outside it, the driver didn't even feel it!

[@koont666]

Yep rough old boozer in the 80s🇬🇧🍀👍🏼

[@1Batt]

Hello Jason, I am wondering if you have any information about the Putney family’s estate or property during the WW2 era? I haven’t found any information on it. Any help is much appreciated!

[@johnglover2501]

Where did we go so wrong?

[@jordanblackman5143]

thanks for that i will be doing more soon thanks. jason.

[@angelawimbledon6798]

hi there, hope you can help me. im trying to find some old pictures of Putney leisure centre from the late 1960's up until the 1980's would you happen to have some or know where I can get some information on the building please

[@KatePerry-y5s]

What councils and governments have done to our once beautiful, elegant towns, cities and suburbs, is downright evil!!!! I go through Roehampton everyday. You scarcely see an indigenous person!! Its too heartbreaking!!

[@mailjoshuareycom]

Hi Jason, thanks so much for sharing these - really wonderful. I'm the current Vicar of Roehampton (I think the house at 6.55 may be the old Vicarage, now long since demolished, alas!) and the Parish Church (e.g. at 2.25) is celebrating its 125th anniversary this Summer and we're planning a local history exhibition. First of all I'd love to play the Roehampton pictures on a loop. Second I wondered if you had any hi res images we could borrow? With thanks, Joshua Rey