West Drayton, Station Road, The Six Bells
Buildings to the south of The Six Bells were demolished in the 1960s. The semi detached villa just south of The Six Bells and clearly visible in this photo was 'De Burgh Villas' 109 & 107 Station Road when demolished. The next, taller building, to the right was variously known as 'Orchard House', 'Paxton House' and 'Glenelg'; it became 111 Station Road before demolition. The next building with a white frontage in the photograph was a semi detached villa known as 'Orchard Villas'.
Joseph Hogarth (1801-1879) bought the northern part of Orchard Villas and Orchard House in late 1873 and immediately changed the name of 'Orchard House' to 'Paxton House'. The numbering of Orchard Villas (ie: 1 & 2) changed in the 1870s so that the northern part, bought by Joseph Hogarth as No. 2, became No.1 and around 1931 was renumbered to 113 Station Road. When redevelopment took place in the 1960s the whole area was renumbered again and Orchard Villas became 147 & 149 Station Road and is still standing (June 2025). Joseph Hogarth traded as a picture dealer, publisher and photographer from 5, Haymarket and later 96, Mount Street, but he died at Paxton House, West Drayton where he had housed his private collection of paintings and drawings. He exhibited his photographs at London Photographic Society Exhibitions. Many are lost but some can be found on the internet.
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