Roger Williams provided this tinted postcard probably dates from the early 1900s: the tram lines are laid but the High Street is quiet. I presume it was called 'The High Ground' as it was not so susceptible to flooding, being a little more elevated. There are references to 'High Ground' in both a trade directory from 1853 and the 1871 census.

The block of buildings to the left of the red one is numbers 290 - 294. Number 296 is set back a little from the High Street and the red building may be no. 297. The 1909/10 Valuation describes no. 298/9 'part of shop fronts extend beyond main building line' and this fits with the appearance of the property next to the red building.

The properties in the foreground will be in the low 300s: the one nearest the camera has a cellar and this appears to be no. 303, which in the 1909/10 Valuation had a basement cellar let at 10 shillings a week. There is a photo on this site showing no. 303 after WW2, with the railings removed and a more derelict appearance.

Further along the High Street on the right a turret of the Brentford Cinema, which opened in 1912 (S30), is just visible - to the right of the trolleybus.

See details of the properties on the left and nearer the camera.