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Contrasting a selection of 45 archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this stunning book traces some of the changes and developments that have taken place in the …
Oxford Then and Now is a historic celebration of the city of dreaming spires. Using archive photography dating back to the 1860s, the book charts the evolution of the city through …
Originally known as Nashborough, Nashville was named as the capital of Tennessee in 1843. The city’s economic recovery after the Civil War was slow, hampered by two major cholera …
In 1959 John Betjemen described Walsall as ‘a borough which is obviously proud of itself…’ commenting that if the local council turned the High Street ‘into something worthy of the …
Southend-on-Sea has gone through many transformations since its birth in the Middle Ages, when a settlement of farmers and fishermen was established at the southernmost end of the …
Ballparks Then and Now is a fascinating exploration of ballparks across America. Packed with archival and modern photography, this book documents the development of America’s …
This book is part of the Then & Now series, which matches old photographs with modern ones taken from the same camera locations, to demonstrate the changes that have occurred over …
Once a major cotton spinning town, there were at one time over twenty mills in Chorley. The first steam-powered cotton mills and the Lancaster Canal to the east of the town were …
In the 1800s Hoylake was a summer retreat for upper-class gentlemen staying in the latest fashionable hotels, bowling, horse racing and ‘taking the waters’, while for locals it was …
This book is part of the Then & Now series, which matches old photographs with modern ones taken from the same camera locations, to demonstrate the changes that have occurred over …