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"A truly unique way to see changes in time using two perfectly lined up images, one old & one new." High quality and resolution interactive fading photos showing local scenes as they were and how they are today from exactly the same view point. Then and now, Now and then, Past and Present, Old and New, Before and After. Call it what you want, just try one and see the effect!. To view a presentation just click on a thumbnail photo below, (the thumbnail image shows the image as it is today.) Once you click on one, it will open a new window and the presentation data will be loaded, this should not take more than a minute or so on dial-up modem or just a few seconds on Broadband. Once it has loaded it should auto-play, The fading will repeat back and forth forever. You can pause the fade at any time using the Pause button. Just click the Play button to restart the fading. To quit the presentation just click the red X Quit button or close the window. For more info read see the main then and now index. These are interactive fading images presented using Adobe Flash, You must have a screen resolution of 1024x768 (or greater) to view these presentations, I have designed them so that they use as much of the browser viewing window as possible. A reasonable specification PC is required (850MHz+) otherwise the image fading will be extremely slow. If you enjoy watching these presentations then please leave some comments for my guest book by using the link at the top/right of this window. This page is just one of many sets of then and now photographs, to see others visit the index by clicking on the Then and now Home button at the top of this page or use the Previous and Next links below to see the previous and next set of five fading images. |
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Description : Derby River Gardens view 1, Derby, Derbyshire. Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-DRG1-36 Details : Scene showing the River Gardens and Exeter bridge over the river Derwent. Photo A was taken before the Council House was built on the left side. The Exeter Bridge we see in both photos was built in 1931 and opened by the then Minister of Transport, Herbert Morrison. This bridge replaced the previous 1850 bridge which had 3 arches. Things to look for : Exeter bridge, the silk mill tower and the river gardens steps are all that really remain today. Derby power station (built in 1893) dominates the skyline in Photo A. I think the original River Gardens looked beautiful, I wished I had been around at the time to photograph it. Photo A taken : 1938 (postcard) Photo B taken : January 1st 2005 Time elapsed : 67 Years Exact Map Location : click HERE. |
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Description : Derby river Gardens view 2, Derby, Derbyshire. |
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Description : Markeaton Brook, Derby, Derbyshire. Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-MBW1-38 Details : Scene showing Markeaton Brook Winter to Summer. Things to look for : This then and now shows the changes that take place at Markeaton Brook walk (back of Agard street) between Summer and Winter, Also Photo B shows the construction work being carried out on Brook street (the crane). This now means it is not possible to see the Cathedral from the foot bridge over Markeaton Brook. This presentation goes to show that the original photo does not have to be that old, just older than Photo B. Photo A taken : 16th May 2004 Photo B taken : 30th December 2004 Time elapsed : 7 months 14 days Exact Map Location : click HERE. |
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Description : Repton village from church tower, Derbyshire. Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-RVT-39 Details : Scene showing view looking down on Repton village from the tower of St Wystan's church. Things to look for : Extension of the Old Mitre building, centre of photo. (built 1865) Photo A taken : 1920 (postcard) Photo B taken : 2004 Time elapsed : 84 years Exact Map Location : click HERE. I would like to thank Alan Kimber of the Repton Village History Group for providing photo A and David Guest for allowing me access to the tower of St Wystan's church. Visit the Repton village site here |
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Description : Repton Cross, Derbyshire. Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-RVC-40 Details : Scene showing the village cross of Repton and St Wystan's church in the background and some of Repton school. Things to look for : The scene does not really alter that much in all that time! Photo A taken : 1900 Photo B taken : 2004 Time elapsed : 104 Years Exact Map Location : click HERE. I would like to thank Alan Kimber of the Repton Village History Group for providing photo A Visit the Repton village site here |
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