Derby & Derbyshire Then and now photographs
by Andy Savage
"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!

All images used for Photo B © Andy Savage & © www.derbyphotos.co.uk
Most images used for photo A are taken from my collection of postcards or photos lent to me, Credit is given in all cases unless I can not find out who gave me the image, if you are the copyright owner then please get in touch so you can be credited.

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 Photo Description : Rosehill street view, Derby, Derbyshire
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-RHSV-46
Details : Scene showing view looking up Rosehill street from the top of Molineux street.
Things to look for : Where did all that Ivy go!, Replaced with Sky dishes.

Photo A taken : 1910 (postcard)
Photo B taken : 10th January 2005
Time elapsed : 95 years
Exact Map Location : click HERE.

I would like to thank Helen Wilson of photo-ark.co.uk for providing photo A.
To view hundreds of photos, postcards and images please visit her site here.

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 Photo Description : Friargate view, Derby, Derbyshire
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-FV1-47
Details : Scene showing view looking up Friargate towards Friargate Railway bridge.
Things to look for : The grand looking building on the right in Photo A was the Royal
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Founded in 1879, the institute was opened in 1894 by the Duchess of Rutland. It was demolished in 1973. The next time you walk along Friargate keep an eye out for the various artworks relating to it such as the iron slabs with
'signing' hands and the bench near the Greyhound pub.
Notice how some of those trees on the pavement are in fact the orignal ones that were there all those years ago.

Photo A taken : 1910 (postcard)
Photo B taken : 30th December 2004
Time elapsed : 94 years
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 Photo Description : Devonshire Drive, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-DDM-48
Details : Scene showing view looking up Devonshire Drive in Mickleover.
Things to look for : The postcard used here was not very good quality as the colour had been badly aligned but the end result is not too bad.

Photo A taken : 1954 (postcard)
Photo B taken : 2nd February 2004
Time elapsed : 50 years
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I would like to thank Frank Grimshaw for providing Photo A, See his other photos on my page here.

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 Photo Description : Markeaton Park Boating Lake, Derby, Derbyshire
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-MPBL1-49
Details : Scene showing the boating lake at Markeaton Park.
Things to look for : The view has not changed that much, The tree has grown and some landing stages have appeared on the lakeside.

Photo A taken : 1954 (postcard)
Photo B taken : 14th January 2005
Time elapsed : 50 years
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Photo Description : Markeaton Brook Walk 3, Derby, Derbyshire
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-MBW3-50
Details : Scene showing view looking along Markeaton Brook Walk from Bridge Street.
Things to look for : In Photo A Longdon's Mill (Built 1803) is to be seen on the right side, This is replaced in Photo B by the Sir Peter Hilton Court buildings (built 1995). The mill nearer to the lens which is present in both photos is a semi-derelict textile mill built around the turn of the 20th century (Derby Tapes). Since I took this photo the mill has been demolished (in summer 2006) to make way for some waterside luxury apartments by Miller Homes East Midlands.
Derby Cathedral can be seen in the background of Photo A, but in Photo B only the 212 foot high pinacles of Derby Cathedral can be seen, due to the new building work on Brook Street.

Photo A taken : 1970
Photo B taken : 14th January 2005
Time elapsed : 35 years
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I would like to thank Nigel Johnson for providing Photo A


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