The Now photo.
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Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-MARKPL1-121
Details : This is a view of a Derby's Market Place. This took two attempts to get right as I did not realise that the war memorial had been moved since photo A was taken. The memorial was designed by C A Thompson and was built in the Market Place in 1924 by A G Walker.
The rounded building at the bottom of Iron Gate was built for Barlow and Taylor's department store, this building was for many years The Derbyshire Building Society until it was closed in May 2004, half of the building was converted into a bookmakers and the remaining part was converted into Nando's, which opened August 2005. Currently (June 2006) plans are being applied for to create 12 luxury apartments in the upper floors.
The building on the corner of Iron Gate and Sadler Gate (Lloyds Bank) was built in 1700 and was once the home of William Bemrose of Bemrose Stationers and printers. He set up business here in 1827.
Photo A taken : 1927 (Postcard)
Photo B taken : 28th April 2006
Time elapsed : 79 years
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Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-LONROATRIN-122
Details : This is a view looking towards the City Centre of Holy Trinity Church (Assemblies of the First Born Church) on London Road, The DRI is on the left side of the photo. Holy Trinity Church was consecrated in 1836, rebuilt in 1903 originally this church was called St Georges. Winter is the only time I could take my photo as I needed to see the pinicles of the church to get a match, You can just about see them through the branches of the tree.
Notice how the branch structure of the tree on the corner of Trinity Street has not really changed in 100 years!, It confirms that its the very same tree.
Photo A taken : 1905 (Postcard)
Photo B taken : 17th April 2006
Time elapsed : 101 years
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Photo Description : Cavendish, Derby
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-CAVDISBIRDS-123
Details : This is a view of the junction where Upper Dale
Road (centre/right of photo), Almond Street (centre/left of photo), Stenson
Road (far left side of photo), Walbrook Road (far right side of photo) and
Derby Lane (where photo was taken from) all meet up in an area known locally
as The Cavendish (part of the suburb of Normanton), which is just north
west of the Pear Tree area of Derby.
In the centre of Photo A is Birds Confectioners Ltd, a local firm famous
for their freshly baked cakes. Their slogan was "we never sell a
stale cake" The company was founded by Reg, Frank and Tom Bird at
the former Peach's bakery building at the end of Upper Dale Road in 1919.
They have over 40 shops in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire area. The
bakery on Upper Dale road was eventually demolished and replaced with
a petrol station and garage and Birds opened a new large bakery on Ascot
Drive. There is still a Birds shop in the Cavendish just a stones throw
away from the original location at 139 Walbrook Road. Rather strangely
Birds do not seem to have a website so I can't provide a link to it.
On the left side of both photos you can see
the right part of a two-storied semi-circular building, this was built in
1910 by the Derby Co-Operative Provident Society, on the top floor of the
building was Jubilee Hall, named to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of the
Co-Op Society. The shops that now reside in this building are Spec-savers and Discount 2000.
On the right side of both photos is the Cavendish hotel, built in 1898.
Today this road junction is a busy thoroughfare for people gaining access
to the outer ring road and nothing like the tranquil view in Photo A.
In photo A you can see a Tram waiting
outside the Birds show, the Walbrook Road tramway extension was opened on
Tuesday 5th of September 1905, enabling a new circular service to operate
via Normanton Road to Pear Tree and back to Victoria Street via Osmaston
Road.
I have scanned in a Birds Cake box logo so you can see what it looks like.
Photo A taken : 1910
Photo B taken : 11th April 2006
Time elapsed : 96 years
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Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-BURTROAD2-124
Details : This is a view looking towards the city centre down Burton Road where it meets Vicarage Avenue. In photo B you can see The International Hotel at 288 Burton Road. I think the view in 1910 was nicer.
Photo A taken : 1910 (Postcard)
Photo B taken : 15th April 2006
Time elapsed : 96 years
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Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-MICKLEOVER2-125
Details : This is a view of the Mason Arms pub at 1 Etwall Road in Mickleover.
Photo A taken : 1955 (postcard)
Photo B taken : 4th May 2003
Time elapsed : 48 years
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I would like to thank Jason Buck at Francis Frith for allowing me to use Photo A in this
way. You can buy this old photo and others from the Francis Frith website by clicking HERE.