With nearly eighty pairs of images, this volume traces the history of Scarborough, which served as a commercial port and shipbuilding centre. It explores transport, work and leisure pursuits and also provides information on the Promenade Pier in the North Bay, the cottage in which Anne Bronte died, and the site of the Holbeck Hall Hotel.

The vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Middlesbrough has a rich heritage which is uniquely reflected in this fascinating new compilation. Contrasting a selection of ninety archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this unique book captures how the city used to be and how it looks today.

Accompanied by informative captions, each page captures life in the area as it once was – and is now. Featuring streets and buildings, shops and businesses, and the people of Middlesbrough, all aspects of life in the city are covered, providing a fascinating insight into the changing face of the city.

As well as delighting the many tourists who visit the city, Middlesbrough Then & Now will provide present occupants with a glimpse of how the city used to look, in addition to awakening nostalgic memories for those who used to live or work here.

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Known around the world for its famous Royal Regatta, the Henley-on-Thames of today is a picturesque centre for the fashionable and successful. This was not always the case for this vibrant riverside town however – once a thriving river port, the railway boom of the 1840s took Henley’s traditional trade with it, and the town’s once beautiful buildings gradually fell into disrepair. Henley had to find a new source of prosperity – and in 1851, Prince Albert’s patronage of the Henley annual regatta was just what it needed.

Oxfordshire historian John Pilling and photographer Laurence Waters have curated a selection of archive images and stunning modern photographs of Henley ‘then’ and ‘now’, fascinatingly illustrating the changing face of this popular town and providing an amazing insight into its history.

Gloucester is a city with a long and distinguished history. Many of its historic buildings survive to this day, while many others have sadly vanished. This book takes a series of historic images and compares them with modern photographs taken from the same location, exploring the changes that have taken place over the years.

Covering some of the most iconic buildings, shops, churches and pubs, exploring scenes of industry and leisure and comparing bustling street scenes from a different age, this book brings the history of this fascinating city to life.

Doncaster thrived during the Georgian period, and continued to grow as a railway town in the nineteenth century. As a consequence, it can boast a rich architectural history, the influence of which can still be seen and appreciated in the fabric of the Doncaster of the modern day.

Geoffrey Howse’s comparisons between archive images of the Doncaster of decades past and modern photographs of the same scenes today beautifully illustrates the changing face of this historic city, as well as the changes in society, transport and fashions.

Wirral Then & Now invites you to explore the peninsula’s rich heritage in this fascinating pictorial compilation. Contrasting a selection of forty-five archive images alongside stunning full-colour modern photographs, this book reveals the changing face of Wirral’s towns and landscapes during the last century.

Step back in time and compare yesterday’s sleepy rural landscapes with today’s busy townscapes. Visit the high streets of old and contrast them with modern bustling shopping districts, and witness the people of the past juxtaposed against their twenty-first-century descendents.

This volume takes a wide-ranging look at the area’s colourful history and is sure to delight all who know the Wirral.

Sheffield Then & Now offers the reader a comprehensive overview of life as it has changed from the industrial smoke of decades past through to the modern developments of the present day. Sheffield is England’s fourth largest city and these views of the town include some of its most interesting and historic houses, its magnificent theatres, its markets, commercial activities and its people – at work and at play.
Viewed alongside these captivating archive images, Geoffrey Howse’s photographs of the Sheffield of the present day show just how much, and how little has changed, recalling the events, people and places that have made Sheffield into the great city it is today.

At the outbreak of war in September 1939 no one in the German High Command had envisaged a long and protracted campaign, for which reason the possibility of having to fight at night had not seriously been considered. However, the shortcomings in the Luftwaffe’s night-time defences became all too apparent when Bomber Command, having sustained appalling losses during the day, switched to night attacks.
It was only as the bombing of the German homeland became politically embarrassing that serious consideration was given to remedying the problem. Over the next five and a half years, in the night skies of Europe, there followed a life and death struggle between the aircrews of the Nachtjadg and Bomber Command.
This book tells the story of five German night fighter pilots: Wolfgang Flack (who founded the night fighter group), Hermann Greiner, Werner Hoffman, Peter Spoden and Paul Zorner. David Williams has collected the vast majority of the information directly from the five pilots, through interviews and correspondence. Each account is thoroughly illustrated using a unique collection of photographs.

Don Walter’s view that ‘Harrow is not the place it was’ is evident in this selection of archive images of Harrow’s streets over the last century, placed alongside modern photographs of the same views today. But modern Harrow has changed both a huge amount and surprisingly little over the last 100 years due both to population growth and diversification and the clever actions of far-sighted town administrators of decades past.

Harrow Then & Now takes us on a tour of the changing face of this historic area, from the ever changing central streets to the beautifully preserved historic school and its environs of Harrow Hill.

Once an ancient chartered settlement with Roman origins, Derby was caught up in the leading edge of the Industrial Revolution and became the important manufacturing city and regional capital that it is today. Fortunately, despite its rapid expansion, Derby has managed to preserve much of its stunning medieval core, but much has also changed in Derby’s streets.

In ninety fascinating archive and modern photographs comparing the Derby of old and the Derby of today, historian Maxwell Craven takes a fond look at the changes that have taken place in his hometown over the decades.

Cheltenham Then & Now is a superb collection photographs of the town, compiled by Sue Rowbotham and Jill Waller. Scenes of yesteryear are contrasted with modern colour views to show what has been lost and what remains. This book offers an insight into people’s daily lives and living conditions in the town, and the nature of the photographs and the authors’ informative captions show the sometimes drastic changes which have taken place in the name of progress. Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community and illustrated with a wealth of fascinating images, this book recalls what has changed in Cheltenham in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life.

Witness the people of the past juxtaposed against their twenty-first century descendants.
Each pairing of photographs includes detailed captions that will awaken nostalgic memories for all who know and love Cheltenham.
Featuring streets and buildings, shops and businesses, and people at work, all aspects of town life are covered.