Then and now photographs of Derby and Derbyshire.

 
"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.

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Details about the two photos used in the 'Then and now'
 

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Photo Description : Markeaton Hall view, Markeaton Park, Derby.
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-MARKEAT2-91
Details : This view shows the former Markeaton Hall which was demolished in the late 1960s and replaced by a landscaped terrace. The Orangery is a listed building and is used as a cafeteria. As you can see by this view, the layout of the path has changed since 1950.

Photo A taken : 1950
Photo B taken : 27th May 2005
Time elapsed : 94 years
Exact Map Location : click HERE.

I would like to thank Dave Upton for providing Photo A, See his other photos on my page here.

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Photo Description : Markeaton Park lake, Derby.
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-MARKEAT3-92
Details : This view shows the ornamental bridge on the lake at Markeaton Park. Until I created this show I did not realise that there used to be other buildings on the left side.

Photo A taken : 1950
Photo B taken : 28th May 2005
Time elapsed : 38 years
Exact Map Location : click HERE.

I would like to thank Dave Upton for providing Photo A, See his other photos on my page here.

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Photo Description : Victoria Street, Derby, Derbyshire.
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-VICTORAST-93
Details : This view shows a Derby trolleybus, 60 seat Willowbrook-Brush bodied Sunbeam
F4 built in 1953 travelling along Victoria Street in Derby. It has just passed the bottom of Green Lane.
In Photo A the shop on the far left of the photo is Woolworths, today it is Evans.
Also Jerome's which was a Photographic Studio, the photo's where taken upstairs, sometimes using a backdrop. The Debenhams store you can see in the now photo moved to the new Westfield shopping Centre in 2007.

Photo A taken : 16 July 1967
Photo B taken : 3rd June 2005
Time elapsed : 38 years
Exact Map Location : click HERE.

I would like to thank David Potter for providing Photo A, See his other photos on my page here.
 

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Photo Description : Tenant Street, Derby, Derbyshire.
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-TENANTST-94
Details : This view shows a Daimler Fleetline CRG6 with a Park Royal body built in 1966 parked on Tenant Street in Derby. Tenant Street was demolished in the 1980's and for many years became "the hole". Eventually being landscaped. Then in 2007 work was started on building Derby Quad, this opened on October 26th 2008.
I will need to retake my now photo again!

Photo A taken : 16 July 1967
Photo B taken : 3rd June 2005
Time elapsed : 38 years
Exact Map Location : click HERE.

I would like to thank David Potter for providing Photo A, See his other photos on my page here.

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Photo Description : Littleover, Derby, Derbyshire.
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-LITOVER-95
Details : This view shows the junction of Burton Road and Warwick Avenue, This road junction gets very busy at rush hour as it forms the outer ring road of Derby.

Photo A taken : 1925
Photo B taken : 23rd May 2005
Time elapsed : 80 years
Exact Map Location : click HERE.

I would like to thank Derby Museum & Art Gallery for allowing me to use Photo A.

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