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Documenting changes to the Liverpool City Region by retaking modern-day versions of older images My intention is only to document changes to the city.
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Old photographs of Liverpool city centre and suburbs, retaken by Keith Jones in 2012-2023 and put next to each other in a variety of ways for people to look at and compare. I very rarely share my view as to whether a change is for the better or worse. My main focus is on the challenge of matching the original view as accurately as I am able and sharing the comparison clearly, rather than to make a judgement. When the original vantage point is no longer accessible, whether because of a new building or a parked vehicle, I try to present as close a match as the current setting allows. In my view, decay is inevitable, tastes change over time and in this real world practical compromises sometimes have to be made by homeowners and businesses. I'm also conscious that improvement or otherwise is very much in the eye of the beholder and feel it's possible to appreciate the fact that something better went before a current day view, even if it's no longer there. This does not apply to the vast majority but for a few it still needs saying. If for some reason you feel like saying 'that house looks horrible now' or something else negative about a specific house, please don't. I'm not here to share insults or offending comments about people's homes. Offensive comments of any kind will be deleted without discussion. I don't half find comments like 'That side of the road isn't # # area. Technically it's # # ' really tiresome. I put a lot of time into the page but I'm not actually trying to publish a reference book. Those pedants who know the precise border of each district of the city might quibble but if a street is, for example, 50 yards into Edge Hill rather than Kensington, or like many roads borders two areas it's not something that's important to me, or most people, I suspect. Usually everyone else either already knows or couldn't care less. There are very few pairs of streets in the city that share a name, so 'It is where it is'. All the comparisons on this page are my own efforts - it's my own personal page rather than a group page. The 'Then' photographs of Liverpool originate from a wide range of sources including internet searches, old postcards, Facebook local history projects or are sometimes sent to me by their owners so my thanks go to all for their help, but unless otherwise stated, the old photos likely originated from the Liverpol Records Office at Central Library. My understanding is that they hold the copyright to the old photos and, in any event, the images on this page are not to be used for commercial purposes. If in any doubt over use, please contact me through the page and I will do my best to answer - contacting LRO for clarification if necessary or original photographer in the rare event that I have that information. If anyone has any old photos they think might be interesting to 'redo', I can't promise anything but would be more than happy to have a go if it's possible

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Green Lane, Stoneycroft, 1900s and 2026

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Green Lane, Stoneycroft, 1967 and 2026

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Green Lane from Brainerd Street, Stoneycroft, 1950 and 2026

The corner building had been lost in the war - the view from the original spot would be completely blocked by the Betfred so I've gone a bit to the right, to at least show some of the Green Lane houses

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Green Lane at Brainerd Street, Stoneycroft, 1960s and 2026

The corner building to the right was lost in the war but the whitish house still visible behind the modern build is the same one as in the older photo I believe

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Bankburn Road, Tuebrook, 1907 and 2026

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Fairburn Road, Tuebrook, 1962 and 2026

Evidently motorcyclists were younger in those days!

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Knoclaid Road at Finvoy Road, Tuebrook, 1973 and 2026

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April Grove, Anfield, 1967 and 2026

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April Grove, Anfield, 1905 and 2026

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Green Lane, Old Swan, 1907 and 2026

Showing the Congregational Church and Sunday School in the older one

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