High Street, Newnham, Gloucestershire The start of the sweeping High Street in Newnham, photographed in 1910. The River Severn is situated to the photographer’s left. The large building on the right (with three upper-floor windows) is ‘The Old House’ – one of themost prestigious houses in the village. It was built in 1680 for a wine merchant and is Grade II* listed. Credit: Forest Prints (Ian Thomas) By August 2017, the large building on the left of the photograph has long gone, but other buildings remain largely unchanged. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews) A merged version of the two images. Use the slider in the centre.
High Street, Newnham, Gloucestershire This photograph of the High Street in Newnham, Gloucestershire was (I assume) taken in the 1920s. Credit: Photographer unknown Largely unchanged in almost 100 years. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
Forest Road, Walthamstow, London A postcard from 1910 depicting Bell Corner in Walthamstow. Credit: Vestry House Museum From the same position in April 2020. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
Forest Road, Walthamstow, London Taken in the 1950s, this photograph shows the Forest Road (Walthamstow) junction with Hoe Street and Chingford Road. The Bell pub can be seen on the right-hand side and the area is busy with both traffic and pedestrians. Credit: Photographer unknown The same view in April 2020 – taken at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
Chingford Road, Walthamstow, London The Tramway Offices in Walthamstow were located in Chingford Road, next door to a substantial depot which contained 10 tracks in the main building, and 4 tracks leading to a repair shop. The Offices opened in June 1905 and it was merged into the London Transport Passenger Board in 1933. Trams ran out of here until 1937 when it was converted to service trolleybuses. Motor buses took over the routes from 1960. This photograph was taken in the 1950s. In 1991, the site was redeveloped and the sheds were demolished. Credit: Photographer unknown The tramway offices remained and were still in place in April 2020 when I took this photograph. Although it now houses flats, the words ‘Tramway Offices’ can still be seen on the stonework. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews) A merged version of the two images. Use the slider in the centre.
Burgring, Vienna Following the ‘Anschluss’ in March 1938, Adolf Hitler and his staff walk in the streets of Vienna. He can be seen walking from Heldenplatz, though the Burgtor, towards the Burgring. Credit: Alamy A photograph of the same view – taken in December 2019. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
Nelson Road, Greenwich, London Nelson Road in Greenwich, photographed in 1974 – part of the one-way system in Greenwich. Credit: Photographer unknown The same spot on New Year’s Day – January 1 2020. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
Bishopsgate, London A photograph from 1993 looking North on Bishopsgate. Liverpool Street is the road on the left. Credit: Photographer unknown From the same position in July 2020. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London On December 19th 1937 the photographer Reuben Saidman saw two children in the portico of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square. The lamps and the Christmas trees are particular features of this photograph. Credit: Photographer – Reuben Saidman The same view of the portico in March 2020. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
In der Burg, Vienna A pre-war (1930s) photograph of one of Vienna’s many squares. This one – In der Burg – near to Michaelerplatz. Credit: © J. Großruck Privatarchiv A largely unchanged view in January 2017. Photograph: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)