Coventry Street, London

A photograph taken in Coventry Street in 1956. The photographer is looking towards Piccadilly Circus and Regent Street.
Credit: Allan Hailstone
From approximately the same spot in December 2016. Although some of the buildings have changed, the view remains roughly the same.
Photo: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)

Trafalgar Square, London

A newsvendor selling copies of the Evening News on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square. The photograph can be dated by the newspaper headline which refers to the The disaster in Aberfan. On October 21 1966, there was a catastrophic collapse of a coal tip. Heavy rain had led to a build-up of water within the tip – this caused it to slide downhill and engulf the local junior school. In all, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives in Aberfan that day.
Credit: Photographer unknown
The same spot in March 2020.
Photo: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)