Liverpool: Then and Now

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