Unkempt lineside comparisons

[mumrar]

As promised, and just as an example here are some unkepmt lineside comparisons from photos of yesteryear. I'll include dates where know, feel free to add any you like too

Vigo Bridge 2009

Vigo Bridge April 1949

 

[At_traction]

Thew embedded 2009 image doesn't display at least with Firefox. The image link (as gouged from the page HTML source ) works well if entered into address bar, tho'. Just me, or?

 

[gordonthemoron]

I'm using Firefox and both display fine

 

[Oswyntail]

I'm on Chrome - can't see it

 

[90019]

The image link (as gouged from the page HTML source )

Or you could just click the 'Quote' button and copy it from there

It doesn't show for me either.

 

[Oswyntail]

Of course, a lot of the differences are to do with fire - either the banks were cleared because of perceived fire risk, or they were cleared by fire. I do think that, in many sites, the "unkempt" version is more pleasant to look at. But, like everything, if the growth is neglected and allowed to run riot it will have consequences.

 

[At_traction]

Or you could just click the 'Quote' button and copy it from there

Old habits die hard - Mosaic and like.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I can't see it ( 2009 picture ) at all?!

Using IE...

 

[curly42]

Not the best of comparisons,I'll admit,but I think it does show what we're up against these days -

http://david-j-smith.fotopic.net/p68169770.html

photo taken in the cutting at Basingstoke in 1966.

http://david-j-smith.fotopic.net/p68169773.html

photo taken in 2009. The bank on the right of the 2009 shot was where groups of us spent hours in the early to mid-1960s - today you really have to struggle to gain access,and when you do you can barely see the railway tracks.

I've posted the links instead of the actual shots as a lot of people seem to be having problems with viewing them.