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Then and Now - Random Images

Updated: Aug 10, 2020

MEMORY MONDAY


Today we have several images that cover some of the remaining pictures from the collection that Jay Jay Mckeown gave us. These images are quite diverse and may be unfamiliar to some of you. I have also included those buildings which are known to have disappeared since the original photos were taken.


1960s Images: Copyright Jay Mckeown

2020 Images: Copyright Ian Harrop


There are still some 'Now and Then' comparisons to be covered, though there is still some work being done on those, and the results will be shared at some time in the future.


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Canley Crematorium. There has been quite a change in scenery from the original photo taken in the 1960s, especially as the trees have grown up in front of the building. Several images taken recently show various aspects of the crematorium and you can see that it hasn't changed much over the years.

House along Gibbet Hill Road. This house is between the University of Warwick Gibbet Hill Campus and the traffic lights on Kenilworth Road and was recently for sale. The trees have definitely grown bigger and the garage on the left hand side of the house has gone, but the black timber work remains.

Stained Glass Window in St John's Church on Westwood Heath Road. The black and white picture cannot do justice to the coloured glass which is very colourful in real life, and unchanged since the original picture was taken.

University of Warwick Westwood Campus. Originally this was the Teacher Training College which subsequently became the first part of the university. The trees have grown up substantially since the 1960s picture which makes it impossible to match up the modern picture. It is unmistakably the same place though.

Westwood Club, Westwood Heath Road. The image looks similar to the original picture, but a lot has changed in the intervening years. Originally one of the the Reading Rooms built by Lord Leigh throughout the villages in the Stoneleigh estate, the club has survived through all the changes since those times.

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