Past & present...

I've been loaned some old books about the history of the town. One of the most fascinating things has been to see how much things have changed - it's easy to presume that because Harlow is a New Town, it won't look that different, in fact nothing could be further from the truth!

The picture of Felmongers, above, was taken in 1955, before the area had even been fully completed (The old pictures I will be featuring over the next few posts are taken from Clare Baster's book "Harlow, a Photographic history of your town" and are all property of the Frith Collection).

The shot above was taken from as close as I could get to the exact same spot, and clearly shows how Frederick Gibberd's plan for a "green town" has come to fruition. The houses on the right are now barely visible through the tree canopy, and further planting on down the road has softened the lines of the houses on the left, too.