tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post4442439516697880947..comments2024-03-28T09:28:18.455+00:00Comments on Postcards Then and Now: Chiddingfold, Surrey, 1914Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-88746743313040783032013-12-09T07:39:18.588+00:002013-12-09T07:39:18.588+00:00Why is it that older photographs always look more ...Why is it that older photographs always look more intimate? You always seem to get less space and more subject for your square inch with old photos that with modern ones. It must be something to do with the lens I assumeAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-69632220095661208012013-12-09T06:37:24.788+00:002013-12-09T06:37:24.788+00:00Love then-and-now photos. Good work.Love then-and-now photos. Good work.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-48692673961354554802013-12-09T02:00:27.544+00:002013-12-09T02:00:27.544+00:00Nice to have the original buildings still standing...Nice to have the original buildings still standing and looking in good shape.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-57371775742723063842013-12-08T13:32:10.729+00:002013-12-08T13:32:10.729+00:00I always enjoy looking for what has changed in the...I always enjoy looking for what has changed in these then-now photos. This time not much has changed, but there are some chimneys missing. I've noticed that a lot in your pairings. Even when much has stayed the same, typically chimneys are missing. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-90331388746461369592013-12-08T04:03:43.089+00:002013-12-08T04:03:43.089+00:00Wow... the transformation of the vehicles in the t...Wow... the transformation of the vehicles in the two photos, but not the buildings. I love the picturesque villages of England; wouldn't mind walking that 'four miles'....Hazelhttp://fondofengland.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/vintage-apron/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-19945683569638700592013-12-07T05:51:13.657+00:002013-12-07T05:51:13.657+00:00A rare unchanged spot (or so it seems). I like the...A rare unchanged spot (or so it seems). I like the silly message that might have reached the recipient that very day.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-59106815477158950732013-12-06T22:23:52.368+00:002013-12-06T22:23:52.368+00:00It's amazing how similar the two views are.It's amazing how similar the two views are. Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-29673992672646613792013-12-06T21:30:59.222+00:002013-12-06T21:30:59.222+00:00This is a nice "before and after" shot s...This is a nice "before and after" shot sequence. Usually the "after" looks just terrible, but this time, it seems somewhat preserved!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-48963895079586274222013-12-06T15:36:29.210+00:002013-12-06T15:36:29.210+00:00The old bus may have gone but the modern view has ...The old bus may have gone but the modern view has not changed that much. Great card.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-32393766890886818232013-12-05T19:14:02.256+00:002013-12-05T19:14:02.256+00:00Amazing that the scene hasn't changed all the ...Amazing that the scene hasn't changed all the much Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-68792416561239442532013-12-05T18:36:39.382+00:002013-12-05T18:36:39.382+00:00I live in a town that may have a few buildings tha...I live in a town that may have a few buildings that stood a hundred years ago, but I doubt highly that they are still in use. This is a fabulous idea, and I'm thrilled to see the setting of commerce that has survived that long!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-33798756592815071832013-12-05T10:40:21.329+00:002013-12-05T10:40:21.329+00:00How lovely to see a then and now that is recognisa...How lovely to see a then and now that is recognisable. I think many of the problems and inconveniences we encounter in life are actually nothing new. I would assume though that the sender would have had a well made pair of boots (superior to today's) for the long walk.Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562101358640638937noreply@blogger.com