Recognisable.
Life so often gets in the way of ongoing projects. So it was nice today to spend an hour re-booting the Old and New Portland photo project.
This is just off Easton Square, Easton, Isle of Portland, dated around 120 years ago, photographer unknown. Look carefully at today's photo below and you can all the buildings are still intact, albeit updated in a variety of ways. For example, above what used to be E.Hoare's shop, a much larger upper window has been installed whilst the one next door (with the scaffolding) is currently being repaired and probably modernised.
The next shop along, with the Popular Lending Library upstairs is now an estate agency, Hull Gregson Hull, including a link with the Yorkshire Building Society. Note that unlike other properties, a stub of the old chimney has been retained.
Next along, what used to be a residential property is now Ukiyo. The front door has been moved from the centre to one side.
The last but one building in the row is very recognisable despite the modernisation. The end property has been converted from an unknown shop to residential, has lost the chimneys but has a loft window added.
Not visible in the photo but next to the end property is Foundry Close, surely an indication of previous industrial activity.
Recognisable.
Life so often gets in the way of ongoing projects. So it was nice today to spend an hour re-booting the Old and New Portland photo project.
This is just off Easton Square, Easton, Isle of Portland, dated around 120 years ago, photographer unknown. Look carefully at today's photo below and you can all the buildings are still intact, albeit updated in a variety of ways. For example, above what used to be E.Hoare's shop, a much larger upper window has been installed whilst the one next door (with the scaffolding) is currently being repaired and probably modernised.
The next shop along, with the Popular Lending Library upstairs is now an estate agency, Hull Gregson Hull, including a link with the Yorkshire Building Society. Note that unlike other properties, a stub of the old chimney has been retained.
Next along, what used to be a residential property is now Ukiyo. The front door has been moved from the centre to one side.
The last but one building in the row is very recognisable despite the modernisation. The end property has been converted from an unknown shop to residential, has lost the chimneys but has a loft window added.
Not visible in the photo but next to the end property is Foundry Close, surely an indication of previous industrial activity.