Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

This week our main image shows soldiers marching along London Road in 1919 after returning from Belgium at the end of the First World War

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look in 2017.
This week it’s the turn of Cheetham Hill Road, which runs from Corporation Street in the city centre to Crumpsall where it changes its name to Bury Old Road. Today it’s a busy street lined with shops, churches, synagogues, mosques and temples as well as terraced houses.

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look now.
This week our main picture shows the junction of Cateaton Street and Victoria Street in the centre of Manchester.

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look now.

This week it’s the turn of Lower Mosley Street, looking toward the bus station which once occupied the site of the Bridgewater Hall.

Our main image, which dates from November 1937, shows the Kwong Shang Lung store and neighbouring restaurant at the heart of the Chinese community.

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

This week our main image shows soldiers marching along London Road in 1919 after returning from Belgium at the end of the First World War

Welcome again to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Merseyside streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

Our main image this week shows the opening of the new Coffee House bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Bootle in December 1937.

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

This week our main image shows soldiers marching along London Road in 1919 after returning from Belgium at the end of the First World War

Welcome again to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Merseyside streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

Our main image this week shows the Municipal Buildings on Dale Street in December 1947 – a time when Liverpool was recovering from the ravages of World War II.

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

This week our main image shows soldiers marching along London Road in 1919 after returning from Belgium at the end of the First World War

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

This week our main image shows soldiers marching along London Road in 1919 after returning from Belgium at the end of the First World War

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

This week our main image shows soldiers marching along London Road in 1919 after returning from Belgium at the end of the First World War

Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

This week our main image shows pensioners outside the Shrewsbury Hotel in Clifton Street, Old Trafford, looking forward to their coach trip to Blackpool.

Welcome again to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Merseyside streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today.

Our main image from February 28th 1966 marks a sad day for Liverpool’s world-renowned Cavern Club as it had been forced to close due to financial difficulties.