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January 20, 2020

Pinner

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Pinner House

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Pinner High Street

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St John the Baptist, Pinner


Posted by mehrdad at 10:55 AM | Then & Now |

October 02, 2019

Echeverias

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My evergreen succulent plants are doing well.

Posted by mehrdad at 11:39 AM | Then & Now |

September 02, 2019

Cheapside in 1900 & 2019

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Cheapside in London, 1900 & 2019

Posted by mehrdad at 10:46 AM | Then & Now |

July 22, 2019

Scooters

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Florence Norman, a suffragette in London in 1916 and Paris, the electric scooter capital of the world, in 2019.

Posted by mehrdad at 05:00 PM | Then & Now |

Les Halles

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Les Halles in Paris, a painting by Léon Augustin Lhermitte from 1895 and today in 2019.

Posted by mehrdad at 04:57 PM | Then & Now |

April 09, 2019

Haarlem, Then and Now

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The St. Bavo Church in Haarlem (1696 & 2019)


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Bakenessergracht (1662 & 2019)

Posted by mehrdad at 11:54 AM | Then & Now |

August 21, 2018

Calke Abbey

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Not much has changed at Calke Abbey - built in 1701 & now in 2018

Posted by mehrdad at 08:19 PM | Then & Now |

August 06, 2018

National Trust's Sunnycroft

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The National Trust's Sunnycroft in 1950 (needlework by Joan Lander) & today in 2018

Posted by mehrdad at 08:15 AM | Then & Now |

June 10, 2018

The Angel - 1936 and 2018

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“The Angel, Cookham Churchyard 1936” a painting by Stanley Spencer and a picture l have taken today.

Posted by mehrdad at 09:34 PM | Art | Then & Now |

May 21, 2018

Temperate House - 1863 and 2018

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Temperate House - the world's largest Victorian glasshouse - at the Kew Gardens, in 1863 and 2018.

Posted by mehrdad at 11:06 AM | Then & Now |

April 18, 2018

South End Green

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South End Green (Hampstead), then & now!

Pencil on Paper by Noelle Sandwith (1927-2006).


Posted by mehrdad at 12:26 PM | Then & Now |

March 16, 2018

National Iranian Radio and Television Choir

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National Iranian Radio and Television Choir #Hamavazan - then and now!

Posted by mehrdad at 11:02 AM | Then & Now |

January 02, 2018

Tree (2008 & 2018)

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Tree in Parliament Hill, 10 years later (2008 & 2018)

Posted by mehrdad at 11:00 AM | Then & Now |

October 31, 2017

Archway in 1904 & 2017

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Hargrave Road, Archway N19 (1904 & 2017)

Posted by mehrdad at 05:49 PM | Then & Now |

October 14, 2017

Down with Planners!

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Before & After Planners: Dartmouth Park Hill in 1976 & 2017

Posted by mehrdad at 07:11 PM | Then & Now |

September 19, 2017

Wilmington Square

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Wilmington Square (south side) in 1945 and 2017

Posted by mehrdad at 10:24 AM | Then & Now |

June 28, 2017

New Bond Street

New Bond Street in London, exactly 50 years apart: 28 June 1967 & 28 June 2017

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Posted by mehrdad at 10:30 PM | Then & Now |

May 22, 2017

Hezar Cham 1833 & 2016

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Hezar Cham, Mazandaran Province, Iran in 1833 & 2016.

Hezar Cham is between Tehran and Chalus, near the Caspian Sea.

The watercolour by traveller Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1801-1863) is kept at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Posted by mehrdad at 03:26 PM | Then & Now |

January 03, 2017

Dulwich College by Pissarro

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Dulwich College by Camille Pissarro 1871 and in 2017

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Posted by mehrdad at 02:27 PM | Then & Now |

September 02, 2016

Dam Square (1898-2016)

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Dam Square in Amsterdam painted by George Hendrik Breitner in 1898 and my photo taken in August 2016.

Posted by mehrdad at 09:53 AM | Then & Now |

June 13, 2016

Max's hand and mine

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Posted by mehrdad at 12:15 PM | Max's Corner | Then & Now |

April 29, 2016

Gate to the Waterlow Park

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Waterlow Park is a 26-acre park in the south-east of Highgate Village, in north London. It was given to the public by Sydney Waterlow, as "a garden for the gardenless" in 1889.

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Posted by mehrdad at 01:11 PM | Then & Now |

November 06, 2015

Iran in 1973 and 2015

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Iran will keep the same pose.

See Iran Coming Out of the Shadows by Karl Vick and the photographer Newsha Tavakolian.

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Posted by mehrdad at 09:40 AM | Photography | Then & Now |

May 21, 2015

Glasgow - 1840s & 2015

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View of Glasgow in 1840s and 2015

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Posted by mehrdad at 09:06 PM | Then & Now |

Edinburgh - 1860s & 2015

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The Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Garden in 1860s and 2015

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Posted by mehrdad at 08:59 PM | Then & Now |

April 07, 2015

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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A scene from the trailer of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
at St Jude’s Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb

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Posted by mehrdad at 10:19 AM | Then & Now |

March 09, 2015

Haraz Road in mid 70s & 2013

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My siblings and I on the Haraz Road in the mid 1970s.

Road 77 is an important road from Tehran to northern Iran. The road passes from the valley of Haraz River and is also known as Haraz Road between Amol and Rudehen.

Haraz Road is also the nearest road to Mount Damavand, the highest peak in Iran.

The 2013 photo is by ninara.

Posted by mehrdad at 02:38 PM | Photography | Then & Now |

June 09, 2014

Max & I - 2001 & 2014

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Max & I, 2001 & 2014 — at Regent's Park, London.

Posted by mehrdad at 10:51 AM | Then & Now |

March 28, 2014

Florence 1837 & 2013

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Detail of a painting View of Florence from San Miniato 1837 by American artist Thomas Cole.

Posted by mehrdad at 03:51 PM | Then & Now |

March 10, 2014

Levers Water

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Levers Water, a turn on the Coniston fells 1923 & 2011

A few years ago I bought a watercolour painting by Cuthbert Rigby RA, RWS (1850-1935) titled "Levers Water, a turn on the Coniston Fells 1923". I visited the same spot in 2011.

Cuthbert Rigby was born in Liverpool and initially apprenticed to an architect at the age of 15. He had his first painting accepted by the Royal Academy when he was 25. He was also a book illustrator and published his own book "From Midsummer to Martinmas - A West Cumberland Idyll" in 1891.

Levers Water in Cumbria is a naturally occurring tarn, but was enlarged by a dam in 1717 to provide water and power to the coppermines below. It now supplies water to Coniston and the surrounding villages.

The Walk: Levers Water from Coniston - Length 4 miles

  • Commencing at the Co-op store in Coniston village, follow the lane between the shop and the hotel, passing through a gate.
  • Follow the track, which turns to the left after passing the youth hostel and rises by the side of a series of waterfalls.
  • Above the top of the falls the track zig zags to the right, at the 2nd bend, turn at the path to the right, continue along this path for a short way until reaching an almost level section, turn left.
  • The route then begins to climb steeply via a rocky step to meet a water channel. Turn left and continue upwards. Old mine workings will be seen to the right
  • Continue uphill until the dam at Levers Water comes into sight. Return via the same route.

Posted by mehrdad at 11:33 AM | Then & Now |

March 08, 2014

Hampstead 1955 & 2014

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Hampstead Underground station entrance
13 July 1955 by Ben Brooksbank & 8 March 2014 by Mehrdad Aref-Adib

Posted by mehrdad at 08:46 PM | Then & Now |

February 01, 2014

Two Oaks - 1866 & 2014

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These two oak trees in Hampstead Heath extension are estimated to be approximately 300 years old. The photograph on the left shows the oaks in 1866.

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Posted by mehrdad at 09:53 PM | Then & Now |

July 11, 2013

Highgate Hill

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Looking down Highgate Hill, North London 1830s & 2013

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Posted by mehrdad at 03:34 PM | Then & Now |

July 18, 2011

Turner in Oxford

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View of the High Street, Oxford, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1810, The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, Oxford

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Posted by mehrdad at 09:46 AM | Photography | Then & Now |

February 17, 2010

Then & Now!

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London in stunning hi-res colour then and now!
The beautiful photograph of Sloane Square was taken using Kodachrome film by the Chalmers Butterfield, probably in 1949 and the photo I took this afternoon.


Posted by mehrdad at 08:46 PM | Then & Now |

August 22, 2007

Neuschwanstein

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Neuschwanstein seen from the Marienbrücke.

Posted by mehrdad at 09:46 AM | Then & Now | Travelogues |