Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
☑ Please read the description below as I have detailed all the things of interest that you can see have changed as well as bit of history you may not know.
I have made this fading then and now video using two vertical top-down photographs of a location, one taken by the RAF in the 1940's and one from Google Maps Satellite view, I have
lined them up precisely with each other so that you can watch as it fades back and forth to reveal what has changed in the decades that have passed between
the two views. Sometimes the changes are massive, sometimes they are subtle, its well worth taking your time looking at different areas of the view as you will keep spotting things.
☑ It takes a lot of time to get the two views lined up with each other so precisely as the old 1940's RAF photographs are not taken on northerly flightpaths, so it means having to
rotate the 2026 view around until North matches up with North in the 1940's photographs. Then I have to match the scale, aspect ratio, Pixel spread, lens distortion and dimensions but I think the great effort I put into
making these "vertical photo then and now" videos is well worth it, let me know in the comments if you enjoyed the effort I put in and if you would like to see more.
☑ To get the most out of these presentations you really need to view them on a big screen or least a PC/Laptop with a proper screen as viewing them on a small phone screen
you simply won’t be able to see all the details properly. If you open the video in the YouTube App on your phone and you are on your homes Wi-Fi network and have a
smart TV turned on (TV's have had this YT casting feature since 2016). Simply tap the cast icon (next to the Gear icon on the screen) and select your TV from the list,
you may have to type in a code to pair it, you now know how to enjoy my videos in 4K ! If you don’t have a Smart TV or a PC then the best thing is to at least install the YouTube app and view the videos in that in Fullscreen mode, its
worth noting that once you are playing a video you can zoom in on the video using two fingers as a way of seeing more details.
► Points of interest in this video :
This video is centred over the western side of Alvaston where Boulton Lane canal bridge used to be located.
The Derby canal can be see in the 1948 view travelling up through the view, the canal bridge allowed it to flow under Boulton Lane.
In 2026 the only clue it existed was the footpath and the canal memorial bench at the top of the view.
On the corner of Boulton Lane/Canal path in the 2026 view there is a house that was built after the 1948 view. On a 1913 map that area was a small wharf next to a "magazine", meaning a secure building or storehouse used for keeping gunpowder, ammunition, or explosives. By 1948 the wharf had gone and it was just land and then that house was built on it.
It would appear that the Boulton Lane Community centre was built on what was allotments in 1948.
Dalkeith Avenue gets extended by 2026 with 6 extra houses built on it compared to 1948.
Shelton Gate Close appears in the 2026 view.
Streets covered by this view : Boulton Lane, Marina Drive, Whinbush Avenue, Chadwick Avenue, Chellaston Road, Dalkeith Avenue, Aycliffe Gardens, Shelton Gate Close.
View A : 16th April 1948
View B : Google Satellite view 2026
Hope you enjoy it and feel free to share the link to my video to anyone interested.
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Music Credits :
'The Restoration' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
youtube.com/watch?v=22KHaYz8Row
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☑ Please read the description below as I have detailed all the things of interest that you can see have changed as well as bit of history you may not know.
I have made this fading then and now video using two vertical top-down photographs of a location, one taken by the RAF in the 1940's and one from Google Maps Satellite view, I have
lined them up precisely with each other so that you can watch as it fades back and forth to reveal what has changed in the decades that have passed between
the two views. Sometimes the changes are massive, sometimes they are subtle, its well worth taking your time looking at different areas of the view as you will keep spotting things.
☑ It takes a lot of time to get the two views lined up with each other so precisely as the old 1940's RAF photographs are not taken on northerly flightpaths, so it means having to
rotate the 2026 view around until North matches up with North in the 1940's photographs. Then I have to match the scale, aspect ratio, Pixel spread, lens distortion and dimensions but I think the great effort I put into
making these "vertical photo then and now" videos is well worth it, let me know in the comments if you enjoyed the effort I put in and if you would like to see more.
☑ To get the most out of these presentations you really need to view them on a big screen or least a PC/Laptop with a proper screen as viewing them on a small phone screen
you simply won’t be able to see all the details properly. If you open the video in the YouTube App on your phone and you are on your homes Wi-Fi network and have a
smart TV turned on (TV's have had this YT casting feature since 2016). Simply tap the cast icon (next to the Gear icon on the screen) and select your TV from the list,
you may have to type in a code to pair it, you now know how to enjoy my videos in 4K ! If you don’t have a Smart TV or a PC then the best thing is to at least install the YouTube app and view the videos in that in Fullscreen mode, its
worth noting that once you are playing a video you can zoom in on the video using two fingers as a way of seeing more details.
► Points of interest in this video :
This video is centred over the western side of Alvaston where Boulton Lane canal bridge used to be located.
The Derby canal can be see in the 1948 view travelling up through the view, the canal bridge allowed it to flow under Boulton Lane.
In 2026 the only clue it existed was the footpath and the canal memorial bench at the top of the view.
On the corner of Boulton Lane/Canal path in the 2026 view there is a house that was built after the 1948 view. On a 1913 map that area was a small wharf next to a "magazine", meaning a secure building or storehouse used for keeping gunpowder, ammunition, or explosives. By 1948 the wharf had gone and it was just land and then that house was built on it.
It would appear that the Boulton Lane Community centre was built on what was allotments in 1948.
Dalkeith Avenue gets extended by 2026 with 6 extra houses built on it compared to 1948.
Shelton Gate Close appears in the 2026 view.
Streets covered by this view : Boulton Lane, Marina Drive, Whinbush Avenue, Chadwick Avenue, Chellaston Road, Dalkeith Avenue, Aycliffe Gardens, Shelton Gate Close.
View A : 16th April 1948
View B : Google Satellite view 2026
Hope you enjoy it and feel free to share the link to my video to anyone interested.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Music Credits :
'The Restoration' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
youtube.com/watch?v=22KHaYz8Row
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