This site will be a home for pairs of images - or even triplets, if we can manage that. Our starting point is an old picture of somewhere, the older the better. Then we will show the surroundings, or even the same view, as it is now. Some topographical views will be impossible to replicate nowadays, others are more timeless. Here are some examples of what we plan to do:
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We have not defined "old". Some views change rapidly: for decades folk have been saying to their children "...this was all green fields and countryside when I was young." Really old prints are numerous, many are two hundred years old. The middle of 1850 was a ripe time for topographical prints, and thousands of views were printed in thousands of copies. Most of these were, and still are, so attractive that they have been carefully preserved. We aim to provide sanctuary for these views for the benefit of future generations.
We are placing ourselves between being a charity and a commercial venture. Education and enjoyment are far more important objectives than raising money. Expenses do have to be met, and we will try to do that in as friendly a manner as possible - we have not yet quite worked out how! It will probably be by selling original works on display (on commission), or by selling reprints in the form of giclee prints, digital prints, or greetings cards, postcards printed by litho or laser.
Pictures on this site are at resolutions suitable for the www. They may be downloaded and printed for educational or private use, but not for redistribution or other commercial gain: for that we would be pleased to facilitate arrangements with the copyright holders (a fee may be required).
This site is in its infancy, and Now-and-Then has not yet been made public in any great way: come back sometime later in 2009, or maybe leave it until 2010! Meanwhile - please enjoy what we do have.
For further suggestions or enquiries, please send Bernard Harrison an e-mail.