Britain Then & Now

How has Britain changed over 150 years? Examine remarkable historical photographs--chosen from the world-famous Frith collection--that date back to the 1860s, along with pictures of the same scenes today, and you'll marvel at the transformation. These images, taken by three generations of Friths and with a contemporary postscript by John Clare, vividly show the English at work and play, and the landscape's alteration through the years. Hamlets have become villages, villages towns, and towns cities. Once-flowing canals have silted up; the railway has ceded its reign to the car; and monumental buildings have been razed and replaced. From the seaside and countryside to greater London: this chronicle captures Britain in incomparable scope and richness.