The three maps compare the town of Brindell and the surrounding area over a 200-year period.
Overall, it is clear that the area became considerably more developed over the two-hundred-year period, particularly to the south of the River Stour. By contrast, the crop farmland, woodland and river remained relatively unchanged, although part of the woodland was eventually converted into a park.
In 1800, Brindell occupied the south-western part of the area, with farmland for animals to the south-east of the River Stour. By 1900, this farmland had disappeared, and a workers’ village called Bun Hill had been established, with an industrial area immediately to its east. Over the following century, Brindell expanded considerably, as did Bun Hill and the industrial area.
To the north of the River Stour, there was much less change. The crop farmland in the north-west and the woodland in the north-east remained largely unchanged throughout the period. The river itself also continued to run through the centre of the area. However, by 2000, the southern part of the woodland had been converted into Bun Hill Park.