The maps compare how a city called Poulton changed in two different years.
Overall, it can be seen that this town experienced many significant alterations and became more modernised over the course of 25 years. The industrial areas were transformed into residential neighbourhoods.
In 1900, Bayley town was surrounded by industrial areas, including a factory and a wasteland in the north and a wasteland and cottages for railway workers in the south. However, by 1935, this area in the south had been converted into new housing with important amenities such as Bayley Street park and a children’s playground, while it was demolished to make way for Bayley mansions in the north. Moreover, townhouses located in the middle of the city were also part of the Mansion and the park in 1935. In terms of facilities, the old shop which was situated next to the terraced houses was relocated to the south east of the town, and there were three of them. Moreover, a laundry and a cafe were also moved to the side of the mansions.
Another prominent feature of Poulton was two flats that had been erected after the demolition of the town houses in the west by 1935. What is more, Trent street had also connected to Bayley Street, and there was a new road, called the New Lane on the west of the park. Moreover, the old shop in the north was knocked down and moved to the south east of the new road, with an increase in its number.