The two maps show the main changes that took place in the layout of village called Shalton between 1910 and 2010.
Overall, the village became more residential, with several houses being built, although a number of facilities stayed the same. Additionally, Shalton used to be very green, but all the trees were cut down over the given period.
In 1910, the village had only a handful of houses: three on the both sides of High Street, one at the cross section of School and London Roads and a large house in the center of the village, which was surrounded by a bunch of trees. The eastern part of London Road was almost empty, with just a post office to its North, while the School Road had – from South to North – a school, butcher and, a house. The smaller house on the north side of High Street was sandwiched between a baker to its East and a Grocer to its West.
Fast forward to 2010, the village experienced a major transformation, with just two amenities remaining unchanged – the post office and the school. Four new houses were constructed on previously the empty side of London Road and two on the Southern part of High Street. The Northern part of this street saw the Grocer converted into a cafe’ and the Baker into another house. The green area in the center was completely removed, whereas the large house was taken down to make way for five smaller houses. The final changes include the conversion of butcher into a big supermarket with a parking and a construction of a new bank in place of the house at the end of the School Road.