The pictures illustrate the changing landscape of a town called Westley between 1815 and now. Overall, significant changes have been made to the entire town. Key transformations include the addition of public facilities and the conversion of woodland and field land into business areas, demonstrating the area’s modernization.
On the left-hand side of the region, a newly added railway, along with the main railway station, has occupied the space where fields used to stand. The railway stretches from the southernmost part to the northernmost part of the town, across the River Twine. In 1815, a bridge named Twine Toll was built across the river to link the area with London, yet it has been demolished now.
On the right-hand side and the central area, the road enjoining Tinton Village in the northeast has been lengthened with the addition of many turns along the road. At the beginning of the road once stood Lord Westley’s House, which has now been replaced by Lenton Hotel and The Red Lion. In the middle of the road, The Coach Inn has been repurposed into two separate buildings which are a sports center and a museum. Other infrastructures consist of the West Gate shopping center and a cinema along the road. Market Square and Town Hall remain unchanged, located in front of the shopping center. In the northwest of the town still stands Lake Lenton, but the woods nearby have been cut down and converted into a housing estate. In the southeast, where houses were situated, now it is still a residential area but has seen the proliferation of shopping and business.