Checking out Old Photos

Old Photos

The Pond in Watford

I find a great satisfaction and curiosity when I looking at old photos.  Many are so interesting and give a backwards glance into times long gone. There are many that that you can look at and just can't believe a person or place has changed so much.

We have a lovely book , called “The Book of Watford” by JB Nunn, that was given to us a long while ago and tells the story through photos and actual written excerpts about the development of the town where both Mike and I spent our younger lives so it has a very special interest for us.

We remember certain places but when we look at this book we can see actual photos of how the place looked before the time we lived there and how it developed. I am also sure if we went now and took photos the places would have changed again.

War time in Watford

These days it is sometimes hard to believe if all photos we see are completely true as so much can be changed by using techniques on the computer but I know when I look at my old book I know that these were the untouched photos.

So I was very happy when I found a very interesting page on the internet called

Retronaut ( www.Retronaut.com). This is a page that collects old photos in capsules of time and subject and are compiled in a way just like my old book of Watford. Check it out  if you want to see very odd. unique and original photos  if you are interested in the past.