| Looking north east, things have changed a great deal since the 1950s, but some features are still visible today. Ivy Cottage (centre right) is present in both pictures as is the chimney of Sunnyside (bottom right). Sunnyside has been extended, so the roofs in the foregound of the colour picture are new. The corrugated iron roof (bottom left), and Northend House (top left) are also unchanged, but the cluster of thatched buildings (centre left) have been replaced by modern bungalows. |
Looking south east, much less change is visible. Lord's Close dominates the scene in both pictures, although in the 1950s it was fenced and was used to graze cattle. Swan Cottage, above the Close was extended in the 1970s so that its right hand end is now two storey. The major change is the distant view, where the fields have been filled with the new developments of Monkston and Kingston, and indeed the New City of Milton Keynes has extended almost to Bow Brickhill at the top of the pictures. |
