Between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, the frontier town of Berwick-upon-Tweed alternated between being a Scottish town and an English town fourteen times, its final change was to English in 1482, and so it has remained. In recent times more subtle, but equally important, changes have been occurring throughout the town. Through the unique and fascinating method of comparing old photographs with new, we are granted the opportunity the bear witness to changes that might, due to the time over which they have occurred, have previously gone unnoticed.
This collection of over 80 pairs of photographs paints a vivid and revealing picture of many of the changes that have taken place in Berwick over the last 130 years. The new photographs, taken by Jim Walker, show either the same (through sometimes unrecognisable) viewpoint as the old, or show the present-day equivalent. The bulk of the old photographs have come from Jim's personal archive. Each pair of photographs is accompanied by a caption containing a wealth of detail and local information, which will doubtless provide much interest and food-for-thought for everyone who knows the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Contents:
Introduction
Acknowledgements
1. Berwick
2. Tweedmouth and Spittal
3. Leisure and Occasions
4. Shops and Pubs
5. Work and Transport
