Great Central Station, Leicester, 1920s © Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Source: 24 Hour Museum Photographs are a useful tool for identifying how a place has changed. These two images are taken of Leicester train station, 60 years apart and show change in a specfic locality.
Leicester train station in 2006 Source: Transforming Economies and Civilizations. Children can discuss and compare old and new photographs, available on the internet or from local record offices. Children could also be encouraged to take their own photographs or interview residents in thier area to discover how the locality in which they live has changed.
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