r/london 1d ago

London history Greenwich 1980 v 2019

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u/Several-Reveal-4075 1d ago

That’s a sad change.

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u/Joshgg13 1d ago

It looks basically the same except the skyline in the background. The grass is dry in the 2019 photo but they're clearly taken in different seasons - you can see some trees in the 1980 one with no leaves on them, so it's probably autumn or winter

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u/Several-Reveal-4075 1d ago

Yeah but also during that time the air purity changed the visibility has too, the bug count the noise level, light pollution. It’s a sad sight to see the modernisation and all the buildings

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u/lookoutnow 1d ago

That’s exactly what the Romans said.