Images of the Lightwoods Park bandstand – 235 112* years apart.
Then….
…and now!
*Sorry, given wrong info. The bandstand was built in 1903! Thanks Ken for the heads up.
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Surely you mean 135 years apart?
Ken, it may be even less. The House dates back to 1780, but I’m not sure about the bandstand. It has a plaque saying “presented to the people of Birmingham in 1903” so it could date back to then. I’m checking it out.
The only real differences being hard hats and no children on the work site today!