1921 This view was taken looking past the Green man public house, on the corner of Coldharbour lane and Hinton Road. At this time, Loughborough Junction was a bustling shopping area, with shops surrounding all sides of the crossroads. Note Bryant booksellers to the right of the pub, with rees The Chemists (opposite) trying to entice photographers with their large draped banner, 'rees for Kodaks'.
July 2003 A truly desolate scene greets the viewer eighty years on. The Green Man pub has been boarded up, retail buildings demolished and most of the shops are closed.
1930 Another view of loughborough Junction, with Loughborough Road intersecting Coldharbour Lane to the left. Note the sempahore railway signal on the overhead railway bridge and sidecar motorcyclist. The white-painted buildings to the right of the railway is a branch of Midland Bank.
July 2003 A huge chunk of the corner buildings has vanished leaving the old bank building isolated. The postbox (to the left) is one of the few constant remaining in this scene.
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