Stowmarket - Then & Now by Mike Durrant

This completely new book chronicles many of the changes which have taken place in and around the town, comparing the past with the present. Each pair of pages consists of two photographs – those on the left depict what used to be there THEN, and on the right, what is there NOW. Every photograph is accompanied with a caption providing a brief history of the site and readers will be surprised just how much change has occurred, even over the last few years.

The book not only serves as a nostalgic reminder for those who have spent a lot of their life in the town, but also provides people new to the area, a glimpse of how things used to look. An emphasis has been placed on the use of less well known “Then” pictures and what has been unearthed will also be of a surprise to many.

Having 288 pages, 269 photographs, 4 maps, plus an insert map of the centre of Stowmarket based on a 19th century plan, this book has been deliberately styled to compliment Harry Double’s trilogy of books on Stowmarket and could almost be considered a FOURTH in the series.

“Stowmarket – Then and Now” is a book not to be missed and may cause sadness for many, showing the destruction of some beautiful buildings which have been replaced by concrete structures with little character or appeal, in the name of “progress”.

Priced at just £12.99, copies are available from outlets local to Stowmarket or directly from imaginaire via our on-line order service or by contacting imaginaire directly. To see a few pages from the book click here.