A collection of historic postcards is looking to find modern photos of the same views so that past and present can be compared.

The project is being run by Historic England and is using their Nigel Temple Collection of postcards as the background for the modern photos.

Rachel Prothero, Historic England Head of Content, said: “The Nigel Temple Collection of postcards gives us a wonderful snapshot of a moment past in some of the beautiful parks and gardens to be found across the country. We’d love for people to add their photographs of the same locations so we can see how these cherished landscapes look today and add to their story.”

What to do:

There are some examples of what they are looking for here.

The Nigel Temple Collection

Nigel Temple (21 January 1926 – 4 November 2003) was an artist, postcard collector, antiquarian and an authority on garden design. He contributed to a number of journals on architecture, archaeology and garden history and was registrar of research for the Garden History Society (now known as The Gardens Trust). His large collection of postcards is a unique and special archive.

The collection consists of seven series, the largest and most important of which is the collection of postcards showing public parks and gardens