Newsgallery
Mark Grant: Chester in 1978 and now
1978: the old Griffiths grain warehouse formerly served by the canal; he spire of Methodist Central Hall on City Rd and the leadworks chimney in the distance past the ring road bridge and the warehouse which would become the Mill Hotel (Image: Mark Grant)1 of 16 
2014 view of 1978 canalside (Image: Mark Grant)2 of 16 
1978: Canalside view from Cow Lane Bridge (Image: Mark Grant)3 of 16 ![]()
2014: view showing the absence of Griffith's building and the former salt store in use as the Lock Stock and Barrel pub (Image: Mark Grant)4 of 16 ![]()
1978 detail view of the Griffiths Bros loading bay5 of 16 ![]()
1978: carpark in Bold Sq showing the rear of the Griffiths Bros building and the gable end of the now bingo hall (Image: Mark Grant)6 of 16 ![]()
2014 The same gable with the modern foreground (Image: Mark Grant)7 of 16 ![]()
1978: The same carpark but different angle onto Bold Sq showing a building on the right with five identical upper floor windows on the long side and showing the gap in the centre of the scene through to Frodsham St (Image: Mark Grant)8 of 16 ![]()
2014 view showing the same building on the right somewhat changed but still showing the upper floor windows as before. The gap previously seen now filled with the rebuilt fascia on Tesco (Image: Mark Grant)9 of 16 ![]()
1978: the confectionery works (Image: Mark Grant)10 of 16 ![]()
1978: view of the rear of the gable end of the terraced houses in St Thomas' Pathway11 of 16 ![]()
2014 view of the same buildings with new housing in the foreground (Image: Mark Grant)12 of 16 ![]()
1978: Bold Sq houses ready for demolition. The square chimney of the warehouse which would become the Mill Hotel projecting above the roof of the left house (Image: Mark Grant)13 of 16 ![]()
2014 That same view today, chimney still in place (Image: Mark Grant)14 of 16 ![]()
1978 The cathedral and Town Hall towers in view from Bold Place (Image: Mark Grant)15 of 16 ![]()
2014L: A similar view today (Image: Mark Grant)16 of 16
