The rapid and dramatic pace of change in recent years is best appreciated in this historical context, as it shows the potential losses, as well as gains, of modernisation and expansion. Above all, Boothstown is a place where people have lived and worked for hundreds of years, and this Web site reflects this in recounting past and present social and economic activity. The pictures below illustrate this theme, showing identical scenes ninety-four years apart. The line of the road has been altered, but the trees are the same. Your comments on the site are welcome.
All source material used is acknowledged on the appropriate pages.
Unless stated, all colour photographs on the site were taken by Tony Smith. Acknowledgements for black and white photographs are included on each page. This Web project has received generous support from a number of local historians, and help received is acknowledged on each page of this Web site. Particular thanks are due to Mrs. C. Elsie Mullineux for scrutinising the historical detail and for supplying a vast amount of source material. Thanks also to local historians Ann Monaghan and Carol Woodward.