Liverpool then and now - Telegraph Liverpool Then and Now by Mike Royden highlights the amazing transformation which one of Britain's most famous cities has undergone in the past century. This 1908 view shows South Castle Street in the foreground, running into North Street as it crosses Lord Street. Horse-drawn traffic mixes with a single car in the centre of the road. On the near right corner is the Liverpool Diocesan Church House, built in 1901. Picture: From Batsford's 'Liverpool Then and Now' by Mark Royden. Photo copyright to Anova Picture Library and Liverpool Record Office