The new Google Street View archive

*This was originally posted on my Pieces of UK blog on 5th May 2014.

If you haven't already then you should check out the new Google Street View archive: it allows you to see streets as they were each time the Google Street View car came past. It should be available from the new version of Google maps at https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview

When you drag the little orange man onto the map you should see an image like this:

If you see a little clock icon in the box in the top left corner then previous views should be available:

Click the clock and you'll see a thumbnail view and a timeline showing you which dates are available, drag on the timeline and click the thumbnail to go to that particular view:

These are the views looking from London Bridge towards the Shard in London: