The effect of black and white or sepia can often make the people and places in old photographs seem remote and disconnected from reality. Here we present a selection of historic photos of Henfield, in some cases digitally restored before being put through the DeOldify suggestive colourisation algorithm. Dates range from the 1860s to the 1950s.
Although the River Adur stlll covers its floodplain annually, the colder climate of the past meant skating was a popular local activity until the 1960s. Restored and colourised, 2021. Henfield Museum collection