Animated Timelines (Deansgate)
Manchester Deansgate Growth (Historical)
A chronological animation of Manchester Deansgate's development from Roman times to the modern era, rendered via OpenHistoricalMap data and mapit's temporal orderer.
Watch animation → AnimationManchester Deansgate Growth (Broken Dates)
A refined chronological animation featuring the 'blackcat-paper' style.
Watch styled animation → AnimationManchester Deansgate Growth (Broken Overlay)
Corrected chronological sorting! The timeline now smoothly progresses from Roman times (79 AD) through the 1800s Industrial Revolution. Note: Street and river labels pop in at the very end of the animation as a finishing overlay.
Watch fixed animation → AnimationManchester Deansgate Growth (Data Reality + Undated Features)
Shows the reality of OpenHistoricalMap data! Only ~170 paths out of 21,000 actually have a 'start_date' tagged in Manchester. The animation draws the dated features chronologically (1712 to 2016), then draws the remaining 99% of the map as 'Undated'.
Watch transparent animation →Completed Maps (Static Renderings)
Because historical dates are heavily under-tagged in the database, requesting a strict snapshot for "1800" only returns a few sparse lines! Below are high-resolution static PNG exports of the fully completed map (all 21,000+ paths) in different cartographic styles, proving the rendering engine handles the full dataset flawlessly.