THESE rare birdseye images transport Worcestershire back to when King George VI sat on the throne and the end of World War Two.

In 1945, acres of fields, now housing estates, were used for agriculture.

Worcestershire is one of the rare spots in the UK where people can look back as far as 1945 on Google Maps.

Most counties' Google Map screenshots only go back to the 1990s.

Here is what Worcestershire used to look like: 

Worcester in 1945

The majority of the east of Worcester was open fields in 1945.

Areas well-known now as Brickfields, Warndon, Trotshill, Ronkswood and Redhill did not exist. 

Also missing from the 1945 map is the M5 and connecting A roads, all of which would not begin to appear until 1962. 

Worcester, as a whole, looks barely recognisable.

In 1945, Worcester citizens celebrated the end of the Second World War and streetlights were turned on for the first time since 1939.

The Pitchcroft has remained a large area used for various events, and residents used it to celebrate the momentous occasion of the war ending.

Evesham Journal: VE DAY, 1945: Young men led impromptu parades along Worcester High Street in scenes never seen before to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe.VE DAY, 1945: Young men led impromptu parades along Worcester High Street in scenes never seen before to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe. (Image: NQ)

The service on Pitchcroft featured around 10,000 people.

Malvern in 1945

Malvern in 1945 was nearly two-thirds smaller than what we would know it as today.

The main route into the town via Worcester Road can still be seen 78 years on and the iconic hill landscape still look impressive from a 1945 birdseye view. 

Malvern Link is still visible from the 1945 map, but the area has massively grown in size.

Areas like Sharrards Green and Pound Bank haven't yet been built.

Evesham Journal: Picture of residents lighting a celebratory VE bonfire on the Malvern Hills.Picture of residents lighting a celebratory VE bonfire on the Malvern Hills. (Image: NQ)

Evesham in 1945

Evesham has one of the most significant transformations of all the before and afters.

The majority of the southern part of the town was vast amounts of fields.

Evesham Railway Line had also not yet been built, with the line officially opening in October 1864. 

1945 also marked the year Evesham United FC was formed after Second World War soldiers returning from action reformed the club.