St Omer

Boulevard de Strasbourg (above) at junction with Rue de Calais The roof of the garage has changed but little else has. Rue de Calais (right) 304 Coy ASC (35 DSC) were based in Rue de Calais in December 1918.
Rue Henri Dupois GHQ were housed in No.15 (right) in November 1914. Much of the road looks the same today as a century ago except for the modern IBIS hotel on the left which has the archway as its main entrance.
Caserne de la Barre, Rue Henri Filleul. Now The Esplanade. Army School of Instruction from 1916.	The building has been renovated keeping the outside  original and is now luxury appartments.
La Place Victor Hugo GHQ Intelligence Section established themselves in one of these buildings in 1914.	Little has changed in 100 years except for motor cars replacing horse transport. The grand building overlooking the square is now a branch of BNB Paribas bank.
Quai du Haut-Pont Le Pont Rouge The waterways around St Omer were of great importance throughout the war being used to support the railways in transporting stores of all descriptions into the town for the large British population and onward transmission to the Ypres Salient and to ferry the sick and wounded away from the town's hospitals.	Little has changed in the century between the images. The scene is looking away from the town and is approximately 500 metres from the railway station, itself a large and important railhead. The bridge swivels on the central pillar to allow the passage of barges along the canal.
Rue Saint-Bertin The Army Post Office was based in 14 Rue Saint-Bertin (right) before moving to Place Sithieu (below) in 1918

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