Anyone who has been into Great Yarmouth's town centre lately will have noticed the streetscape is changing.

From new landmarks along the seafront to extensive town centre building works, Yarmouth before and after the pandemic look like very different places.

Many of these changes are positive: Marine Parade's skyline is now dominated by the towering steel frame of the new Marina Centre and, in the distance, the giant Ferris wheel which promises a bumper 2021 tourist season.

Meanwhile, half of the existing Market Place car park has become a sandy expanse as work begins on the new, more "inviting" £4.6m alternative.

But there's also some conspicuous absences: many of the buildings around the Market Place, King Street and Regent Road are emblazoned with "to let" or "closing down" banners - a sign of the times.

If you haven't been in a while, here's what Great Yarmouth looked like on Easter Monday.

%image(14456846, type="article-full", alt="The new seafront skyline: set with the Marina Centre's vivid steel frame and the Big Wheel not far behind it")

%image(14456847, type="article-full", alt="Artwork on the Marina Centre hoardings by Colossal Youth")

%image(14456848, type="article-full", alt="The new Marina Centre being built along Yarmouth's seafront")

%image(14456849, type="article-full", alt="The Big Wheel, which arrived on Yarmouth's seafront last week and is currently being assembled")

%image(14456850, type="article-full", alt="One of the 36 capsules being lifted onto the Big Wheel on Easter Monday")

%image(14456851, type="article-full", alt="The Big Wheel is currently being assembled ready for what is hoped to be a bumper summer season")

%image(14456852, type="article-full", alt="The Market Place has become a building site as work begins to move the existing stalls further north")

%image(14456853, type="article-full", alt="The Market Place has become a building site as work begins to move the existing stalls further north")

%image(14456854, type="article-full", alt="The Market Place has become a building site as work begins to move the existing stalls further north")

%image(14456855, type="article-full", alt="Many stall owners will not be making the move to the new site: Marsden's Market Chips had its last day on the market last week.")

%image(14438330, type="article-full", alt="Beales/Palmers remains empty, but is a key part of the council's regeneration plan for the town centre as it is set to become a new library space")

%image(14456856, type="article-full", alt="A fallen Hays sign in Palmers' shop window")

%image(14456857, type="article-full", alt="The Works bears "Everything Must Go" signs on its town centre store")

%image(14456858, type="article-full", alt=""Closing down" signs on stores around the Market Place are a frequent sight in post-pandemic Yarmouth")

%image(14456859, type="article-full", alt="A now-empty Argos store near the Market Place")

%image(14456860, type="article-full", alt=""Closing down" signs on stores around the Market Place are a frequent sight in post-pandemic Yarmouth")

%image(14456861, type="article-full", alt=""Closing down" sale signs remain pasted across the windows of Bonmarche")

%image(14456862, type="article-full", alt=""To let" signs now appear above many shop fronts around the Market Place and onto Regent Road and King Street")

%image(14456863, type="article-full", alt=""To let" signs now appear above many shop fronts around the Market Place and onto Regent Road and King Street")

%image(14456864, type="article-full", alt="Liberty's Public House along King Street closed in September last year as the remaining pubs and bars say the pandemic has made things extremely tough for the hospitality industry")

%image(14456865, type="article-full", alt="The fallout of a fire at Nico's Restaurant on Regent Road last week")

%image(14456866, type="article-full", alt="King Street in Great Yarmouth on Easter Monday")

%image(14427758, type="article-full", alt="Regent Road in Great Yarmouth on Easter Monday")