Cheapside in 1909
Cheapside is a street in the City of London, the historic and modern financial centre of London, which forms part of the A40 London to Fishguard road. It links St. Continue Reading
Engineers working on the construction of the new London Central Exchange, 1901
Engineers working on the construction of the new London Central Exchange, 1901. Source: British Telecom
Kodak Ltd, 41-43 Clerkenwell Road, London
Eastman Photographic Materials Company (later Kodak Ltd), 41-43 Clerkenwell Road, London: the boardroom (1898). Main image probably early 1900s.
Princess’s Theatre, Oxford Street, London
The Princess’s Theatre or Princess Theatre in Oxford Street, London opened in 1828 as the “Queen’s Bazaar” and housed a diorama by Clarkson Stanfield and David Roberts. It was converted into Continue Reading
Video: Tour of 1746 London (Map by John Rocque)
John Rocque (1709–1762) was a surveyor and cartographer. He moved to England with his parents, who were French Huguenot émigrés. In addition to his work as surveyor and mapmaker, Rocque Continue Reading
Crowds at Ludgate Circus, London, after World War I, 1918
Crowd scene at Ludgate Circus, London, after World War I, November 1918 Photographer: Thomas Frederick Scales Dry plate glass negative – Reference No. 1/2-014073-G Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Continue Reading
Tanks on parade in London at the end of World War I, 1918
Tanks on parade in London at the end of World War I, November 1918 Photographer: Thomas Frederick Scales Dry plate glass negative – Reference No. 1/2-014078-G Royal New Zealand Returned Continue Reading
Arthur Conan Doyle and family at Victoria Station, London, March 1923
Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle and family at Victoria Station en route to the USA, March 1923.
Amazing colour film of London in the 1920s
London is the last stop in an epic trip across Britain filmed in remarkable early colour and restored by the BFI National Archive. London was the final stop in a Continue Reading
The Jewel Tower at the Tower of London 1873
The Jewel Tower at the Tower of London from Old and New London by W Thornbury.
St Andrew’s Chruch, Holborn from Snow Hill, London in 1850
St Andrew’s Chruch, Holborn from Snow Hill, London in 1850
Old Hungerford Market, London, 1805
Hungerford Market was a produce market in London, at Charing Cross on the Strand. It existed in two different buildings on the same site, the first built in 1682, the Continue Reading
London skyline from the Monument
London skyline from the Monument – image made from stitching together two old postcards.
Piccadilly Circus, London 1949 by Eric Bjerke Sr
Beautiful colour photo of Piccadilly Circus in the 1940s.
Westminster Bridge with the Houses of Parliament, London by Louis Grimshaw
Louis H. Grimshaw (1870 – 1943) – The son of the artist John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893), Louis Grimshaw was born in Leeds and brought up at the family home, Knostrop Hall, Continue Reading
Statue of George I and Hogarth’s House, 1790
Statue of George I and Hogarth’s House, 1790