Enjoy a glimpse of history through old images of Barnes, which became a Borough of London in 1932. Old Pictures of Barnes Engravings from the eighteenth and nineteenth century show how much the area was transformed over little more than a century. Windmills, fields and orchards gave way to industrial progress and the
London transport STL512 on route 63 towards Chalk Farm Underground station is seen in Dulwich in 1938.
Gorgeous, evocative pictures by Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys
The collection of stunning historical images shows everything from swimsuit-clad women carrying their gas masks to tuberculosis patients enjoying the sun on the banks of the Thames.
The Extraordinary Transformation Of Piccadilly Circus In Pictures
Just four miles from the centre of London Limehouse is now a luxurious area between the City and Canary Wharf.
My review of the Clink Prison Museum, a scary London Dungeon-like attraction on Bankside that tells the story of the city's most notorious medieval jail
I am delighted to welcome another new guest to All Things Georgian: William Ellis-Rees. William is a Classics teacher with a serious sideline interest in researching and writing on lesser known his…
Covent Garden is known for its historic architecture, lively street performers, and vibrant cultural scene, in addition to historic Covent Garden pubs that cater to locals, tourists, and theater-goers alike. Many of these pubs have been around for centuries and boast charming interiors that harken back to a bygone era.
Hammersmith Bridge-London 1900
1976, the year that David Rostance took some of these fascinating photographs, is probably best remembered for the extraordinary heat wave and its accompanying drought.
These pictures, taken by Horace Warner 100 years ago in Spitalfields in London’s East End, were used to illustrate the plight of the poorest children in London.
London 1960
There's so much mystique about these images.
In 1902 the American author Jack London visited his namesake city – at the time when it was still the largest in the world. In a book that became to be known as The People of the Abyss he described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and … Continue reading "Jack London’s Extraordinary Photos of London’s East End in 1902"
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Attendant Cafe - An ex-public toilet from Victorian times converted into a cafe, serving one of the best coffees in London. Now that's quite a story!
Islington-born photographer Frederick Wilfred's black and white images of London street life are to go on display at the Museum of London from 16 June 2012, as part of the London festival of photography
At the base of one of London's most iconic buildings, there's an ancient surprise. The tomb of a Roman girl buried under The Gherkin...
A rare sense of how everyday people looked in the mid-1950s as they went about their lives in central London.
Here's the best of Fitzrovia, London. From restaurants and pubs to streets and shops, this quick guide has the area covered.
The Extraordinary Transformation Of Piccadilly Circus In Pictures
Rarely-seen black and white photos show the Victoria line in use decades ago as it celebrates its 50th birthday.
We go behind the blackout curtains to reveal how ordinary Britons sought refuge from the bombings - in the bedroom and the bottle...
Photographs of a shabby capital struggling to escape from the seventies recession.
26 April 1981: Wood Green Shopping City Multistory Car Park looking north to High Road and Wood Green tube station. dms2097 makes the comment that the bus on the left hand side is reg number GHV15N. Another view of that bus: flic.kr/p/aBQnbw
David Granick’s (1912-80) Kodachrome photographs of London in the 1960s and 1970s are sensational. Here are more from Granick’s legacy of more than 3000 colour slides of a London now only glimpsed. More here. Via: Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives , The East End in Colour 1960-80 edited by Chris Dorley-Brown and published by Hoxton Minipress.
Old Swan Stairs are one of London's historic River Thames stairs and their location and history can be traced for several centuries and still found today.
