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It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1900
One of Londons few remaining relics of the Roman occupation of Britain, the Roman Bastion of London Wall, in the churchyard of St. Giles church, Cripplegate. Date: 1st Century
Empire Theatre
Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness 1865Exterior of the Southern Outfall Works of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness. This pumping station was built by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, as part of Londons drainage scheme. Date: 1865
Suburban Water-Carts, London, 1875Two watercarts, delivering supplies in Londons suburbs in 1875. Several people bringing buckets out to the cart to purchase fresh water. Date: 1875
Peace celebrationsTea party held in a street in Londons East End to celebrate the end of World War I in 1918. Children are sat at a long table, while parents (mainly women) serve food
Horse-drawn steamer leaving headquarters 1900Call-out in the streets of London, a horse-drawn steamer leaving the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, with a group of passers-by watching. Date: 1900
TRAFALGAR SQUARE 1950STwo of Londons most famous landmarks, the National Gallery and St. Martin-in-the- Fields church, both in Trafalgar Square. Date: 1950s
Suburban Street LondonA street in Londons inner suburbs - West End Lane, Hampstead. Date: circa 1905
CLEANERS DELIVERY VANAchille Serre is THE cleaner for LOndons fashionable crowd, and this is the van in which your gowns and dress suits will be brought to you. Date: 1912
BOXING AT WONDERLANDA large crowd fills Londons Wonderland club to watch a fight. Date: 1900
NEW CUT ITEM SELLER 1872A dishevelled man sells household articles at Londons New Cut market. Date: 1872
LONDON WAREHOUSESGoods are loaded, unloaded and hoisted at Londons busy Pickle Herring Street warehouses Date: 1870
Hyde Park Steamed UpHYDE PARK AS IT WILL BE Londons Park is invaded by steam-powered vehicles Date: 1846
PROSPECT OF WHITBYThree girls standing on the doorstep of the Prospect of Whitby, Londons Oldest Riverside Inn, Wapping, London. Date: 1960s
EAST END GIRLS SWINGGirls enjoy a makeshift swing, from a lamp-post in Londons East End Date: late 19th century
Polluted London WaterTHE CITY NARCISSUS Punch accuses Londons officials of being too self-satisfied to realise the danger to the the citys health from the polluted water of the Thames Date: 1849
SHOPPING, BOND STREETFur-draped ladies shopping in Bond Street, Londons most fashionable shopping street Date: 1904
Lyons Inn was one of the Inns of Chancery attached to Londons Inner Temple. Founded some time during or before the reign of Henry V, the Inn educated lawyers including Edward Coke and John Selden
Dukes TheatreThe Dukes Theatre at Dorset Garden, on the riverfront, once, Londons most luxurious playhouse.. Date: 19th century
Central Criminal Court and St. Pauls - Justice and MercyThe dome and statue atop Londons Central Criminal Court and the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral - the card is beautifully captioned as Justice and Mercy. Date: circa 1920s
Fern Street SettlementPoor working class children in Londons East End, queueing up for the Fern Street Settlement, set up in 1905 by Clara Grant; a bundle of toys in exchange for a farthing. Date: early 1930s
The Lord Mayors Banquet at the Guildhall, November 9th 1887Banquet scene at Londons Guildhall. An annual banquet is traditionally held to celebrate the mayors installation in November each year
East End Womens Club at Public House DoorAn informal womens club, some with children, gather outside a public house in Londons East End. Date: 1902
Seat of the Sorrowful - the Homeless in LondonSome of Londons homeless spending the night on the citys public benches. Date: 1909
London Temperance Hospital, Hampstead Road, EustonLondons Temperance Hospital, first opened in 1873, moved in 1885 to this site on Hampstead Road. It aimed to treat patients without the use of medicinal alcohol at a time when stimulants such as
Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland Street, LondonA view of the former Strand Union workhouse, later part of the Middlesex Hospital, on Cleveland Street in Londons Fitzrovia District
Childrens Ward at German Hospital, LondonChildren and nurses in a ward at Londons German Hospital. Date: Date unknown
Wembley Park Tower under construction. Also known as Watkins Tower, It was to be the centre piece of a pleasure park and based upon the Eiffel tower, 358 meters tall
Wembely Park Tower under constructionWembley Park Tower under construction. Also known as Watkins Tower, It was to be the centre piece of a pleasure park and based upon the Eiffel tower, 358 meters tall
Livingston, Maxim, Gates, Grahame-White - Olympia Aero ExhibHendon, Londons first aerodrome, had been largely developed from 1910 by Claude Grahame-White, against the views of the newspaper media who had derided his earlier efforts to develop the airfield
Programme cover for Paris Fantaisie, 1933Programme cover for Paris Fantaisie, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1933. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1933
Birds eye view of the West End of LondonThe Graphics panorama of Londons West End from 1889. Date: 21st September 1889
Claridges Hotel 1970SThe front entrance of Claridges, one of Londons premier hotels. Date: 1970s
George PeabodyGEORGE PEABODY American tradesman who made a good thing from dry goods and did an even better thing by his benefactions to Londons homeless. Date: 1795 - 1869
Middlesex Snow SceneA winter landscape, on Londons northern edge, near Enfield, Middlesex, England. Date: 1950s
Boundary House, Wellington Terrace (opposite Kensington Gardens), London. One of Londons smallest houses, on the boundary between Kensington and Paddington. Date: 19th century
Ship in George V DockA large ship moored in Londons busy Docklands, King George V dock, North Woolwich, before the World War Two Blitz and the Docklands development. Date: February 1939
Socialism in Hyde ParkA Socialist orator at Speakers Corner in Londons Hyde Park, near the Marble Arch, attracts an audience of working men, while a gentleman in a top hat passes by Date: 1892
Programme cover for La Revue D Amour, 1934Programme cover for La Revue D Amour, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1934. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1934
Toynbee HallThe Drawing-Room of this philanthropic-educational institution in the Commercial Road in Londons East End, , scene of many a fierce political discussion
Guildhall AldermenThe Court of Aldermen, part of Londons municipal infrastructure that you probably never knew about
East India RoadMarket stalls and other traders in the East India Road, in Londons East End
Main Entrance, Kensington PalaceA watercolour and pen painting of the main entrance at Kensington Palace, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell
Dulwich Art Gallery, by Hugh CassonA watercolour and pen painting of Dulwich Art Gallery, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson during
The Lord Mayors Show, London, 1746Lord Mayor of Londons Show moving through the city in 1746
Construction of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works, CrossnEngraving showing the construction of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness, Kent, in 1864. This facility, now better known as Crossness Pumping Station
Cross-Section of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at CroEngraving showing a cross-section of the machinery at the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness, 1864. The machinery shown was used to pump away Londons sewage