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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
Penstock Chamber in Londons Sewers, 1879Engraving showing the large metal door of a Penstock Chamber, somewhere in the sewers underneath London, 1879
Lord Mayors Ball, Mansion House, 1909Illustration showing the Lord Mayor of Londons Ball for all the lord mayors, mayors, lord provosts and provosts in the United Kingdom at Mansion House, London, 1909
Perspective Conspectus of the principal buildings of Sir ChrIllustration showing a perspective conspectus of the principal works of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723). The buildings featured include St
London. As it is, 1861Decorative engraving showing a number of Londons attractions merged into the same skyline. The tops of St Stephens Tower, St Pauls Cathedral
V-2 Rocket in Trafalgar Square, 1945Photograph showing a German V-2 rocket exhibited in Trafalgar Square as a feature of Londons Thanksgiving Week celebrations at the end of the Second World War, September 1945
The Gun Control Room, Britain; Second World War, 1944Illustration showing the interior of the Gun Control Room, the headquarters of Londons anti-aircraft defences during the Second World War, 1944
Map of Londons Docks, 1908Illustration showing the River Thames and Londons docks in 1908, viewed with Tower of London at the bottom of the image and the East of London at the top of the image
Lombard StreetTwo Morris Minors drive down Lombard Street in the heart of Londons financial district
Exiles SquabbleEven in exile, French political activists nurse their grievances : a scuffle between Rochefort and Pilotell in Londons Regent St, takes them to Marlborough St police court
The Engine Room of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel ConveyancEngraving showing the engine room of the of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance, Battersea, London. This was part of an experimental setup to test the design of a pneumatic conveyance tube
The Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance Tube, BatterseaEngraving showing the Despatch-tube of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London. This was an experimental setup to test the design of the tube
The Mouth and Carriage of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel CoEngraving showing the mouth of the despatch-tube and a carriage, carrying mail, of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London
Buses on Oxford StreetMan with newspapers walks along Londons busy Oxford Street. Behind him three no. 73 buses are queuing. A businessman walks towards him
Televising a unit of Londons Land Defence Force against eneIn December 1936 the B.B.C carried out its first transmission from outside at night. A mock air-raid was staged so that Londoners could see how the Territorial Army had prepared itself for the onset
To solve Londons car-garaging problem? A skyscraper ParkIllustration of a cross section of a proposed multi storey garage/ car park, designed by Eugene G. Higgins. It was designed in the style of a tower and could hold seven hundred cars
Gas Retort HouseThe retort house at the Westminster Gas Works, London - at this time much of Londons streets, as well as private homes, are lit by gas
Boxing Satire C18Londons gentry enjoys nothing more than seeing a good fight: Polite amusement or an exhibition of beasts
Miss Mary AndersonMARY ANDERSON Actress born in California who always played leading roles in Londons West End. Dubbed " Our Mary" by American audiences
Proposed station at Baker StreetThe proposed plan for the underground station at Baker Street, the underground solution for convenient travel, in densely populated areas
If you Don t GoIf you don t go, we must... In Londons Trafalgar Square patriotic British girls parade as soldiers, to shame any cowardly men who shrink from enlisting in WW1
Italian Immigrant ManA smartly-dressed Italian man, wearing a hat and overcoat with a fur collar, part of Londons Italian immigrant community, Saffron Hill, near Farringdon
Grosvenor Square 1746The United States don t yet exist, so theres no American Embassy to dominate this imposing square, part of Londons inexorable expansion westwards
Not a Drop to DrinkA comment on Londons polluted water supply - water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink !
Sewing Machine GirlA gentleman walking down Londons Regent Street is struck by the sight of a pretty girl operating a sewing machine in a shop window
Hyde Park Review 1838At a review in Londons Hyde Park, the duke of Wellington is accompanied by marshal Soult and the Ottoman ambassador who is doubtless duly impressed
Hyde Park Steamed UpHYDE PARK AS IT WILL BE Londons Park is invaded by steam-powered vehicles
Londons PiccadillyHorse-buses and cabs clatter along Londons Piccadilly, while a carriage stops outside the Yorkshire Grey public house
Advert / Waring & GillowSofa by Waring abd Gillow, one of Londons prestige furnishing stores, depicted in a setting with curtains and other items
Children in East End StreetThree little girls from Londons East End wear aprons or pinafores over their plain frocks. One girl wears a hat another wears black wool stockings & stout boots
London Wall Newgate 1903A 20-metre length of Londons Roman Wall, discovered when Newgate Prison was demolished, and subsequently demolished in its turn
Demos in Hyde Park / 1931Police arrest a man during demonstrations in Londons Hyde Park