Ludgate Collection

Fleet Street, London, c. 1894
Photograph showing the view east along Fleet Street, towards Ludgate and St. Pauls Cathedral, c.1894. A large number of horse-drawn carriages can be seen rushing along the street as a steam train

London / City Gates
Ten of the City gates before demolition: Bishopshate; Cripplegate; Ludgate; Newgate; Moorgate; Aldgate; Bridgegate; Aldersgate; Whitehallgate; Templebar

First Postbox, London
LETTER BOX The first Post Office letter box in London is installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill

Interior of first postbox, London
Interior of the first Post Office letter box in London which was installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill. Date: 1855

View of London from St. Pauls, on Lord Mayors Day
Incredible panoramic view of London from the roof of St. Pauls Cathedral, looking west. The Lord Mayors Procession can be seen heading up Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill past the cathedral. Date: 1889

Ludgate Circus 1930S
View from Fleet Street looking towards Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill and St. Pauls Cathedral, London

Abc Cafe London / 1900
The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs

Fleet Street, London
A lovely view up Fleet Street, toward Ludgate Hill and St Pauls Cathedral

London Birdseye 3
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill to St Pauls and Cheapside

Ludgate Hill 1930S
View looking down Ludgate Hill towards Ludgate Circus, showing a policeman on the right and a train going over the now dismantled railway bridge, London

St Pauls Circa 1850
The front of the cathedral is largely hidden by the shops of Ludgate Hill, preventing Wrens magnificent design from achieving its full effect

London City / Midland Bank
A queue at the counter of the London City and Midland Bank, Ludgate Hill

Ludgate Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, City of London
A busy Ludgate Circus with the King Lud pub on the left and St Pauls Cathedral in the distance, City of London. Date: circa 1920s

The Old London Gates - Ludgate. Date: circa 1800

Walks of London - Fleet Street And Ludgate Hill ?
Walks of London - Fleet Street And Ludgate Hill To St Pauls and Cheapside

Ludgate Circus London Victorian period

Advert, Chas Baker & Co Stores Limited, London
Advert, Chas Baker & Co Stores Limited, High Holborn, Oxford Street, Tottenham Court Road and Ludgate Hill, London, School Outfits, Gentlemen's & Boys Superior Clothing

Sereine Massage Advertisement
An advertisement for The Sereine Company, promoting their massage apparatus for women, seen in the image portraying a young lady with one leg placed high, as she massages her calf. Date: circa 1920

Treloar Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Treloar, specialists in floor coverings such as carpets, rugs and linoleum. The image shows Ludgate Hill in London, with a huge, red

Advert for Dollond's new diaphragm shutter 1892
Advertisement for Dollond & Co. in Ludgate Hill, London, for a new comdined iris diaphragm shutter. Date: 1892

Ludgate Circus 1901
Ludgate Circus, with heavy traffic. Date: 1901

Traffic at Ludgate Circus is halted and passers-by stand still to observe a minute's silence on Armistice Day Date: 1926

Ludgate Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, London
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ludgate Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, London

Photograph of Red Lion PH, Ludgate Circus, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Sir Paul Pindars monument in St. Botolph s, Bishopsgate
Sir Paul Pindars monument near the communion table in St. Botolph s, Bishopsgate. Sir Paul Pindar (1565-1650) was a London merchant and ambassador

Rectorial House, Newington Butts. Singular building made of oak, chestnut and cedar, with roof in 14 casts or directions forming a well in the centre

Chiswick House, 1823
Chiswick House, Palladian villa designed by architect William Kent and built by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. Garden front

Advert for Treloar carpets 1918
Trevoar carpets in Ludgate Hill. Date: 1918

Ludgate station
Cartoons in Fun, 1866, showing an illustration of a packed platform at Ludgate where people are waiting for a 8:37 train. This article was written by Sylvanus Suburban Date: 1866

Ludgate Hill Station and New Bridge Street
The exterior of Ludgate Hill Station and New Bridge Street. Terminus of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (which closed in 1929). Date: circa 1900

Proposed central railway terminus, London 1846
Overview of the proposed Central Railway terminus for the city of London, including the market on Old Bailey, Ludgate Hill and the new viaduct (Holburn). Date: 1846

What Roman London may have looked like -- on the north bank of the River Thames, surrounded by a wall built by the Romans. Date: 1st century

Inside view of the Watch Tower discovered near Ludgate Hill, May 1, 1792. Barbican or part of the old City wall of 1276. Copperplate engraving drawn

Advert, Hitchings Baby Stores, Ludgate Hill, London
Advert for Hitchings Baby Stores, Ludgate Hill, Oxford Street and Knightsbridge, London, featuring the San Remo Baby Carriage. 1897

Royal Wedding crowd, Ludgate Circus, London
Aerial view of Ludgate Circus, London, after the passing of the Royal Wedding carriage, 6 July 1893 (Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck). 1893

Stationery, The Stock Exchange, weekly journal
Stationery, The Stock Exchange, Imperial Buildings, Ludgate circus, London, a weekly journal for capitalists and investors. 1890

View of the Richest Spot in the Whole World 1906
Skyline of London, at the time the richest city in the the World. Date: 1906

Monsters face with tab pull on a greetings card
Monsters face with tab pull on a movable greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Advert, Dollond Opticians, Ludgate Hill, London -- binoculars, opera and field glasses, etc. 1880

View from St Pauls Cathedral, London, WW2
View from St Pauls Cathedral on 11 May 1941, looking towards Ludgate Hill, City of London, during the Second World War, with smoke and fire resulting from bombing. Date: 1941

New interior of the Stationers Hall, Ludgate Hill, London

Robert Waithman (1764 - 1833), draper and British politician, employed for some time in a London linen draper s, he opened, about 1786, a drapers shop of his own in Ludgate Circus, London

The Bell Sauvage Inn or (or La Belle Sauvage) was a former public house in Ludgate Hill, London

Interior of Messrs. Cook s, Ludgate Circus, London. Date: 1900

Ludgate Circus viaduct, St Pauls Cathedral appearing behind the buildings

Ludgate Circus, with advertising on sides of public transport and buildings

Ludgate Circus by night, London
1912

St. Pauls Cathedral from Ludgate Hill, London - designed by Christopher Wren, begun in 1675. Date: circa 1910s

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