Pedestrians Gallery

View down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London

A superb postcard view down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London - the detial is incredible, with individual shops identifiable, the pavements as busy (as they ever are!) and the impressive form of the Victorian schoolhouse on Independence Road, now a Montessori Centre and Private Hospital. Date: circa 1909

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End Road

Situated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clement's Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse. On the street in front of the building are pedestrians, a hand cart and a horse-drawn cart

© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection

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Superstitions

An interesting instance of the popular aversion to walking under a ladder. A group of superstitious pedestrians find themselves in a bit of a scrum as they attempt to squeeze through the smallest gap left by a painter's ladder on the pavement. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

© Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library