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St Dunstans, StepneyEngaving depicting Dunstans church in Stepney from a view taken in 1803. It is known as The mother church of the East End. Date: 1803
All Hallows the GreatAll-Hallows-the-Great was a church in the City of London, located on what is now Upper Thames Street, first mentioned in 1235
St Johns Gate ClerkenwellSt Johns Gate, in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, now within central London, is one of the few tangible remains from Clerkenwells monastic past
Fish shopThe old fish shop owned by Short & Son by Temple Bar. 1846. Date: 1846
Anthropomorphic HumourThe Cats Academy series. The Cats at home at mealtime. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1903
Clerkenwell PrisonEngaving depicting the old House of Detention, Clerkenwell. Clerkenwell (old) Prison, also known as the Clerkenwell House of Detention or Middlesex House of Detention, was a prison in Clerkenwell
Essex water gate, Essex Street, Strand. The water gate to old Essex House which once gave access by water to the house from the River Thames
Chantry of Henry VAn elaborately carved chantry chapel in Westminster Abbey was built above between 1437 and 1450
Scottish National churchCrown Court Church was established near Covent Garden in 1711, but extensively rebuilt in 1909 on the same site. The church is named after a small courtyard adjacent to its location
Drury Lane TheatreView of the front of Drury Lane Theatre. This, the third theatre was designed by Henry Holland and opened in March 1794
Peony Flower FacesEaster wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
Camellia Flower FacesEaster wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
Tom Davies booksellerThomas Davies bookshop in Russell Street. Tom Davies, bookseller, actor and author and friend of Boswell and Johnson, who amongst other works wrote The Life of Garrick (1780)
Buttercup Flower FacesEaster wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
Woman CyclingThe Cycling Girl. A young Edwardian enjoying the countryside on her bicycle. Artist: JM Flagg. Date: circa 1904
Elizabeth Brownrigg (1720-1767) was an 18th-century English murderer. Her victim, Mary Clifford, was one of her domestic servants, who died from cumulative injuries and associated infected wounds
New River HeadIn 1609 a scheme to bring much needed water into London from wells in Hertfordshire was designed by a Mr Hugh Myddleton. His plan was to end his New River just below the summit of Islington Hill
Sign of the MischiefThe Mischief Inn used to be situated on the south side of Oxford Street, London. Its sign depicted a man and his drunk shrewish wife, two apes, a pig and suspicious looking gin shops and pawnbrokers
Theatre, Portugal StreetA theatre has occupied this site for centuries and still does today
Lord NorthPortrait of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC, better known by his courtesy title Lord North, which he used from 1752 to 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782
Fleet Prison - WeddingA wedding in the Fleet. From an 18th century print. Date: 18th century
St Stephens cryptAlthough St Stephens Chapel was destroyed by fire in 1834, the crypt below St Stephens Hall, the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, which had fallen into disuse before the fire
Boswell CourtView of Boswell Court, London. One of several courts and alleyways demolished in the 1860s to make way for the building of the Royal Courts of Justice
St Stephens Chapel was a chapel in the old Palace of Westminster which served as the chamber of the House of Commons of England and that of Great Britain from 1547 to 1834
Serles PlaceView of Serles Place, London, near St Clement Danes Church. The street was built in the 17th century and demolished in 1866
Court of Pie-poudreA special court that sat in times of public markets or fairs in England in medieval times, with exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between merchants and consumers
Foreign OfficeThe main Foreign Office building is in King Charles Street, London. It was built by George Gilbert Scott in partnership with Matthew Digby Wyatt. From 1861. Date: 1861
Islington in 1780Engaving depicting rural Islington in 1780. Date: 1780
Dr Johnsons pew in St Clements church
London School BoardLSB offices on the Thames Embankment, London. circa 1870. Between 1870 and 1904, the LSB was the single largest educational provider in London and the infrastructure
Old Whitehall Palace was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, except for Inigo Joness Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire
The Whistling OysterA tavern in Vinegar Yard, Covent Garden made famous by the design of its signboard
Queen Annes bath was once a public bath situated in Old Belton Street between St Giles and Long Acre and fed from a spring in Highgate
Water cistern in the StrandThe Strand Lane Baths, at 5 Strand Lane, London WC2R 2NA, have been reputed since the 1830s to be a Roman survival. In fact they are the remaining portion of a cistern built in 1612 to feed a
Lincolns Inn chapelThe chapel was built between 1620 and 1623 by Inigo Jones, and was extensively rebuilt in 1797 and again in 1883. Other repairs took place in 1685, after the consultation of Christopher Wren
Pink (Iris) Flower FacesBirthday wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
White Flower FacesBirthday wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
Marquis Yamagata AritomoYamagata Aritomo (1838-1922)was a Japanese field marshal, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genro
Admiral Yamarnatos ItoYamarnatos Ito (1868-1912) was Marine minister for Japan during the late Meiji Era (1868-1912). He commanded the Japanese Navy in the successful Russo-Japanese War (1904-5). Date: 1903
General Hisaichi TerauchiHisaichi Terauchi (1879-1946) was a Gensui (or Field Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army, commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group during World War II, and a war criminal. Date: 1903
Viscount Katsura TaroKatsura Taro (1848-1913) was a Japanese general within the Imperial Japanese Army, and a politician who is the second-longest serving prime minister of Japan
Aboriginal ChildrenYoung boy tasting his girls pie. Hilda Dix Sandford illustrated these children on a visit to Australia circa 1908. Date: circa 1908
Surgeons HallThe Company of Surgeons moved from Surgeons Hall in Old Bailey to a site at 41 Lincolns Inn Fields in 1797. Construction of the first College building, to a design by George Dance the Younger
Saracens Head, Snow HillThe Saracens Head, Snow Hill. From a sketch taken during its demolition in 1863. It was a celebrated tavern and coaching establishment, which stood on the north side of Snow Hill, without Newgate
Old Church of St James Clerkenwell
CharterhouseBirds eye view of the old Charterhouse. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century
St Bartholomew-the-GreatEngaving depicting St Bartholomew-the-Great in 1737. The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, is a medieval church in Smithfield within the City of London
Spa Fields ChapelEngaving depicting Spa Fields Chapel in 1781. Spa Fields Chapel, erected in 1777, was one of many founded by Selina Hastings, the Countess of Huntingdon
Old Queens Head Tavern IslingtonEngaving depicting the old Queens Head Tavern, Islington. It was situated at the corner of Queens Head Lane, but was demolished in 1829
The Old Post OfficeThe old Post Office in Lombard Street. 1800. Date: 1800
Enlarging lantern advertisement 1905Advertisement from W.Butcher and Sons camera house based in London, England. The advert promotes 3 different enlargers for creating photographic prints. 1905
Fleet Prison - Exterior
Tothill Street, WestminsterOld properties in Tothill Street, Westminster. circa 1750 Date: circa 1750
Westminster SchoolThe old dormitary at Westminster School in 1840. Date: 1840
Wax figures in the AbbeyThe effigies - life-sized figures made of wax and wood, and lavishly dressed in robes and jewels - were often carried during funeral processions
Tomb of Henry IIITomb of King Henry III in Westminster Abbey
Henry VIIs chapelThe Henry VII Lady Chapel, or just the Henry VII Chapel, is a large Lady Chapel at the far eastern end of Westminster Abbey, paid for by the will of King Henry VII
Handels monumentGeorge Frederic Handel (1685-1759). His monument in Westminster Abbey
Coldbath House. From a view published in 1811. Now demolished, it was a privately run hydropathic establishment opened around 1700
Tomb of Edward the ConfessorThe tomb of Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey
Boys and GirlsFive young boys in a line in their red jackets with riding crops. Artist: Hilda Dix Stanford. Date: circa 1908
View of Westminster from Whitehall, from a view published by Smith, 1807. Date: 1807
Regency ChildrenBessies Bun. Symmetrical group of young boys in their Regency costumes keep their eyes on Bessie and her Bun. Artist: Hilda Dix Sandford. Date: circa 1908
Holbein GatewayThe Holbein Gate was a monumental gateway across Whitehall in Westminster, constructed in 1531-32 in the English Gothic style. It was demolished in 1759
Whitehall Yard from the street opposite the Horse Guards. The house of Lord Cathcart, a Scottish soldier and diplomat, is on the left
United Services MuseumIn its day the Royal United Services Museum was regarded as the biggest and most important in the country, apart from the British Museum
Frost on the ThamesThe winter of 1814 is renowned as being one of the coldest in history. In London, the Thames froze over and near Blackfriars Bridge the ice was thick enough to carry the weight of an elephant
Whitehall Gardens from the river Thames
Bull & Mouth InnThe yard of the Bull and mouth inn in St Martins-le-Grand. It was one of 20 inns in the City, that used to 51 coaches and a 700 underground horse stables and was demolished in 1888
Carpenters CompanyThe garden and facade of the hall of the Carpenters company. 1870. Date: 1870
Macklins houseThe last residence of Charles Macklin, noted comedian and centenarian who died here in 1797
Great Queen StreetView of old houses in Great Queen Street, south side. circa 1850. Date: circa 1850
St Giles gatewayThe gateway to St Giles in the Fields
The Rookery, St GilesVictorian montage. The rookery stood between New Oxford Street and Seven Dials, near where Centre Point stands today. It was of one of the worst slums in Britain, a site of overcrowding and squalor
St Ethelburgas ChurchEngaving depicting St Ethelburgas church in Bishopsgate, one of the longest surviving churches in the City of London
St Annes church, SohoSt Annes church was consecrated in 1686 by Bishop Henry Compton as the parish church of the new civil and ecclesiastical parish of St Anne, created from part of the parish of St Martin in the Fields
King Theodores monumentTheodore I of Corsica (born Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff) was buried in the graveyard of St Annes Church, Soho in central London
Hogarths houseStatue of George I opposite Hogarths house in Leicester Square, London. 1790. Date: 1790
Royal AcademyThe first home of the Royal Academy in Pall Mall, London. circa 1740. Date: circa 1740
London buildingsVictorian montage of prominent London buildings - Westminster Abbey, Temple Bar, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
Northumberland House staircaseThe staircase in Northumberland House, home of the Earl of Northumberland until it was demolished in 1866
Bedford Head tavernThe old Bedford Head Tavern, a once celebrated eating house in Southampton Street, London, frequented by Horace Walpole
Old Adelphi TheatreThe old Adelphi Theatre demolished in 1858
Ivy Bridge LaneAn alley (long demolished) leading from the Strand to the Ivy Bridge or pier on the River Thames, a drop-off point for river passengers