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Arch, Shepherd’s Place, off White’s Row, now Tenter Ground, Spitalfields, 1909.
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Rare photos show Lost London, from 1900s-1910s

A beautiful collection of rare vintage photographs of London, taken between the 1910s and 1910s, from the Archives of English Heritage. The photo

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The aftermath of a Tram accident in April 1946. An early morning "Workman's" Tram gathered speed down Grand Depot Road and derailed at a crossover and plunged into the Co-op in Woolwich New Road. Four people received minor injuries. The local police seem to have it well in hand. The Workman's Tram was introduced by the London County Council when that body ran the most of London's Trams. They were early morning Trams which catered for factory workers at cheaper fare rates. It was also designe...
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The aftermath of a Tram accident in April 1946. An early morning "Workman's" Tram gathered speed down Grand Depot Road and derailed at a crossover and plunged into the Co-op in Woolwich New Road. Four people received minor injuries. The local police seem to have it well in hand. The Workman's Tram was introduced by the London County Council when that body ran the most of London's Trams. They were early morning Trams which catered for factory workers at cheaper fare rates. It was also…

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"Little Ease": One of the most feared devices in the Tower of London was its tiniest cells
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What Really Happened Inside The Tower Of London's Terrifying Room: "Little Ease"

Guy Fawkes was the final prisoner for a disturbing reason

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A young couple pictured wearing their home-made smog masks on their way to work in London during the Great Smog
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Pea souper that killed 12,000: So black you couldn't see the screen in cinemas. So suffocatingly lethal they ran out of coffins. How the Great Smog choked London 60 years ago this week

A thick, greasy, grimy fog - known as the Great Smog of London - descended on the city during a particularly cold December in 1952 and killed 12,000 people in four days.

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The 10 Best Historic London Alleys | Look Up London
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The 10 Best Historic London Alleys | Look Up London

London has plenty of tiny passageways and they often have a story to tell! These are the best historic London alleys I've wandered along

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London Blitz photos. WW2
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London Blitz: Haunting and Heart Wrenching Rare Color Photos (and a few B&W) of a London At War

LIFE Magazine (remember that?) published these beautiful and haunting pictures of a London at War back in the 1940’s. The destruction that London experienced is heartbreaking. But Londoners endured and I don’t need to tell you who won. Author: jonathan Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile who launched Anglotopia.net in 2007 to channel his passion for […]

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Brick Lane exposed: a 1980s view of east London – in pictures

Raju Vaidyanathan was born in Brick Lane in Tower Hamlets. In 1983 he acquired a second-hand camera and started taking photographs of the area

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Henry and Thomas James Dixon, no. 111, "Great St. Helen’s" (1886), carbon print mounted on card, from 'Relics of Old London' (Society for Photographing Relics of Old London, 1875–1886, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection)
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The Photographers of 1870s London Who Documented Their Disappearing City

The idea of capturing something in photography before it disappears dates back almost to the dawn of the medium.

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Vintage pictures of the London Underground reveal what tube travel was like when the capital just had a few million residents
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Vintage pictures of the London Underground show what travel was like when the capital had a few million residents

THE tube network has brought almost every Londoner close to tears at some point – whether during a strike or in the busy evening rush. But it’s also one of the capital’s crowning glorie…

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Villa des Tulipes, a street in the eighteenth arrondissement, photographed by Dorothy Bohm, Paris, 1953
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Tales of Three Cities | Martin Filler

The then-and-now approach to urban criticism took root during the nineteenth century, more or less simultaneously with the invention of photography, and has continued up to the present. But a larger question raised by images of Paris, London, and New York architecture across long periods of time is how the cities' occupants themselves have changed.

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Tonal palettes revive Reiss signatures. The streets of London have a familiarity that runs parallel with the history of Reiss; a nod to 70’s styling through signature pieces.
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You Can Explore Henry VIII's Palace Here in London, UK
One of the most sought after destinations in the world, London is an icon in itself. It’s one of the world’s most important cities in terms of influence, economy, and power. It’s a city that’s full of opportunities, history, and fascinating attractions. Many tourists begin their travels in London, but there are so many things to do. How do you know where to start? This is why we have written our London travel guide!