Jan 25, 2021 · These rare historical photographs were taken from 1873 to 1877 and are part of Street Life in London, a book that was one of the first examples of social documentary photography.

Mar 12, 2015 · In the 19th century, London was the capital of the largest empire the world had ever known — and it was infamously filthy. It had choking, sooty fogs; the Thames River was thick with human...

With traffic congestion on London's roads becoming more and more serious, proposals for underground railways to ease the pressure on street traffic were first mooted in the 1840s, after the opening of the Thames Tunnel in 1843 proved such engineering work could be …

One of the earliest changes to the streets was the arrival of public transport. For most of the century, most people walked—an hour to work, an hour home, was not unusual. But in 1828, a coach-builder saw omnibuses on a visit to Paris, and he thought they might work in London.

Detailed maps of London over time, showing the expansion and development of the city. (This small selection will expand as our scanning of English maps continues during 2024-25). See also county maps for maps of the wider hinterland around London, or Ordnance Survey maps for developments after 1840.

Oct 11, 2016 · Here is a collection of amazing vintage photos capturing street scenes of London from between the 1880s to 1890s. An electric brougham in Lower Regent Street in Westminster. At the bottom of Ludgate Viaduct on Fleet Street.

Nov 7, 2024 · Navigating streets and slums, these investigators interviewed and photographed Londoners who made the streets their home and workplace. Two of the most famous were Henry Mayhew (1812 – 1887) and John Thomson (1837 – 1921).

Nov 23, 2012 · Reaching beyond my limited period of residence in the capital, these photographs of the streets of old London reveal a deeper perspective in time, setting my own experience in proportion and allowing me to feel part of the continuum of the ever-changing city.

Jul 19, 2022 · A visit to Roupell Street – one of the London streets of the 1800s, feels like a step back in time into Victorian London. Described as a handsome street of 19th-century workers’ cottages, this old London street was first developed in the 1820s by the wealthy Roupell family.

People ate, sold food, bought clothes and furniture, drank, caught omnibuses and advertised on the streets, particularly if they were poor. This resource uses photographs by photographer John Thomson and descriptions and interviews by radical journalist Adolphe Smith’s 1877 Street Life …