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Greater London Council Collection

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909

Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909
Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Baltic Wharf, Millbank, Westminster, London, March 1909. Entrance to the yard, with wooden figures salvaged from ships decorating the sign

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Savory & Moores Pharmacy, 143 New Bond Street, London, 1912

Savory & Moores Pharmacy, 143 New Bond Street, London, 1912. Shop front with window display and royal coat of arms over the door indicating by appointment to the royal family

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Horse drawn vehicles and barrows in Borough High Street, London, 1904

Horse drawn vehicles and barrows in Borough High Street, London, 1904
Horse drawn vehicles, barrows and shop fronts, 309-317 Borough High Street, London, 1904. Men and boys wait with barrows and horse-drawn carts

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897

Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897. Men wait, locked out of the East India Docks, probably during a strike in which the dock workers demanded fair pay

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Dockhead Fire Station, No 8 Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, 1929

Dockhead Fire Station, No 8 Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, 1929. Fire engines parked inside the fire station

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Crystal Palace Station, Crystal Palace Parade, Bromley, London, 1955

Crystal Palace Station, Crystal Palace Parade, Bromley, London, 1955
Crystal Palace Station, Bromley, London, 1955. Empty platforms and canopy of the disused Crystal Palace (High Level) Station, viewed from the footbridge. Arched walls hold up the glass roof

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, London, 1908

Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, London, 1908
Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, 102-116 Arlington Road, London, 1908. Site of an electricity sub-station with workmen and scaffolding

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: People in the street, Albury Street, Deptford, London, 1911

People in the street, Albury Street, Deptford, London, 1911. Street of two-storey Georgian terraced houses with elaborate carvings above the doors. People stand and chat, children play in the road

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Splendid Hall for the Deliberations of the Members of the London County Council, c1935

Splendid Hall for the Deliberations of the Members of the London County Council, c1935. County Hall, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, was designed by Ralph Knott and opened in 1922

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: The New Palace on the Thames that is the Headquarters of the London County Council, c1935

The New Palace on the Thames that is the Headquarters of the London County Council, c1935. County Hall, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Lyons Tea Shop in the Strand, London, September 1930

Lyons Tea Shop in the Strand, London, September 1930
Lyons Corner House & Golden Cross Hotel, 450-460 Strand, London, September 1930

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Huge figureheads at Castles Ship Breaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909

Huge figureheads at Castles Ship Breaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909
Huge figureheads at Castles Ship Breaking Yard, 106 Millbank, Westminster, London, March 1909. Male and female figureheads from ships decorate the gate into the breakers yard

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: The Cabinet Room at Number 10, Downing Street, London, 1927

The Cabinet Room at Number 10, Downing Street, London, 1927. Interior with table ready for a meeting, Classical columns, bookshelves and fireplace at the Prime Ministers residence

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Crowd of people in the street, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1900

Crowd of people in the street, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1900
Crowd of people in the street, 1-5 Tottenham Court Road, London, 1900. Children and men standing on a street corner outside a shop. Opposite are the Oxford Theatre and an open-topped double-decker bus

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Line of taxis, Abingdon Street, Westminster, London, 1933

Line of taxis, Abingdon Street, Westminster, London, 1933
Line of taxis, 18-29 Abingdon Street, Westminster, London, 1933. Taxis wait in front of three- and four-storey terraced houses, looking north west

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Pedestrians and trams in Commercial Street, Stepney, London, 1907

Pedestrians and trams in Commercial Street, Stepney, London, 1907. People stand in the road outside Spitalfields Market, with two trams going in opposite directions

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Uncle Toms Cabin tea stall, Wandsworth Road, London, 1909

Uncle Toms Cabin tea stall, Wandsworth Road, London, 1909
Uncle Toms Cabin tea stall, 394b Wandsworth Road, London, 1909. Customers stand at a corner tea and coffee stall under the railway bridge

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Boats and warehouses on the River Thames, Lambeth, London, 1906

Boats and warehouses on the River Thames, Lambeth, London, 1906. View from Westminster Bridge towards riverside factories and ship-building yard, with barges on the River Thames

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Old Watch House, Upper Thames Street, London, April 1922

Old Watch House, Upper Thames Street, London, April 1922
Old Watch House, 89 Upper Thames Street, London, April 1922

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Barges and goods in front of Fishmongers Hall, seen from London Bridge, 1912

Barges and goods in front of Fishmongers Hall, seen from London Bridge, 1912. Barrels and a crane sit on the quay in front or the hall, with barges moored on the Thames

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Kitchen at Admiralty House, Westminster, London, 1934

Kitchen at Admiralty House, Westminster, London, 1934
Kitchen at Admiralty House, Whitehall, Westminster, London, 1934. The kitchen at the residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Entrance to the tram tunnel by Waterloo Bridge, London, 1908

Entrance to the tram tunnel by Waterloo Bridge, London, 1908
Entrance to the tram tunnel by Waterloo Bridge, Victoria Embankment, London, 1908. A single-decker tram by the entrance to the tunnel: double-deckers pass under the bridge. A policeman directs traffic

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Nelsons Column with National Service recruitment poster, London, 1939

Nelsons Column with National Service recruitment poster, London, 1939. The poster on the base of the column claims National Service - its up to YOU. St Martin-in-the-Fields is in the background, left

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Trafalgar Square with Underground entrance and Admiralty Arch behind, London, 1913

Trafalgar Square with Underground entrance and Admiralty Arch behind, London, 1913. Bowler-hatted office workers by the entrance to the tube at Trafalgar Square

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Traffic at Piccadilly Circus, London, 1912

Traffic at Piccadilly Circus, London, 1912. Cars, vans, and an open-topped omnibus in the foreground; pedestrians cross between the traffic, with the statue of Eros in the centre

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Empty streets at Lancaster Place, seen from Waterloo Bridge, London, 1896

Empty streets at Lancaster Place, seen from Waterloo Bridge, London, 1896. Stone balustrades with lampposts leading to wide street of Georgian buildings

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Animal skeletons at the Royal College of Surgeons, Westminster, London, 1911

Animal skeletons at the Royal College of Surgeons, Westminster, London, 1911
Animal skeletons at museum room 4, Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, Lincolns Inn Fields, Westminster, London, 1911

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Ironmongers shop on Carnaby Street, London, 1944

Ironmongers shop on Carnaby Street, London, 1944
Ironmongers shop on 37 Carnaby Street, London, 1944. A man looks at the window display in an ironmongers shop with buckets, lengths of hose and other items on the pavement and hung from hooks

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: The Gaiety Theatre, Aldwych, London, 1909

The Gaiety Theatre, Aldwych, London, 1909. View from Wellington Street towards the theatre and the Waldorf Hotel. Cars, horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians crowd the street

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Advertisements at Cambridge Circus, Westminster, London, 1945

Advertisements at Cambridge Circus, Westminster, London, 1945
Advertisements at Midland Bank, Cambridge Circus, Westminster, London, 1945. Building on the south east corner covered with advertisements for Black and White whisky

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Rear entrance to the Royal Society of Arts, Westminster, London, 1936

Rear entrance to the Royal Society of Arts, Westminster, London, 1936
Rear entrance to the Royal Society of Arts, Adelphi Terrace, Westminster, London, 1936. Rear elevation with the entrance to Adelphi Arches underneath

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Hachettes book shop on the corner of King William Street, London, 1930

Hachettes book shop on the corner of King William Street, London, 1930
Hachettes book shop on the corner of Adelaide Street and William IV Street, London, 1930. Georgian building with cylindrical corner section and Classical columns

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Busy street scene, St Johns Road, Clapham Junction, London, 1912

Busy street scene, St Johns Road, Clapham Junction, London, 1912. People crowding the pavements outside shop windows

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Pedestrians outside DH Evans, Oxford Street, London, 1903

Pedestrians outside DH Evans, Oxford Street, London, 1903
Pedestrians outside DH Evans, 292-320 Oxford Street, London, 1903. People walking in front of the shop under sun blinds, with a horse-drawn double-decker bus and carriages passing in the road

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Traffic at Oxford Circus, London, 1910

Traffic at Oxford Circus, London, 1910. Open-topped double-decker horse-drawn buses, motor cabs, cars, horse-drawn carriages and a protruding flag at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Brickworks, Nine Elms Lane, Battersea, London, August 1906

Brickworks, Nine Elms Lane, Battersea, London, August 1906. Rear of the works with workmen standing amongst piles of bricks and tiles. Ships masts on the Thames can be seen behind the buildings

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: People rushing to get on a trolley bus at 7. 05 am, Tooting Broadway, London, April 1912

People rushing to get on a trolley bus at 7. 05 am, Tooting Broadway, London, April 1912
People rushing to get on a trolley bus at 7.05 am, Tooting Broadway, London, April 1912. Early-morning commuters catch a trolley bus to Charing Cross

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Shops and sign to Putney Roller Skating Rink, Putney Bridge Road, London, 1911

Shops and sign to Putney Roller Skating Rink, Putney Bridge Road, London, 1911. Corner of Putney High Street and Putney Bridge Road looking towards a greengrocers shop

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Hay wagons, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1903

Hay wagons, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1903. Wagons loaded with hay and covered with tarpaulins, parked in front of a bank, houses, warehouses and a vacant site

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Advertising hoardings on the wall of a building, Wandsworth, London, 1938

Advertising hoardings on the wall of a building, Wandsworth, London, 1938
Advertising hoardings on the wall of a building, Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth, London, September 1938. The posters advertise Granada Clapham, Balham Picture House, Gordons Gin, Heinz

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Statue of a girl scholar beside the door, Hamlet of Ratcliff Schools, Stepney, London, 1945

Statue of a girl scholar beside the door, Hamlet of Ratcliff Schools, Stepney, London, 1945
Statue of a girl scholar beside the door, Hamlet of Ratcliff Schools, 51 White Horse Road, Stepney, London, 1945. Small sculpture in a Gothic-style niche of a girl in Victorian dress

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Crowd of East End children, Red Lion Street, Wapping, London, 1904

Crowd of East End children, Red Lion Street, Wapping, London, 1904. A group of children standing by a horse and cart at the entrance from Tench Street to a narrow lane

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Statue of a boy scholar beside the door, Hamlet of Ratcliff Schools, Stepney, London, 1945

Statue of a boy scholar beside the door, Hamlet of Ratcliff Schools, Stepney, London, 1945
Statue of a boy scholar beside the door, Hamlet of Ratcliff Schools, 51 White Horse Road, Stepney, London, 1945. Small sculpture in a Gothic-style niche of a boy in frock coat

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Cart laden with sacks, Mansell Street, Stepney, London, 1914

Cart laden with sacks, Mansell Street, Stepney, London, 1914. A horse-drawn cart passing Charles Pearson and Son Limited, printers and stationers

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Georgian terraced houses and Christ Church, Spitalfields, Stepney, London, 1909

Georgian terraced houses and Christ Church, Spitalfields, Stepney, London, 1909
Georgian terraced houses and Christ Church, Fournier Street, Spitalfields, Stepney, London, 1909. Street of three-storey Georgian terraced houses

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Broad tree-lined street with tramlines, Burdett Road, Stepney, London, 1912

Broad tree-lined street with tramlines, Burdett Road, Stepney, London, 1912. Horses and carts are the only traffic on this comparatively empty street of four-storey terraced houses

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Crowd outside the Russian Vapour Baths, Brick Lane, Stepney, London, 1904

Crowd outside the Russian Vapour Baths, Brick Lane, Stepney, London, 1904. People stand in the street by the entrance to the baths; the porch

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Bombed houses, Trigo Road, Poplar, London, WWII, 1943

Bombed houses, Trigo Road, Poplar, London, WWII, 1943
Bombed houses, 32-40 Trigo Road, Poplar, London, WWII, 1943. Street of two-storey terraced houses with bay windows. The house on the left has lost its entire front wall

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Horse and cart with sacks of vegetables, Bow, London, 1900

Horse and cart with sacks of vegetables, Bow, London, 1900
Horse and cart with sacks of vegetables, 91-93 Devons Road, Bow, London, 1900. Cart belonging to A.G. Hassell, Pea & Potato salesman with horses waiting outside T Damery confectioner and tobacconist s

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Man mooring a barge by a river bank, Poplar, London, 1905

Man mooring a barge by a river bank, Poplar, London, 1905. Barge on still water; a single-decker tram passes over the bridge

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Traffic on the New Kent Road, Southwark, London, 1947

Traffic on the New Kent Road, Southwark, London, 1947. A tram, buses and cars are caught in traffic congestion near Elephant and Castle looking west from New Kent Road. On the left is a bus stop

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Queue of people at a bus stop in the Blackfriars Road, London, 1906

Queue of people at a bus stop in the Blackfriars Road, London, 1906. People waiting to get on buses, with a railway bridge and I Cohens warehouse behind at the corner of Southward Road

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Barn and farmhouse at Homestall Farm, Peckham Rye, London, 1908

Barn and farmhouse at Homestall Farm, Peckham Rye, London, 1908. Back of the farmhouse and end of the barn viewed from the south

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Crowds of shoppers in Rye Lane at night, Peckham, London, 1913

Crowds of shoppers in Rye Lane at night, Peckham, London, 1913. Shoppers throng the street at 10 o clock at night. On the right is a double-decker bus

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Dustmen and dust cart in Beckett Street, Camberwell, London, 1903

Dustmen and dust cart in Beckett Street, Camberwell, London, 1903. A horse waits with a cart while men with baskets collect refuse from three-storey terraced houses

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Butchers and other shops on the Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey, London, 1900

Butchers and other shops on the Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey, London, 1900
Butchers and other shops at 25-31 Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey, London, 1900. A foot is visible in the middle of the road where a pedestrian was crossing

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: London Bridge Station, Tooley Street, London, 1910

London Bridge Station, Tooley Street, London, 1910. End of the station on the embankment seen from the street lined with horse-drawn wagons and carts. Above is a signal box

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: People outside boarded-up houses in Ainstey Street, Bermondsey, London, 1903

People outside boarded-up houses in Ainstey Street, Bermondsey, London, 1903
People outside boarded-up houses in Ainstey Street, Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, 1903. Men, women and children standing in a street of two-storey terraced houses which have been partly

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Crowds in Deptford High Street shopping after dark, London, 1913

Crowds in Deptford High Street shopping after dark, London, 1913. Shop fronts, including Elstons Market can be seen

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Elderly couple in Victorian interior, Albury Street, Deptford, London, 1911

Elderly couple in Victorian interior, Albury Street, Deptford, London, 1911

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: A&A Motor Spares, Brixton Hill, Lambeth, London, 1937

A&A Motor Spares, Brixton Hill, Lambeth, London, 1937
A&A Motor Spares, 175 Brixton Hill, Lambeth, London, 1937. Large house with cars parked in the front garden, and signs for car repair firm

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Pedestrians and tram sign outside Waterloo Station, Lambeth, London, 1929

Pedestrians and tram sign outside Waterloo Station, Lambeth, London, 1929
Pedestrians and tram sign outside Waterloo Station, Sutton Walk, Lambeth, London, 1929. Men emerging from the station entrance onto York Road by the sign directing people to trams in Westminster

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Double-decker electric trams on Westminster Bridge, London, 1906

Double-decker electric trams on Westminster Bridge, London, 1906. Trams superimposed on a photograph looking across the bridge towards Big Ben on the left

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Cabs waiting outside Waterloo Station, Lambeth, London, 1930

Cabs waiting outside Waterloo Station, Lambeth, London, 1930
Cabs waiting outside Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London, 1930. View of the railway bridges in front of the station looking north towards Waterloo Bridge

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Babies Care building, Kennington Road, Lambeth, London, 1950

Babies Care building, Kennington Road, Lambeth, London, 1950
Babies Care building, 121 Kennington Road, Lambeth, London, 1950. Large Georgian detached house set back from the road

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Railway bridge and advertising over the Brixton Road, Lambeth, London, 1938

Railway bridge and advertising over the Brixton Road, Lambeth, London, 1938. The News of the World is advertised on the railway bridge

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: The Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London, 1928

The Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London, 1928. View from Hungerford Bridge of the brewery, with a statue of a lion on the roof, and a To Let board

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Shot Tower, gates with sphinxes, and milk cart, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London, 1930

Shot Tower, gates with sphinxes, and milk cart, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London, 1930
Shot Tower, gates with sphinxes, and milk cart, 63 Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London, 1930. A man with a hand-drawn milk cart waits in front of a gateway with sphinxes on the posts

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Weatherboard houses and shops on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London, 1900

Weatherboard houses and shops on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London, 1900
Weatherboard houses and shops on the corner of Albert Embankment and Upper kennington lane, Lambeth, London, 1900. Shops advertising Beechams Pills, Liptons Tea and other items

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Tramlines and vehicles on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London, 1909

Tramlines and vehicles on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London, 1909. View south from the junction with Broad Street looking towards Vauxhall, with a tram stop and tram rails in foreground

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Tramlines on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London, 1909

Tramlines on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London, 1909. View north from the junction with Broad Street looking towards Lambeth Palace and Lambeth Bridge, with a tram stop in foreground

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Row of shops including the West London Workshops for the Blind, London, 1913

Row of shops including the West London Workshops for the Blind, London, 1913
Row of shops including the West London Workshops for the Blind, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington, London, 1913. A shop selling goods produced by blind workers, a discount book store

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Carts outside the Sundial public house, Goswell Road, London, 1900

Carts outside the Sundial public house, Goswell Road, London, 1900
Carts outside the Sundial public house, 82-88 Goswell Road, London, 1900. Horse-drawn carts laden with sacks of coal pass in front of the Sundial and warehouses

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Chocolate King sweetshop, Upper Street, Islington, London, 1944

Chocolate King sweetshop, Upper Street, Islington, London, 1944. Man, woman and child standing in front of a sweet shop and tobacconists advertising Palm toffee

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Bishops Court with boarded-up houses, London, 1906

Bishops Court with boarded-up houses, London, 1906. View looking north-west up the passage towards the entrance to the street. This area was part of the Aylesbury Place Improvement Scheme

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Busy street by Stamford Bridge Stadium, (Chelsea Football Ground), Fulham, London, 1912

Busy street by Stamford Bridge Stadium, (Chelsea Football Ground), Fulham, London, 1912
Fulham Road by Stamford Bridge Stadium, (Chelsea Football Ground), Fulham, London, 1912. People, cars and buses are crowded outside the entrance to the ground

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Scrapyard by Cat and Mutton Bridge, Shoreditch, London, January 1903

Scrapyard by Cat and Mutton Bridge, Shoreditch, London, January 1903
Scrapyard by Cat and Mutton Bridge, Pritchards Road, Shoreditch, London, January 1903. F Church iron merchants establishment near the Grand Union Canal, with scrap metal in the yard

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Row of shops in Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London, September 1909

Row of shops in Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London, September 1909
Row of shops at 1-7 Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London, September 1909. People standing outside shops including a tobacconists and a fishmonger s. One man leans on the lamppost at the street corner

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Row of shops with advertising hoardings, Balls Pond Road, Hackney, London, September 1913

Row of shops with advertising hoardings, Balls Pond Road, Hackney, London, September 1913
Row of shops with advertising hoardings, 2-12 Balls Pond Road, Hackney, London, September 1913. Deserted cobbled street with shops including an eel and pie house

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Row of derelict houses, Hackney, London, August 1937

Row of derelict houses, Hackney, London, August 1937
Row of derelict houses 21-37 Acton Street, Hackney, London, August 1937. Street of abandoned houses with broken and boarded-up windows. On the right is a shop, with men digging-up the road on the left

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Vanbrugh Castle, Westcombe Park Road, Greenwich, London, May 1933

Vanbrugh Castle, Westcombe Park Road, Greenwich, London, May 1933. View from the driveway of an ivy-clad castle with round and square towers

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Interior of an office with a man on the telephone, Greenwich, London, November 1936

Interior of an office with a man on the telephone, Greenwich, London, November 1936
Interior of an office on the ground floor, with a man on the telephone, 1 High Bridge, Greenwich, London, November 1936. A messy office is piled with papers and box files

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Horse-drawn vehicles in High Holborn, London, 1898

Horse-drawn vehicles in High Holborn, London, 1898. View along the street with a queue of horse-drawn carriages

Background imageGreater London Council Collection: Pedestrians and traffic, Victoria Street, London, April 1912

Pedestrians and traffic, Victoria Street, London, April 1912. Busy street scene with cars, horse-drawn vehicles, an open-topped omnibus on the left, and people crossing the road



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