Piccadilly Circus, 1920

Looking north-east, September 6th 1920 at 6:15pm. From the motor bus and general traffic study of London, England…

Covent Garden Theatre, 1858

The third theatre on the site (the previous ones burned down in 1808 and 1856). Designed by Edward Middleton…

Christ’s Hospital, Newgate Street, 1891

Opened in 1552 in the buildings formerly used by the Grey Friars. Destroyed in the Great…

Rotherhithe Tunnel Map, 1836

Plan of the Tunnel with reference to the main roads and objects on the eastern part of London. Engraved and…

Haymarket Opera House, 1830

Built in 1791 by William Taylor to replace the theatre burnt down in 1789 during evening rehearsals. The first…

Clapham Common, 1915

The Plough Inn and clock tower. Valentine’s postcard number 60122. Although the postcard is dated 1915 the photo (taken in…

Millbank Penitentiary, 1829

Built in 1799 at a cost of £500,000 and designed by Jeremy Bentham. The walls were octagon shaped and enclosed…

India House, Leadenhall Street, c1850

Hand coloured engraving of the north view. From The Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution…

Bermondsey

Notes from a talk given by Diana Rimel

The land now covered by Bermondsey Square and St Mary Magdalene church was a low island rising slightly above the surrounding marshy ground. This was “Beormunds Ev”, the island of Beornmund, probably an early Anglo-Saxon lord who owned the…