London Life Collection (page 12)

Elephant as symbol on the facade of a building which once served the Indian trade company, in the East End of London

End of the proud Adelphi. Adelphi Terrace and arches, once one of London s
End of the proud Adelphi. Adelphi Terrace and arches, once one of Londons most celebrated pieces of architecture, is now in a sorry state after the energetic onslaught of the demolition men

Peckham Health Centre or the Pioneer Health Centre was opened in 1935 in Peckham, south London. It was a social experiment to monitor the effects of environment on health

National Gallery building in Trafalgar Square, London, UK, England. 1930 - 1940s

Europes largest block of flats will have bomb proof shelter at Albany Street and Euston Road. Pouring out the roof of the new flats. 25 July 1935

Peckham Health Centre or the Pioneer Health Centre was opened in 1935 in Peckham, south London. It was a social experiment to monitor the effects of environment on health

Buckingham Palace, London 10th April 1948

Although the external appearance of Buckingham Palace has been greatly improved in the last 30 years, it still gives little indication of the splendour and dignity within

A woman uses an extendable duster whilst watching the television. 1950s ?TopFoto

Shoreditch Town Hall, steelwork by E Wood and Company. 1937

Shoreditch Market Place, London East End. 1933

250 firemen fight london rice warehouse blaze. Engines from every one of the 60 stations in the LCC were called to a huge fire at St Georgess Wharf, a rice warehouse of Carbutt and Company, Ltd

A man was arrested outside the Ivanhoe hotel, Bloomsbury and escorted to Tottenham Court Road police station this morning. The Ivanhoe hotel was taken over by " squatters" last night

London scene. London traffic, mainly horse - drawn, making its way around the Royal Exchange, central London. Early 1900s

People around the fountains in Trafalgar Square with St. Magnus the Martyr in background, London, England, UK 1960 s

Flying Cloud Passes By. Passing the dirigible mooring mast 1, 250 feet above street level on top of New York Citys famed Empire State Building is the worlds largest and fastest commercial airliner

Bailiffs evict mother and eight children from tenement home at Bermondsey. Mr and Mrs A Cole and their eight children have been evicted from their tenement home at Wolesely buildings, Bermondsey

Rt Hon Herbert Morrison, MO, Lord President of the Council, performed the completion ceremony at the Spa Green Estate, new blocks of flats erected by the Finsbury Council

Crowds gather round the new nurses homes at the Memorial Hospital in Shooters Hill, London, where Sir Kingsley Wood is laying the foundation stone. 1939

The Heroic Gallipoli Landings : Transports and Captured Guns. Seen here where machine guns in the towers checked the British, the interior of the old castle Sedd-ul Bahr

Basement kitchen of London house furnished to look as little like a kitchen as possible 22 March 1969

The Lord Mayor of Budapest, Hungary, Jozsef Kovago, arrived at Croydon by air. He has come from Budapest at the invitation of the London County Council to study English methods of housing

A modern police station on Wellhall Road, Eltham, London. 1938

The sunset caught over the Eltham Suburban landscape. 1937

Coronation spray by masked workmen. A workman wearing a special mask as he sprays aluminium paint on the steelworks of the coronation stands near Buckingham Palace. 13 April 1937

New city station will relieve traffic underground, but there is hold ups above. After several years work, the new St Pauls Station (underground) on the Central London line is nearing completion

View of the new Elephant and Castle as it takes shape after the redevelopment work. Showing shoppers after the official opening ceremony of the new shopping centre. 26 March 1965 - London, England

London street scene. View of St Mary Le Strand Church, Strand, London. Early 1900s

1000 London Transport men attached to the West Ham Trolleybus Depot have a new canteen which replaced the building which was bombed by a flying bomb. Alderman F.A

Exterior view of the Daily Telegraph building in Fleet Street, London. June 1939

Peckham Health Centre or the Pioneer Health Centre was opened in 1935 in Peckham, south London. It was a social experiment to monitor the effects of environment on health

Rolling along on a London roof putting green. A green roller is being used on the roof of a big city building. On the roof is a sixteen hole putting green which is favoured by office workers in warm

The County School for Boys in Sidcup, London. A view of the interior staircase in the new building

The 50 squatter families who took over the block of luxury flats at the Lodge, Regents Park, London, last night, are still in a state of siege this morning

Raynes Park Coomb Lane

Paddington is first London Borough to stage air raid test. First London Borough to hold air raid precaution tests, Paddington station, a spectacular demonstration with road repair parties

A view of Buckingham Palace after rebuilding November 1913 redesigned by by Sir Aston Webb

During the Great War of 1914 -1919 this Building was Established and Maintained As
DURING THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 -1919 THIS BUILDING WAS ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED AS A HOSPITAL FOR BRITISH SICK AND WOUNDED

Interior view of the Abbey Mills Pumping Station at West Ham, near Stratford at the Bow, which was opened by the chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Sir John Thwaites, London, England

Police ring Barbican building site. More than 100 City police faced hundreds of building trade workers at the trouble - torn Barbican site today

Bank of England opens secret branch for war loan work. The Bank of England has opened magnificent new premises in a great new building called Ling House, in South Street, near Finsbury Square

Sidcup, Council, case. 1935

A group of men chat outside St Pauls Cathedral by Saint Pauls Church Yard, with St Pauls cross in the background, London, England. 1930s

Workers from Val De Travers Asphalt Limited, a paving company, working on paving the roof of the London Jewish Hospital in Stepney Green. 1938

The Heroic Gallipoli Landings : Transports and Captured Guns. Seen here after the landing at the southern end of the Gallipoli peninsula, Allied troops at the wrecked lighthouse, Cape Helles

Hundreds of mortgage applicants went along to the County Hall to learn more about the London County Councils new home loans for all plan

A pathetic scene in Londons cold. A human derelict. a women huddled beneath all her worldly possessions in the bitter cold in Green Park, London her only home. 13 February 1932

General view of the Abbey Mills Pumping Station at West Ham, near Stratford at the Bow, which was opened by the chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Sir John Thwaites, London, England

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