London Life Collection (page 16)

A general view of the block of flats in St Pancras Way, borough of St Pancras (London) which was included in the award winners for the best designed local authority urban and rural housing estates

Interior of Eltham Castle, London. 1934

London Parliament Buildings General view across the River Thames

Beauty among the roses. One of the many beautiful exhibits at the Port of London Authority Flower Show which opened at the PLA Building on Monday. 25 July 1932

The thirteenth century bell tower at Hornsey which has survived two churches and now stands apart from the present parish church 26 January 1932

Edwardian London. Horsedrawn traffic crossing Tower Bridge. Early 1900s

An exterior view of St John the Evangelist church in Bexley, London. 1939

Construction workers working on a building site in central London, England

The rebuilding of Coventry City, England. A stall inside the bombed Cathedral accepts contributions to the Coventry Cathedral reconstruction and maintenance fund 1948

The Bear Garden in Southwark, A. D 1574. From the long print of London by Vischer
The Bear Garden in Southwark, A.D 1574. From the long print of London by Vischer called the Antwerp View

In the foreground are the relics of days when Londons life was torn by intence warfare-sandbags-fillers, which once provided protection from shrapnel and blast for the workers in the city

Duke of Kent opens new housing estate. The Duke of Kent opened the Hampstead Council s, Westcroft Housing Estate in Lichfield Road, Cricklewood. Photo shows, the Duke of Kent passing women residents

Wild scenes at a London eviction. A hand to hand fight between unemployed and police raged around Wakefield House, on the L C C estate at Peckham, London,s E

Where the World Economic Conference is to take place. Representatives of more than sixty nations will meet at the Geological Museum in South Kensington, London, during the World Economic Conference

The London Commercial Sale Rooms, built in 1811 and rebuilt in 1859, remained open until the Second World War

Postmen keep colds at bay. Dry wet clothes and special room at GPO. Specially fitted with rows of hot pipes and well ventilated

Sidcup, Council, case. 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

The County School for Boys in Sidcup, London. An external view of the new building

The reconstruction of post war London. The London Councils South Bank Development Scheme. 22nd March 1964

The Fire Brigade attend the big fire in Rosebery Avenue, London, at the works of Artisco, the model sculptors. 3 December 1934

Swans on a flooded field in Longlands. 20 January 1939

A typical London tramp at home on Embankment. 7 November 1945

The laying of the foundation stone ceremony led by the Bishop of Kingstone, Reverend F O T Hawkes, for the new Church of England School Chapel in East Wickham, Bexley, London. 1937

More furniture was moved into Duchess of Bedford House, Kensington, London. Earlier, Ministry of Works officials forced entry into the block of luxury flats but were forced to retreat before

The South Africa House, in Trafalgar Square. 7 November 1945

Duchess of York among the babies. The Duchess of York opened the new building of the City of Westminster Health Society maternity and child welfare centre at Marsham Street, Westminster, London

A train is going past the site where the Albany Park Train Station is under construction. 1939

The Archbishop of Canterbury performed the ceremony of blessing the new St Nicholas flats at Clarendon Street Somerss Town. Erected by the St Pancras House improvement society

Three hands for this job. Waking up Crystal Palace with 100pound hammer. The huge hammer with a double shaft, weighing 100 pounds

Post war development : New pre - fabricated council flats in course of erection, St Pancras, London, England

A view down High Holborn, London, showing the Prudential Assurance Building and the Royal London Fusiliers Monument, war memorial. October 1934

Druids build their own stonehenge in London. Following the controversy between the Ancient Order of Druids and the Office of Works the brethren of the Order have built their own Stonehenge a replica

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

A mechanical navvy carrying away the spoil during the excavations on the site of a bomb proof shelter to be included in Wembleys new Town Hall

Palace of Yuan Ming Yuan, Beijing, China. in 1786 : Hsu Shi Lou ( House for
Palace of Yuan Ming Yuan, Beijing, China. in 1786 : Hsu Shi Lou ( " House for collecting the water " ). 16 July 1927

A view of the scaffolding frame for the new flats on the Earl Courts Road, West London. 3 March 1938

A new protection alarm invented by engineer Mr F J Allen, an engineer of Victoria Street, Westminster, London is being considered by the Post Office and Scotland Yard

Transjordania under the Romans : a beautiful city and a great field for an archaeological expedition. A superb Apsidal structure enclosing a well or fountain

A worker points out the cracks that need repairing to the exterior wall of St Pauls Cathedral, London, England

Scaffolding removed from Coronation annex, Royal Lions in position. facade of the almost completed grouping room annex rising before the towns of Westminster Abbey. 12 April 1937

The Slough Trading Depot. Building houses on the estate. 8 December 1920

Newlyn fishermen present petition to Health Minister. Entertained to tea. After sailing in the fishing boat Rosebud from Newlyn, Cornwall

Workers from Val De Travers Asphalt Limited, a paving company, working on a roof in Greenwich, London. 1938

Police chidrens party in St Mary Cray, London. 1938

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

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