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Background imageLondon Life Collection: Floodlights installed at powerful coronation. Powerful lamps are being installed

Floodlights installed at powerful coronation. Powerful lamps are being installed at the Tower of London, which is to be floodlit for the coronation

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Home front 1940. A residential area showing signs of being heavily damaged after

Home front 1940. A residential area showing signs of being heavily damaged after a night raid from German bombers in the Bexleyheath area. (Lower left can be seen an Anderson shelter)

Background imageLondon Life Collection: House destroyed by an air raid from German bombers

House destroyed by an air raid from German bombers

Background imageLondon Life Collection: The new nurses homes at the Memorial Hospital in Shooters Hill, London, where Sir

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

Background imageLondon Life Collection: The Kings Weigh House Chapel in Duke Street, London. 28 January 1932

The Kings Weigh House Chapel in Duke Street, London. 28 January 1932

Background imageLondon Life Collection: May Queen of Dagenham crowned with ceremony. With full ceremony the May Queen of Dagenham

May Queen of Dagenham crowned with ceremony. With full ceremony the May Queen of Dagenham, the great London County Council, housing estate in Essex

Background imageLondon Life Collection: People in Fountain Court in the Middle Temple, Inns Of Court, London, England

People in Fountain Court in the Middle Temple, Inns Of Court, London, England. 1930s, 1940s

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Crystal Palace road-racing track nears completion for Coronation. This picture

Crystal Palace road-racing track nears completion for Coronation. This picture from the air shows the new Crystal Palace road-racing track, designed as the finest in Britain

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Collins brothers building company. Their rebuilding scheme of the local bottle factory

Collins brothers building company. Their rebuilding scheme of the local bottle factory. 1938

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Elephant Eye View Aerial view of the Elephant and Castle new development in Southwark London

Elephant Eye View Aerial view of the Elephant and Castle new development in Southwark London. Building identified are the Metropolitan Tabernacle (foreground left)

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Collins brothers building company. Their rebuilding scheme of the local bottle factory

Collins brothers building company. Their rebuilding scheme of the local bottle factory. 1938

Background imageLondon Life Collection: The Charterhouse. The Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in London

The Charterhouse. The Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in London, to the north of what is now Charterhouse Square. 12 April 1936

Background imageLondon Life Collection: General view at the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia. March 1958

General view at the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia. March 1958

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Firemen fighting a blazing five-storey building of Story and Co. Furnishers. The

Firemen fighting a blazing five-storey building of Story and Co. Furnishers. The fire is believed to have started in the basement, and soon the blaze spread to the entire building

Background imageLondon Life Collection: London: Squatters at the empty 60 room mansion a 144, Piccadilly, London, this morning

London: Squatters at the empty 60 room mansion a 144, Piccadilly, London, this morning. Ironically, adorning the wall of the building is a poster with the message

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Duchess of Gloucester opens new Stepney Flats. The Duchess of Gloucester opened

Duchess of Gloucester opens new Stepney Flats. The Duchess of Gloucester opened the Searle House Flats at Ocean Street, Stepney

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Old Brompton Road, Kensington, the shopping centre for Bolton Gardens

Old Brompton Road, Kensington, the shopping centre for Bolton Gardens

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Docks, Old London

Docks, Old London

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Us Secretary of Treasury. Here for world bank talks. Mr John W Snyder, US Secretary

Us Secretary of Treasury. Here for world bank talks. Mr John W Snyder, US Secretary of the Treasury, arrived in the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton today to attend the annual meeting of

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Cliffords Inn, Inn of Chancery, Fleet Street, London, England, at the time

Cliffords Inn, Inn of Chancery, Fleet Street, London, England, at the time it was up for sale. 1903

Background imageLondon Life Collection: The Daily Express building in Fleet Street, London, England. Built in 1932 by Sir

The Daily Express building in Fleet Street, London, England. Built in 1932 by Sir Owen Williams to serve as the home of the Daily Express

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Collins brothers building company. Their rebuilding scheme of the local bottle factory

Collins brothers building company. Their rebuilding scheme of the local bottle factory. 1938

Background imageLondon Life Collection: London: A women and child is assisted by squatters to enter the empty 60 room mansion a 144

London: A women and child is assisted by squatters to enter the empty 60 room mansion a 144, Piccadilly, London, this morning

Background imageLondon Life Collection: The County School for Boys in Sidcup, London. An external view of the new building

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

Background imageLondon Life Collection: London: Squatters at the empty 60 room mansion a 144, Piccadilly, London, this morning

London: Squatters at the empty 60 room mansion a 144, Piccadilly, London, this morning. Ironically, adorning the wall of the building is a poster with the message

Background imageLondon Life Collection: May Queen of Dagenham crowned with ceremony. With full ceremony the May Queen of Dagenham

May Queen of Dagenham crowned with ceremony. With full ceremony the May Queen of Dagenham, the great London County Council, housing estate in Essex

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Ministry of works officials who made a forced entry at Duchess of Bedford house

Ministry of works officials who made a forced entry at Duchess of Bedford house, the block of luxury flats in West Kensington taken over by squatters today, Wednesday

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Child drinks from her mothers gin tankard in a London Gin house

Child drinks from her mothers gin tankard in a London Gin house

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Druids build their own stonehenge in London. Following the controversy between

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

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, UK. 1950s

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, UK. 1950s

Background imageLondon Life Collection: The Swan Theatre, London, 1596, (1893). The Swan theatre was built by Francis Langley in c1595

The Swan Theatre, London, 1596, (1893). The Swan theatre was built by Francis Langley in c1595. The last known mention of the theatre dates from 1632

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Tonsil treatment for the Mayor!. Southwarks new health centre opened. A health centre

Tonsil treatment for the Mayor!. Southwarks new health centre opened. A health centre, which brings the entire health services of Southwark under one roof, for the first time in a London borough

Background imageLondon Life Collection: A bomb that puts out fires demonstrated at Clapton Stadium. A blazing building

A bomb that puts out fires demonstrated at Clapton Stadium. A blazing building at the demonstration. 16 September 1935

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Poets son is architect of new London theatre were all the builders work for nothing

Poets son is architect of new London theatre were all the builders work for nothing. With Mr Raglan Squire (facing camera), son of Sir John Squire, poet and critic, as architect

Background imageLondon Life Collection: The Albany Inn on Hurst Road in Bexley, London. 1937

The Albany Inn on Hurst Road in Bexley, London. 1937

Background imageLondon Life Collection: A view across London seen from the 210 ft high tower of the new University of London

A view across London seen from the 210 ft high tower of the new University of London building which is nearing completion in Bloomsbury

Background imageLondon Life Collection: A view of the scaffolding frame for the new flats on the Earl Courts Road, West London

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

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Princess Alice opens new Kensington flats. 11 October 1934

Princess Alice opens new Kensington flats. 11 October 1934

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Charming study of Laurence Olivier, the actor, with his wife Vivien Leigh, pictured

Charming study of Laurence Olivier, the actor, with his wife Vivien Leigh, pictured in the London home today. Laurence receives a knighthood in the Birthday Honours, published tomorrow

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Spectators outside the East India Dock gates watching the opening of the Blackwall

Spectators outside the East India Dock gates watching the opening of the Blackwall Tunnel on 22nd May, 1897 by the Prince of Wales

Background imageLondon Life Collection: An interior view of the framework at Lewisham Town Hall, London. 1939

An interior view of the framework at Lewisham Town Hall, London. 1939

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Old Vicarage (Sidcup). 1934

Old Vicarage (Sidcup). 1934

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Today, Monday, the eve of the Palestine conference, members of the British delegation

Today, Monday, the eve of the Palestine conference, members of the British delegation Heighington Lancaster house, St James s, London, to meet delegates from 7 Arab nations, Egypt, Iraq, Syria

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Across the Thames from the 3, 500 year old Cleopatras Needle a new silhouette has

Across the Thames from the 3, 500 year old Cleopatras Needle a new silhouette has taken shape- the South Bank site of the Festival of Britain

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Duchess of York among the babies. The Duchess of York opened the new building of

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

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Syon Park, Brentford, seat of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. 15 June 1922

Syon Park, Brentford, seat of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. 15 June 1922

Background imageLondon Life Collection: A colonial relaxes in his bed sitter in Earls Court London. This is a room in Nevern Rd

A colonial relaxes in his bed sitter in Earls Court London. This is a room in Nevern Rd, one of the houses of the Overseas Visitors Club, about 40 people live here

Background imageLondon Life Collection: Sir Philips Sassoons House in Park Lane. 13 March 1918

Sir Philips Sassoons House in Park Lane. 13 March 1918



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