London Life Collection (page 5)

Kampala, Uganda, three young girls run down the steps in front of the new parliament building here leaving independence flags getting into the mood for next weeks independence celebrations

Solving the housing problem. In Bugsbies Reach, Charlton, hundreds of old barges which formerly plied the Thames, are laid to rest, many are broken up when their day is done

The gateway to Cliffords Inn, off Fleet Street, London, England. The first Inn of Chancery, an insitute of legal education. Founded in 1344, it was dissolved in 1903 and demolished 1934. Early 1900s

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

Russian Flag Day in London

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

Mrs Winston Churchill, wife of the Prime Minister does a bit of washing up in the kitchen of the Peoples House at the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia

Building a town for Coronation troops in Kensington Gardens. Of wood and canvas city is rising in Kensington Gardens to provide accommodation for some of the thousands of troops who will be stationed

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Grape Vine on Oxford Street E.1 1933

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

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

Women who called a prince a darling. When the Prince of Wales visited the St
Women who called a prince a " darling ". When the Prince of Wales visited the St Marylebone housing estate at Church Street, Edgware Road, Mrs Miles

London to Birmingham Railway North Church Tunnel under construction

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

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

Champion American newspaper boy arrives in London. When the American Minneapolis Star and Tribune newspaper decided to celebrate its new building by delivering todays issue all around the world

London traffic negotiating the road around Hyde Park Corner. The Hyde Park Corner screen and Apsley House can be seen at the back

The King inspects the Canadian wood section of the Building Trades Exhibition at Olympia, London. 17th September 1936

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester opened the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia. Photo shows: The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in the gardens which are a feature of the Exhibition

Rams Episcopal Chapel, Homerton, London, founded by Mr Stephan Ram, son of Sir Albert Ram of Dublin more than 200 years ago. It is shortly to be demolished as a dangerous structure 19 March 1934

Testing wireless apparatus for Kings speech at Economic Conference. There is official testing of the wireless transmitting instruments to make certain the Kings speech at the opening of the World

The Burlington Arcade, London. Overseas visitors find traditional British quality in the narrow covered passage which is one of the worlds most exclusive shopping centres

Cars and commuters making their way across Westminster Bridge towards Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, London, England. 1960 s

London street scene. The edge of St. Pauls Cathedral looking down Queen Victoria Street and Cannon Street, London. The entrance to Mansion House Underground station can be seen on the left

Battersea Power Station - The Turbine Hall, view from the ground showing the giant turbines - 1933 ?2006 TopFoto

A new pedestrian bridge being constructed over the Great West Road in Osterley, London. 1938

Charming study of Laurence Olivier, the actor, pictured in the London home today. Laurence receives a knighthood in the Birthday Honours, published tomorrow, for services to the stage and films

Advertising : a Hennessay Cognac diplay featuring the St Bernard dog on the corner of Swallow Street, London, England

Fire in city danger zone. A district fire call was circulated when a fire broke out at a large building on Farringdon street, London, the city danger zone. 16 November 1934

Plan for the new concert hall to be erected on the South Bank of the Thames for the 1951 Festival of Britain and as a permanent building after the discussion today at County Hall

Building Trade Congress at Transport House. left to right: - Mr Poptie (Holland)
Building Trade Congress at Transport House. left to right:- Mr Poptie (Holland), Mr Stephenson (Great Britian) (back), Mr Klein (Holland), Mr Schuill (Cheif of Staff)

The meeting in support of the squatters, held this evening at Cranbourne Street
The meeting in support of the " squatters", held this evening at Cranbourne Street, London, was addressed by Mr Harry Pollitt, general secretary of the Communist Party

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

Margot Fonteyn at home. I don t think i ll wear this tonight, it needs pressing
Margot Fonteyn at home. " I don t think i ll wear this tonight, it needs pressing" - Miss Fonteyn concentrates on her wardrobe in her bedroom. 22 March 1946

The Heroic Gallipoli Landings : Transports and Captured Guns. Seen here soldiers of the Allies on a badly damaged Turkish gun, Cape Helles, Turkey April 1915 29 May 1915

London. The neoclassical facade of Somerset House seen from Waterloo Bridge, London Early 1900s

Squatters in the besieged Duchess of Bedford house, the block of luxury flats in Kensington
Squatters in the " besieged" Duchess of Bedford house, the block of luxury flats in Kensington, held in the evening (Wednesday), then forgot their worries in an informal concert

The Mansion House, in the heart of the Square Mile of London. It has been the residential home and a working office for the Lord Mayor of the City of London for over 250 years. 1920s

Geyser burst. N I H Ltd in Petts Wood. 12 April 1938

Apsley house, Hyde Park Corner, London residence of the Dukes of Wellington since 1820, has with the bulk of its contents, been presented to the nation by the present 62-year-old seventh Duke

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

P. M. G. And Astronomer Royal Inaugurate Telephone Talking Clock. The Postmaster - general, Major G. C. Tryon M. P. and the Astronomer Royal, Mr. H

Lord Mayor lays foundation stone of Britains greatest telephone building in London. The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman, Sir Maurice Jenks laid the foundation stone of Britains greatest telephone

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

An exterior view of the new wing at Eltham College which was opened by the Marquess of Lothian. 1937

A general view of Hither Green crescent in London. 1939

Edwardian London. Looking down a busy Regent Street, towards the Duke of Yorks Column, with all the horsedrawn traffic. Early 1900 s

Market porters chatting amongst the fruit and vegetable boxes at Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market near the entrance columns to St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London, England

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