Etchings showing reconstructions of the City of London, the Palace of Westminster, and Cheapside in the 1540s.
Sans titreColour transparencies, dating from 1980, of different scenes of events and daily life in London.
Sans titreThese photographs show a variety of images from the East End of London, and in particular the area around Spitalfields, during the 1970s. Included are pictures of churches, a mosque and a synagogue.
Sans titrePapers relating to the Claire Rayner novels The Performers, a twelve book series about London which traces a family from the 1800s. The series contains draft manuscripts of each volume along with research, time lines and notes on political events, dress, religion, travel, medicine, foreign affairs, industry and agriculture covering the period during which the novels are set.
Sans titreThe collection contains photographs used to illustrate newspaper stories for the Hull Daily News about events in London. The photographs cover a range of subjects and have been organised thematically into 25 series, including: life in London during the Second World War and post-war reconstruction; transportation in London (including railways, roads, rivers and airports); churches; memorials and monuments; bridges; hotels; office buildings; foreign embassies; museums and art galleries; hospitals; sporting venues; markets; government buildings and theatres. There are also photographs showing particularly famous streets in London, photographs of palaces and royal residences in London, of the Tower of London, of Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column and photographs of the Palace of Westminster (including Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Hall).
Sans titreThese images, dating from 1981 to 1995, are of a number of events in London, as well as changes to the landscape and sights.
Sans titrePhotographs showing a wide variety of scenes, events and items from London, 1885-1929.
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