1920 london

In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London

London's growth accelerated during the 18th century, and it was the world's largest city from about 1831 to 1925. This growth was aided from 1836 by London's first railways which put small countryside towns within easy reach of the city. The rail network expanded very rapidly, and caused these places to grow whilst London itself expanded into surrounding fields, merging with neighbouring settlements such as Kensington. Rising traffic congestion on city centre roads led to the creation of the…

The gloom and glamour of London by night, captured a century ago on glass plates (12 photos)

Fleet Street Circa 1910s

The trams and vehicles date this picture to sometime in the early or mid 1930's. The tram system was swept away from this part of north London when trolleybuses were introduced around 1938. The tram on the far left of the picture is bound for Chalk Farm, where it will terminate. The tram just seen on the far right will probably follow the tracks round the curve into Camden Road. The tube station was opened in 1907 by David Lloyd-George, President of the Board Of Trade and soon to become…

When colour photographs were first invented, the French millionaire and philanthropist Albert Kahn poured his entire fortune into hiring a team of photographers, which he dispatched to more than 50 countries - his aim was to make a record of all the people of the world. In Britain they captured a nation on the brink of historical change. See the amazing pictures here