London in 19th century

Amazing photos from the past

English school, dominant school of painting in England throughout the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th. Its establishment marked the rise of a national tradition that began with the emergence of native artists whose works were no longer provincial but rivaled

London at the end of Victorian era was the most important city in the world. Take a tour of this city and era with these beautiful pictures of a bygone era.

A beautiful collection of rare vintage photographs of London, taken between the 1910s and 1910s, from the Archives of English Heritage. The photo

Wilhelm Trübner (1851 - 1917) was born in Heidelberg, the son of a goldsmith. Trübner was encouraged to study painting by Anselm Feuerbach, a painter of historical scenes. During the 1870’s Trübner travelled extensively in Europe, to Italy, the Low Countries and to Paris where he saw the works of Manet and the Impressionists. [MacConnal-Mason Gallery, London - Oil on canvas, 64 x 47.5 cm]

This is another photograph by the Belgian photographer Leonard Misonne and dates from 1899, it shows the view from Lower Regent Street junction with Waterloo Place looking south across Pall Mall to the Duke of York Column. The Guards Crimean War Memorial is in the centre and the Athenaeum Club is at top right. The building on the left was demolished in 1909 and replaced with Cox's Bank, that same building is now a hotel.

Images of the squalor and sadness of Victorian life.

By the end of the 19th century, London was not just a bustling, world-class city. It was also the center of Britain's Empire. People living in London had access to goods from around the world... if they could afford them, that is. Not everyone could afford them, however, since London was also a city of contrasts. London by Alfred Buckham, pioneer of aerial photography. Eighteenth century houses at Borough Market by William Whiffin Bunhill Fields A plane tree in Cheapside Dirty Dick’s in…

Fleet Street Circa 1910s

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The images appear in a new exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands and include a rare calotype by William Henry Fox Talbot.

INCREDIBLE colourised photos bring all aspects of Victorian London to life – including street sellers, child labourers, and busking musicians. The expertly colourised snaps were taken in the 1870s,…

The images were taken by an unknown photographer with the initials 'KY' at the turn of the 19th century and show what life was like for men, women and children at a time of growth and decay in London.

Good old Leon and Levy where would I be without them. There is a Police Officer standing on the traffic island in the middle of the photograph, he is probably from POW. On the left is a hoarding surrounding the building site for what was then known as the New Government Offices and is now The Treasury; work was started in 1899 and completed in 1915 so I may be on the cusp here. Lovely bonnets Ladies.

Jacob Riis photo, 1888-90 of rookery near Five Points, NY, as example of area squalor.