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London 1900–2023 4 photos of this spot

4 photographs taken at the same spot in London, spanning 1900–2023 — 2 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A busy London street scene, full of people selling their wares, a man is holding a placard advertising Doctor Rock, an itinerant medicine vendor. Engraving. Iconographic Collections Keywords: Richard Rock

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London street scene, London, 1900
London street scene 1900 A busy London street scene, full of people selling their wares, a man is holding a placard advertising Doctor Rock, an itinerant medicine vendor. Engraving. Iconographic Collections Keywords: Richard Rock
London during the war, London, 1940
London during the war 1940 Prince's Skating Rink, Knightsbridge, London, during the War - British Red Cross Society Store image: The interior of the Prince's skating rink in Knightsbridge, which has been converted into a large storage space for Red Cross medical supplies.
特拉法加广场 纳尔逊纪念柱 Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London, 2003
特拉法加广场 纳尔逊纪念柱 Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square 2003 Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square
Mapillary (810381003732132, zsVerWdjnCXB8EwOP0vAMi) (marikocco), London, 2023
Mapillary (810381003732132, zsVerWdjnCXB8EwOP0vAMi) (marikocco) 2023 A street-level view in London, United Kingdom, photographed in June 2023, part of a crowdsourced record of the city's everyday streets contributed by mapping volunteers.