Interesting pics of how London used to look, I must say that even though there was a lot of poverty back then and life was hard I much prefer how it looked then, so much more character, I mean look at the Borough High Street pic, it’s just a boring old office block now, looked so much more intersting in 1903.
Very interesting, I love looking back at old photo’s and comparing.
Great pics, i can remeber playing with my mates on the scaffolding when they were building tower bridge, brings back memories that does:D
Not looking bad for someone who was around in 1893 :D:D:D:D:D:D bit grey mind 
I agree… much more character back then. 
great find, what a change,what a shame too
You can blame the Luftwaffe for a lot of the destruction. Parts of London still contained bomb sites well into the 60’s.
I particularly like these photos of seventies London - they remind me of how London - particularly the people and cars looked when I was a kid.
Lot’s of moments - gone forever, like tears in the rain . . . 
Great photo’s, well spotted. Many thanks
Johnny
Good find Tiggi:) The exhibition at Kenwood House looks worth a visit mmmmmmmm…
I can waste hours looking at old pictures, two good sites are
Lot less bland in the old days with shops and not boring flat fronted buildings.
A lot less traffic now tho!
Thats what I thought, Oxford Circus looks a lot busier then than the now picture, they must have taken the pics very early on a weekend or something!!
do you mean London or Rob?
Interesting one of Tower Bridge. I read somewhere there was a big debate at the time about whether they should leave it as it was, like a big Meccano set so you could see all the girders and workings because it was one of the engineering wonders of the age, or stone-clad it to match the Medieval look of the Tower. In the end of course they compromised and did neither so the Victorian-Gothic design is more like the Houses of Parliament than the old Tower.
get aload of thease!!!
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/lifestyle/galleries/view/lifestyle/victorianlondon1888/browse/127007
smiled:D.
Thanks for posting Tiggi. We went to the exhibition of photos at Kenwood House today - a small exhibition but quite interesting and set in beautiful surrounidngs.
Worth going just to see Kenwood anyway, the exhib is on til 5 April.
really good find!!! kinda makes me want to buy the book