Old photographs of London

^Thanks, there goes a few hours. Even has the trench maps from WW1.

Davenant on Twitter is a great source of old photos of London and beyond

Also Back in Time West London

And NW London TimeMachine

Tower Bridge, and the pictures are, like, totally amazing:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/stunning-vintage-photos-show-tower-bridge-through-the-decades-from-its-construction-in-1894-to-a-a4177716.html

It’s nuts how many people wore hats back in the day.

It was eminently practical. People spent a lot more time outdoors back then. Rain? No problem. Excessive sunshine on Tower Bridge beach? No problem.

Apparently, hats are coming back.

I do believe, that that sand came from the beaches I grew up on, around the Gower peninsular. I'm pretty sure that's where all of Blackpool's sand came from originally too.

Tell me this is a leg-pull? I shall be on holiday there from Friday and will ask around!

Blackpool? I thought id read that after a big storm swept a lot of it away they imported it back, but i cant seem to find it now

Nice photos by Nigel Henderson of post war east end

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/archive/tga-9211-9/henderson-photographs?page=2

Slightly off topic.
Newer photos of old London buildings
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2019/jul/17/the-city-has-changed-beyond-all-recognition-derelict-london-in-pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jul/25/the-dramatic-transformation-of-britains-canals-photographs-then-and-now

The Spitalfields Life blog has a lot of themed posts with old photographs, although quite low-res. Here's one about Thames bridges (and the Serpentine Bridge):

https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/01/05/the-bridges-of-old-london/

Pictures of shop fronts in London Road (off the Elephant & Castle) in 1904, 1975, and 2019:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/nostalgic-photos-give-fascinating-look-at-london-road-in-1975-a4258671.html

https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/shot-soho

Shot in Soho starts on Friday at the Photographers Gallery, launched by a talk with Anders Peterson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-49979392

Found a picture (on facebook) taken right outside my house from what I guess is early 1900's. I took a pic form the same spot. Comparing them, it's amazing how little has changed…

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I appreciate this is a video rather than a photo but it's very good. London in 1924

https://twitter.com/Hadrians_Gate/status/1195082495013924876?s=19

Babel Colour (@stuarthumphryes) on Twitter has loads of great pics

^Thanks, a real treasure trove.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-51238335

And this isn't neccesarily 'old' photographs. But interesting to see the change of 10 years

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/01/27/a-decade-of-london-in-google-street-view/?utm_source=POLITICO.EU&utm_campaign=97e60f1a4b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_28_07_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_10959edeb5-97e60f1a4b-190401913

This is a little-known feature of Google Maps. I was interested to see how my own home has changed, and to see my several cars over this period parked nearby!

Yes I like to look around places that are quite significant for me now and see what they were like 10 years ago before I even knew of their existence