Photography
Immerse yourself in London’s living history through our photographic archive, capturing the city's evolving landscape, diverse communities and social fabric.
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Games & Sports
Games & Sports
How street play shaped the lives of London’s children
These city kids created their own outdoor playgrounds with scooters, skipping ropes and songs
Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity
A Little Italy in London
Clerkenwell and Soho were once the centres of London’s Italian community
Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
The jobs that made London’s docks run
London’s port relied on dock workers doing an array of back-breaking and highly skilled jobs
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Photography
Photography
Waterloo Bridge builders union meeting, Waterloo (silver gelatin print)
Suschitzky, Wolfgang
1939-08
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Photography
Capes & Lights: The crumbling and derelict manager's house near the Lower Hope Point at Easter, 1933. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1933