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Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023
The Wooden Road Surfaces of London Mapped by Bartholemew's c. 1921
In the early 1920s the Improved Wood Pavement Company issued a promotional map of London showing the extent of their wood paved roads,...
Peter Berthoud
Feb 19, 2023
An Edwardian Map of the River Thames
"Map of the River Thames" by Joseph Mears Launches & Motors Ltd. of 5 Hill Street, Richmond around 1914. Cartography by George Philip Ltd.
Peter Berthoud
Dec 18, 2022
A Wonderfully Puzzled View of The Festival of Britain in 1950
The Festival of Britain opened in 1951, this image was produced in 1950 for Efroc Ltd by Brian Tilbrook & father Reginald Tilbrook
Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2022
The Air-Photo Atlas of London of 1949
In 1949 Phoenix House Ltd. published their Air-Photo Atlas of London. The aerial maps provide a "street guide from the air" to post-war...
Peter Berthoud
Jul 11, 2012
A Tideless Thames: London's Highest Priority?
"The removal of the tides from the London Reaches is, in my opinion, the greatest single measure that can be taken for the benefit of...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 16, 2012
London Pubs in the 1920s
These beautiful photos of London pubs all date from around 1926. These are London pubs as our grandparents and great-grandparents enjoyed th
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