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    Postcards of London Life in 1950 by Charles Skilton
    Peter Berthoud
    • 2 days ago

    Postcards of London Life in 1950 by Charles Skilton

    A celebrated series of postcards depicting London Life by renowned publisher Charles Skilton crop up regularly on eBay and the like. The...
    High Suspense in Mayfair
    Peter Berthoud
    • Apr 8, 2018

    High Suspense in Mayfair

    This is what being a telephone engineer involved in 1930s London. Twice a year the steel wires which support London's telephone cables -...
    Golf and Guns: London's Rooftop Playground in the 1930s
    Peter Berthoud
    • Mar 7, 2018

    Golf and Guns: London's Rooftop Playground in the 1930s

    High above London, men and women were at play in 1938. Back then one could shoot guns and play golf on a rooftop. Here are some...
    Hyde Park: Shepherd and His Sheep
    Peter Berthoud
    • Feb 17, 2018

    Hyde Park: Shepherd and His Sheep

    In the 1920s and 30s a Scottish shepherd grazed his sheep in Hyde Park. George Donald travelled down each year from Aberdeen together...
    1930s Advertising in Holborn
    Peter Berthoud
    • Jan 30, 2018

    1930s Advertising in Holborn

    A selection of adverts from The Official Guide to Holborn 3re 1931 (published by J. Burrow & Co, Cheltenham). I enjoy the insights these...
    Time Out London will be 50 this August
    Peter Berthoud
    • Jan 27, 2018

    Time Out London will be 50 this August

    Time Out reaches its Golden Jubilee on 12th August 2018. On this day back in 1968 the first edition was published in London. A radical...
    The Ugliest Statue in London?
    Peter Berthoud
    • Mar 8, 2016

    The Ugliest Statue in London?

    Well, according to George Bernard Shaw, the famous “Wedding Cake” statue, part of the memorial to Queen Victoria, would be a contender....
    Save the Porters Rest on Piccadilly
    Peter Berthoud
    • Mar 26, 2015

    Save the Porters Rest on Piccadilly

    In 1861 this curious piece of street furniture was installed on Piccadilly. It stood there for over a hundred and fifty years. In the...
    The Real Story of A-Z Maps by Phyllis Pearsall
    Peter Berthoud
    • May 20, 2014

    The Real Story of A-Z Maps by Phyllis Pearsall

    The legend of Phyllis Pearsall, founder of Geographers' A-Z Map Company, has become controversial in recent years. The debate about...
    America in London - Top Six Sights in the 1950s
    Peter Berthoud
    • Mar 13, 2014

    America in London - Top Six Sights in the 1950s

    In the early 1950s Charles Skilton issued a set of six postcards entitled "America in London" promising them to be "Of interest to all...
    When Madame Tussaud's Tested A Commando
    Peter Berthoud
    • Mar 6, 2014

    When Madame Tussaud's Tested A Commando

    In 1947, 110 would be Royal Marine Commandos embarked upon a nationwide, five-day long, “personal initiative” test. Taking the initiative...
    A Love Letter from Edwardian London in 36 Views
    Peter Berthoud
    • Feb 20, 2014

    A Love Letter from Edwardian London in 36 Views

    On November 18th 1904 Miss Gwen James of Glamorganshire received an unusually large quantity of post. Through her door at 22, Regent...
    When Soho Local Post Issued Its Own Stamps
    Peter Berthoud
    • Feb 6, 2014

    When Soho Local Post Issued Its Own Stamps

    In 1971 the first national postal strike took place in the UK. In those days the Post Office had an absolute monopoly on the delivery of...
    This is London: A World War II Souvenir That Wasn't For The Locals
    Peter Berthoud
    • Feb 5, 2014

    This is London: A World War II Souvenir That Wasn't For The Locals

    In 1944 the British Council produced a souvenir photography book solely for overseas forces stationed in the UK - This is London. The 40...
    A Forgotten Invention: World’s First Security Camera, London 1933
    Peter Berthoud
    • Dec 16, 2013

    A Forgotten Invention: World’s First Security Camera, London 1933

    In 1933 Mr Norbury, an amateur photographer and chicken keeper, invented the world’s first security camera in London. His invention was...
    Forgotten Images of Tower Bridge as it Might Have Been
    Peter Berthoud
    • May 14, 2013

    Forgotten Images of Tower Bridge as it Might Have Been

    Tower Bridge was designed to reconcile the conflicting interests of road and river traffic at a time when London was the world's most...
    London’s Endangered Species Sculptures Saved
    Peter Berthoud
    • May 3, 2013

    London’s Endangered Species Sculptures Saved

    An eight month campaign to save Barry Baldwin’s Endangered Species sculptures at Allington House, near Victoria, London has ended. They...
    Walking Every Street in Soho
    Peter Berthoud
    • Apr 2, 2013

    Walking Every Street in Soho

    I have been walking around Soho for many years and thought that I must have walked every street, I didn’t realise until very recently...
    Endangered Species Sculptures in Victoria to be Saved
    Peter Berthoud
    • Mar 1, 2013

    Endangered Species Sculptures in Victoria to be Saved

    Barry Baldwin’s Endangered Species Sculptures at Allington House in Victoria have been spared from imminent destruction. Now they need a...
    The Old Electricity Showrooms Shoreditch
    Peter Berthoud
    • Jan 10, 2013

    The Old Electricity Showrooms Shoreditch

    The Electricity Showrooms in Shoreditch is now a bar but it was once part of a far-sighted Borough Council initiative. Eighty years ago...
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