Peter Berthoud
London Markets in the 1930s
In 1930 the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries published a report on London Markets. The report described all the principal London...
top of page
Search
Peter Berthoud
Jun 27, 2012
Plans for a Charing Cross Bridge Without Trains
Less than fifty years after the opening of Charing Cross, there were plans to close the station and replace its rail bridge with a grand...
Peter Berthoud
Jun 10, 2012
A Bizarre Victorian Soho Bazaar
In June 1893 a grand fundraising bazaar was held in Soho. Partly to serve as a souvenir, partly to help promote the Soho Bazaar, a little...
Peter Berthoud
May 28, 2012
A Grim View Inside Newgate Prison in the 1890s
There are very few photos of Newgate prison on the net. The most commonly reproduced ones come from a late Victorian book, Queen’s...
Peter Berthoud
May 24, 2012
The Annual London Heatwave 1920s style
In 1928 an anonymous writer noted that: "London's annual heat wave is always forgotten by the next year. According to Londoners it rains...
Peter Berthoud
May 18, 2012
A Fine New Companion in The City of London
There are countless books on The City of London but a new title improves upon so many that have gone before. "The City of London: A...
Peter Berthoud
May 7, 2012
Bird’s-Eye View Maps of Victorian London
In 1880 Herbert Fry published London a handbook for Victorian visitors. The popular book ran to many editions. A major factor for its...
Peter Berthoud
May 3, 2012
Sean Henry Sculpture at Economist Plaza
British sculptor Sean Henry has just installed three, larger than life figures to coincide with a new gallery show. The first, Seated...
Peter Berthoud
Apr 29, 2012
New Rolling Fool in Soho
A new Rolling Fool has appeared in Broadwick Street, Soho. The distinctive jester character is one of a series by street artist Dr Cream....
Peter Berthoud
Apr 25, 2012
Forgotten Images: Destruction & Construction in Aldwych & Kingsway
Between 1901 and 1905 a large area of Central London was demolished to make way for Kingsway and Aldwych. Many ancient streets and courts...
Peter Berthoud
Apr 22, 2012
Forgotten Images: Before Aldwych and Kingsway
In October 1905 King Edward VII officially opened Kingsway and Aldwych; "The largest and most important improvement in London since the...
Peter Berthoud
Apr 10, 2012
London's Top Sights in 1824
In 1824 William Darton (Junior) wrote a guide to London: A Description of London: Containing a Sketch of Its History and Present State,...
Peter Berthoud
Apr 3, 2012
Are These London's Finest Knobbly Knees?
Can we recognise these distinctive "knobbly knee" roots as London's finest? I am not talking about body parts. I am sure any knobbly...
Peter Berthoud
Apr 2, 2012
Down and Out in 1930s London
Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell's classic book on his experience of rough living, was published in 1933. These photos of...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 27, 2012
Launch of the London Gin Club
The London Gin Club has its official launch party this coming Friday, the 30th March. Members (and non-members) will have a great new...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 25, 2012
Stargate found in Highbury & Islington
I was pleased to spot this street art piece by Public Spirit outside Highbury and Islington Station. I also enjoyed the public spirited...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 23, 2012
Unsettling Gazes at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Forty, somewhat disturbing, figures are dotted around St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London. They are all the work of Robert...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 23, 2012
JMW Turner's Twickenham House
Sandycombe Lodge in Twickenham was designed, built and lived in by JMW Turner and his father. It was from this house that Turner set off...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 19, 2012
Six Insipid Child Workers from The Temple of Fancy
These images were originally published in 1812 by S & J Fuller at their Temple of Fancy in Rathbone Place. They follow in the long...
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
Blog: Blog2
bottom of page