Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese of London City. The Literateurs' Haunt for 300 Years or The Book of The Cheese This book was published around a century ago. If the current pub's owners were minded to produce a new version today they could get away with using the same illustrations. The Eight Edition of "The Book of the Cheese" 1923 "The Book of The Cheese - Being Traits and Stories of 'Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese', Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London" was first published by the Chees

This is the index to the 1949, Phoenix House Ltd., Air-Photo Atlas of London. For the complete set of maps & images from the atlas please...

The Soho Cityscape 1991/92 is one of my favourite London maps. The locations of sights, shops, food places, pubs and entertainments from over 30 years ago are encapsulated in a magnificent a birds-eye view. Soho Cityscape 1991/92 - The Comprehensive Guide to Soho & Theatreland Soho Cityscape 1991/92 - Map The map opens to almost 2' square, appx. 61cm each side. There is an abundance of detail and interest. Companies paid to have their names or logos displayed on the rooftops.

In countless books, guides, apps and websites dealing with “Secret”, “Hidden” and “Curious” London it is asserted with bland confidence that the cellars of the Viaduct Tavern contain cells from old Newgate Prison. This is nonsense but sometimes a picture can help to nail a lie better than dates. This image dates from 1897 and shows the last incarnation of Newgate Prison on the same site, facing the newly built Viaduct Tavern. Newgate Prison and The Viaduct Tavern 1897 Newgate

These beautiful photos of London pubs all date from around 1926. These are London pubs as our grandparents and great-grandparents enjoyed th

The Champion, that fine Sam Smith's pub on Wells Street, is well known for its excellent stained glass. This little pub, near the eastern...