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"Its ingenious informal arrangement makes the book a real pleasure" --Sunday Times
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The capital like you've never seen it before, from the birth of photography to now
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
I stumbled across this book by pure accident as it was given to a colleague for a leaving present. After a quick flick I was hooked and had to buy it for myself!
The photographs are breathtaking capturing London at various stages in the last hundred (or so) years. Some of the photographs you will remember, some you won't believe, but all captured and printed in lovely detail. The descriptions are well written and go into just enough detail to make it interesting.
An ideal present for old and young or treat yourself!
The photographs are breathtaking capturing London at various stages in the last hundred (or so) years. Some of the photographs you will remember, some you won't believe, but all captured and printed in lovely detail. The descriptions are well written and go into just enough detail to make it interesting.
An ideal present for old and young or treat yourself!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This is a wonderful collection of photos from the 1850s through to the modern day that captures the cultural, social and political history of the capital. Anyone interested in the development of London over the last 150 years will love this book - published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name at the Getty Images Gallery in London in the autumn of 2008.
Some of the famous faces featured in the collection include the Kray brothers, Reggie and Ronnie as amateur boxers posing with their mother Violet, before they went on to become notorious London gangsters. Other striking images include Daleks invading a London street outside Wyndams Theatre in 1965, Blitz searchlights over St Paul's Cathedral on New Year's Eve 1943 and men rescuing residents in Rotherhithe from flood when the Thames broke its banks in 1928.
Other memorable images include a pair of cheery men enjoying jellied eels in a Whitechapel street on a Sunday morning, two young Fulham fans ahead of an FA cup clash with Ipswich in the late 1950s and a crowd of shoppers at Petticoat Lane street market in London's East End.
A super book to pick up and browse through and great value for money too!
Some of the famous faces featured in the collection include the Kray brothers, Reggie and Ronnie as amateur boxers posing with their mother Violet, before they went on to become notorious London gangsters. Other striking images include Daleks invading a London street outside Wyndams Theatre in 1965, Blitz searchlights over St Paul's Cathedral on New Year's Eve 1943 and men rescuing residents in Rotherhithe from flood when the Thames broke its banks in 1928.
Other memorable images include a pair of cheery men enjoying jellied eels in a Whitechapel street on a Sunday morning, two young Fulham fans ahead of an FA cup clash with Ipswich in the late 1950s and a crowd of shoppers at Petticoat Lane street market in London's East End.
A super book to pick up and browse through and great value for money too!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I was so disappointed to have missed Getty Images Gallery's exhibition of London Through a Lens and so this was the next best thing. This book is a simply wonderful glance at times gone by with some truly magical and nostalgic photographs (237 altogether) capturing some great moments in London with one in particular going back as far as 1843 as well as some images which serve to remind you just how hard life was at times.
I think this book would make a fantastic gift for anyone who lives in or particularly likes London or indeed anyone who would like to see some truly amazing and provocative imagery of times gone by.
I think this book would make a fantastic gift for anyone who lives in or particularly likes London or indeed anyone who would like to see some truly amazing and provocative imagery of times gone by.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
a good pic book of london!
Bought this for my boyfriend as he was living in the Uk and wanted to give him a taste of london before he moves here! he loves it and so do i! Read more
Published 7 months ago by masuma
A nice collection
This is not the first time that the Hulton Archive has been mined for a London images collection, but although there are some familiar items in here there is a good selection of... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Pangolin
Not exactly what I expected
I intended this book as a gift to my American friend but it is more geared towards a nostalgic Londoner than a foreigner.
Published 10 months ago by Amazon buyer
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very pleased with this book it was to give as a present the lady was over the moon with this book result!
Published 12 months ago by lilou
London through a lens
Excellent book showing some great photo's of London going back into the 30's. A must have for all historians and those who enjoy a visual delight. Read more
Published on 9 April 2009 by Steve Daly
London through a lens
This book has some wonderful views from the Londoners' London which has long since gone. It may bring back some long forgotten memories of years gone by. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by John Bailey
Great Book
Bought as a Christmas gift for my father - he loves photography and is interested in London history but wouldn't have appreciated a novel! Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by D. J. Bexley
A great book
This is a great book, I cannot recommend it enough - I liked it so much that I've bought many copies for friends and family. As an evocation of place it can't be beaten.
Published on 3 Feb 2009 by Mr. J. Edis
Great Book!!
Lived in London over a year and everyday I'm growing to love the place more and more. This book gives you a good look back through up and coming London.
Published on 26 Nov 2008 by Sunil Chauhan
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