Piccadilly at Night 1958

Piccadilly at Night 1958The statue of Eros in Piccadilly with the advertising lights in the background. The first illuminated advertising boards were built here in 1910 and Coca Cola, whose sign can be seen here, have the longest continuous presence at Piccadilly with an advert here continually since 1955. The Guinness Clock advert which can also be seen, was installed in 1955 and was the first of a number of legendary Guinness adverts to have moving parts. As well as a

It was a sprawling network of quays

Poster 'The cat and mouse act passed by liberal government'

The districts covered are Bow

In describing the frequency and the scale of revolts by subject peoples against slavery and foreign domination - and the brutality used in crushing them - Peter Fryer exposes the true history of colonialism

Old photograph of Blackman Street

Royal Victoria Dock

Coloured etching and aquatint

this wooden pirate ship toy is sure to encourage and stimulate lots of imaginative play

with shoppers and tradespeople crowding the streets

traders and a herd of cows

most Jews had worshipped in the first London synagogue in nearby Creechurch Lane

A couple sat in the middle of Piccadilly Circus at night