Panoramas of Lost London 1870-1945
About this book
Panoramas of Lost London - 1870-1945 is a spectacular selection of over 200 of the best images from the old London County Council archive of photographs, held for the nation by English Heritage for over 25 years. Most had rarely been seen until they appeared in the bestselling Lost London 1870-1945 published in 2009. Taken to provide a unique record of whole districts of London as they were vanishing, each photograph is a full-plate image, a stunning work of art in its own right.This abridgement is a condensed account of the lost buildings and streets of London, opening windows on a vanished past; one which is tantalisingly familiar, but also hauntingly remote. Here is depicted a world in transition - from the coaching inns and horse-drawn city of the late Victorian age, through the 1920s and 30s to wartime devastation.But this is not a nostalgic lament for a lost city. Written by Philip Davies, an expert who has been involved in planning and development in London for over 40 years, the book offers real authoritative insights into the way London has developed and changed since the Victorian age and the success of the conservation of London in the face of much ruin and loss.