A unique set of photographs of the construction of Tower Bridge, images of the Great Fire of 1666 and a set of compelling photos of Victorian street life feature in the new version of our ‘Collage – The London Picture Archive’ website which provides free access to over a quarter of a million images of London dating from 1450 to the present day. The maps, prints, paintings, photographs and films which are available to view are drawn from the collections at London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery, collectively the largest collection of images of the capital in the world, including over 150,000 historical pictures of London streets.
The launch took place on Thursday 21 July at the Guildhall Yard Lunch Market where vintage images and films of London were shown on a pop up cinema van. The new version of the Collage website presents a fascinating glimpse of nearly 600 years of life in the capital. Among the new features of the site, The London Picture Map provides a unique way to access images of buildings and places which no longer exist, presenting a searchable vision of a lost London which allows visitors to view pictures of their neighbourhood from bygone days.
The new website became available to view from 9am on Thursday 21 July 2016 and can now be accessed online.