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140 photographs of London streets and views in 1896
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Ludgate Circus, looking up Ludgate Hill, c. 1896 (reduced in size)
Although originals of these 140 Victorian London photographs are difficult to find, you can now get them on a cd-rom prepared from original 19th century items held in a private collection.
The cd-rom isn't mass produced but is compiled individually for each purchaser so there are very few copies in existence. You can get one of them here.
A few sample images, greatly reduced in size, are set out below, followed by a complete list of all the views.

The London Docks, the gaugers at work, c. 1896 (reduced in size)

The New Cut, between Westminster Bridge Road and Waterloo Bridge Road, c. 1896 (reduced in size)

Oxford Street, near the Princess's Theatre, c. 1896 (reduced in size)

King William Street, the Cannon Street end, c. 1896 (reduced in size) The 140 photographs, similar to the above but much larger, and their page numbers on the cd-rom are:
6. The Royal Exchange 7. Ludgate Circus, looking up Ludgate Hill 8. London Bridge, from the south side 9. Hyde Park Corner, view showing Apsley House and Piccadilly 10. Hyde Park Corner, inside the gates 11. Hyde Park, the Drive and Rotten Row 12. Lambeth Palace, from Lambeth Bridge 13. The London Docks, view of the quays and the shipping 14. The London Docks, the gaugers at work 15. The Strand, at St. Mary-le-Strand Church 16. Westminster Abbey, the west front, with St. Margaret's Church and the Victoria Tower 17. Trafalgar Square, from Cockspur Street 18. Trafalgar Square, the Grand Hotel 19. The Tower Bridge, scene on the opening day in 1894 20. The New Cut, between Westminster Bridge Road and Waterloo Bridge Road 21. Piccadilly Circus, showing the London Pavilion 22. The Mansion House, showing Queen Victoria Street and Cheapside 23. The Bank of England, from the Mansion House 24. Oxford Street, near the Princess's Theatre 25. Holborn Viaduct, looking towards Newgate Street 26. Regent Street, the Quadrant 27. The Tower of London, panoramic view from Tower Bridge 28. Northumberland Avenue, The Constitutional Club 29. St. Paul's Cathedral, rooftop view 30. Covent Garden Theatre, from Bow Street 31. Whitehall, at the Horse Guards 32. Piccadilly, looking east from the Green Park 33. Petticoat Lane 34. The People's Palace, from the Mile End Road 35. St. James's Street, looking down towards the Palace 36. St. James's Palace, from the corner of St. James's Street 37. The Imperial Institute 38. King William Street, the Cannon Street end 39. Charing Cross, hotel and railway station 40. The Law Courts, looking east showing Temple Bar, and Fleet Street beyond 41. Bridge Street, Westminster 42. Cheapside, looking east 43. Park Lane, looking north from Hamilton Place 44. Ludgate Hiill, from St. Paul's 45. Oxford Circus, from the corner of Upper Oxford Street 46. The High Street, Borough 47. Pall Mall, looking towards the National Gallery, the Carlton and Reform Clubs on the right 48. The West Strand, at Charing Cross Station 49. Crystal Palace 50. The Home Office, from the opposite side of Whitehall 51. Queen Victoria Street, the office of the 'Times' 52. Queen Victoria Street, at Queen Street, looking towards the Royal Exchange 53. Piccadilly, Burlington House 54. Oxford Street, at the Marble Arch 55. The Marble Arch, from the Park 56. St. Bartholomew's Church 57. Waterloo Place, from the corner of Pall Mall 58. Duke of York's Column, from the Mall, Carlton House Terrace on both sides 59. St. Pancras, the Midland Grand Hotel 60. Fleet Street, looking east 61. Holborn Circus, looking down Holborn Viaduct 62. New Bridge Street, looking towards Ludgate Circus 63. The Custom House, from the river 64. Farringdon Street, showing Holborn Viaduct 65. Pall Mall, the War Office 66. New Scotland Yard, from Westminster Bridge 67. Whitehall, looking north, the Treasury Buildings on the left 68 Clapham Road 69 Dulwich College 70. Leicester Square, the Alhambra Theatre 71. Clerkenwell, St. John's Gate 72. Lord's Cricket Ground, luncheon interval during the Eton and Harrow match 73. Holborn, near Chancery Lane 74. The Great Wheel at Earl's Court 75. The Poultry, from the Mansion House 76. Newgate Street, from the corner of Old Bailey 77. Thames Embankment, the National Liberal Club, Hotel Metropole, and Avenue Theatre 78. Empire Theatre, from the Coventry Street corner of the Gardens 79. Hoxton, Petfield Street 80. The National Gallery and St. Martin's Church, from Pall Mall East 81. Shoreditch, High Street 82. London University, from the corner of Cork Street 83. The Royal Mint, from the Tower Bridge approach 84. Leadenhall Street, showing the P. & O. Offices on the right 85. Curtain Road, from the corner of Great Eastern Street 86. Blackfriars Bridge 87. Holborn, with the Prudential Assurance Co.'s Offices, Furnival's Inn and Staple Inn 88. Brick Lane, Whitechapel 89. Prince's Gate, Kensington 90. Westminster Palace Hotel 91. Moorgate Street, looking towards London Wall 92. Haymarket Theatre 93. Pall Mall, the Carlton Club 94. Trinity House, from Trinity Square 95. Whitechapel Road, at the London Hospital 96. Paddington Station, the Great Western Railway Hotel 97. Paddington Station, general view of the platforms 98. The Thames, St. Paul's Cathedral, from Bankside 99. St. Martins-le-Grand, general view of the Post Office Buildings 100. Seven Dials, looking up Little Earl Street 101. Thames Embankment, from the City of London School 102. King's Cross Station, the exterior 103. King's Cross Station, general view of the platforms 104. Old Broad Street, at the entrance to the Stock Exchange 105. Drury Lane Theatre, The Colonnade and the Catherine Street Entrance 106. Kensington Gardens 107. Pall Mall, The Army and Navy Club 108. St. James's Theatre, from the opposite side of King Street 109. Liverpool Street, from the corner of New Broad Street 110. Finsbury Pavement, looking towards Finsbury Square 111. Old Tabard Inn, the courtyard 112. The Angel Hotel, Islington 113. The Langham Hotel, from Portland Place 114. Knightsbridge Barracks 115. Bishopgate Street, showing Crosby Hall on the right 116. St. George Street, formerly Ratcliff Highway, to the north of the London Docks 117. The Strand, entrance to the Adelphi Theatre 118. Old George Inn, Southwark 119. Parker Street, one of the London County Council lodging-houses 120. Grosvenor Hotel, Belgravia 121. Langham Place, the Queen's Hall 122. Park Lane, Dudley House 123. Great Ormond Street, the hospital for sick chldren 124. Bird's-eye view of London, looking south-east, from Bow Church 125. Smithfield Meat Market, general view of the buildings 126. Exhibition Road, the Science and Art Department 127. Fore Street, running parallel with London Wall, Cripplegate 128. Lincoln's Inn, the old gateway on Chancery Lane, from the courtyard within 129. Victoria Station, the station yard 130. St. George's, Hanover Square, from George Street 131. The Fire Brigade, group of firemen with engine and turncocks 132. Agricultural Hall, Liverpool Road entrance 133. Pall Mall, from the bottom of St. James's Street 134. Bartholomew's Hospital, the Smithfield Entrance 135. New Oxford Street, looking towards Holborn 136. Knightsbridge, at St. George's Place, looking towards Hyde Park Corner 137. Bond Street, looking towards Oxford Street 138. St. James's Square 139. Westminster Bridge, showing St. Thomas's Hospital 140. The Palace Theatre, from Cambridge Circus 141. Euston Station, general view of the platforms 142. Great St. Helen's, close to Crosby Place, Bishopsgate Street 143. The Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road 144. Cloth Fair, close to St. Bartholomews the Great, Bartholomew Close and Long Lane 145. Covent Garden Market
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