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Artists and advertisers show us their particular views, but many other things can also give us evidence about the appearance of the city

corbel
SE2
corbel
1201-1400

Property marker
SE1
Property marker
1571

Carved oak brackets and 'View of Silver Street, Bermondsey' by John Chessell Buckler, 1828, by permission of the Guildhall Art Gallery
SW18
Carved oak brackets and 'View of Silver Street, Bermondsey' by John Chessell Buckler, 1828, by permission of the Guildhall Art Gallery
1610-20

'The Waterhouse' by Wenceslaus Hollar
N1
'The Waterhouse' by Wenceslaus Hollar
1653

'The East View of Wandsworth', by John Bowles
SW15
'The East View of Wandsworth', by John Bowles
1750

'A New and Accurate Map of the Country Twenty-Five Miles Round London', John Andrew
N20
'A New and Accurate Map of the Country Twenty-Five Miles Round London', John Andrew
1777

View of Highbury Place and Highbury Fields by C.H. Matthews
N5
View of Highbury Place and Highbury Fields by C.H. Matthews
c.1840

'Mornington Crescent' by Spencer Frederick Gore
NW1
'Mornington Crescent' by Spencer Frederick Gore
1911

Poster advertising Desborough Estate Housing Scheme
W2
Poster advertising Desborough Estate Housing Scheme
1920

'December Sunshine' by Harry Bush. By permission of the artist's estate
SW19
'December Sunshine' by Harry Bush. By permission of the artist's estate
1925

Postcard advertising Du Cane Court flats
SW17
Postcard advertising Du Cane Court flats
1930-39

Madeline Chambers
N11
Madeline Chambers
c.1935

'War Scene, Warwick Avenue' by Joseph Bato
W9
'War Scene, Warwick Avenue' by Joseph Bato
1941

Photograph of house in Bethnal Green by Nigel Henderson. By permission of the artist's estate
E3
Photograph of house in Bethnal Green by Nigel Henderson. By permission of the artist's estate
1949-1953

'Barbican Site' by Harold Hussey. By permission of the artist's estate.
EC2
'Barbican Site' by Harold Hussey. By permission of the artist's estate.
1962

'Canal lovers' by Jock McFadyen. By permission of the artist.
E14
'Canal lovers' by Jock McFadyen. By permission of the artist.
1993-4

'An Historic Guide to Shoreditch' by Adam Dant. By permission of the artist.
E2
'An Historic Guide to Shoreditch' by Adam Dant. By permission of the artist.
2001


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