Comments on: Around The City

By: Mo06

Mo06 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:05:05 +0000

I remember walking past Mappin & Webb in the first photo. The modern replacement is pretty ugly in my ‘umble opinion.

And I have supped a pint in the Old King Lud, sadly no longer with us…

Great photos, thanks.

By: Ian Whittingham

Ian Whittingham — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:50:41 +0000

My first job in December 1979, after graduating from university, was in an office in Carter Lane. There was a café at the corner of Carter Lane and Deans Court that had a very 30’s/40’s feel to it (I just looked on Google Maps Street View and see there is still a café at that location, Café Vita). I can’t recall its name but I remember going to the original café after work one evening (in 1986) to find it closed and occupied by a film crew who were filming a scene from Colin MacInnes’ novel, ‘Absolute Beginners’. Like Alison and Philip I, too, remember ‘The King Lud’ which makes an appearance in another novel of 1950’s London bohemian, Iris Murdoch’s ‘Under the Net’.

By: Donald Carlton Burns

Donald Carlton Burns — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 19:43:39 +0000

Truly magnificent Architecture, to be cherished and celebrated.

By: Philip Marriage

Philip Marriage — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:09:31 +0000

What a fascinating treasure trove of transparencies here with enough detail to absorb those of us of a certain age. I too remember the delights of ‘The King Lud’ and the alleyways and courts off Fleet Street. It’s a shame that, with age, some are losing their original colour (though that can be rescued to a degree with Photoshop), but the important thing is that they are being preserved – thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute – well done!

By: DX Manners

DX Manners — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:09:21 +0000

Enjoyed these photos, can someone enlighten me-what tube station is that in the top photo (Mappin & Webb) ?

By: alison homewood

alison homewood — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:11:40 +0000

Fantastic – crying out for a ‘Then and Now’ photograph comparison – I’d love to know what we still have and what has been lost. I lament the loss of King Lud – the pub I went to when I got my first job across the road at the bottom of Fleet Street. Thank you!

By: valerie-Jael

valerie-Jael — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:26:44 +0000

What wonderful photos, thanks for sharing! Valerie

By: john clark

john clark — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 07:51:28 +0000

About 1966 judging by the clothes, cars and motorcycles.

By: Achim

Achim — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 07:50:49 +0000

That delights me again! See the delivery van at the second picture: I still have it as a pickup truck from “MATCHBOX”!

Yes, these are the Roaring Sixties — and they regrettably won’t come back…!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Caroline Bottomley

Caroline Bottomley — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 07:41:58 +0000

I love that the photographer mainly chose sunny days to work.
And that Regency (?) costume appeared to be fairly unremarkable in Lincolns Inn Fields!