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Adelphi Terrace Overlooks The River Eastward from the Hotel Cecil to the Tower Bridge, c1935. View of Waterloo Bridge over the River Thames in London, with Cleopatras Needle on the right

Dr. Johnson on his Pedestal, Whence He Can See Fleet Street, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Dr. Johnson on his Pedestal, Whence He Can See Fleet Street, c1935. Bronze statue of Dr Johnson (1709-1784), English man of letters, near St Clement Danes church in Westminster, central London

Wolseys West Facade of Hampton Court Palace and the Disinterred Bridge, c1935. Hampton Court, former royal palace in Richmond upon Thames, London

One of Londons Public Schools: St. Pauls from the Playing Fields, c1935. Creator
One of Londons Public Schools: St. Pauls from the Playing Fields, c1935. View of St Pauls School at Hammersmith in west London. The building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, was completed in 1884

Romanesque Front of the Natural History Museum, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Romanesque Front of the Natural History Museum, c1935. The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, was designed by Francis Fowke and Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1881

At the Base of the Monument of Fish Street Hill, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
At the Base of the Monument of Fish Street Hill, c1935. The Monument (left) in the City of London, designed by Christopher Wren to commemorate the outbreak of the Great Fire in 1666

One of the Best-Established Trades: A Customer and the Cats-Meat Man, c1935. Creator
One of the Best-Established Trades: A Customer and the Cats-Meat Man, c1935. Itinerant street-sellers of pet food were known as cats meat men

St. Pauls Dome Brooding Over The Roof-Tops of Amen Court, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
St. Pauls Dome Brooding Over The Roof-Tops of Amen Court, c1935. The garden at Amen Corner, 17th-century houses built for the clergymen of St Pauls Cathedral in London

The Lace-Work of the Leaves: A Summer Morning in Hyde Park, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
The Lace-Work of the Leaves: A Summer Morning in Hyde Park, c1935. Silver birches in Hyde Park, central London. From " Wonderful London, Volume 1", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

St. Jamess Park and the Lake Looking Towards The Foreign Office, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
St. Jamess Park and the Lake Looking Towards The Foreign Office, c1935. View throught the trees to government buildings in central London. From " Wonderful London, Volume 1", edited by St

Little Deans Yard at Westminster: A View of an English Public School, c1935. Creator
Little Deans Yard at Westminster: A View of an English Public School, c1935. Little Deans Yard at Westminster School in London, with Victoria Tower - part of the Palace of Westminster - beyond

Lambeth Palace, Residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury for Seven Centuries, c1935. The Palace, on the south bank of the Thames in London

The Hand of Wren in the Fabric of Westminster Abbey, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
The Hand of Wren in the Fabric of Westminster Abbey, c1935. The facade of Westminster Abbey in London. In 1698 Christopher Wren was appointed Surveyor General & Sub Commissioner for Repairs to

Memorial in St. Pauls Churchyard of the Cross Destroyed By The Roundheads, c1935. St Pauls Cross was a preaching cross and open-air pulpit in the grounds of Old St Pauls Cathedral in London

Stoke Newington in Summer-Time: The Bowling Green at Clissold Park, c1935. Creator
Stoke Newington in Summer-Time: The Bowling Green at Clissold Park, c1935. Londoners enjoy a game of bowls, with the spire of St Marys Church, designed by George Gilbert Scott, behind

A Passing View of Somerset House From The Strand, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
A Passing View of Somerset House From The Strand, c1935. Somerset House in London was built to the designs of Sir William Chambers, and was intended to house public offices: the Navy Board

Where London University Shares Quarters With The Imperial Institute, c1935. Creator
Where London University Shares Quarters With The Imperial Institute, c1935. Designed by Sir Thomas Colcutt and opened in 1887, the Imperial Institute in Kensington, London

Barges Aground At Mortlake With The Tide at Full Ebb, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Barges Aground At Mortlake With The Tide at Full Ebb, c1935. Thames sailing barges on the banks of the River Thames at low tide in west London

Palestine, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Palestine. Once the Sea of Galilee was a busy waterway, but now only fishermen and pleasure parties are seen on its waters, which lie nearly seven hundred feet below the level of the Mediterranean

Rome, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Rome. Beyond the buildings below this hill, the Pincio, rises the dome of S. Peters on the farther bank of the Tiber. Here were once the gardens of Lucullus, where Messalina, wife of Claudius

Norway, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Norway. Grim-looking cliffs affording foothold only to the nimble goats cast a deep shadow across the lonely Naerofjord, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 5

Scotland, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Scotland. Black-faced sheep browse in the bracken and in the whispering grass high on the steep banks of Lomonds fairy loch

Scotland, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Scotland. The Forth has swirled from under Stirlings venerable bridge since 1410. There are pinnacled gateways at either end, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 5

Normandy, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Normandy. Over the roofs of the houses by the market-place rises the incongruous iron spire of Rouens wonderful cathedral, c1930s. Rouen Cathedral was begun in the 13th century

Two Little Swiss Villagers at Hospenthal, 1916. Artist: Donald McLeish
Two Little Swiss Villagers at Hospenthal, 1916. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

The Matterhorn From the Italian Side, Forest of Brueil, 1917. Artist: Donald McLeish
The Matterhorn From the Italian Side, Forest of Brueil, 1917. From The British Printer Vol. XXX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd. London and Leicester, 1917]

Holland, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Holland. In old-world Middelburg, the capital of Zealand, Dutch costumes, still worn with pride, are a great attraction for the visitor, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

Glasgow, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Glasgow. Rising proudly on a hill above the Kelvin the statley university with its central 300-foot tower is a landmark for many miles, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

France, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
France. Seen from the Brevent at the other side of the Arve valley Chamonix looks like a toy village at the Aiguille Verte, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

Edinburgh, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Edinburgh. In the old tower on the left of the main entrance to Holyrood are Queen Marys rooms. The picture gallery is on this side of the quadrangle; the state apartments are on the opposite side

Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland, c1924. Artist: Donald McLeish
Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland, c1924. View of the mountain from the porch of the village church

Men relaxing, Cairo, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Men relaxing, Cairo, Egypt, c1922. Smoking hookahs and playing a board game. A print from Peoples of all Nationa, Volume III, edited by J A Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

People of Cairo, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
People of Cairo, Egypt, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Craftsmen, tentmakers bazaar, Cairo, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Craftsmen, tentmakers bazaar, Cairo, Egypt, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Arab cafe at Esna, south of Luxor, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Arab cafe at Esna, south of Luxor, Egypt, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

The Water Seller, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
The Water Seller, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. The island and its ruins were regularly flooded after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902

Villa del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como, Italy, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Villa del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como, Italy, c1930s. The villa was built in 1787 for Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume IV

The Tower of London, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
The Tower of London, c1930s. On its completion in 1097 the tower provided accommodation for the king, but in later centuries was used as a prison, armoury and military store

Westminster Abbey, London, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Westminster Abbey, London, c1930s. A Benedictine monastery was founded on this site in the 7th or 8th century. Edward the Confessor (1003-1066) rebuilt an abbey on this site shortly before his death

Stone demon, Notre Dame, Paris, France, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Stone demon, Notre Dame, Paris, France, c1930s. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume V, the Fleetway House, London, c1930s

Rouen Cathedral, Normandy, France, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Rouen Cathedral, Normandy, France, c1930s. Rouen Cathedral was begun in the 13th century. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume V, the Fleetway House, London, c1930s

Bootham Bar, York, North Yorkshire, 1924-1926. Artist: Donald McLeish
Bootham Bar, York, North Yorkshire, 1924-1926. York Minster in the background. Bootham Bar is one of the four gatehouses, or bars, in the medieval city walls of York

Loading hay onto a wagon on the shores of Loch Lomond, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Donald McLeish
Loading hay onto a wagon on the shores of Loch Lomond, Scotland, 1924-1926. A photo from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, Volume 4, 1924-1926

Propylon of the third Ptolemy at Karnak, Egypt, 1933-1934. The gateway was built by Ptolemy III in the 3rd century BC although the Karnak temple itself is older

The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt, 1933-1934. Two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Dating from the 14th century BC, the statues stood in front of Amenhoteps mortuary temple

A Belgian milkwoman on her morning round, Belgium, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
A Belgian milkwoman on her morning round, Belgium, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

A street barber and his client, Algeria, Africa, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
A street barber and his client, Algeria, Africa, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

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Donald McLeish was a talented artist and photographer who captured the essence of London in the 1930s. His works showcased some of the city's most iconic landmarks and hidden gems, providing a glimpse into its rich history and vibrant culture. One of his notable pieces is "Marylebone Town Hall, One of the Most Eminent of London's New Buildings. " Through his lens, McLeish highlighted the grandeur and architectural brilliance of this magnificent structure, showcasing its significance within the cityscape. In another captivating photograph titled "London's River at Isleworth Ferry Looking Towards the Green Glades of Kew Gardens, " McLeish transported viewers to a serene riverside scene. The image beautifully captures nature's tranquility as it merges with urban life, offering a peaceful respite from bustling city streets. McLeish also ventured beyond London's borders to capture stunning scenes abroad. In his work titled "Jezzar Pasha Mosque, Acre, Palestine, " he immortalized this historic place of worship with meticulous attention to detail. His artistry allowed viewers to appreciate both its architectural beauty and cultural significance. Returning to London, McLeish documented everyday life through photographs like "Outside the People's Palace in Mile End Road. " This candid snapshot showcases people going about their daily routines against an impressive backdrop—a testament to McLeish's ability to find beauty in ordinary moments. Another intriguing piece by McLeish is "School in Leicester Square on the Site of Hogarth’s House. " Here he juxtaposes modern education with historical heritage by capturing a school built upon hallowed ground—an ode to one great artist standing on another’s legacy. Continuing his exploration across different neighborhoods, McLeish took us inside Cheyne Walk Gardens where Thomas Carlyle ponders philosophy eternally. This evocative image invites contemplation while highlighting Carlyle’s lasting influence on intellectual discourse. McLeish also turned his lens towards religious architecture, capturing the Third Church of Christ Scientist in Curzon Street.