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Newgate Prison, London, late 19th-early 20th century (1926-1927). The notorious prison was demolished in 1902. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I

Birch Birch and Co, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Birch Birch & Co, London, 1926-1927. Restaurant or cafe where soup and jelly was available. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I

Embankment Gardens, Charing Cross, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick, London, 1926-1927. The old Middlesex village of Strand-on-the-Green seen from the opposite bank of the River Thames

The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Arnold
The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, London, 1926-1927. The Wallace Collection in Manchester Square houses fine and decorative arts including paintings, furniture, armour and porcelain

Flower girl, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Charwoman, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Hoppe
Charwoman, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Flower sellers, Piccadilly Circus, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Flower seller, Piccadilly Circus, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Three graveyard watch houses, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Whiffin
Three graveyard watch houses, London, 1926-1927. Graveyard watch houses at Thames Street and Giltspur Street, (above), and at Rotherhithe (below)

Polar bear on the Mappin Terrace at London Zoo, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Polar bear on the Mappin Terrace at London Zoo, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Elephant rides at London Zoo, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Elephant rides at London Zoo, 1926-1927. In the foreground is a llama-cart. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London)

Ivory shipment, Royal Albert Dock, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Street hawkers selling football favours in Walham Green, London, 1926-1927. Rosettes and programmes on sale near Stamford Bridge, the ground of Chelsea Footbal Club

Merchant ships in the Royal Albert Dock, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Street hawker selling football favours in Kings Cross, London, 1911 (1926-1927). Fans from Newcastle or Bradford on their way to the Cup Final

The first Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London, 1923, (1926-1927). Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Italian ice cream or hoky seller, London, early 1900s, (1926-1927). Artist: Taylor
Italian ice cream or hoky seller, London, early 1900s, (1926-1927). Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Women choosing bunches of mistletoe, Caledonian Market, London, 1926-1927. Kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas is a British tradition

Knife and scissors grinder, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Knife and scissors grinder, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

A bootblack, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
A bootblack, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Poultry merchants, Caledonian Market, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Caledonian Market, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Langfier Photo
Caledonian Market, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Cats meat man, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Cats meat man, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Old Compton Street, Soho, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Children feeding the sparrows in Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. A print from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, Amalgamated Press, London, 1926-1927

Boys playing cricket in Parliament Hill Fields, London, 1926-1927. A print from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, Amalgamated Press, London, 1926-1927

Young children playing in the street, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Girl skipping, Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Young children in Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Policeman helping schoolchildren across the road, East End, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London)

The Peter Pan statue, Kensington Gardens, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Arnold
The Peter Pan statue, Kensington Gardens, London, 1926-1927. George Framptons statue of the boy who never grew up from JM Barries novel

Choirboys of St Clement Danes beating the boundary-marks on the Thames, London, 1926-1927. Boys in mortarboards take part in the old custom of beating the parish bounds

St Johns Gate on a Sunday, Clerkenwell, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
St Johns Gate on a Sunday, Clerkenwell, London, 1926-1927. The gate was built in 1504 by Thomas Docwra, prior of the Priory of the Knights of Saint John

Chapel Royal choirboys in procession, Clerkenwell, London, 1926-1927. Procession going to a commemorative service of the order in the Grand Priory Church

Twenty-eight-inch reflecting telescope, Greenwich Observatory, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press

The Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

An anti-war meeting, Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Mansion House, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Ellis
Mansion House, London, 1926-1927. Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. It was built in Palladian style between 1739

The City, centre of London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
The City, centre of London, 1926-1927. The Stock Exchange and Bank of England. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London)

Coalman, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Hoppe
Coalman, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Pearly family in their donkey-drawn moke, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Pearly family in their donkey-drawn moke, London, 1926-1927. Cockney Pearly kings (originally costermongers - fruit and vegetable sellers), wore suits covered in mother-of-pearl buttons

Wet weather in Trafalgar Square, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Paterson
Wet weather in Trafalgar Square, London, 1926-1927. The lights of the London Coliseum in St Martins Lane, reflected in the wet road

St Martin-in-the-Fields seen between the columns of the National Gallery, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
St Martin-in-the-Fields seen between the columns of the National Gallery, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

The pelicans of St Jamess Park, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
The pelicans of St Jamess Park, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Changing of the guard, Buckingham Palace, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Changing of the guard, Buckingham Palace, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Artemis fountain, Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Artemis fountain, Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. Fountain with a sculpture of the goddess Artemis, designed by Feodora Gleichen

Hyde Park Bird Sanctuary and Hudson Memorial, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Hyde Park Bird Sanctuary and Hudson Memorial, London, 1926-1927. Sculpture by Jacob Epstein in memory of the author, naturalist and ornithologist William Henry Hudson (1841-1922)

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"John Adcock: A Glimpse into London's Rich History" Step back in time with John Adcock as he explores the iconic landmarks and hidden gems of London. 🏰🌉 Capturing the essence of a bygone era, John Adcock takes us on a journey through some of London's most eminent buildings. Marvel at the grandeur of Marylebone Town Hall, standing tall as one of the city's architectural treasures from 1935. Traveling along the River Thames, we stumble upon an old pub frozen in time. Transport yourself to 1926-1927 and imagine sipping ale while gazing at the tranquil waters that have witnessed centuries of history. On a wet winter evening in Bloomsbury, join John Adcock as he indulges his love for books amidst cozy surroundings. The image from c1935 captured by Fincham portrays a true book lover lost in their literary world. Venturing further into London's streets, we encounter The Grenadier in Wilton Mews—a place where coachmen once sought solace. This snapshot from c1935 reminds us that even cherished traditions evolve over time. The West India Docks come alive through Langfier Photo's lens capturing barrels filled with molasses—an intriguing glimpse into London's maritime past during 1926-1927. Take flight above the cityscape with Captain Alfred G Buckham's breathtaking aerial view of London from 1926-1927. Witness its ever-changing skyline and marvel at its timeless beauty. No exploration would be complete without visiting The Mitre tavern—a haven for locals seeking respite since 1926-1927—captured artistically by Paterson. In bustling Commercial Road, meet a greengrocer who has been serving fresh produce to loyal customers since 1926-1927—a testament to enduring community connections. Pause for a moment at The Elephant and Castle, an iconic London landmark since 1926-1927.