Traffic Collection

St. Paul's and Ludgate Hill, c. 1887 (oil on canvas)
CH405696 St. Paul's and Ludgate Hill, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Logsdail, William (1859-1944); 73.3x55 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

High Row, Darlington, County Durham
A view of High Row in Darlington, County Durham, showing a clock tower, traffic and shops

Poster advertising Johannesburg, South Africa
Poster advertising Johannesburg, the Metropolis of South Africa. A couple in silhouette look down on a bustling city

Times Square, Theatre District, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Royal Exchange, London
A policeman directs traffic outside the Royal Exchange, which was opened by Queen Victoria in 1844; this is the third built on the site: the first burnt down in 1666

Traffic on Koregaon Road, Pune, Maharashtra state, India, Asia

Shoreditch High Street in London showing the old and the new

Map of North and East sea 1896
Andres Allgemeiner Handatlas - Bielefeld und Leipzig 1896

Vintage map of Tokyo

Cows on the road in Charing, Kent. 1936

Martin Luther, 95 Theses
He nails up his 95 Theses, or Propositions, attacking the Churchs traffic in indulgences, on the door of All Saints Church, Wittenberg

Trafalgar Square J060185
TRAFALGAR SQUARE, City of Westminster, London. An elevated view of the square showing Nelsons Column & National Gallery

O Connell Street, Limerick City, Republic of Ireland
O Connell Street, Limerick City, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518
LUDGATE CIRCUS, City of London. A busy street view of Ludgate Circus looking towards St Pauls Cathedral with horse-drawn buses in the foreground and a steam train on the bridge

Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Gas street light, Kings Cross a066009
KINGS CROSS, London. A street view with an open gas street light in the foreground, a three wheeled van approaching and the gasometers at Kings Cross in the distance behind a high wall

The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman
An entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road

Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by Matania
In the centre of London, close to Piccadilly Circus, two children stop a policeman from directing traffic to ask him where Father Christmas is

Blackpool tower and Illuminations, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath a071901
SPANIARDS INN, Hampstead Heath, Hendon, London. The No

Manchesters last tram on its farewell journey, heading for the Depot. A group of people wave from the pavement. Date: 1949

Euston Arch a98_05420
EUSTON ARCH, Euston Station, Euston Road, Camden Town, London. Traffic outside the Euston Arch

Richmond Park a064398
RICHMOND PARK, London. A red deer stag on the roadside verge with cars and a coach passing by. Date range January 1962 - May 1964. John Gay

Gyrocopter Beats Traffic
The Campbell Cricket one-man gyrocopter is used for speedy commuting above the traffic and passengers queuing at the bus stop Date: late 1960s

Piccadilly Circus c. 1893 CC97_00945
PICCADILLY CIRCUS, Westminster, London. A view of Piccadilly from the west looking towards Coventry Street and showing the London Pavilion

View down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London
A superb postcard view down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London - the detial is incredible, with individual shops identifiable, the pavements as busy (as they ever are)

Interior of Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Gas light a066010
Kings Cross, London

Double decker bus outside Mumbai Municipal corporation building, Mumbai (Bombay), India, South Asia

Busy street scene at Spitalfields, East End of London
A busy street scene at Spitalfields in the East End of London. The location is the junction of Commercial Street and Brushfield Street. The building at the right is Spitalfields Market

Stamford / Lincs 1950S
A huge sign spanning the street advertises the George Hotel, Stamford, Lincolnshire. There is hardly any traffic, despite signs for both the a and the RAC

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Glasgow, Scotland - The Great Western Road. Date: 1932

Marylebone High Street, London. Date: circa 1908

St Patricks Street and Bridge, Cork City, Ireland
St Patricks Street and Bridge, Cork City, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Grafton Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Stratford Broadway, Stratford, East London, with Samuel Gurney obelisk. Date: circa 1910

Train crossing Stockport viaduct on London & North Western Railway. Note pollution of river banks, smoking chimneys and complete domination of scene by railway viaduct

DAF 95 XF wide load truck carrying a life boat through a small village

Very Long Dachshund Dog
A very long Dachshund causes a problem for traffic when it crosses the road with his owner. Date: 1918

Bourne & Hollingsworth, Oxford Street, London
Bourne & Hollingsworth department store, Oxford Street, London. Date: circa 1920

Bus embedded in house, Blackstock Road, London
Bus embedded in the front of a house in Blackstock Road, London NW4, on 13 January 1974

The Malecon of Havana at dusk
The MalecAon (officially Avenida de Maceo) is a broad esplanade, roadway and seawall which stretches for 8Akm (5 miles) along the coast in Havana, Cuba

The Royal Albert Hall at night, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A train of the Rhaetian Railway on the Landwasser Viaduct, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Filisur, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland

Metropolitan Police officer on traffic duty
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Edward Ridout of Chelsea Police Station, on traffic duty. He is standing by a zebra crossing to help a little boy across the road

Busy Brooklyn Bridge the year it opened, 1883
Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from the Manhattan side, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Putney New Bridge CC63_00030
PUTNEY NEW BRIDGE, Putney, Greater London. The new five span bridge of 1882-6 designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette to replace the 26 span wooden bridge of 1727-9, busy with people and carriages

St Pauls Cathedral a077337
ST PAULS CATHEDRAL, London. Part of the west facade of St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London, as seen past road traffic on Ludgate Hill to the west, with London buses in the foreground

St Pauls Cathedral in the evening, London, England, UK

Traffic jam on the M25 Motorway near London, England, UK

Highgate High Street a072784
HIGHGATE HIGH STREET, London. A 1967 image of the high street showing an artist painting the view looking west from the pavement outside the entrance to Waterlow Park. Photograph by John Gay

Trafalgar Square J060220
TRAFALGAR SQUARE, City of Westminster, London. An elevated view of the square showing Nelsons Column & the National Gallery at dusk / night

Four views of Dublin, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Train crossing Stockport viaduct on the London & North Western Railway, c1845. Note the pollution of the river banks, smoking chimneys and the complete domination of the scene by the viaduct

Grand Hotel, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, India
Grand Hotel, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Date: circa 1905

Corner of Baker Street and Dorset Street, Marylebone, London
National Westminster Bank building on the corner of Baker Street and Dorset Street, Marylebone, London. Date: circa 1905

People salmon netting at Bideford, Devon
Four people standing in the water salmon netting at Bideford, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Fourth Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Avenue (looking east), Huntington, West Virginia, USA. 1915

Buenos Aires map
Antique engraving map of Buenos Aires

Facade of Flinders Street station illuminated at night
Facade of Flinders street station illuminated at night in Melbourne

Fleet Street
circa 1926: A busy day in Fleet Street, the home of many national newspapers. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Aerial view Swanley, Kent, England and the main road that runs through the town. 18 December 1958

Advertisement for The Graphic
A striking advertisement for weekly illustrated magazine, The Graphic (founded 1869 by William Luson Thomas), showing a busy street scene with buses and trams advertising the paper

Motorway traffic cones. Row of traffic cones being used to manage traffic on a motorway

USA, New York City, Manhattan, Flatiron building

Harrods department store in Knightsbridge London UK
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Piccadilly a076470
PICCADILLY, London. Stationary traffic along a busy Piccadilly at night, showing a London taxi cab for hire, and the illuminated signs of Piccadilly Circus and Lillywhites in the background

Motorway junction N071919
BROADSPRING WOOD, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire. Aerial view. Junction 1A on the M40 joining the M25 motorway between Uxbridge and Gerrards Cross

Avenue des Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe at night, Paris, France, Europe

Palace of Westminster CC97_01069
PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. A complete view of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben taken from Parliament Square with horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground

View from Waterloo Station a062059
WATERLOO STATION, London. Looking from an arch shaped gateway at Waterloo Station across the Thames towards Big Ben clock tower and the Houses of Parliament. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Bridgnorth, Shropshire a079455
BRIDGNORTH, Shropshire. A view of the High Street in 1953, looking north towards the timber-framed Town Hall in the middle of the road. John Gay

London Bridge a073331
LONDON BRIDGE, City Of London. A view of London Bridge from above looking across to the Southwark bank of the River Thames. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960 - 1965

Harlesden, London a071670
HARLESDEN, Greater London. A street scene with a No

Buckingham Palace 24445_009
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, London. Aerial view

Admiralty Arch 1923 BL26970_009
ADMIRALTY ARCH, The Mall, Westminster, London, photographed from the roof of the Grand Hotel in February 1924

Angel Islington 1930S
A cyclist stops and takes in the night-time scene as a policeman directs the traffic at the crossroads on Upper Street, the Angel Islington, London

Corbetts Vision
In American planner Harvey Corbetts vision of a future city, fast traffic will be segregated from slow, and people from both Date: 1925

Marylebone Road and Baker Street, Marylebone, London
View of Marylebone Road and Baker Street, Marylebone, London. circa 1905

High Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
High Street viewed from City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Date: 1923

Signpost in Quin, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Warning sign, rail traffic

Movie Theater Marquee
A huge crowd gathers outside the Warner Brothers theater on Wiltshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for a film premiere, 1930s. The marquee reads in part Premiere of Premieres; Grand Opening Tonight

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"From Manchester's last tram to Euston Arch: A journey through the history of traffic" Step back in time and witness the evolution of traffic, as we explore iconic landmarks and moments that shaped our modern transportation system. Starting with a glimpse into the past, we find ourselves aboard Manchester's last tram, a symbol of progress and change. The Spaniards Inn in Hampstead Heath stands witness to countless stories shared over pints by weary travelers seeking respite from their journeys. As gas lights illuminate the streets in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland, bustling crowds navigate High Row in Darlington, County Durham. Meanwhile, Blackpool Tower proudly rises above Lancashire's vibrant promenade during its famous illuminations - an annual spectacle that has captivated visitors for generations. O'Connell Street in Limerick City beckons us with its charm and rich history while Martin Luther's 95 Theses remind us of pivotal moments that reshaped society beyond just traffic patterns. H. M. Bateman's whimsical illustration "The Car That Touched a Policeman" adds a touch of humor amidst the chaos on our roads. Ludgate Circus emerges as a bustling hub where St. Paul's Cathedral watches over Ludgate Hill like an unwavering guardian. And finally, we arrive at Euston Arch - once an architectural marvel that greeted travelers entering London. Join us on this captivating journey through time as we unravel the intricate tapestry woven by centuries of human movement and progress – forever shaping how we navigate our world today.