Ludgate Hill, London

Ludgate Hill in the City of London was near the old ‘Ludgate’ – one of the gates that allowed access to the City. The gate, together with an attached prison, was removed in 1780. At the peak of the hill is St. Paul’s Cathedral – one of London’s iconic buildings. There are two other ancient ‘hills’ in the City of London – the other two being Tower Hill and Cornhill.
In the 1860s, numerous small alleys on Ludgate Hill were demolished in order that Ludgate Hill Railway Station could be built. This station closed in 1923 and the railway bridge and viaduct (see above) were removed in 1990.
The other church (spire) in view is St. Martin’s, Ludgate which used to be attached to the original Ludgate.
Credit: Photographer unknown (1920)

In April 2017, Ludgate Hill has new buildings on either side of the hill.
Photo: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)

Aldwych, London

Opening in 1905, the Aldwych Theatre – one of a pair with the Waldorf (now Novello) Theatre – was designed by W. G. R. Sprague.
From 1923 to 1933, the theatre hosted a dozen farces – primarily written by Ben Travers. Following the Second World War, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ was directed here (1949) by Laurence Olivier and in 1960 the Royal Shakespeare Company made the Aldwych Theatre its London base before moving to the Barbican 22 years later.
Since 2000, there has been a mixture of plays, some comedies, and musicals here. In March 2018, the theatre hosted the world premiere of ‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical’.
Credit: Photographer unknown

In June 2018, ‘Tina’ was still going strong.
Photo: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)

High Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire

A view of a lane just off Lydney High Street in (I assume) the 1920s.
Credit: Photographer unknown

In May 2017, the lane has now become a residential road.
Photo: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)

Bream Road, Lydney, Gloucestershire

A Williams and Cotton grocery store at the southern end of Bream Road in Lydney in the 1950s. This was one of several Williams and Cotton in the Forest of Dean during the mid-1900s.
Credit: http://www.sungreen.co.uk – Geoff Davies

The site has been occupied by a number of different shops in the intervening years – this photograph was taken in May 2017.
Photo: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)

Coventry Street, London

A photograph taken in Coventry Street in 1956. The photographer is looking towards Piccadilly Circus and Regent Street.
Credit: Allan Hailstone

From approximately the same spot in December 2016. Although some of the buildings have changed, the view remains roughly the same.
Photo: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)

Trafalgar Square, London

A newsvendor selling copies of the Evening News on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square. The photograph can be dated by the newspaper headline which refers to the The disaster in Aberfan. On October 21 1966, there was a catastrophic collapse of a coal tip. Heavy rain had led to a build-up of water within the tip – this caused it to slide downhill and engulf the local junior school. In all, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives in Aberfan that day.
Credit: Photographer unknown

The same spot in March 2020.
Photo: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)

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