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St Pauls Cathedral RSL01_01_01

St Paul'??s Cathedral from Southwark Bridge, City of London, 1855-??9. Unknown photographer, possibly Alfred Rosling (1802-??82), albumen print. This view of St Paul'??s Cathedral looming beyond the Thames-side wharves is an albumen print from a wet collodion negative, virtually identical to a calotype photograph by Alfred Rosling taken in 1854. It is possible that Rosling tried to recapture the scene later in the decade using the more up to date process. Alfred Rosling was a timber merchant and one of England'??s earliest amateur photographers. He was a founder member of the Photographic Society and the Photographic Exchange Club. Rosling moved to Reigate, Surrey in 1859, where Francis Frith was his neighbour and later published many of his photographs

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Fish wharf at Billingsgate Market CC72_01834

BILLINGSGATE MARKET, Lower Thames Street, City of London. Looking from London Bridge down the Thames with the Tower of London in the distance, and the old Billingsgate Market in the foreground to the left. For centuries this was the main wharf for fishing vessels to unload and moor, with the Custom House next door. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1880

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River Thames 21760_09

RIVER THAMES, London. Aerial view. The River Thames has always been of major importance to the City of London. It provided water (of varying quality), and a means of transportation and communication. The first bridge across the river was built by the Romans shortly after the invasion of AD43. This picture shows a series of bridges between Tower Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge. Between London Bridge and Tower Bridge is the cruiser HMS Belfast. In the distance are the towers of Canary Wharf

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