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The London Archives will be closing for Christmas at 4.30pm on Monday 23 December. We reopen at 10am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

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City of London Corporation

Lost Victorian City: a London disappeared

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Displaying unique documents, photographs and art work from our archival collection. Immerse yourself in a city which is now lost from view

Using the collections held at The London Archives the exhibition provides a window into a Victorian London that has since gone from view. Featuring photographs and records of buildings such as the Oxford Arms in Warwick Lane in 1875, the Pool of London, horse drawn transport, shopping and entertainment, experience a captivating journey through a city that was rapidly evolving.