Redditor Shystone has imposed old paintings over Google Street View photographs to create a series of composite images of London then and now. This photo shows a painting of Northumberland House which stood in Trafalgar Square until 1874, by Italian artist Canaletto.
Old vs. new —
Redditor Shystone has imposed old paintings over Google Street View photographs to create a series of composite images of London then and now. This photo shows a painting of Northumberland House which stood in Trafalgar Square until 1874, by Italian artist Canaletto.
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The Covent Garden Market was the first open square in London, and is shown here in a painting by Balthazar Nebot from 1737.
Blending perspectives —
The Covent Garden Market was the first open square in London, and is shown here in a painting by Balthazar Nebot from 1737.
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Borough High Street in Southwark, one of the oldest parts of London, was once known as Blackman Street, and was immortalized in this painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw in 1885.
Alternative view —
Borough High Street in Southwark, one of the oldest parts of London, was once known as Blackman Street, and was immortalized in this painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw in 1885.
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Canaletto captured this view of Greenwich, south-east London, in the 1750s. It remains largely unchanged to this day.
Peaceful vista —
Canaletto captured this view of Greenwich, south-east London, in the 1750s. It remains largely unchanged to this day.
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For Londoners in the 1600s, Pleasure Gardens in Vauxhall were a legendary destination for music and entertainment. Pictured here is Canaletto's painting "View of The Grand Walk" from 1751.
Entertainment central —
For Londoners in the 1600s, Pleasure Gardens in Vauxhall were a legendary destination for music and entertainment. Pictured here is Canaletto's painting "View of The Grand Walk" from 1751.
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This painting by William Logsdail from 1890 shows Lord Mayor's Procession passing through Bank Junction in the City of London. It captured The Old Bank of England which has since been demolished.
Processional splendour —
This painting by William Logsdail from 1890 shows Lord Mayor's Procession passing through Bank Junction in the City of London. It captured The Old Bank of England which has since been demolished.
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The Strand is a major thoroughfare cutting through central London, and a view of it looking east is shown here in a painting by an anonymous artist. The buildings on the right of the picture are mostly all gone.
Changing urban landscape —
The Strand is a major thoroughfare cutting through central London, and a view of it looking east is shown here in a painting by an anonymous artist. The buildings on the right of the picture are mostly all gone.
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St Martin in the Fields church on Trafalgar Square survives to this day, and is shown here in a painting by William Logsdail from 1888.
Enduring landmark —
St Martin in the Fields church on Trafalgar Square survives to this day, and is shown here in a painting by William Logsdail from 1888.
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Canaletto painted "Westminster Abbey with a Procession of Knights of the Bath" in 1749, before Westminster Palace, where members of Parliament meet, was built in the form that we are familiar with today.
Seat of power —
Canaletto painted "Westminster Abbey with a Procession of Knights of the Bath" in 1749, before Westminster Palace, where members of Parliament meet, was built in the form that we are familiar with today.
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