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  • 2 HMV, Oxford Street, London, 1981-1982
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  • 0 Resurrection of the Daleks, 1984/2008
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  • 10 Pope John Paul II at Wembley Stadium, 1982
  • 1960 I London’s East End by John Claridge, 1959-1974
  • 27 Street Life in London, 1876
  • 5 “If London Were Like Venice”, 1899
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  • 7 Soho, London, 1973
  • 4 Shop Windows, Soho, London, 1939
  • boab34 elliot bros Construction of BBC Television Centre, 1951-1960
  • 1924 London Transport Infographics, 1912-1969
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  • 12 Construction of Tower Bridge, 1886-1894
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  • 2 HMV, Oxford Street, London, 1960s
  • 11 Colour photographs of London after Air Raid Attack, September 1940
  • ‘BlowUp’ – 1966/1999 ‘BlowUp’ – 1966/1999
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  • Tower Bridge  under construction 1892 Construction of Tower Bridge
  • GI and girlfriend, Hyde Park, London, May 1944 Hyde Park, London, May 1944
  • Colour footage of the “Flipside” of 60s London Colour film of the ‘Flipside’ of 60s London
  • Gail Symington dressed in a 1770s silk ‘panier’ dress beside a 1950s Vespa scooter Flashback
  • London’s VE & VJ Day, 1945, in colour Colour footage of London, VE & VJ Day, 1945
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  • Earl's Court Farm - restored Earl’s Court Farm, 1867
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