20 Stunning Black and White Photos of London in the Early 20th Century

   

In the early 20th century, Emil Otto Hoppé (1878-1972) began one of the most unique photographic documents of London where for over forty years he worked tirelessly to record London’s transition from a 19th century city into a modern metropolis.

 
London Bridge, 1925
Westminster Abbey,1925

 

Knightsbridge, 1925

 

Hungerford Bridge, c.1916

 

Winter Street Scene, 1925

 

 
Sphinx, c.1910

 

Hyde Park, Lido, 1929

 

British Museum, 1929

 

Watchman, 1925

 

Devonshire House, 1928

 

Chinese Quarters, 1925

 

Chinatown, 1933

 

Cats Meat Seller, 1933

 

Types in Chinatown, 1933

 

Beer Poster, 1930

 

Modern Gasometer, 1929

 

Winter, Temple, 1929

 

Winter, Temple, 1929

 

Parliament, 1934

 

 
Advertisement, 1934