Workers on the Silent Highway c. 1878 Size:large North Circular Road

North Circular Road

Westminster Bridge from the River

London offers a unique architectural experience

The original structure was completed by the addition of a ditch and palisade along the north and west sides

after sailing 2 million miles

Workers on the Silent Highway c. 1878 Size:large North Circular RoadTwo men aboard a Thames sailing barge in mid river. The image is taken from a series of 37 photographs published in the book, 'Street Life in London' (1877), with text written by John Thomson and the journalist Adolphe Smith. After taking photographs in the Far East, Thomson opened a portrait studio in London in 1875. Two years later he collaborated with the journalist, Adolphe Smith, to produce 'Street Life in London'. The book was conceived as a