Workers on the Silent Highway c. 1878 Size:large View of the Houses of

View of the Houses of Parliament from Millbank

London offers a unique architectural experience

George Davison Reid supported the Society of Antiquaries of London

the Duke of Norfolk and John Wilkes

Westminster Bridge from the River

Workers on the Silent Highway c. 1878 Size:large View of the Houses ofTwo 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