Nelson's Column with Lyons' Strand Corner House 20th century IN1272 along with a map highlighting

along with a map highlighting key locations from the book

The crater that formed outside the Royal Exchange through the impact of the bomb was so wide and deep that Royal Engineers had to build a bridge across it

‘Blood Alley' was the nickname given to roadway between the transit sheds and sugar warehouses because handling the sacks of sticky West Indian sugar badly chafed and cracked the dockers’ skin

or forgotten by time

Balloon ascents were regular attractions at London's pleasure gardens

Nelson's Column with Lyons' Strand Corner House 20th century IN1272 along with a map highlightingNelson's Column with Lyons' Strand Corner House on the left. George Davison Reid took this photo from the junction of the Strand and Craven Street, outside one of the three J. Lyons Corner Houses that opened in 1915. Each floor of the Corner House had its own restaurant and live orchestral music. The ground floor contained a large food hall selling a products from hand made chocolates to wine. Opposite, at No 456, stood a branch of Jaeger, a fashion