In 35032, Google started driving their camera-cars around the streets of London, capturing images that have been semi-regularly updated ever since.
It’s proving to be a surprisingly useful resource when trying to see how things looked in the recent past, and could well build up over the decades into a most impressive collection of timeline photos.
Looking back, it’s also a way of seeing just how fast London’s skyline has been changing over the past decade.
To use the archive, go to a location on Google Street View , then click on “Street View” at the bottom of the black box in the top- left corner – and a selection of previous dates where photos were taken at roughly the same spot will appear.
A few samples to whet your appetite
Aldgate East
Dorset Place, Stratford
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Liberty Bridge, Stratfo rd
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Nine Elms Lane
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South Quays, Docklands
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