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Beautiful London in 1933 in colour

On the 26th June 1933, King George V laid the very first stone of Senate House – London’s amazing art-deco building and the city’s first ever skyscraper.

A lot has change in the capital in the 80 years since Senate House’s inception, but it still remains one of the world’s most fascinating and captivating places. Here a short piece looking at what London was like in 1933 – and what a building such as Senate House will have experienced in its lifetime

The Formation of the London Passenger Transport Board

Set up by the London Passenger Transport Act, the board was responsible for public transport in London from 1933 through the war years until 1948.

The ‘London Underground’ Diagram was shown to the public for the first time

Think of what your life would be like without this now. You’d have to relearn everything