| London the West End |
| A 1911 postcard of Trafalgar Square by moonlight. |
| "The New General Post office. This spacious edifice, opened in October, 1910, is situated on a portion of the site of the old Bluecoat School, and has the distinction of being the first Government establishment to consist solely of concrete and steel. This building was rendered necessary by the continually increasing postal business of London, and is directly opposite to the old General Post office of St. Martin's-le-Grand. |
| An unusual view of Regent Street, from the early 20th Century. |
| A postcard mailed in 1950 but which appears to be from the 1930s. |
| Piccadilly Circus in the late 20s or early 30s. Eros has now been moved over a few yards ! "A famous rendezvous and centre of London's Theatreland. The statue of Eros was designed by Sir Alfred Gilbert, RA." |
| Piccadilly Circus looking towards Regent Street. This card is from 1910 - note the "Swan and Edgar" building. |
| This card of Piccadilly Circus dates from around 1910. The London Pavilion carries adverts for Spaten Beer. |
| Trafalgar Square. "Nelson's Monument on the south side, facing Whitehall, is 165 feet high and surmounted by a statue of the naval hero 17 feet high." |
| The "new GPO", just off Trafalgar Square. |
| A view across Piccadilly Circus towards Shaftesbury Avenue, taken from the Swan and Edgar building. The postcard appears to be from about 1910. |
| Admiralty Arch - a postcard mailed in August 1937 with an Edward VIII stamp. |
| This postcard of Trafalgar Square was posted in 1906. |
| The National Gallery in a postcard mailed in 1906. |
| An unused and thus undated view of St Martins-le-Grand and the Post Office. |
| Waterloo Place about 1910. |
| A 1908 postcard of Trafalgar Square. |
| St George's, Hanover Square - a postcard dated 1909. |
| A 1905 postcard of St Martin's le Grand and the GPO. |
| "Oxford Circus, London - another busy centre of London's life and activities, it marks the junction of Regent and Oxford Streets. A very popular shopping district." This postcard was mailed in 1949. |
| An early 20th Century postcard of Admiralty Arch and the Mall. |
| The Empire, Leicester Square - a postcard mailed in 1906. |
| Regent Street from Oxford Circus. |
| This nighttime view of Leicester Square dates from about 1905. |
| Another Nighttime view, this one of the National Gallery and St Martin's-in-the-Field. The card was posted in 1903. |
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| Old postcards of the heart of London's shopping and theatre districts. |
| His Majesty's Theatre in the Haymarket - an undated postcard. |
| Wyndham's Theatre on the Charing Cross Road - another undated but early 20th Century postcard. |
| Broadcasting House in Langham Place at the top of Regent Street. |
| Regent Street in the late 1920s or early 1930s. |
| Piccadilly Circus in the late 1920s/early 1930s. |
| Another old view of the GPO. |
| Trafalgar Square at Night. |
| Leicester Square in Edwardian days. |
| An interesting postcard of Oxford Circus from about 1910. |
| A great view up Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus - early 1920s ? |
| An undated view of Piccadilly Circus. |
| Regent Street - a 1909 postcard. |
| No date for this postcard of Leicester Square. |
| "An aerial view of Piccadilly and the Green Park as seen from an AIRCO machine flying overhead. The Ritz Hotel and a small section of the River Thames can be easily discerned. Note also the New Victory Hotel in process of erection in Piccadilly." |
| Oxford Street in the first decade of the 20th Century. |
| A super postcard of Daly's Theatre in Leicester Square. |
| A 1924 postcard of Trafalgar Square. |
| Regent Street in the Edwardian years. |
| An Early 20th Century postcard of the Palace Theatre, Cambridge Circus. |
| Another undated view of Regent Street. |
| An unusual postcard of Trafalgar Square on what appears to be a foggy day - with a crowd of people subscribing to war bonds - so probably around 1915. |
| postcards of the past |
| An excellent aerial view of Trafalgar Square. |
| Piccadilly Circus - an undated view. |
| Trafalgar Square - an early view of the National Gallery. |
| The Royal Academy, Piccadilly - a 1910 postcard. |
| An "LL" postcard of Piccadilly Circus. |
| For more postcards of the West End, follow this link. |