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The London Evolution Animation takes a holistic view of what was built in the capital during different historical periods — what has been lost, what saved and what protected. Greater London covers square miles, however up until the 17th century the capital was largely crammed into a single square mile, marked by the skyscrapers of the financial City today. The visualisation, originally created for the Almost Lost exhibition by the Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis Casa , explores the development of the city through the evolution of the road network and preserved buildings.

Unlike other historical cities such as Athens or Rome, where there is an obvious patchwork of areas from different periods, London's scheduled sites and listed buildings are individual structures, in many cases assembled gradually by parts from many different periods. Those who try to locate different historic structures will know that these features appear as pieces of different jigsaw puzzles, scattered across the contemporary city.

The animation took nine months to make, using a variety of methods and data from several sources. The Museum of London Archaeology provided datasets for the Roman and Medieval periods as well as the 17th and early 18th centuries.

In the visualisation, new road segments appear gradually over an image of faded contemporary London. For each period, gradually enlarging yellow points highlight statutorily protected buildings and structures. We are currently working on a 3D version. Wimbledon Wimbledon is a district and town of southwest London, England, 7. Richmond-Kew Richmond-Kew is a district in south-west London.

Lambeth Lambeth is a borough of inner south-west London. Photo: brodiepunk , CC BY 2. Mayfair-Marylebone Mayfair and Marylebone are districts of central London.

Southwark and Lewisham Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London. Soho Soho is a district of central London, part of the West End, famous for jazz, its gay village, sex shops and alternative lifestyles. Camden Camden is an inner northern district of London.

Its heart lies in Camden Town, a neighbourhood known for its market and the colourful nightlife. Hornchurch Hornchurch is an outer district of East London, England. Westminster Quarter. Chelsea Suburb. Peckham Suburb. Type: City Description: capital and largest city of the United Kingdom Categories: metropolis , financial centre , capital , administrative territorial entity of the United Kingdom and million city Location: England , United Kingdom , Britain and Ireland , Europe. Many of the collections have been created by schools and local groups or have been crowd-sourced.

Anyone can sign up for a free account. One collection centers around properties in Cheapside , taken from data and reconstructions done for The Historical Gazetteer of London before the Great Fire. Lobel Oxford, , now out of print, includes large-scale maps of London c.

The Historic Towns Trust welcomes comments and suggested emendations to these maps. The Trust is happy to discuss ways in which digital versions or extracts from the maps themselves can be used for educational purposes: see HTT Contact.

City of London, c. This digitized color version available in 12 sheets, including a map of parish boundaries, was first printed in M. Lobel, ed. It is now out of print, but the original Gazetteer and other chapters are available at the British Historic Town Atlas website.