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  • Man wearing Venician mask clearing pedestrians on a deserted Trafalgar Square as Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour,20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The man, in a completely unofficial capacity, was encouraging people to go home to and keep 2 metres apart.
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  • Alessandro Bianco on the right having conversations with strangers about their feelings and fears on the Coronovirus on 20th March, 2020 in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom. The square, normally crowded during the Friday evening rush hour was deserted as the goverment clampdown started.
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  • A normally crowded Trafalgar Square was deserted as Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All bars and resturants were being closed at this time throughout the UK.
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  • Police Patrolling a deserted Trafalgar Square as the Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All bars and resturants were being closed at this time throughout the UK.
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  • A normally crowded Trafalgar Square was deserted as Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All bars and resturants were being closed at this time throughout the UK.
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  • Police Patrolling a deserted Trafalgar Square as the Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All bars and resturants were being closed at this time throughout the UK.
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  • Extream caution was being followed by a young man crossing a normally crowded Trafalgar Square which was deserted as Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Although few in the United Kingdom wear masks the demand for surgical face masks in China has reached a cumulative 200 million masks a day.
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  • Man wearing Venician mask clearing pedestrians on a deserted Trafalgar Square as Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour,20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The man, in a completely unofficial capacity, was encouraging people to go home to and keep 2 metres apart.
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  • A normally crowded Trafalgar Square was deserted as Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All bars and resturants were being closed at this time throughout the UK.
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  • Police Patrolling a deserted Trafalgar Square as the Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All bars and resturants were being closed at this time throughout the UK.
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  • Police Patrolling a deserted Trafalgar Square as the Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All bars and resturants were being closed at this time throughout the UK.
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  • Police Patrolling a deserted Trafalgar Square as the Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening rush hour on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All bars and resturants were being closed at this time throughout the UK.
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  • Extream caution was being followed by a young man crossing a normally crowded Trafalgar Square which was deserted as Coronovirus clampdown began on Friday evening on 20th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Although few in the United Kingdom wear masks the demand for surgical face masks in China has reached a cumulative 200 million masks a day.
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  • Masked woman crossing Knightsbridge, deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • The entrance to Waterloo Station, deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Messages thanking everyone on the NHS frontline, care workers and those carrying out essential roles are displayed in Piccadilly Circus, deserted at 7.30am rush hour during the Coronavirus pandemic on 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Piccadilly Circus, deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Advertising sign showing support for the NHS workers outside St Thomass Hospital, Waterloo, during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Harrods store on Knightsbridge is reflected in the window of the fashion store Guess, both locked up during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country. The coronavirus forced the London luxury department store to stop trading and close its heritage store for the first time in 170 years decorating its windows with rainbows of hope.
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  • Brent Cross Shopping Centre is nearly deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The carpark, normally crowded, is empty apart from young cyclists playing in the afternoon sun, The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • The evening light on the skyline of the building on the river Thames, which was nearly deserted at 7pm during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country. One of the unforseen effects was a huge improvement in air quality, which gave a clarity to London views rarely seen before.
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  • Harrods store on Knightsbridge is reflected in the window of the fashion store Guess, both locked up during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country. The coronavirus forced the London luxury department store to stop trading and close its heritage store for the first time in 170 years decorating its windows with rainbows of hope.
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  • Waterloo Station, Internation departures entrance, deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Empty buses waiting outside the entrance to Victoria Station, deserted at 6pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Masked tourists enjoying evening exercise on Westminster Bridge, which was nearly deserted at 6pm during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Tourist gift store on Oxford Street locked up during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Sicillian Avenue, a famous Holborn shopping street,  deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • A huge LED screen thanking health workers in Brent Cross Shopping Centre which is nearly deserted, with only one food store staying open, during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Piccadilly Circus, deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Man sunning himself during lockdown in Thurloe Square, Kensington, deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country. <br />
No.5 Thurloe Square, nicknamed ‘the Thin House’, is thought to be one of the narrowest homes in the capital.  At its narrowest point, the building is said to be 6ft wide, spanning to 34ft at its largest. The large north-facing windows are perfect for letting in lots of light for the artists to work in.
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  • Piccadilly Circus, deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • The Bar, Spiritland, in front of the Royal Festival Hall, in the Southbank centre is deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Carnaby Street is deserted at evening rush hour during the Coronavirus pandemic on 26th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Messages thanking everyone on the NHS frontline, care workers and those carrying out essential roles are displayed in Piccadilly Circus, deserted at 7.30am rush hour during the Coronavirus pandemic on 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Brent Cross Shopping Centre is nearly deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The carpark, normally crowded, is empty apart from young cyclists playing in the afternoon sun, The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Brent Cross Shopping Centre is nearly deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The carpark, normally crowded, is empty apart from young cyclists playing in the afternoon sun, The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Man wearing a mask working in fish shop in Londons Chinatown, deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Advertising sign showing support for the NHS workers outside St Thomass Hospital, Waterloo, during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Covent Garden Market, normally crowded with  tourists and shoppers, was deserted at 6.00pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • The evening light on the City of London skyline by the river Thames, which was nearly deserted at 7pm during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country. One of the unforseen effects was a huge improvement in air quality, which gave a clarity to London views rarely seen before.
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  • Waterloo Station, Internation departures entrance, deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Londons Chinatown still festooned with lanterns from the Chinese new year, left up months later over an empty street during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • The Novello Theatre showing Mama Mia would normally be crowded with theatre queues was deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Southbank centre deserted at 7.30pm, normally the busiest time, Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Debenhams store on Oxford Street locked up during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country. Department store chain Debenhams has fallen into administration for the second time in a year – though the company will continue to trade online and says it aims to reopen and trade as many stores as possible once restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic are lifted.
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  • Piccadilly Circus and Regent Street, deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Floral Street, Covent Garden, normally crowded with  tourists and shoppers, was deserted at 6.00pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • A view of St George Wharf housing development overlooking the Thames, during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country. One of the unforseen effects was a huge improvement in air quality, which gave a clarity to London views rarely seen before.
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  • Tourists enjoying evening exercise on Westminster Bridge, which was nearly deserted at 6pm during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Piccadilly Circus is deserted at evening rush hour during the Coronavirus pandemic on 26th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Woman with face mask crosses Piccadilly Circus, deserted during the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Heaven is a state of mind chalked onto the walkway of the Southbank centre, deserted at 7.30pm Saturday night during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The government clampdown includes the closure of most shops, bars and theatres throughout the country.
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  • Lloyds Bank business support advertising near Tower Bridge during the second national coronavirus lockdown on 8th November 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The new national lockdown is a huge blow to the economy and for individuals who were already struggling, as Covid-19 restrictions are put in place until 2nd December across England, with all non-essential businesses closed.
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  • M by Mountcalm Hotel facing Old Street roundabout during the second national coronavirus lockdown on 5th November 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The new national lockdown is a huge blow to the economy and for individuals who were already struggling, as Covid-19 restrictions are put in place until 2nd December across England, with all non-essential businesses closed.
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  • Stratford City, a mixed-use development project including Westfields shopping city during the coronavirus pandemic on the 7th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. With a total retail floor area of 1,910,000 square feet 177,000 m2, it is one of the largest urban shopping centres in Europe.
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  • London’s Walkie Talkie Building viewed from Lloyds Building during the coronavirus pandemic on the 2nd May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The Lloyds building is the home of the insurance institution Lloyds of London.
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  • Bronze Sphynx guarding Cleopatra’s Needle, made in Egypt for the Pharaoh Thotmes III in 1460 BC and brought to London from Alexandria the royal city of Cleopatra in 1878 photographed on the empty Embankment during the coronavirus pandemic on the 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Britain wanted something big and noticeable to commemorate the British victory in Egypt over Napoleon, sixty-three years earlier. At low tide you can step to the platform on the River side and place flower heads on the platform as an offering to the Thames Isis Goddess and wait. The rising water will splash up the steps then gradually over the platform from each side. When the two washes meet in the middle they slap together and form dual ripples which carry the flowers away. This huge granite structure was engineered precisely to do this and hidden in plain sight for those that can see.
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  • Crowds of people ignoring social distancing on Hampstead Heath during the second national coronavirus lockdown on 7th November 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The new national lockdown is a huge blow to the economy and for individuals who were already struggling, as Covid-19 restrictions are put in place until 2nd December across England, with all non-essential businesses closed.
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  • Artist studios in graffiti covered street in Hackney Wick during the coronavirus pandemic on the 7th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • Lone cyclist on deserted London Wall during the coronavirus pandemic on the 2nd May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • Balls Brothers bar in Austin Friars left deserted like the Mary Celeste during the coronavirus pandemic on the 2nd May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • Homeless men sleeping in the portico of St Pauls Church, Covent Garden during the coronavirus pandemic on the 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. It was designed by Inigo Jones as part of a commission for the 4th Earl of Bedford in 1631 to create houses and buildings fit for the habitations of Gentlemen and men of ability.
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  • The Cenotaph on Whitehall, the central focus for the remembrance and commemoration events in Britain photographed during the coronavirus pandemic on the 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Cenotaph means empty tomb. It symbolises the unprecedented losses suffered during the First World War and is dedicated to The Glorious Dead. There are no names inscribed on the Cenotaph, which allowed individuals to assign their own meaning to the memorial. It also provided a tangible place of mourning for those whose husbands, sons, brothers, friends and relations died during the war without a known grave. This symbolism also resonates through the introduction of the two minutes silence on Armistice Day and the interment of the Unknown Warrior.
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  • Standing on the south side of the gardens of Trinity Square, London, close to the Tower of London is the Tower Hill Memorial which lists the names of Mercantile Marine casualties from WWI and WWII on the 24th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • Early morning in Oxford Street by Marble Arch, on 16th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people London is like a ghost town as workers stay home under lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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  • Broken InLink street electronic advertising on Blackfriars Road, Southwark on 16th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people, London is like a ghost town as workers stay home under lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic. When working InLink provides ultrafast, free public Wi-Fi, phone calls, device charging and a tablet for access to city services, maps and directions.
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  • Closed stores on a deserted Oxford Circus at the evening rush hour during Coronavirus pandemic on 26th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. All non-essential shops were closed, and also outdoor gyms, kiosks and places of worship, except for funerals to enforce social distancing measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
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  • The area around the Lloyds building at 5pm on 26th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people leaving work the City of London is like a ghost town as workers stay home during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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  • The modern development of the mediaeval Paternoster Square, deserted during the coronavirus pandemic on the 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Designed by Whitfield Partners in 1995 they chose to restore the medieval street plan of the area and commissioned Elizabeth Frink to create the sculpture Paternoster.
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  • Old Billingsgate Market on Lower Thames Street at 7.30am during the coronavirus pandemic on the 24th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The Victorian building was originally Billingsgate Fish Market, up until 1982 the worlds largest fish market.
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  • Clive Steps facing St James Park on 16th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people London is like a ghost town as workers stay home under lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic. Major-General Robert Clive was one of the most controversial figures in all British military history. His achievements included establishing control over much of India, and laying the foundation of the entire British Raj, though he worked only as an agent of the East India Company, not the British government. For his methods and his self-aggrandisement he was vilified by his contemporaries in Britain, and put on trial before Parliament. Of special concern was that he amassed a personal fortune in India. Modern historians have criticised him for atrocities, for high taxes, and for the forced cultivation of crops which exacerbated famines. There was no inquest on his death and it was variously alleged he had stabbed himself or cut his throat with a penknife or had taken an overdose of opium, while a few newspapers reported his death as due to an apoplectic fit or stroke. Tucked on the right hand side is the entrance to the Cabinet War Rooms, a historic underground complex that housed a British government command centre throughout the Second World War. It is now a museum.
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  • Old Victorian railway bridge, the Shard, and new housing in the borough of Southwark on 16th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people London is like a ghost town as workers stay home under lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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  • Homeless man begging for money outsise Oxford Circus Station during the Coronavirus pandemic on 26th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. UK hotels will be converted into shelters for homeless people during COVID-19 outbreak.
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  • Still And Star pub, Algate closed during the second national coronavirus lockdown on 8th November 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The new national lockdown is a huge blow to the economy and for individuals who were already struggling, as Covid-19 restrictions are put in place until 2nd December across England, with all non-essential businesses closed. The pub originally had its own still, which was housed in the hayloft above, while ‘star’ refers to the Star of David, witnessing the Jewish population of Aldgate in the nineteenth century. (photo by Barry Lewis/InPictures via Getty Images)
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  • A busy Whitechapel Road during the second national coronavirus lockdown on 8th November 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The new national lockdown is a huge blow to the economy and for individuals who were already struggling, as Covid-19 restrictions are put in place until 2nd December across England, with all non-essential businesses closed. Most corner shops supplying food and essential goods remained open.
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  • Huge LED hoarding advertising the new Borat film overlooks Old Street roundabout during the second national coronavirus lockdown on 5th November 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The new national lockdown is a huge blow to the economy and for individuals who were already struggling, as Covid-19 restrictions are put in place until 2nd December across England, with all non-essential businesses closed.
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  • Locked sports apparatus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park which houses West Ham United soccer stadium during the coronavirus pandemic on the 7th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The Olympic sports venues nearby include the London Stadium, and Lee Valley Velopark.
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  • Masked figure passing billboard in Clapton, These Days Will Pass during the coronavirus pandemic on the 7th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • People morning exercising in Shoreditch Park during the Coronavirus pandemic on 4th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The skyline of the City of London can be seen in the background.
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  • Wall mural on the Duke of Wellington Pub on Toynbee Street during the coronavirus pandemic on the 4th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • Closed shoe shop by Petticoat Lane during the coronavirus pandemic on the 4th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • A closed Petticoat Lane market overlooked by City of London skyline during the coronavirus pandemic on the 4th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • A closed Petticoat Lane market overlooked by City of London skyline during the coronavirus pandemic on the 2nd May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • London’s Walkie Talkie building viewed from Fenchurch Street during the coronavirus pandemic on the 2nd May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The central London skyscraper had already melted cars with a “death ray” caused by its reflective glass before it even finished construction. Once open, its sky garden was criticized for falling short of promises to be a truly public space, and for feeling like “an airport terminal.” In addition, the building’s overall concave design has been charged with creating a down draft powerful enough to knock people over. Its successful grant of planning permission also became in itself a public scandal, given that the planner’s report warned that it would cause “significant visual harm.” And now, to cap it all, the U.K.’s Carbuncle Cup Awards have named the tower the ugliest British building completed in 2015.
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  • Bronze Sphynx guarding Cleopatra’s Needle, made in Egypt for the Pharaoh Thotmes III in 1460 BC and brought to London from Alexandria the royal city of Cleopatra in 1878 photographed on the empty Embankment during the coronavirus pandemic on the 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Britain wanted something big and noticeable to commemorate the British victory in Egypt over Napoleon, sixty-three years earlier. At low tide you can step to the platform on the River side and place flower heads on the platform as an offering to the Thames Isis Goddess and wait. The rising water will splash up the steps then gradually over the platform from each side. When the two washes meet in the middle they slap together and form dual ripples which carry the flowers away. This huge granite structure was engineered precisely to do this and hidden in plain sight for those that can see.
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  • Graffitti protesting against domestic violence increase during the coronavirus pandemic outside UCH on the 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. There has been a 24% rise in abuse cases in the UK from March 9, when people with coronavirus symptoms were first asked to abide with self-isolation measures.
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  • The Leadenhall Building towers over the Royal Exchange on Cornhill at 7.30am during the coronavirus pandemic on the 24th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • Boarded up East London night club on Curtain Road painted with mural to support NHS workers  during the coronavirus pandemic on the 24th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • NHS support mural on boarded up shop in Brick Lane during the coronavirus pandemic on the 24th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • Tulip gardens bloom in front of Buckingham Palace on 16th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people London is like a ghost town as workers stay home under lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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  • Lone walker crossing Horse Guards Parade from St Jamess Park on 16th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people London is like a ghost town as workers stay home under lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic. Horse Guards Parade was formerly the site of the Palace of Whitehalls tiltyard, where tournaments including jousting were held in the time of Henry VIII. It was also the scene of annual celebrations of the birthday of Queen Elizabeth I. The area has been used for a variety of reviews, parades and other ceremonies since the 17th century. The building is still used by the Horse Guards and the London commanding officer still uses the same desk as Wellington, the Iron Duke.
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  • Safety warning for motorists during on the Westway the Coronavirus pandemic on 23th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Soap Hope  to frequently wash hands is the message.
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  • A jogger stretches at More London Place in front of the Shard building at 6pm on 9th April 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people leaving work the City of London is like a ghost town as workers stay home during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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  • Bus driver wearing a protective mask in a deserted Oxford Circus at rush hour during the Coronavirus pandemic on 26th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Several bus drivers have died as a result of COVID-19. Transport union leaders have criticised a bus company for only providing movable shower curtains as barriers to protect drivers from the spread of coronavirus.
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  • Deserted Leadenhall Market at 5pm on 26th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Normally crowded with people leaving work the City of London is like a ghost town as workers stay home during the Coronavirus pandemic and shops are closed in a government lockdown.
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  • Bubbles of people observing social distancing on Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath during the second national coronavirus lockdown on 7th November 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The new national lockdown is a huge blow to the economy and for individuals who were already struggling, as Covid-19 restrictions are put in place until 2nd December across England, with all non-essential businesses closed.
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  • West Ham United soccer stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park during the coronavirus pandemic on the 7th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The Olympic sports venues nearby include the London Stadium, and Lee Valley Velopark. The ironic slogan they Fade And Die is from the song Im Forever Blowing Bubbles which has become the chant of the West Ham Fans.
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  • A closed Petticoat Lane market overlooked by City of London skyline during the coronavirus pandemic on the 2nd May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • New Development, Fen Court on Fenchurch Street during the coronavirus pandemic on the 2nd May 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • A shopping and entertainment hub in Londons West End, Covent Garden centres on the elegant, car-free Piazza, home to fashion stores, craft stalls and the Royal Opera House, empty during the coronavirus pandemic on the 10th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Covent Garden has experienced various stages of life. From humble beginnings as a Convent garden, it has moved through many guises over the centuries.  From a home to the aristocracy and the main centre of theatrical life in London it developed into the largest produce market in the world. The commercial vegetable market moved across the river to Nine Elms in 1974.
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