Dark City: London Night in the '30s

Photographs by Harold Burkedin from the book London Night by him and John Morrison (1934).

The Overworld and disembarked quietly trying to attract no attention.

Up the stairs under the blind gaze of the River Guardian.

The Garden of the Lonely Companion.

Light around the palace of the Archduchess Persephone.

The Dream Gate

The gate keeper

The inner precinct, outside the House of Forlorn Encystment.

Snow had fallen in this sector. The tree was a message from the explorer.

The Plaza of Inexplicable Desire.

Under the statue of the Protector.

North of the Plaza, here's the meeting place in an upper room.

The Temple of the Longest Night.

A route through the narrow streets.

It ended at the docks where we boarded a tramp steamer bound for the light.

The Dark City: London, ca. 1930s.

(via The Library Time Machine)