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History: Beautiful Old Color Postcard of Knightsbridge in London in 1916

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We love this old picture of Knightsbridge from the early 20th century. It doesn’t look that much different today!

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Jonathan Thomas
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Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile who launched Anglotopia.net in 2007 to channel his passion for Britain. Londontopia is its sister publication dedicated to everything London.

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