Sightseeing

Waterloo Place Christmas Tree and decorations St James London

Christmas in London 2023 From Trafalgar Square to Soho

Christmas lights illuminating a busy central London street after dark during the festive season

Christmas in London After Dark: Covent Garden, South Bank and Battersea

The Mall lined with Union flags during preparations for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: A London Archive Walk

A Roberts London archive walk through ceremonial London on 2 June 2022, from Horse Guards and its temporary Jubilee grandstands to a flag-lined Mall, the Victoria Memorial and Buckingham Palace…

Red fireworks above the illuminated Spirit of Christmas angels on Regent Street

Regent Street Christmas Lights 2019: The Switch-On Night

A Roberts London film records the 2019 Regent Street Christmas lights switch-on, from Trafalgar Square and Carnaby Street to fireworks beneath the angels.

Fireworks above the illuminated Regent Street Spirit of Christmas angels

Regent Street Christmas Lights 2018: Fireworks, Angels and Ballet

Christmas is calling light installation spanning Oxford Street in 2018

Oxford Street Christmas Lights in 2018: The Switch-On Night

Oxford Street’s 2018 Christmas lights switch-on, recorded with Selfridges, South Molton Street, the former Debenhams and crowds at Oxford Circus.

Golden fireworks exploding above Victoria Park during Guy Fawkes Night in East London

Guy Fawkes Night at Victoria Park: London’s Frankenstein Fireworks

An archive visit to the 2018 Victoria Park fireworks, where East London marked Guy Fawkes Night with a spectacular Frankenstein-inspired display.

Two snow figures facing the illuminated London Eye across the Thames

London in the Beast from the East: Snow Across the City in 2018

An archive journey through snow-covered central London during the Beast from the East in March 2018, from St James’s Park to Trafalgar Square.

Barry Roberts at the surviving Crystal Palace terraces on a winter London walk

Winter in London: Columbia Road, Chinatown and Crystal Palace

A February 2018 Roberts London archive route through Columbia Road Flower Market, Lunar New Year in Chinatown and Crystal Palace Park.

Illuminated observation wheel beyond Christmas market stalls at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2017

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2017: Christmas Lights, Rides and Food

Filmed during the opening weekend in November 2017, this Roberts London visit records Hyde Park transformed by Winter Wonderland’s illuminated rides, ice rink, Christmas stalls and festive food.