Photo by simonnorfolkstudio / This time last year I cycled around the early morning streets of London documenting the profound impact lockdown was having on the city. The Royal Exchange is the heart of London’s financial district, called simply the City. Founded in 1571, it was the main marketplace for traders in every commodity, although for a century or so the new stockbrokers were excluded for their juvenile and uncouth behavior. During the Great Plague of 1665, when the disease was thought to transmit through miasmas, huge bonfires were lit at the Exchange’s doors to draw out the diseased air and dump it, presumably, onto the street and its pedestrians. For more on this project, Lost Capital, follow simonnorfolkstudio for updates, outtakes, and unpublished and archive material. #england #London #CityOfLondon #urbanarchitecture #unitedkingdom