Out and about on the streets of London on a daily basis we’ve seen a few changes over the years but this brilliant animation directed by Polly Hudson PHD shows the historical development of London since Roman times. The film shows the amalgamation of road network data and visualises protected sites and buildings showing a wonderful evolution of the city throughout the ages.
The animation was was developed by The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis based at UCL and is the result of a partnership between English Heritage, Museum of London Archaeology and the The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at Cambridge University.
The film is backed by some great music from Diving Reflex with the track Breathe Underwater and Maserati’s track Cities.
Here’s the video.