1950s London.... in colour!

While I have no idea when this picture was taken, it's really interesting seeing the differences in fifty odd years! And, er, that's my reason for posting it along with a more recent photograph taken from a similar position (in July 2006).

London, circa 1950 - Chalmers Butterfield. (Click for biggability [5119x3606] - 2.69MB):

London, 2006 - Tom Box. (Click for biggability [2848x2136] - 1.04MB):

[Both images via Wikipedia]