London's hidden architecture

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Photographer reveals secrets inside iconic buildings including Big Ben and Bank of England


If you've ever walked past a landmark building in London and wondered what secrets it may hold, then here's your chance to look inside.

Photographer Peter Dazeley has gained access to the hidden interiors of buildings from Battersea Power Station to the Bank of England.

Also on his list of buildings visited are Harrow School, Wandsworth Prison, Big Ben, Abbey Road Studios and Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

One part of his work reveals interior shots of Repton Boxing Club in Bethnal Green, which launched the career of Audley Harrison.

And he also takes a look at King Henry VIII's wine cellar, built in 1516, which is now under the Ministry of Defence building in Whitehall.

Mr Dazeley, born in Kensington, west London, took pictures of both derelict and working buildings for his book entitled Unseen London.

Writing in the book, the 66-year-old said: ‘For me as a photographer, it is a joy to be able to share photographs of my wonderful city.’

He took the pictures on a Hasselblad 503CW camera with a Leaf Aptus-II 10, and also a Nikon D800 camera with a 1-22mm f2.8 lens.

Photographer Peter Dazeley reveals interiors of iconic buildings in Unseen London Book | Daily Mail Online