Serco Prize for Illustration 2014 - London Stories
An illustration for the Serco Prize for Illustration 2014 'London Stories' competition. This illustration charts the 70 year career of Alfred Collins, London's longest serving taxi driver, who picked up his first passenger in 1937.
Starting in the late 1930's, the illustration depicts the same London street throughout the decades. The shops, buildings, vehicles and fashions change as Alfred travels through the seasons of his life.
Image 1 - Full size poster
Image 2 - Detail from 1930's London street
Image 3 - Taxis from the 1930's, 1960's, 1980's and modern day
Image 4 - Detail from 1930's London street
Image 5 - London buses from the 1930's, 1960's, 1980's and modern day
Image 6 - Bicycles from the 1930's, 1960's, 1980's and modern day
Image 7 - Business man from the 1930's, 1960's, 1980's and modern day
Image 8 - Detail from 1980's London street
Image 9 - Mother and child from the 1930's, 1960's, 1980's and modern day
Image 10 - Mother with pram from the 1930's, 1960's, 1980's and modern day
Image 11 - Man walking dog from the 1930's, 1960's, 1980's and modern day
Image 12 - Detail from modern-day London street