see more

COMPOSITE: In this digital composite image a comparison has been made of London at Clapham Junction in 1926 (Archive, Topical Press Agency) and Modern Day 2014 (Peter Macdiarmid) at Christmas time. *** ARCHIVE *** LONDON - NOVEMBER 1926: Father Christmas arriving at the Arding and Hobbs store on November 2, 1926 in Clapham Junction, London. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) ***MODERN DAY*** LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Shoppers walk past Debenhams in Clapham Junction on December 15, 2014 in London, England. Christmas is an annual religious feast day originally set on December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and is a cultural festival and public holiday celebrated by billions of people around the world. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

COMPOSITE:  In this digital composite image a comparison has been made of London at Clapham Junction in 1926 (Archive, Topical Press Agency) and Modern Day 2014 (Peter Macdiarmid) at Christmas time.  *** ARCHIVE *** LONDON - NOVEMBER 1926:  Father Christmas arriving at the Arding and Hobbs store on November 2, 1926 in Clapham Junction, London.  (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) ***MODERN DAY*** LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15:  Shoppers walk past Debenhams in Clapham Junction on December 15, 2014 in London, England.  Christmas is an annual religious feast day originally set on December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and is a cultural festival and public holiday celebrated by billions of people around the world.  (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)