Daylight Robbery
Introduced by William III in 1698, the infamous Window tax ran for almost 150 years taxing houses with more than ten windows. Many houses bricked up their windows to reduce the amount of tax they had to pay and the blocked up windows are still prevalent in England today. It is believed this is where the expression ‘Daylight Robbery’ was stemmed from, however, this is disputed.
I loved the idea of this heritage from so long ago still visually represented today in London’s architecture. This collection of daylight Robbery images were all captured in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea where I lived and worked for many years.
