article_snippet.sent: Some of the oldest surviving photographs of the Houses of Parliament and Windsor Castle, dating back more than 150 years, have been found.
article_snippet.sent: Prout's collection is the oldest documented record of Britain's best known landmarks, such as Windsor Castle, seen from the banks today .
article_snippet.sent: While a picture taken from the banks of the Thames of Windsor Castle, showing Prout's floating dark room in the foreground, is remarkably similar to contemporary pictures of the iconic building.
article_snippet.sent: Another shows the Houses of Parliament in the 1850s when Henry John Temple The Viscount Palmerston was Prime Minister, and is strikingly similar to photos taken today.
article_snippet.sent: Richmond Bridge today is busier than the scene surrounding the 18th century stone bridge captured by Prout around 150 years ago .
article_snippet.sent: The buildings and riverside of Marlow was captured in a photograph taken by Prout, who then developed his pictures as quickly as his could .
article_snippet.sent: Today's picture of Marlow with the church spire dominating - bears a striking resemblance to that taken by Proust, more than 150 years ago .
article_snippet.sent: Each of the photographs captured a historical record of the area at the time -  with some also showing how changes have occurred in the last 150 years.
article_snippet.sent: But most of photos from today show how little things have changed - such as the photos of the Houses of Parliament and Marlow Lock.
article_snippet.sent: An image of the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge, taken by Victor Albert Prout, is believed to be one of the oldest photographs .
article_snippet.sent: Prout's picture of the Houses of Parliament Parliament is thought to be the oldest surviving image of the landmark, which looks similar today .
article_snippet.sent: The images capture how London's landmarks appeared in the nineteenth century, such as at Great Marlow Lock, as he travelled past .
highlights_snippet.sent: Victor Prout captured images of iconic landmarks in the 1850s, such as the Houses of Parliament and Windsor Castle .
  