I joined a 2 hour Samuel Pepys walking tour of “old London” hoping to see anything that might remain from the mid 17th century, or earlier.
Unfortunately, besides a small piece of the old London Wall outside a tube station, and the Tower of London (of course), almost nothing remains.
The 1666 Great Fire really did some damage.
Michael Wood’s documentary on Shakespeare included some images of the places where Shakespeare used to lodge in London, the pub was downstairs. That neighborhood managed to elude the flames, and quite a bit survived. Someone thoughtfully photographed the area just prior to the urban renewal late 19th or early 20th century. Imagine, drink where Will Shakespeare drank! You’ll have to, can’t do it now. :^(
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/shakespeare_michael-wood/369210/#edition=2402138&idiq=5559845
https://www.amazon.com/Search-Shakespeare-Michael-Wood/dp/B00019JRFY
(the four parts of the video can be found on Daily Motion and YouTube, probably)