AEST 00:00, Tue Jul 24 2012
The one-year anniversary of the England riots is approaching.
Last year on August 6, over the course of four days in several London boroughs, widespread rioting, looting and arson took place as thousands took to the streets.
This gallery shows composite images of the riots one year ago and as the same spot looks today.
All images Getty.
A man walks past a boarded up building.