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East London Riviera
On the beach at the Isle of Dogs on a bracing winter's day with the river looking choppy, the Mill Wall in the background & the fancy facades of Greenwich just visible on the opposite shore, January 1st 1813
Cat Patrol
An feline encounter at olde London Wall as seen from the churchyard of St Botolph Without, Aldersgate.
By John Wykeham Archer, April 1848
Spotted at Verona Airport - who is this (wrong answers only please)
During The Lord Mayor's Show
St George's Circus crowded with spectators watching the civic procession on Lord Mayor's Day, in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral, #London (1844)
By David Roberts (no relation)
The Power of Propaganda (1846)
Long before Putin, here is an image of John Bull coming to the rescue of famine-ridden Ireland (1846) - an image from Punch that may well have deceived the British public as to the true picture of starvation & neglect experienced by the Irish nation
What's In A Name?
Bow Bridge, spanning the River Lea near #London on a tranquil day in 1832 - Dating back to the 11th Century - and known for its distinctive bow-shaped arches, this structure inspired the name for its surrounding neighbourhood
A Breath of Stale Air
After all that broo-hah about the Duke of York allowing Mary Anne Clark to flog off army commissions to the highest bidder, Sir David Dundas - said to be one of the dullest men ever to pull on a pair of pantaloons - became Head of the Army #London March 1809
Marine Hat-astrophe
The Duke of Grafton apoplectic with rage against this muscular waterman after his hat has been blown away whilst he is waiting to board ship on the Thames near St Paul's #London 1822
Tally Ho!
A pair of female fox hunters showing the men a thing or two about how to jump fences without taking a fall
Published in #London (1778)
You've Been Framed
An unintentionally funny moment captured on canvas by early Victorian social media when comedian and actor Joseph Grimaldi falls over a cow, whilst running for his life from an armed robber across a field in Pentonville, London (1838)