Victorian (1837 – 1901)
Explore objects, stories and blogs illuminating an era defined by the 63-year monarchy of Queen Victoria.
Blogs-And-Stories

The jobs that made London’s docks run
London’s port relied on dock workers doing an array of back-breaking and highly skilled jobs

A Little Italy in London
Clerkenwell and Soho were once the centres of London’s Italian community

Inside the Cutler Street Warehouses
Once a centre of London’s trade and imperial ambitions

The last galleried coaching inns left in London
These Victorian photos captured the decline of historic rest stops for travellers and their horses

John Snow: Cholera & the Broad Street pump
Sure that the deadly disease spread through water, Snow traced a cholera outbreak to a Soho water pump

Plunge into the past of London’s indoor pools
With Victorian baths and Olympic arenas, Londoners can take a dip in pools built across three centuries

Holborn Viaduct: The City’s bright red bridge
This ornate Victorian viaduct connects Holborn with the City of London