Blogs-And-Stories

Art & Design
Art & Design

Three-dimensional portraits of Victorian Londoners

Stereoscopic photos from our collection are the clues to a popular optical illusion of the past

Art & Design
Art & Design

The Thames Set by James McNeill Whistler

As the polluted river crawled by, Whistler scratched out images of London’s watery margins

Health & Disease
Health & Disease

The Foundling Hospital

A pioneering sanctuary for abandoned children

Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity

Talking Cockney: London’s original dialect

It’s much more than rhyming slang

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

What was the temperance movement?

How this anti-alcohol campaign shaped Victorian London and its drinking habits