Nature & Environment
Learn how the growth of one of the world’s great cities has affected its environment – with the help of our related objects, stories and blogs.
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Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Great Stink of 1858
A smell so incredibly awful it demanded a modern sewer solution
Nature & Environment
Nature & Environment
London’s whaling trade: Blubber & baleen
Whether sporting a corset or reading by lamplight, Londoners once relied on the products of whaling
Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure
Jumbo the Elephant
How a 19th-century animal celebrity gave us a massive new word
