Trades & Workers

200 years of luxury, craftsmanship and community

This mudlark earned her living, and some infamy, scavenging coal along the filthy River Thames

Romanticised illustrations that conjure up the sweat, clamour and clank of the 19th-century London riverside

These nannies were some of the first Asian women to visit London in the 18th century

This invention marked the beginning of instant messaging – and standardised time

His spectacular survey preserved the experiences and voices of street workers in the 19th century

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

Her naturalistic floral designs were the height of silk fashion in the mid-1700s