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Londoners Collection (#4)

Background imageLondoners Collection: Wilkes Riots 1768

Wilkes Riots 1768
Scene in the streets of London during the Wilkes and liberty rioting, when enthusiastic Londoners demonstrate their support for the rejected radical MP

Background imageLondoners Collection: Coal Exchange, London

Coal Exchange, London
The Coal Exchange is where the 960, 000 chaldrons of coal (each of 36 bushels) imported from Newcastle etc each year to keep Londoners warm, are regulated and, of course, taxed

Background imageLondoners Collection: Bread Riot / London / 1815

Bread Riot / London / 1815
Londoners riot in protest against the high cost of bread outside the entrance to Parliament, Westminster

Background imageLondoners Collection: Londoners Prepare Blitz

Londoners Prepare Blitz
Londoners prepare for aerial attack, removing valuables and important documents, and sandbagging buildings against the bomb attacks which they expect

Background imageLondoners Collection: Mp Visits Air Shelter

Mp Visits Air Shelter
Herbert Morrison (second from left), Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security, chats to Londoners in an underground shelter

Background imageLondoners Collection: Sheltering on Platform

Sheltering on Platform
Sheltering from the risk of German air raids, Londoners sleep wherever they can on the platform at Elephant & Castle underground station

Background imageLondoners Collection: Pineapples Hit London

Pineapples Hit London
Pineapples from the West Indies intrigue Londoners

Background imageLondoners Collection: Hyde Park Skating 1901

Hyde Park Skating 1901
Londoners skate on the Serpentine in Hyde Park

Background imageLondoners Collection: Fleeing Earthquake 1750

Fleeing Earthquake 1750
LONDON EARTHQUAKE SCARE Following an earlier quake, many Londoners believe the city will be destroyed on 4 April 1750, and flee to Windsor and such places

Background imageLondoners Collection: Sunbathing Foundlings

Sunbathing Foundlings
At the Foundling Hospital site in Guildford Street, London, is a sunbathing centre for tiny Londoners, where many babies enjoy sunbathing

Background imageLondoners Collection: Horse Guards 1804

Horse Guards 1804
Horse Guards Parade, after it had been cleared as a parade ground, much frequented by Londoners as a social venue

Background imageLondoners Collection: Fenian Explosion

Fenian Explosion
Londoners contemplate damage caused by Fenian terrorists dynamite attack on Scotland Yard : most of the damage was to the Rising Sun pub



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