Victorian (1837 – 1901)
Explore objects, stories and blogs illuminating an era defined by the 63-year monarchy of Queen Victoria.
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Science & Technology
Science & Technology
How the telegraph took off in Victorian London
This invention marked the beginning of instant messaging – and standardised time
Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style
London’s lost department stores
Circus animals? Couture workshops? Shopping used to look a bit different
Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
Street life & work in 1877
John Thomson’s fascinating photographs reveal the lives of workers in 19th-century London
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Photography
Photography
The construction of the Metropolitan District Railway (albumen print)
Flather, Henry
1866-1870
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
The British Department, viewed towards the transept (coloured lithograph)
Day and Son, Ackermann & Co.
1851-12-31
