Death & Disasters
Discover objects, stories and blogs that tell us about death and disaster through London’s history.
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Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
The New Cross fire
13 young Black people died in this 1981 tragedy, which led to the Brixton Uprising
Death & Disasters
Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
Mapping London’s execution landscape
In central London, you’re never further than 5km from a known site of execution
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Saxon & Medieval
Saxon & Medieval
Unidentified fragment (pilgrim badge)
Late Medieval-Tudor; late 15th-early 16th century
