Science & Technology
Investigate the engineering, devices and discoveries that have transformed London by browsing our objects, stories and blogs.
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Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy
The long reign of Queen Victoria
Ruling for 63 years, Victoria witnessed rapid changes in British society, culture and industry
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Science & Technology
When did London get electricity?
Between 1901 and 1910, London began to find its spark
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Science & Technology
How gas lamps illuminated London
A cheaper and brighter way out of the darkness
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Saxon & Medieval
Saxon & Medieval
St Katherine sweetmeat mould (sweetmeat mould)
Late Medieval-Tudor; mid 15th-early 16th century
