Trades & Workers
Sharpen your understanding of London’s factories, warehouses, docks, markets and shops with our related objects, stories and blogs.
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Top-Results
Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity
How Asian ayahs and amahs arrived in London
These nannies were some of the first Asian women to visit London in the 18th century
Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
Hop-picking: Londoners’ working holiday
Going ‘hopping’ in Kent was once a rare summertime escape from city life
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
Silvertown 1917: London’s largest explosion
73 people died when an east London factory making TNT caught fire and exploded
