Posts Tagged ‘River Thames’
Cholera on the streets of 19th Century London
Mid C19th and the streets of London were filled with filth and disease. Poor science exacerbated the problem until the work of people such as John Snow and Joseph Bazalgette turned the situation around.
Read MoreJoseph Bazalgette Engineer Saviour of London
Joseph Bazagette, brilliant engineer and progressive thinker who saved London from the morass of disease and squalor it found itself in, in the C19th.
Read MoreRiver Thames and Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge described as one of the noblest crossings of the River Thames, designed by John Rennie
Read MoreLondon’s River, The River Thames
The River Thames, described as capturing all of Britains history in it’s waters, makes history again as the river upon which Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee
Read MoreAmerican War, prison hulks, Joseph Banks, Australia. Connect!
The American War, Joseph Banks, prison hulks and Australia, what connects them all? Connections exist across all areas of history including our own, it’s just a matter of discovering them
Read MorePort of London Authority Archive at Museum of London Docklands
Port of London Archive – London Docklands…at the Museum of Londons Docklands
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