A donkey for hire on Clapham Common c.1877

A donkey for hire on Clapham Common c.1877A donkey for hire on Clapham Common, c. 1877. The man leaning over the donkey is the son of the owner, Mr. Laurence. Donkey rides were popular with children and could be hired all day if required. From a series of 37 photographs published in the book, 'Street Life in London' (1877), with text written by Thomson and the journalist Adolphe Smith.

as they went off to join the forces

It is a fascinating resource for genealogists

how long are you going on making that noise outside

Charles Street in the North East

The men are downstairs

Originally the tower of London was a simple timber and earth enclosure in the south-east angle and formed by the joining of the original east and south stone walls of the old Roman town of Londinium Augusta

roof of Whitehall Palace great hall

This fundraising campaign aimed to restore hospital funds that had been exhausted during the First World War

Finchley Road Station in the North East

224 mobile cranes and 6 floating cranes

traders and a herd of cows

1st June 1953