Hookey Alf 1876-1878

Hookey Alf 1876-1878A group including a child inside the Hookey Alf public house in Whitechapel. The image is taken from a series of 37 photographs published in the book, 'Street Life in London' (1877), with text written by John Thomson and the journalist Adolphe Smith. After taking photographs in the Far East, Thomson opened a portrait studio in London in 1875. Two years later he collaborated with the journalist, Adolphe Smith, to produce 'Street Life in London'. The

By the end of May 1941

The garden in Parliament Square was remodelled after the Second World War

A street vendor in the City

The noise of the blast could be heard as far away as Southampton and Norwich

The picture was taken at the Bassano Photographic Studio at 38 Dover Street in Mayfair

was renowned for his social activism during the 1950s and 60s

Hudsons Terrace in the North East

This #PROUD mug from The Pride Shop features the 6 stripe rainbow which is the world-wide symbol for the entire LGBTQ+ community

Photograph taken late January 1941

Poster printed in Green White and Purple

A number of carts are lined along the roadway on the north side

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