The arrival of Loudoun Castle at the London Dock 1877

The arrival of Loudoun Castle at the London Dock 1877The arrival of Loudoun Castle at the London Dock. Engraving recording the arrival of the Steamship Loudoun Castle at the London Dock after a record breaking maiden voyage carrying tea from Hankow in China. In the foreground Chinese sailors or Lascars are helping to break the cargo. Tea merchants are also shown sampling the tea which is unlikely to have happened until after the cargo had been properly warehoused. This image was first published in the

'Street Life in London' (1877)

expecting to find a place where they would be be welcomed with open arms

Another craft sails by and on the right a barge bears the City Corporation arms and fires a salute

Art London is more than a guidebook

Christabel Pankhurst at The Women's Exhibition

He wrote: 'on looking down at the vast assemblage of persons in Westminster

uncovering the stories of those who know it best

once the docks teemed with men

the West End and the City

He captured the theatrical and musical face of London's West End at the end of the 1920s

Your little one can watch the pirate train (sold separately) chug through the lower deck past the portholes and viewing hole

a village festival was held for the local community