Westminster stairs 1872 Size:extra large and in particular the people

and in particular the people of Africa

Many of these men would have simply have been passing through the Square but drawn towards the sight of a slight middle aged woman on a political platform

Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames is a must-read for anyone fascinated by London’s past

Suschitzky was attracted by the extensive array of second-hand bookshops and teahouses

Westminster Bridge showing stone alcoves

Westminster stairs 1872 Size:extra large and in particular the peopleAn illustration of steam boats, full of Boat Race spectators, at Westminster Stairs, from 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dor, 1872. Jerrold questions: 'Is it possible that this tremendous rush along both banks of the river; this block of a dozen bridges, this unbroken water procession and these moving steamers massed to the funnels with humanity can all be provoked by a single contention among a score of University students?'