A Watchman making the rounds 18th century HG2436/51 illustrious queer history of Soho

illustrious queer history of Soho and the legendary drag balls at Porchester Hall

Custom House Quay was home to the Dutch company of William H Muller

and shows how London's incredible development is directly attributable to the many different groups of immigrants who arrived after the Second World War

Nevinson was influenced by the Italian Futurist Umberto Boccioni's use of forceful lines and hard edges to convey ideas of conflict

A mesmerising journey through the ever-shifting landscape of the Thames Estuary

A Watchman making the rounds 18th century HG2436/51 illustrious queer history of SohoThe Night Watchman. A Watchman making the rounds. Watercolour drawing. A scruffy looking man yawns as he patrols the streets with a lantern and cudgel. In the background two burglars are brazenly going about their business in an illustration of the inefficiency of parish law enforcement during the 18th century.