Stories
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Building a dream in the garden suburbs
In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.
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Sharing Nature: Parks for people
Paula Broom’s photograph of Sydney’s Centennial Park shows the complexity and joy we find in urban greenery.
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Crimean War, England: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert inspecting the wounded Grenadier Guards in Buckingham Palace. Coloured lithograph by G. Thomas after himself, 1855.
Thomas, George, active 1855.Date: 9 April 1855Reference: 21308i- Books
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Gregory's album of London views / C.R. Gregory & Co.
Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]- Ephemera
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[Illustrated handbill advertising appearances by Madame Polonawsky, the Bearded Lady (Albert Palace, 15 February 1886)].
Date: 1886- Ephemera
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[Handbill advertising appearances by Madame Polonawsky, the Living Russian Bearded Lady (Albert Palace, 15 February 1886)].
Date: 1886- Ephemera
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[Undated newspaper cutting (September 1886) advertising an appearance by a giant (3 feet tall), 1 year old baby at the Albert Palace, Battersea, London].
Date: 1886