"We are quite sure that there is not in any country to be procured so much intellectual amusement for a shilling."
Rivals to Bazalgette and Nightingale.
More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.
Royal couple, wrong century.
Velonotte Albertina combines cycling with cultural history.
250 years ago, a Mr Boswell met a Dr Johnson.
More historical trivia for a Monday morning.
"On me loaf, Becks!"
Lewd Victorian decoration.
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