'Limehouse' (1913) by Christopher RW Nevinson (Atkinson Art Gallery Collection)

'Toil, Glitter, Grime and Wealth on a Flowing Tide' (1883) by William Lionel Wyllie (Tate)

A Victorian-era video recording of the intersection of Euston Road and Pancras Road, near King's Cross. Remarkable footage of London circa 1898.

"“ ...books are the voices of the dead. They are a main instrument in communion with the vast human procession of the other world. They are the allies of the thought of men... In a room well filled with them, no one has felt or can feel solitary.” - William Ewart Gladstone

'Sunday Afternoon - East London', Rotherhithe (c.1887) by Charles William Wyllie (Private collection)

A burglar who broke into an apartment in Rome last night was arrested after sitting down mid-robbery to read a book about Greek mythology. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-burg…

L is for Liverpool Street station ----- 'Liverpool Street Station' (1917) by Marjorie Sherlock (Government Art Collection)

'Nightfall, Fleet Street and the Royal Courts of Justice' by Michael Alford michaelalford.co.uk

We saw this and it was great fun – Oxford-based fans, do take a look:

Decorating the Christmas tree, by French painter Marcel Rieder (1898). In private collection.

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone. We hope you indulge in some seasonably spooky stories tonight 🖤🕯️

Queen Victoria's Christmas tree at Windsor Castle, by English painter James Robert (1850). Royal Collection.

Words can't say how much I love this photo: "The Ship's Cat," Sydney, circa 1912. [Harold Cazneaux] An evocative scene for your #MewseumMonday

The palatial Grand Salon of the Holborn Restaurant. Can I take your order from their 1881 Table d'Hôte please?

This sewage pumping station in London is a sight to behold. 🤩 Opened #OnThisDay in 1865 by Joseph Bazalgette, Crossness Pumping Station is a masterpiece of Victorian engineering. It was part of Bazalgette’s sewage system, which contributed to eradicating cholera in the city.

'A Wet Night at Piccadilly Circus' (1910) by Arthur Hacker (Royal Academy)

Did you ever kill anybody Father, by Frank Holl (1883)

'Fog: Ladies crossing Piccadilly' (from 'The Colour of London', 1907) by Yoshio Markino