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Under the weather: fog’s particular contribution to London art (and soup) in the late nineteenth century.
London exploded in size in the nineteenth century. In 1801 it had just over 1 million inhabitants. By 1901 the population had reached 6.5 million with the rate of growth accelerating as the century ran its course (a full 1 … Continue reading
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