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Snapshot of city life in 1753

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21/05/03 - Art section

Snapshot of city life in 1753

By Luke Leitch, Arts Reporter

Evening Standard

The Thames is teeming with raw sewage, gangs of pickpockets bludgeon their victims in daylight and the average Londoner drinks two pints of gin a week.

That was the capital 250 years ago, when the British Museum first opened its doors.

As part of its anniversary celebrations the museum will from Friday hold a free exhibition providing a fascinating snapshot of London in 1753. It will introduce 21st century Londoners to a time when the streets were crowded with animals as well as people; when Mayfair was dotted with lavish houses surrounded by fields, south London hardly existed at all, and Camberwell, Kennington, Belsize Park and Camden were hamlets surrounded by market gardens.

Find this story at
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/entertainment/art/articles/4932931?version=1

©2003 Associated New Media

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