Map of Victorian London, 1863 decorate it was an age of

it was an age of many contradictions - where Beethoven's thundering Fifth Symphony could premier in the same year that saw Jane Austen craft the delicate sensitivities of Persuasion

the Foundling Hospital

The original white marble statue of Apollo held in the Vatican Museum was considered to be one of the greatest works of classical statuary and Soane saw it in the 1770s while on his Grand Tour travels

and Ella’s Kitchen baby food lids resulting in a playful marbled pattern of rainbow hues

The tour will take place on Thursday 10 September

Map of Victorian London, 1863 decorate it was an age ofThis 1863 map of the centre of the Victorian capital includes prominent buildings such as the British Museum, the Foundling Hospital, Charter House, St Paul's Cathedral, Somerset House, and, of course, Sir John Soane's Museum. Four bridges across the Thames (Waterloo, Blackfriars, Southwark, and London bridge) are also shown. Folding maps evolved in the mid 18th century when the extending system of properly maintained turnpike roads made long distance