
Bloomsbury
The New Road
A momentous new road In the 1750s a group of worthies in Georgian London were concerned about traffic congestion in the metropolis, and pressed for a bypass to be built

A momentous new road In the 1750s a group of worthies in Georgian London were concerned about traffic congestion in the metropolis, and pressed for a bypass to be built

Dr Mead of Bloomsbury is best known for his work on smallpox and with the Foundling Hospital https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/about/our-history/. My aim here is to remember some of Richard Mead’s other important

Camden Tour Guide Brian explains why he admires Captain Thomas Coram and the creative way he helped some of Camden’s most vulnerable residents – 11’ 36” (© Brian Turner, Bonny