YouTube video by British Pathé

Abstract. At the turn of the twentieth century the Smithfield meat porter entered the public imagination as a distinct ‘London Type’, a frequently caricatu

"It’s like a culinary equivalent of Richard Rodgers’ Lloyds of London." Words by Jack Hanlon and illustration by Lena

A scrapbook of recipes and stories about everyday kitchen objects, with Jack Hanlon and Angelos Angelides (illustrations by Lena)

Throughout London’s history, marketplaces have not only been integral to its economy but also to how the city was imagined. Drawing on a diverse range of archives and sources—from tabloid journalis...