Christmas Lights on Regents Street, 1960 Size:Extra large The popularity of Dickens' novels

The popularity of Dickens' novels resulted in numerous stage adaptations of his works and plays appeared on the West End stage very quickly after the first few chapters of the monthly part works were published

It was reopened after the war but finally closed in 1971 due to the pollution of the Thames

Suffragette movement

Saucer measures 15cm x 15cm

People bought the eels to cook at home

Christmas Lights on Regents Street, 1960 Size:Extra large The popularity of Dickens' novelsThe Christmas lights in Regent Street in the form of angels with trumpets, December 1960. Regents Street is the main shopping venue in London and visiting the lights after a day of shopping is a much loved Christmas ritual. In 1960 the lights were officially 'switched on' on November 25th.