"If you closed your eyes and thought of London, what would you smell?"

What did London really smell like in centuries past? From the stench of the Great Plague and the devastation of the Great Fire to the infamous Great Stink, discover the city's history through its most distinctive and surprising smells.

 Join me for a sensory talk through London's past, with specially created scents to sample along the way. Explore how the smells of crowded streets, waste and disease shaped people's understanding of health and cleanliness, and helped drive changes in urban design, sanitation, public health and everyday life.

 Along the way, we’ll dip into Georgian and Victorian London to explore the growing world of perfume shops, cosmetics and personal grooming, revealing a fascinating shift in attitudes towards fragrance, cleanliness and respectability.

 From foul to fragrant, this whistle-stop tour reveals how following your nose can unlock remarkable stories about the city, its people and the transformation of urban life.

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A cartoon from Punch magazine in 1855. Michael Faraday giving his card to Father Thames