The Old Curiosity Shop by Unknown, c 1920 Size:(A4) Small It takes us back to

It takes us back to a vital moment in the foundation of the West

boomed by the 1930s as a thriving industrial town

and I had to make additional adjustments to get it looking right

and the visually arresting composition really caught me

The Old Curiosity Shop by Unknown, c 1920 Size:(A4) Small It takes us back toABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH The Old Curiosity Shop in Portsmouth Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, was once as popular with American tourists as Buckingham Palace or The Tower of London despite the fact that it had no link to the author or the novel whatsoever but visitors used to adore it. Lee Jackson, Author of Dickensland Read our interview with Lee Jackson on Unseen Histories, a place where you can find out about the very best new history books, read author