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grime’s teenage pioneers sent out a signal from the pirate radio aerials and crumbling estates of London’s poorest boroughs that would

showing left to right: part of Westminster Bridge

Chariot is on the left

focusing on the capital's vibrant LGBTQ+ scene

Trafalgar Square was the site of numerous demonstrations and gatherings

The Embankment 1874 Size:extra large grime’s teenage pioneers sent outThe Embankment, 1874: oil on canvas. This view looks east from the terrace of Somerset House, near Waterloo Bridge. In the foreground, the newly completed Victoria Embankment can be seen. On the right, beyond Blackfriars Bridge, is Cannon Street Station (completed in 1866). The panorama is similar to Canaletto's views of London from the same vantage point, painted in the 1740s. Once the embankment was completed, the river appeared much narrower.