Amongst the nerves of the world 1930 Frame:black View of Surrey Commercial Docks

View of Surrey Commercial Docks

In the foreground it can be seen part of the consignment of Terragona wine

Suffragettes campaigning in South St Pancras during the General Election

This coaster design also features a plaque to commemorate the 20 year anniversary of the Museum of Docklands being open

A high-explosive bomb exploded in the escalator machinery room

Amongst the nerves of the world 1930 Frame:black View of Surrey Commercial DocksC R W Nevinson painted this dynamic image of Fleet Street when it was the centre of the British news industry in the 1920s. Viewed from an upper storey window at the corner of Shoe Lane, it looks east towards Ludgate Hill and St Paul's Cathedral. Nevinson was influenced by the Italian Futurist Umberto Boccioni's use of forceful lines and hard edges to convey ideas of conflict, atmosphere and noise. Branded the 'English Futurist' by the press, Nevinson