Staff had to deal with mould, insects and clinging dust to keep the building in good condition.

Members of the club made a point of walking under ladders, spilling salt and breaking mirrors.

A campaign to add women to a town's 35 commemorative plaques will result in its first unveiling.

The Box museum has invited thousands of residents from the area to share mementoes.

Shoes seen as demonic and vain were blamed for making men "effeminate" and bringing the plague to London.

The museum holds more than 2.5 million objects showcasing 20th Century life in north-east England.

Here are some of the capital's retail behemoths of the time, now gone from the streets.

Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are set to shut after centuries - what is their history?