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  • People camping in the grounds of Montague House on Great Russell Street in London in 1780, the home of the British Museum. Getty Images
    People camping in the grounds of Montague House on Great Russell Street in London in 1780, the home of the British Museum. Getty Images
  • A baby in its cot on a ledge outside a window in Bloomsbury, 1923. Getty Images
    A baby in its cot on a ledge outside a window in Bloomsbury, 1923. Getty Images
  • Debris in front of one of the many damaged shops after a gas explosion in Bloomsbury in 1929. Getty Images
    Debris in front of one of the many damaged shops after a gas explosion in Bloomsbury in 1929. Getty Images
  • The Russell Hotel in London's Russell Square, circa 1930. Getty Images
    The Russell Hotel in London's Russell Square, circa 1930. Getty Images
  • Alternate strips of sunlight and shadow transfigure the colonnade in front of the British Museum in London, 1931. Getty Images
    Alternate strips of sunlight and shadow transfigure the colonnade in front of the British Museum in London, 1931. Getty Images
  • A pedestrian negotiating a burst water main in Theobald's Road, Bloomsbury, 1936. Getty Images
    A pedestrian negotiating a burst water main in Theobald's Road, Bloomsbury, 1936. Getty Images
  • Children playing on the swing at Coram's Field Playground, Bloomsbury, 1947. Getty Images
    Children playing on the swing at Coram's Field Playground, Bloomsbury, 1947. Getty Images
  • A view over Bloomsbury from the top of the Post Office Tower in London, 1965. Getty Images
    A view over Bloomsbury from the top of the Post Office Tower in London, 1965. Getty Images
  • Bloomsbury Square in 1970. Getty Images
    Bloomsbury Square in 1970. Getty Images