Engravings mostly by anonymous artists . London Bridge , 1878 In the first half of 19 th c . the population of greater London raised from one million to 4 , 5 mil people , while the number of residents of the City diminished from 120 , 000 to fifty thousand . London ' s fog was very thick , very real -- in November the worst -- the yellowish mantle covered all the city . During the day the inhabitants had to keep the light lit inside . As contemporaries noted the fog caused unpleasant sensations and pain in lungs . The coal stoves could be partly blamed though - the sky started getting black at 8 o ' clock in the morning when thousands of households began preparing breakfast and warming up the quarters . Wearing white shawls at night was risky for ladies as they turned gray . Allegedly , black umbrellas appeared in order to hide these particular atmospherics . Sometimes the fog was so thick , an observer reported that you could hold a man by the hand and wouldn ' t see his face . It often happened people lost their ways . The most unfortunate ones even drowned in the Thames . In 1873 during one week more than 700 people died in London and cattle smothered to death at a show . London , Whitehall , 1874 London , British Museum , 1815100 tons of horse dung had been dropped daily in the streets of the city that were not paved by mid - century at least . The wind raised trails of dust in good weather which turned into thick mud when it started raining . There were crossing sweepers on every major street who for penny would sweep the street in front of you to give you way . No better was the Thames . Every day 280 , 000 tons of London sewage and waste from the factories along the riverside had been dumped was dumped into the water , spreading the cholera epidemics that wiped out London in the beginning of the century . In the summer of 1858 Parliament ended its session earlier due to the unbearably bad smell . London , Buckingham Palace , 1838 London , Westminster Abbey , 1815 There was also a noise factor : the unceasing sound of the wheels and horses hooves clacking over the pavement , the bells and cries of the street merchants selling matches , knives , rat poison , books etc . , the unceasing sound of the wheels and horses hooves crashing on the pavement , the musicians with street - organs and clarinet players . The children also made their contribution to the din of the numerous costermongers -- until 1880 there was no mandatory school and children under 14 ( 30 - 40 % of the population ) were free all day , playing in the streets or fetching cabs for ladies , holding horses for gentlemen and doing cartwheelers and handstands in hope to make a penny . London , Buckingham Palace , 1810 Earl Spencer ' s House , Geeen Park , 1815 London , Adelphi Terrace , 1834 London , Bank of England Rotunda , 1816 London , Bank of England , 1814 London , Kensington Palace , 1815 London , Duke ' s Theatre , Dorset Gardens , 1814 London , Finsbury Square , 1801 London , Fleet Street and Westminster Abbey , 1815 London , German Gymnasium in St . Pancras Road , 1866 London , Chapel in Ely Place , 1815 London , Goldsmiths Hall , 1811 London , Hillyers Bridge , 1839 London , Houses of Lords and Commons , 1815 London , Hungerford Market , The Strand , 1828 London , Hyde Park in 1851 London , Junction of the Regent & Canal at Paddington , 1828 London , Lothbury Court , Bank New Buildings , 1809 London , Mansion House , 1814 London , Merchant Taylors School , 1815 London , New Market , Bethnall Green , 1866 Saddler ' s Wells Theatre , 1828 Somerset House , 1834 London , Southwark , School for Blind , 1840 London , St . Dunstans in the East , 1815 London , St . Jame ' s Park , Chinese Pagoda , 1814 London , St . Martin Church , Westminster , 1810 London , St . Mary ' s Le Strand , 1848 London , St . Paul ' s Cathedral interior , 1816 London , St . Paul ' s School , 1814 London , Vauxhall Gardens , 1839 London , The Second fishmonger ' s Hall , 1878 London , View on Fish Street Hall with the Monument , 1809 London , The Royal Exchange , Engraved by Francesco BartolozziLondon , The Royal Exchange , Engraved by by SandsThe Tower Horse ArmouryThe Tower Menagerie , about 1820 The Tower Moat , about 1820 The Tower of London , the Jewel Room , 1878 Westminster AbbeyWomen in Painting by Colin C . CooperAmericanPlace de l ' Opera , Paris , 1895 The Harbor at Dordrecht , HollandA Santa Barbara Courtyarda Garden in Granada in the MoonlightCalifornia Water Garden at RedlandsColumbus Circle , 1909 Greco - Roman Theatre at Night , Taoromina , SicilyIn Balboa Park , San Diego , CaliforniaSamarkand , Santa BarbaraMain Street Bridge , Rochester , 1908 Central ParkChateauFlatiron Building , 1908 French Village SceneAdam and eve Inn , Lincoln , England , 1902 , watercolorCottage InteriorThe Village of Castle Combe in EnglandAlong a Venetian CanalView of New York City , watercolorRiver BathersHunter College , New York CityTaj Mahal , 1913 Church on QuayChartres CathedralEarly Colorado Forest SceneWells Cathedral 1800 년 대 의 조선 후기 풍물 시골 농촌 마을 아름다운 여인 .