Amongst the nerves of the world 1930 Frame:black A high-explosive bomb exploded in

A high-explosive bomb exploded in the escalator machinery room

The inn was demolished in 1878

This formed the basis of a residential palace and fortress ideally suited for a king or queen

That night marked the last of the major bombing attacks on London for the next three years

Temple Gardens

Amongst the nerves of the world 1930 Frame:black A high-explosive bomb exploded inC 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