The Late Rain mb-code 1194120 3rd June 1953

3rd June 1953

showing John Bull in fool's cap standing on top of Marble Arch with the new Buckingham Palace behind

and the public debt was growing rapidly

Kay Kendall left

London watched by doorman Tas Alder

The Late Rain mb-code 1194120 3rd June 1953'The Late Rain', 1865. Two gentlemen hitch their trousers up before attempting to cross the road. Many of London's streets remained unpaved at this time. In addition, a lack of gutters and the dirt of man and horse tended to compound the problem. In wet weather, the roads could become almost impassable, as shown in this cartoon. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 22, 1865.