Crowds and pigeons in Trafalgar Square 1960 IN16507 With the introduction of the

With the introduction of the Penny Post in 1840 and the removal of the stamp tax on newspapers

This print shows Somerset House from the south and Waterloo Bridge

Regent Street

A poster advertising aerial voyages within the 'New Steam Captive Balloon' to take place daily from Ashburnham Park

Left of the dock stands Hawksmoor's St George in the East

Crowds and pigeons in Trafalgar Square 1960 IN16507 With the introduction of theCrowds and pigeons in Trafalgar Square in September 1960. Trafalgar Square was once renound for the large numbers of pigeons and feeding them was a popular activity however in 2003 bylaws were passed banning the feeding of the pigeons because of the damage that they and their droppings caused to the monuments.