Low(e) art and whitewash plague 22nd January 1977

22nd January 1977

with citizens disporting themselves on hobby horses on the banks

View of the chapel in Penton Street

whilst a little boy plays with a toy boat

on the morning after having been burnt down

Low(e) art and whitewash plague 22nd January 1977'Low(e) art and whitewash', 1873. Mr Robert Lowe slaps whitewash onto the sturdy figure of a policeman. The British police had been under fire in recent years following various scandals both in London and in the provinces. These ranged from allegations of corruption to incompetence. The service was losing officers faster than they could be recruited due to the poor pay and conditions, and generally the calibre of officers was poor. Sir Robert Lowe had