Crowd in front of the Town Hall on a reception day, Paris Size:S: 45 x 30cm Secretary to the Treasury (1623-1684)

Secretary to the Treasury (1623-1684) built Downing Street in 1663-1671

The complex surrounding the extant buildings is now one of five National Sports Centres run on behalf of Sport England

A young man explains his own unique method of balancing his books and making ends meet on a salary of £300 per annum

The tradesman has his pint pot of beer to hand

In the foreground children play with hoops

Crowd in front of the Town Hall on a reception day, Paris Size:S: 45 x 30cm Secretary to the Treasury (1623-1684)Crowd in front of the Town Hall on a reception day, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931).