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"Documenting my surroundings to resurface the story of the window tax feels very timely, as the last year has proven natural light and fresh air have been more important than ever," he says.

Window tax was introduced in England and Wales, in 1696, and Scotland, in 1748.

Window tax was finally repealed in 1851, following pressure from doctors and campaigners.

I cannot tell you how uninterested I was in the window tax, which was another of his favourite subjects.

In 1852 George Thompson was dumped by his Tower Hamlets voters after he had proved too busy trying to stamp out slavery in the US and hadn’t bothered to present their petition to get rid of the window tax.