Finsbury Collection

Agas Map of London, c1561
Agas map of London c1561, sheet 7; showing the City of London, London Wall and Finsbury

Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). A game of cricket being played at Finsbury (now in north London)

Meeting of the Improved Order of Old Friends in Finsbury-Square, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Improved Order of Old Friends in Finsbury-Square, 1844. Ceremony in London:the several lodges passed in procession

Addressing a Public Meeting at Finsbury Park, 1924, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Addressing a Public Meeting at Finsbury Park, 1924, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) makes a speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Charter House Hospital, c1750. Creator: William Henry Toms
The Charter House Hospital, c1750. The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

The Exterior of the Hall, Charterhouse, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Exterior of the Hall, Charterhouse, (c1872). The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

The Charterhouse, from the Square, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Charterhouse, from the Square, c1872. The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse - The Quadrangle, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Charterhouse - The Quadrangle, c1872. The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Birds Eye View of the Old Charterhouse, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Birds Eye View of the Old Charterhouse, (c1872). The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Bunhill Fields Burial-Ground, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Bunhill Fields Burial-Ground, c1872. Bunhill Fields in Finsbury, London, was used as a burial ground from 1665 until 1854

Invitation card to a funeral at Bunhill Fields in 1737. The image includes an effigy and symbols of death including a skull and a scythe

St Barnabas Chapel, Finsbury, London, c1820. Artist
St Barnabas Chapel, Finsbury, London, c1820

View of Bunhill Row from Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, Islington, London, c1860. Artist
View of Bunhill Row from Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, Islington, London, c1860

Charterhouse, Finsbury, London, 1816. Artist: William James Bennett
Charterhouse, Finsbury, London, 1816. View of Charterhouse from the playground with figures on the lawn including women with laundry

Church of St Barnabas, King Square, Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, London, 1828. Artist
Church of St Barnabas, King Square, Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, London, 1828

View of tombs and memorial stones in Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1866

Carts outside the Sundial public house, Goswell Road, London, 1900
Carts outside the Sundial public house, 82-88 Goswell Road, London, 1900. Horse-drawn carts laden with sacks of coal pass in front of the Sundial and warehouses

Tramway electrification at the junction of Goswell Road and Old Street, London, 1906
Tramway electrification: men laying tracks across the junction of Goswell Road and Old Street, Finsbury, London, 1906. Traffic and roadworks between the Hat and Feathers public house and the London

Attendants bathing boys at the Central Street Cleansing Station, London, 1914. Women wash boys in bath tubs; most homes at this time had no bathroom and children could suffer form lice

A nurse examines girls hair, Central Street Cleansing Station, London, 1914. Woman checking for head lice; on the table is a bowl of cut hair

Playground scene, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. Pairs of very young children play a see-saw game in the school playground

Numeracy lesson using sticks, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. A class of young children learning numeracy by counting small sticks laid out in front of them

Classroom scene, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906
Language teaching, stage 1, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. A class of young children sitting at their desks in a classroom, all with their hands over their ears

Writing lesson, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906
Writing lesson - stage III, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. A large class of young children practise their writing skills

Dancing around the maypole, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. Children dance around a maypole in the school playground, watched by two teachers

Interior view of the Oak Room, New River Head, Finsbury, London, 1886

Spa Fields Chapel, Exmouth Street, Finsbury, London, 1886. Artist: John Crowther
Spa Fields Chapel, Exmouth Street, Finsbury, London, 1886. View of the chapel from Yardley Street. This was one of over 60 Calvinistic Methodist chapels founded by Selina Hastings

View of the tomb of Thomas Sutton, Charterhouse, Finsbury, London, 1880. Sutton (1532-1611) was the founder of the hospital at Charterhouse

Gallery over the chimney piece in the Great Hall of Charterhouse, Finsbury, London, 1880

Performance at Sadlers Wells Theatre, Finsbury, London, 1750. The curious & uncommon performances of a monkey as they will be introduc d every evening at Sadlers Wells

View of Meuxs Brewery and a horse and cart in Clerkenwell Road, Finsbury, London, c1805

Northampton Tabernacle, Spa Fields, Finsbury, London, c1830

Spa Fields Chapel, Finsbury, London, c1780. Artist: Thomas Thornton
Spa Fields Chapel, Finsbury, London, c1780. View of the chapel with the Countess of Huntingdons house adjoining it

St Silas Church, Penton Street, Finsbury, London, c1867

Sadlers Wells Theatre, Finsbury, London, 1813. View showing a horse-drawn carriage and figures fishing along a stretch of water

View of the pump near Clerks Well in Ray Street, Finsbury, London, 1822. Artist
View of the pump near Clerks Well in Ray Street, Finsbury, London, 1822. Above the pump is a descriptive iron tablet accompanied by a plan of the site; in the upper left a collection of caged birds

View of Clerks Well pump in Ray Street, Finsbury, London, c1825. Artist
View of Clerks Well pump in Ray Street, Finsbury, London, c1825. Also showing two boys and a range of advertisements

Enthusiasm Displayed 1750. Artist: Robert Pranker
Enthusiasm Displayed 1750. Depiction of George Whitefield, leader of the Calvinistic Methodists, preaching under a tree in Old Street, Finsbury, London

View of the Green Gate Tavern, City Road, Finsbury, c1850

People fishing in Peerless Pool, City Road, Finsbury, London, c1800

City of London Lying-In Hospital, City Road, Finsbury, London, c1827. Artist
City of London Lying-In Hospital, City Road, Finsbury, London, c1827. View with figures, including a man begging and an omnibus

Finsbury Square, London, 1828. Artist: W Wallis
Finsbury Square, London, 1828. View of the premises occupied by the publishing firm Jones & Co in Finsbury Square. Also showing figures on the street and a horse-drawn carriage

The Temple of the Muses Bookshop in Finsbury Square, London, c1810. Interior view of the shop, which was run by Lackington, Allen & Co

Cold Bath Fields Prison, Finsbury, London, c1810. View of the Cold Bath Fields Prison from the north-west with the River Fleet in the foreground and the dome of St Pauls Cathedral in the distance

South view of the Cold Baths, Cold Bath Fields, Finsbury, London, 1812. Artist
South view of the Cold Baths, Cold Bath Fields, Finsbury, London, 1812

Cold Bath Fields Prison, Finsbury, London, 1814. Exterior view of the prison with sheep grazing in the foreground

Cold Bath Fields Prison, Finsbury, London, 1830. Artist: W Watkins
Cold Bath Fields Prison, Finsbury, London, 1830. View with figures and horse-drawn carriages on the street. Also showing a figure begging on the left

Interior view of St Lukes Hospital, Old Street, Finsbury, London, 1809. Artist
Interior view of St Lukes Hospital, Old Street, Finsbury, London, 1809. Showing caricatures of the patients and staff

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