Galpin Co Collection (page 7)

Giltspur Street Compter, 1840, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Giltspur Street Compter, 1840, (c1872). Giltspur Street Compter in London was a debtors prison and house of correction...it was used as a place of imprisonment for debtors...The Compter was a dirty

Jack Sheppards Escapes, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Jack Sheppards Escapes, (c1872). Series of diagrams illustrating the many daring escapes of celebrated thief Jack Sheppard (1702-1724), from Newgate Prison in London in 1724

Goldsmiths House, Green Arbour Court, about 1800, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Goldsmiths House, Green Arbour Court, about 1800, (c1872). Courtyard of a house on the corner of Green Arbour Court, Old Bailey and Breakneck Stairs in the City of London

The Chapel in Newgate, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Chapel in Newgate, c1872. Service in the chapel of Newgate Prison in London. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury

Mrs. Brownrigg, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Brownrigg, (c1872). Elizabeth Brownrigg (1720-1767) was convicted of murder and hanged at Tyburn (in London) in 1767

The Condemned Cell in Newgate, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Condemned Cell in Newgate, c1872. Cell for prisoners condemned to death, in Newgate Prison in London. In the upper part of each cell is a window, double grated, near 3 feet by 1½

Cato Street, 1820 (1878). Creator: Unknown
Cato Street, 1820 (1878). The Cato Street Conspiracy was an attempt to murder all the British cabinet ministers and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820

Burning of Newgate, 1780, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Burning of Newgate, 1780, (c1872). Newgate Prison in London was stormed by a mob during the Gordon riots in June 1780. The building was gutted by fire, and the walls were badly damaged

The Saracens Head, Snow Hill, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Saracens Head, Snow Hill, (c1872). The demolition of the celebrated tavern and coaching establishment, which stood on the north side of Snow Hill, without Newgate in the City of London

Sir Thomas Greshams House in Bishopsgate Street, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Sir Thomas Greshams House in Bishopsgate Street, (c1872). The 16th-century house of English merchant and financier Sir Thomas Gresham (c1519-1579)

College of Physicians, Warwick Lane. Interior of the Quadrangle, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
College of Physicians, Warwick Lane. Interior of the Quadrangle, (c1872). View of the Royal College of Physicians in the City of London, designed by Christopher Wren. From Old and New London, Vol

The Present Coal Exchange, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Present Coal Exchange, c1872. The building in Lower Thames Street, City of London, was opened by Prince Albert in 1849. It was one of the first substantial buildings constructed from cast iron

King Charles Porter and Dwarf, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
King Charles Porter and Dwarf, (c1872). Engraving of a stone bas-relief over the entrance to Bulls Head Court in London, showing courtiers of King Charles I

St. Ethelburgas Church, c1872. Creator: Unknown
St. Ethelburgas Church, c1872. St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate in the City of London is dedicated to St Ethelburga, a 7th-century abbess of Barking

Back of the Red Lion, from the Fleet, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Back of the Red Lion, from the Fleet, (c1872). View of the Old Red Lion Tavern in Chick Lane, and the Fleet Ditch, West Smithfield, London

Room in Sir Paul Pindars House, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Room in Sir Paul Pindars House, (c1872). Interior of a 17th century building, large reception room with fine moulded plaster ceilings, an elaborate chimneypiece and oak panelling

A Wedding in the Fleet, c1740s, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
A Wedding in the Fleet, c1740s, (c1872). Wedding taking place in the Fleet Market, Farringdon Street, London. The River Fleet was covered over in 1736

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

Interior of St. Bartholomew-The-Great, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Interior of St. Bartholomew-The-Great, c1872. Church in the City of London, founded as an Augustinian priory in 1123. One of the oldest churches in London, it is notable for its Norman architecture

The Old Church of St. James, Clerkenwell, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Old Church of St. James, Clerkenwell, (c1872). St James Clerkenwell in London was founded in the 12th century as the church of the nunnery of St Mary

Burnet House, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Burnet House, c1872. Burnet House in Clerkenwell, London. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co

A Wild-Beast Shop, c1873. Creator: Unknown
A Wild-Beast Shop, c1873. Shop selling animals in Ratcliff Highway, London. Exotic animals for sale include a baboon, a cockatoo (perched near a stove), and an anteater

St. Dunstan s-in-the-East, c1872. Creator: Unknown
St. Dunstan s-in-the-East, c1872. The Church of St Dunstan in the East, City of London. The 11th century church was repaired between 1668

Press and Dies Formerly Used in the Mint, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Press and Dies Formerly Used in the Mint, (c1872). Machinery used for pressing metal coins in the Royal Mint at Tower Hill in London. From Old and New London, Vol

An Old House on Little Tower Hill, c1792, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
An Old House on Little Tower Hill, c1792, (c1872). House in the City of London, thought to have been built during the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547)

Lord Lovat, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Lord Lovat, (c1872). Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (1667-1747), Scottish Jacobite, was the Chief of Clan Fraser. He was executed on Tower Hill in London for his part in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745

The Tower of London, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Tower of London, (c1872). The Tower depicted with fields in the distance before London became built up. From Old and New London, Vol

The Church of St. Peter on Tower Green, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Church of St. Peter on Tower Green, c1872. The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula ( St Peter in chains ) is the parish church of the Tower of London

The Monastery of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell - The Chapel from the South, (c1872). The Priory of St John, of the Monastic Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem

Coldbath House, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Coldbath House, c1872. Coldbath House, Clerkenwell, London. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury

Kings Cross, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Kings Cross, (c1872). The demolition of the Kings Cross monument, or Memorial to George IV, in London in 1845. The lower storey was classically embellished

The New River Head, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The New River Head, c1872. The site south-west of Sadlers Wells known as New River Head takes its name from the reservoir at the mouth of the New River

The Old Fountain, in the Minories, (1798, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Old Fountain, in the Minories, (1798, (c1872). The Old Fountain Inn in the City of London, an ancient inn which was demolished and rebuilt c1792. From Old and New London, Vol

Aldgate, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Aldgate, (c1872). Aldgate was one of the gates into the City of London dating back to Roman times when London Wall was constructed

The Barber-Surgeons Picture, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Barber-Surgeons Picture, (c1872). Engraving after Henry VIII Presenting a Charter to the Barber Surgeons Company, painting by Holbein

Cripplegate and Neighbourhood, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Cripplegate and Neighbourhood, (c1872). Map of part of the City of London dating from before the development of Finsbury Square in 1777

St. Giless, Cripplegate, Showing the Old Wall, c1872. Creator: Unknown
St. Giles s, Cripplegate, Showing the Old Wall, c1872. St Giles-without-Cripplegate in the City of London originally stood without (ie outside) the city wall, near the Cripplegate

Shaftesbury House, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Shaftesbury House, (c1872). Shaftesbury House, in Aldersgate Street in the City of London, was built c1644 by Inigo Jones

New General Post Office, St. Martin s-Le-Grand, c1872. Creator: Unknown
New General Post Office, St. Martin s-Le-Grand, c1872. View of the General Post Office in the City of London. The Neoclassical building designed by Robert Smirke was opened in 1829

Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields about 1750, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields about 1750, (c1872). View of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in London dating back to the 13th century

Moorfields and its Neighbourhood (From a Map of about 1720), (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Moorfields and its Neighbourhood (From a Map of about 1720), (c1872). Map of part of the City of London, showing the Moorfields, one of the last pieces of open land in the City

Stows Monument in St. Andrew Undershaft, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Stows Monument in St. Andrew Undershaft, (c1872). Monument to historian and antiquarian John Stow (c1525-1605) in the church of St Andrew Undershaft, City of London

The Flower Sermon in St. Catherine Cree Church, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Flower Sermon in St. Catherine Cree Church, c1872. Service in the guild church of St Katharine Cree in the City of London

Milford Lane in 1820, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Milford Lane in 1820, (1881). Milford Lane, a narrow street in the City of Westminster, runs from the Strand to Temple Place. This view shows houses which were demolished in 1853

Essex Water Gate, Essex Street, Strand, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Essex Water Gate, Essex Street, Strand, (1881). Triumphal gateway built c1676 by Nicholas Barbon to screen his commercial development in the fashionable Strand area of London

Lincolns Inn Chapel, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Lincolns Inn Chapel, (1881). View of the Chapel at Lincolns Inn in London. The foundation stone was laid in 1620. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Old Craven House, 1800, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Old Craven House, 1800, (1881). Craven House, at the corner of Drury Lane and Wych Street, London, was originally named Drury House

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