George Walter Thornbury Collection

The Lord Mayors Procession, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Lord Mayors Procession, (1897). A mayoral procession entering Cheapside in the City of London in the 18th century. A scene inspired by Industry and Idleness by William Hogarth

Old Temple Bar and the Devil Tavern, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Old Temple Bar and the Devil Tavern, (1897). Temple Bar in Fleet Street, shown here as it might have looked in the 18th century

The late Mr. G. W. Thornbury, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. G. W. Thornbury, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Charles Watkins of Parliament-street. George Walter Thornbury, a well-known and popular author

An Illustration to The Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, 1862

The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for "Once a Week
The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for " Once a Week, " August 16, 1862), 1862. Poem by George Walter Thornbury that evokes the persecution of Protestants in 17th century

The Church of St. Benet Fink, from an Old View, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Church of St. Benet Fink, from an Old View, (1897). Rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after it was destroyed by the Great Fire of London

Pulpit Hour-Glass, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Pulpit Hour-Glass, 1897. Hourglass used to measure sermons in church. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]

St. Pauls and Neighbourhood, (1897). Creator: Unknown
St. Pauls and Neighbourhood, (1897). Map based on Aggass plan of 1563, showing St Pauls Cathedral in the City of London. Also marked are the old city walls and Ludgate

Bridewell as Rebuilt after the Fire, from an old print, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Bridewell as Rebuilt after the Fire, from an old print, (1897). View of Bridewell as it was during the 18th century. Bridewell Palace

The Custom House - Time of Elizabeth, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Custom House - Time of Elizabeth, (c1872). The Custom House in the City of London, depicted during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603). From Old and New London, Vol

The Temple in 1671. (From an old bird s-eye view in the inner temple), (1897). View showing the buildings and gardens at the Inns of Court known as Temple, one of the main legal districts in London

The Old Bank, Looking from the Mansion House, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Old Bank, Looking from the Mansion House, (1897). The Bank of England in the City of London. The Bank of England was originally housed in rented premises

Trial of the Pix, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Trial of the Pix, 1897. Men taking part in the Trial of the Pyx at the headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in the City of London

The Figure in Panyer Alley, 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Figure in Panyer Alley, 1897. A stone monument, near St Pauls Cathedral in London, shows a boy seated on an upturned basket (or panyer), with the inscription: When ye have sought the City Round

Tombs of Knights Templars, 1870, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Tombs of Knights Templars, 1870, (1897). Effigies of knights in the Temple Church, London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

The Old Coal Exchange, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Old Coal Exchange, (c1872). The original Coal Exchange in Lower Thames Street, City of London, opened in 1770. The second building on the site (seen here) dated from 1805

A Knight Templar, 1897. Creator: Unknown
A Knight Templar, 1897. Member of the medieval order of Knights Templar. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]

Interior of Goldsmiths Hall, 1876, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Interior of Goldsmiths Hall, 1876, (1897). Goldsmiths Hall, headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, one of the livery companies of the City of London

Richard Tarleton, The Actor, (1897) Creator: Unknown
Richard Tarleton, The Actor, (1897). English actor Richard Tarlton (or Tarleton, died 1588), was the most famous clown of his time. His comic doggerel verse came to be known as Tarltons

Fleet Street, The Temple, Etc. (1897). Creator: Unknown
Fleet Street, The Temple, Etc. (1897). Map showing London as it was in the 16th century or so. On the right is Bridewell, on the banks of the Fleet River between Fleet Street and the River Thames

Broad Street and Cornhill Wards, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Broad Street and Cornhill Wards, 1897. Map of part of the City of London from the mid 18th century, showing parish divisions

Hall of the Skinners Company, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Hall of the Skinners Company, c1872. Skinners Hall, Dowgate Hill, City of London, home of the Worshipful Company of Skinners. The building, designed by William Jupp, was constructed 1770-1790

Richard Burbage, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Richard Burbage, (1897). English stage actor Burbage (1567-1619) was one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre in London

Interior of the Dukes Theatre, c1673, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Dukes Theatre, c1673, (1897). Performance of the The Empress of Morocco, at Dukes Theatre in London. The Dukes House, (later Dukes Theatre), was originally a tennis court

The Church of Allhallows the Great in 1784, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Church of Allhallows the Great in 1784, (c1872). The church of All-Hallows-the-Great in the City of London was rebuilt by the office of Sir Christopher Wren in 1684 after the previous church was

Old House Still Standing in Bolt Court, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Old House Still Standing in Bolt Court, (1897). Dr Samuel Johnsons house near Fleet Street in the City of London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

Chapel of Merchant Taylors School, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Chapel of Merchant Taylors School, c1872. Interior of the chapel at the school in Suffolk Lane, City of London, founded in 1561 by members of the Merchant Taylors Company

Theodore E. Hook, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Theodore E. Hook, (1897). British writer and composer Theodore Edward Hook (1788-1841) is known for practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810

Dyers Hall, c1830, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Dyers Hall, c1830, (c1872). Dyers Hall, on the corner of College Street and Dowgate Hill, in the City of London, home of the Worshipful Company of Dyers. The building seen here was constructed c1770

The Royal Societys House in Crane Court, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Royal Societys House in Crane Court, (1897). The Royal Society, (also known as the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge), occupied Crane Court, Fleet Street

Sir R. Claytons House, Garden Front, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Sir R. Claytons House, Garden Front, (1897). Sir Robert Claytons house at No 8, Old Jewry, City of London. Clayton (1629-1707) was a British merchant banker, politician and Lord Mayor of London

The Door of Saddlers Hall, 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Door of Saddlers Hall, 1897. Entrance to the headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers, one of the livery companies of the City of London

The Library of St. Paul s, 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Library of St. Paul s, 1897. Interior view of the library in St Pauls Cathedral in London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

Execution of Tomkins and Challoner, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Execution of Tomkins and Challoner, (1897). 19th century depiction of the hanging of Richard Challoner and Nathaniel Tomkins on 5 July 1643

Tower Street Ward, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Tower Street Ward, (c1872). Map dating from 1773, of part of the City of London, showing Custom House and ships on the River Thames. From Old and New London, Vol

Introduction of Randolph to Ben Jonson at the Devil Tavern, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Introduction of Randolph to Ben Jonson at the Devil Tavern, (1897). 19th century depiction of poet Thomas Randolph (1605-1635) meeting playwright

John Wilkes, (1897). Creator: Unknown
John Wilkes, (1897). Portrait of English journalist and radical MP John Wilkes (1762-1763). On several occasions the London mob rose in his support and the streets resounded to cries of Wilkes

No. 73, Cheapside, 1897. Creator: Unknown
No. 73, Cheapside, 1897. View of Old Mansion House in the City of London. It was built after a design by Christopher Wren for Sir William Turner who served as Lord Mayor in 1668-1669

The Scaffolding and Observatory on St. Pauls in 1848, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Scaffolding and Observatory on St. Pauls in 1848, (1897). Observation post built by officers of the Royal Engineers on top of the cross on St Pauls Cathedral in London

The Trumpet, afterwards the Duke of York, Shire Lane, 1778. Elias Ashmoles House, (1897). Two London buildings: the Trumpet Public House (above), later the Duke of York, in Shire Lane, the Strand

Nonsuch House, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Nonsuch House, (c1872). Nonsuch House on old London Bridge was originally constructed in the Netherlands, taken apart and shipped to London in pieces in 1578

Alderman Waithman, from an Authentic Portrait, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Alderman Waithman, from an Authentic Portrait, (1897). Portrait of Robert Waithman (1764-1833) who served as Lord Mayor of London, 1823-1824. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

Wilkes on his Trial, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Wilkes on his Trial, (1897). English radical, journalist and politician John Wilkes (1725-1797) before the Court of Kings Bench, 1768. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

The Royal Banquet in Guildhall, 1761, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Royal Banquet in Guildhall, 1761, (1897). Interior view of the Guildhall in London, during a banquet on Lord Mayors Day. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

The Rebuilding of St. Paul s, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Rebuilding of St. Paul s, (1897). The medieval cathedral church of the City of London was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned to design the new cathedral

Waithmans Shop, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Waithmans Shop, (1897). Waithman & Bristow, linen drapers shop in Fleet Street, London, as it might have looked in the 18th century. The sign says Importers of Irish Linens Calico Prints

Sir R. Whittingtons House, Crutched Friars, 1803, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Sir R. Whittingtons House, Crutched Friars, 1803, (1897). View of the building of late sixteenth century style known as the mansion of Sir Richard Whittington, (born 1350) in Hart Street

Cheapside Cross, as it appeared in 1547, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Cheapside Cross, as it appeared in 1547, (1897). The Cheapside Cross in the City of London was one of the Eleanor crosses, a series of twelve stone monuments topped with tall crosses

Old St. Paul s. - The Interior, Looking East, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Old St. Paul s. - The Interior, Looking East, (1897). The medieval cathedral of St Paul in the City of London was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666

The Library, Guildhall, 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Library, Guildhall, 1897. The library of the Guildhall in London was designed by Sir Horace Jones and was built in the early 1870s. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

Ancient View of Cheapside, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Ancient View of Cheapside, (1897). The procession of Marie de Medici along Cheapside in the City of London, part of the French Queens visit to King Charles I and her daughter Henrietta Maria in 1638

Interior of Stationers Hall, 1876, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Interior of Stationers Hall, 1876, (1897). The decorated interior of Stationers Hall, seat of the Stationers Company, one of the livery companies of the City of London

The Crypt of Guildhall, 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Crypt of Guildhall, 1897. View of one of the medieval crypts in the Guildhall in the City of London, built 1411-1440. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

Sword, Dagger and Ring of King James IV, of Scotland, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Sword, Dagger and Ring of King James IV, of Scotland, 1897. Items said to have belonged to James IV (1473-1513), preserved in the Heralds College in London

Ruins of the Barbican on Ludgate Hill, 1792, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Barbican on Ludgate Hill, 1792, (1897). Remains of a Roman watch tower in the City of London. A barbican was a fortified outpost or gateway

Interior of Haberdashers Hall, 1876, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Interior of Haberdashers Hall, 1876, (1897). Gresham Street headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, one of the livery companies of the City of London

The Last Heraldic Court, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Last Heraldic Court, (1897). Court proceedings in 18th-century London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]

Outer Court of La Belle Sauvage in 1828, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Outer Court of La Belle Sauvage in 1828, (1897). The Bell Savage Inn in the City of London was established in the 15th century

The College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, 1868, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, 1868, (1897). View of the Royal College of Physicians in the City of London. The Cutlerian Theatre in Warwick Lane was an anatomy theatre designed by Robert

Heads on Old London Bridge, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Heads on Old London Bridge, (c1872). The heads of executed criminals and traitors were displayed on pikes above the southern gatehouse on London Bridge over the River Thames

The Temple Fountain, from an Old Print, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Temple Fountain, from an Old Print, (1897). 18th-century view of gardens and buildings at Temple, one of the main legal districts in London. On the right is the River Thames

Antiquities of the Temple, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Antiquities of the Temple, 1897. Historical items related to Temple, one of the main legal districts in London. Listed are

Remains of the Chapel of St. Thomas, Old London Bridge, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Remains of the Chapel of St. Thomas, Old London Bridge, (c1872). The Chapel of St Thomas on the Bridge was built in 1209. In 1548, during the Reformation

London Bridge, c1872. Creator: Unknown
London Bridge, c1872. View of the Church of St Magnus the Martyr and the Monument in the City of London. The new bridge over the River Thames was opened in 1831. From Old and New London, Vol

The Monument and the Church of St. Magnus, about 1800, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Monument and the Church of St. Magnus, about 1800, (1897). View of the church of St Magnus the Martyr and the Monument to the Great Fire of 1666, in the City of London

The City of London, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The City of London, c1872. View of the Embankment and the River Thames, Blackfriars road and railway bridges, with St Pauls Cathedral in the distance

Miles Coverdale, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Miles Coverdale, (1897). Portrait of English ecclesiastical reformer Myles (or Miles) Coverdale (1488-1569). His Coverdale Bible was the first complete Modern English translation of the Bible

Wrens Original Design for the Summit of the Monument, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Wrens Original Design for the Summit of the Monument, (1897). The Monument, in the City of London, was erected to comemmorate the Great Fire of 1666. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren

The Weigh-House Chapel, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Weigh-House Chapel, (1897). View of the Dissenters chapel in Eastcheap, City of London, which was built above the Kings Weigh House in 1697

Cordwainers Hall, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Cordwainers Hall, 1897. Cordwainers Hall in Distaff Lane, City of London, home of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers. The building seen here, the fourth on the site, was opened in 1790

The Fourth Salters Hall, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Fourth Salters Hall, (1897). Salters Hall in St Swithins Lane, City of London, was home of the Worshipful Company of Salters

Cromwell House, From Aggass Map, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Cromwell House, From Aggass Map, (1897). The house of Thomas Cromwell at Austin Friars in the City of London, after a 16th-century map. Cromwell (1485-1540), was chief minister to King Henry VIII

Blackwell Hall in 1812, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Blackwell Hall in 1812, (1897). View of Blackwell Hall (also known as Bakewell Hall), in the City of London. To the right is the Chapel of Mary Magdalene

The Second Royal Exchange, Cornhill, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Second Royal Exchange, Cornhill, (1897). The Royal Exchange was founded in the 16th century to act as a centre of commerce for the City of London

Wrens Plan for Rebuilding London, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Wrens Plan for Rebuilding London, (1897). After the Great Fire of London in 1666, Christopher Wren was among several people to draw up plans for a new capital city

Plan of the Exchange in 1837, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Exchange in 1837, (1897). Plan of the Royal Exchange in the City of London. The names of the Walks reflect the origins of goods coming into London

The Clearing House, 1897. Creator: Unknown
The Clearing House, 1897. Clerks in the Bank of England, City of London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]

Jonathan s, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Jonathan s, (1897). Jonathans Coffee-House in the City of London, the original site of the London Stock Exchange. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

St. Pauls after the Fall of the Spire, from a view by Hollar, (1897). Creator: Unknown
St. Pauls after the Fall of the Spire, from a view by Hollar, (1897). The medieval cathedral of St Paul in the City of London

Old St. Paul s, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Old St. Paul s, (1897). The medieval cathedral of St Paul in the City of London was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

Old Lud Gate, from a print published about 1750, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Old Lud Gate, from a print published about 1750, (1897). Ludgate, the westernmost gate in London Wall, City of London. The name is thought to derive from flood gate or Fleet gate

The Inner Court of the Old Belle Sauvage. (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Inner Court of the Old Belle Sauvage. (1897). The Bell Savage Inn in the City of London was established in the 15th century

Laying the Foundation-Stone of Blackfriars Bridge, 1760, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation-Stone of Blackfriars Bridge, 1760, (1897). Blackfriars Bridge took took nine years to build, opening to the public in 1769

Falling in of the Chapel at Blackfriars, 1623, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Falling in of the Chapel at Blackfriars, 1623, (1897). On 26 October 1623, some three hundred people crowded into an upper room at the French ambassadors residence, Hunsdon House, in Blackfriars

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