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George Walter Thornbury Collection (page 5)

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: St. Dunstan s-in-the-East, c1872. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Press and Dies Formerly Used in the Mint, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: An Old House on Little Tower Hill, c1792, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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)

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Lord Lovat, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Tower of London, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Church of St. Peter on Tower Green, c1872. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Monastery of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell - The Chapel from the South, (c1872)

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Coldbath House, c1872. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Kings Cross, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The New River Head, c1872. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Old Fountain, in the Minories, (1798, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Aldgate, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Barber-Surgeons Picture, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Cripplegate and Neighbourhood, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: St. Giless, Cripplegate, Showing the Old Wall, c1872. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Shaftesbury House, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: New General Post Office, St. Martin s-Le-Grand, c1872. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Old Post Office, in Lombard Street, about 1800, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

The Old Post Office, in Lombard Street, about 1800, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Old Post Office, in Lombard Street, about 1800, (c1872). The General Post Office (GPO) had its headquarters on Lombard Street in the City of London from 1678 to 1829

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Old Bethlehem Hospital, Moorfields about 1750, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Moorfields and its Neighbourhood (From a Map of about 1720), (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Stows Monument in St. Andrew Undershaft, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Flower Sermon in St. Catherine Cree Church, c1872. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Old India Office, Leadenhall Street in 1803, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

The Old India Office, Leadenhall Street in 1803, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Old India Office, Leadenhall Street in 1803, (c1872). East India House, the London headquarters of the East India Company, was completely rebuilt in 1726-1729

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Doorway in Staples Inn, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Doorway in Staples Inn, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Doorway in Staples Inn, c1872. Staple Inn in London is a Tudor building which was originally attached to Grays Inn, one of the four Inns of Court. The entrance shown here is inscribed PJT 1747

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Staples Inn, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Staples Inn, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Staples Inn, c1872. Staple Inn in London is a Tudor building which was originally attached to Grays Inn, one of the four Inns of Court. From Old and New London, Vol

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Hall of Grays Inn, c1872. Creator: Unknown

The Hall of Grays Inn, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Hall of Grays Inn, c1872. Grays Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London. The hall was significantly rebuilt in the 16th century. From Old and New London, Vol

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Old Houses in Holborn near Middle Row, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Old Houses in Holborn near Middle Row, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Old Houses in Holborn near Middle Row, c1872. Staple Inn in London is a Tudor building which was originally attached to Grays Inn, one of the four Inns of Court. From Old and New London, Vol

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Room of a House in Fulwoods Rents (After Archer. ), (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Room of a House in Fulwoods Rents (After Archer. ), (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Room of a House in Fulwoods Rents (After Archer.), (c1872). House near Grays Inn in London: The apartment was entirely panelled with oak, the mantelpiece being carved in the same wood

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Staircase in Southampton House, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Staircase in Southampton House, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Staircase in Southampton House, c1872. Interior of Southampton House, High Holborn, London. House where Thomas Wriothesley, the last Earl of Southampton

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Ely House, 1772, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Ely House, 1772, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Ely House, 1772, (c1872). Ely Palace or Ely House in London was the former London residence of the Bishops of Ely from 1290 to 1772 when the estate was sold to the Crown

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Ely House - The Hall, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Ely House - The Hall, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Ely House - The Hall, c1872. Ely Palace or Ely House in London was the former London residence of the Bishops of Ely from 1290 to 1772 when the estate was sold to the Crown

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Ely Chapel, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Ely Chapel, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Ely Chapel, c1872. Ely Palace or Ely House in London was the former London residence of the Bishops of Ely from 1290 to 1772 when the estate was sold to the Crown. From Old and New London, Vol

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Sacheverell Cards, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Sacheverell Cards, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Sacheverell Cards, (c1872). Pack of cards illustrating the career of Dr Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724), English High Church clergyman and politician

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Interior of St. Andrews Church, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Interior of St. Andrews Church, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Interior of St. Andrews Church, c1872. The church of St Andrew Holborn, near Holborn Viaduct in London, was rebuilt by Christopher Wren in the late 17th century. From Old and New London, Vol

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The West End of St. Andrews, Showing the Gothic Arch, c1872. Creator: Unknown

The West End of St. Andrews, Showing the Gothic Arch, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The West End of St. Andrew s, Showing the Gothic Arch, c1872. The church of St Andrew Holborn, in the City of London, was rebuilt in 1687 by Christopher Wren

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Field Lane about 1840, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Field Lane about 1840, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Field Lane about 1840, (c1872). Street scene in Field Lane, (later known as Farringdon Road), Clerkenwell, London. From Old and New London, Vol

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Fleet Market, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Fleet Market, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Fleet Market, (c1872). Fleet Market, Farringdon Street, London. The River Fleet was covered over in 1736 and Fleet Market was set up to the west of the Smithfield livestock market

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Porch of St. Sepulchres Church, c1872. Creator: Unknown

Porch of St. Sepulchres Church, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Porch of St. Sepulchres Church, c1872. In medieval times the church of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate stood just outside ( without ) the now-demolished old city wall

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: St. Sepulchres Church in 1737, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

St. Sepulchres Church in 1737, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
St. Sepulchres Church in 1737, (c1872). In medieval times the church of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate stood just outside ( without ) the now-demolished old city wall

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Ghosts House in Cock Lane, c1872. Creator: Unknown

The Ghosts House in Cock Lane, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Ghosts House in Cock Lane, c1872. During the 1760s there were knockings and scratchings and other strange goings-on at the house between Newgate Street and West Smithfield in the City of London

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Old Newgate, c1760, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Old Newgate, c1760, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Old Newgate, c1760, (c1872). Newgate Prison in London, established in 1188, was one of the earliest prisons. It was rebuilt several times, and finally demolished in 1904

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Fleet Ditch, from the Red Lion. (c1872). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Old Red Lion, from the Front, c1872. Creator: Unknown

The Old Red Lion, from the Front, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Old Red Lion, from the Front, c1872. View of the Old Red Lion Tavern in Chick Lane, Clerkenwell, London. From Old and New London, Vol

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Remains of Old Holborn Bridge, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Remains of Old Holborn Bridge, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Remains of Old Holborn Bridge, (c1872). View of the bridge over the River Thames in London, during alterations in 1844. From Old and New London, Vol

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: The Last Remains of the Fleet Prison, c1872. Creator: Unknown

The Last Remains of the Fleet Prison, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Last Remains of the Fleet Prison, c1872. Hoardings advertising the Crystal Palace outside the ruins of the prison, with a steam train and St Pauls Cathedral in the distance

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Courtyard in the Fleet Prison, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Courtyard in the Fleet Prison, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Courtyard in the Fleet Prison, (c1872). The notorious prison by the River Fleet in London was originally built in 1197. During the 18th century it was mainly used for debtors and bankrupts

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Interior of the Fleet Prison - The Racket-Court, (c1872). Creator: Unknown

Interior of the Fleet Prison - The Racket-Court, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Fleet Prison - The Racket-Court, (c1872). Prisoners exercising and playing sport in the courtyard. The notorious prison by the River Fleet in London was originally built in 1197

Background imageGeorge Walter Thornbury Collection: Charterhouse - The Quadrangle, c1872. Creator: Unknown

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



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