Gordon Riots 1780 Collection

Encampment on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1780. Artist: Paul Sandby
View of an army encampment on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1780. Showing a windmill on the right and soldiers playing cards with a farmer in front

A Military Camp in St. James Park During the Gordon Riots, 1780, c1783, (1944). Troops were stationed in St Jamess Park, Westminster, London, as a response to the Gordon Riots

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 Riot in Broad Street, June 7th, 1780, (1920). Artist: James Heath
The Riot in Broad Street, June 7th, 1780, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Army encampment in St Jamess Park, Westminster, London, 1780. Troops were stationed in St Jamess Park in the aftermath of the Gordon Riots

Army camp in Hyde Park, London, c1780. View of an army camp in Hyde Park which was set up as a response to the Gordon Riots in 1780

Army camp in Hyde Park, London, 1780. Artist
Army camp in Hyde Park, London, 1780. View of an army camp in Hyde Park which was set up as a response to the Gordon Riots in 1780

Old Bailey, Newgate Prison, London, 1780
View of rioters setting fire to Newgate Prison, London in 1780 during the Gordon Riots. Various banners can be seen with anti-Papist statements on them

Gordon Riots, Newgate Prison, London, 1780. Artist: Thornton
View of rioters setting fire to Newgate Prison, London, 1780 and burning Mr Akermans furniture. In the crowd on the right a flag is held with the writing No Popery on it

No Popery or Newgate Reformer... 1780. A villainous looking man, believed to be Ned Dennis, wearing a No Popery favour in his hat, holds a cudgel raised to his left

Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, London, 6-7 June 1780. A mob setting fire to Newgate Prison and freeing prisoners. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant

The Gordon Riots, London, 1780 (1905). The most destructive riots in Londons history, the Gordon Riots began as an anti-Catholic protest against the Papists Act of 1778 led by Lord George Gordon

Barnaby Rudge, c19th century. Largely set during the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty is a historical novel by British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

A Study for The Gordon Riots, 1879 (1899). A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, London, 7 June 1780. A mob setting fire to Kings Bench Prison. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant, was strongly opposed to proposals for Catholic emancipation

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