Islington Collection (page 6)

The Unitarian Chapel, South Place, Finsbury, London, 1828. Artist: Frederick James Havell
The Unitarian Chapel, South Place, Finsbury, London, 1828

View of London from Islington, 1789. Artist: Johannes Swertner
View of London from Islington, 1789. View of Westminster and the City of London from Islington, showing Church Street in the foreground, Upper Street and Lower Road

Metropolitan Cattle Market, London, 1855. Artist: King
Isometric view of the Metropolitan Cattle Market, Copenhagen Fields, Islington, London, 1855. The market was also known as Caledonian Market

St Mary, Islington, London, 1821. Artist: BR Baker
View of St Mary, Islington with a carriage in the street. Figures standing in the street include a woman carrying pails

Evening, plate III from Times of Day, 1738. Artist: Bernard Baron
Evening, plate III from Times of Day, 1738. Scene at Sadlers Wells, Finsbury, London, with Sir Hugh Middleton Tavern in the background. A lady with fan escorted by a man carrying a small girl

Suffragette being force fed with the nasal tube in Holloway Prison, London, 1909. In response to their hunger strikes several suffragettes were subjected to being force fed

Hunger strikers waving to Christabel Pankhurst from their cells in Holloway Prison, London, 1909. The fourteen suffragettes went on hunger in protest at the governments refusal to treat them as

Christabel Pankhurst waving to the hunger strikers from a house overlooking Holloway Prison, 1909. Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) was one of the leaders of the British suffragette movement

Oliver Cromwells House, Clerkenwell Close, London, 19th century

Buying live poultry at a Pedlars Market at the Caledonian Market, London, 20th century. The market was located between Caledonian Road and York Road

Staff sorting letters at the Post Office, Mount Pleasant, London, 20th century. Artist
Staff sorting letters at the Post Office, Mount Pleasant, London, 20th century. The largest sorting office operated by the Royal Mail, Mount Pleasant Sorting Office in Clerkenwell opened in 1889

Sorting parcels at the Post Office, Mount Pleasant, London, 20th century. The largest sorting office operated by the Royal Mail, Mount Pleasant Sorting Office in Clerkenwell opened in 1889

Tread-Wheel and Oakum-Shed at the City Prison, Holloway, London, 1862. Artist
Tread-Wheel and Oakum-Shed at the City Prison, Holloway, London, 1862. From The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison Life by Henry Mayhew (1812-1887) and John Binny, 1862

Charterhouse. Wash-House Court, Exterior, West Front, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse. Exterior of Entrance Gateway, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse. Thomas Suttons Monument in the Chapel, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse. Doorways Leading from the Screen-Passage of the Hall to the Kitchen and Offices, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London

Charterhouse. Interior of Bay in the Dining Hall, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse. Interior of Wash-House Court, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse. Two Ancient Stools, Now Preserved in the Library, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse. Exterior of Cloister Alley, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse. Food-Hatch and Doorway of a Monks Cell, in the Cloister, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse. Exterior of Hall, with Bay, 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Main street of the Italian community, Clerkenwell, London, c1900 (1901). In the 1850s the south-western part of Clerkenwell became known as Little Italy because of the Italian immigrant community

Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragettes, in prison dress, 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1918) and her daughter Christabel (1880-1958)

London Bridge, South, 1891. Artist: William Luker
London Bridge, South, 1891. From London City: Its History - Streets - Traffic - Buildings - People by W. J. Loftie. [The Leadenhall Prefs, London, 1891]

Review of The Hon. Artillery Company, 1829 (1909). Artist: Robert Havell
Review of The Hon. Artillery Company, 1829 (1909). After George Foster. Scene of Honourable Artillery Company passing in review before Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex

St. Johns Gate, Clerkenwell, 1929. From Old London, A Series of 25 Willss Cigarettes cards. [W.D. & H.O. Wills, London, 1929]

In the kitchen of Holloway Prison, London, c1901 (1901). Holloway Prison opened as a mixed-sex prison in 1852 but became female only in 1903. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims

Exercise yard at Holloway Prison, London, c1901 (1901). Holloway Prison opened as a mixed-sex prison in 1852 but became female only in 1903. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims

On the stones, Islington Cattle Market, London, c1902 (1903). The Metropolitan Cattle Market (later Caledonian Market), Caledonian Road, Islington

At the Smithfield Club cattle show, Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, 1902 (1903)
At the Smithfield Club cattle show, Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, 19 December 1902 (1903). From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims

At an automobile exhibition, Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, 1902 (1903). A motor show organised by the Automobile Club of Great Britain. From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims

Nell Gwynnes House, Bagnigge Wells, Clerkenwell, London, c1814 (1911). Artist: C J Smith
Nell Gwynnes House, Bagnigge Wells, Clerkenwell, London, c1814 (1911). Eleanor (Nell) Gwyn (1650-1687) was an actress and long time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland

Old houses in St John Street, Clerkenwell, London, c1811 (1911). From London - North of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1911]

Bishop Burnets House in St Johns Square, Clerkenwell, London, c1900 (1911). Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and cleric who became Bishop of Salisbury in 1689

Crypt of St Johns Church, Clerkenwell, London 1878 (1906). St John Clerkenwell is a former parish church in Clerkenwell, London, now used as the chapel of the modern Order of St John

Sketch map of London in the 15th century, 1906. From Medieval London, Vol. 1 - Historical & Social, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1906]

Caledonian Market, 1936. Artist: Harry Morley
Caledonian Market, 1936. From The Studio Volume 119. Caledonian Market began on a site adjacent to Caledonian Road in Islington

The Fleet Ditch near West Street, during alterations, 1844
The Fleet Ditch near West Street. From a sketch taken during alterations, 1844.Engraving from Old and new London Volume 2 by Walter Thornbury.Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin

The Old House of Detention, 1878
The Old House of Detention, Clerkenwell. Engraving from Old and new London Volume 2 by Walter Thornbury.Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1878

Ray Street, 1820
Ray Street, Clerkenwell, about 1820. Engraving from Old and new London Volume 2 by Walter Thornbury. Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1878

Sadlers Wells, 1756
Sadlers Wells in 1756. Engraving from Old and new London Volume 2 by Walter Thornbury. Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin. 1789

London from Islington City and East End. From a view by Canaletti, published 1753. Artist: Canaletto
London from Islington City and East End. From a view by Canaletti, published in 1753.Engraving from Old and New London Volume 2.by Walter Thornbury.Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin. 1878

The needle-room, Clerkenwell Prison, London, 1874. Prisoners sewing mailbags, a common form of prison labour in British jails

The oakum-shed, Clerkenwell Prison, London, 1874. Oakum is a tarred fibre used in shipbuilding. It used to be made from old tarry ropes and its preparation was a common form of prison labour

Highbury College, Islington, London, mid 19th century. Designed by John Davies, the building that housed Highbury College, a dissenting academy, was completed in 1826

Charterhouse Square, London, 18th century (1907). St Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the right background. A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical

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