Sir Walter Besant Collection (page 5)

Old St Pauls Cathedral before the destruction of the steeple, 1657 (1904). Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Old St Pauls Cathedral before the destruction of the steeple, 1657 (1904). Old St Pauls Cathedral was the medieval cathedral of the City of London that, until 1666

Execution of three Carthusian martyrs, Tyburn, London, 1535 (1904). Artist: Nicolas Beatrizet
Execution of three Carthusian martyrs, Tyburn, London, 1535 (1904). On 19 June 1535, three monks of the London Charterhouse were executed at Tyburn

Nonsuch House, London, c1845 (1904). The Nonsuch House on London Bridge, completed in 1579, is the earliest documented prefabricated building

Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula, overlooking Tower Green, London, c1737 (1904). The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula the parish church of the Tower of London

The burning of Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian, 1546 (1904)
The burning of Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian at Smithfield, London, 1546 (1904). Anne Askew (1521-1546) an English poet and Protestant who was condemned as a heretic

The Coronation procession of Edward VI, 1547 (1904). Edward VI (1537-1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death

Eastcheap Market, London, c1598 (1904). Eastcheap was the site of a medieval food market. From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

The Exchequer in the time of Henry VII, c1490 (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Winchester House, Southwark, about 1649, from the tower of St. Saviour s, c1812, (1912). Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Winchester House, Southwark, about 1649, from the tower of St. Saviour s, c1812, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

A Plan of Rotherhithe, 1755, (1912). Artists: Unknown, John Stow
A Plan of Rotherhithe, 1755, (1912). John Stow?s A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, originally published in 1598 and 1603

Woolwich Dockyard from the Thames, c1750, (1912). Artists: Unknown, John Boydell
Woolwich Dockyard from the Thames, c1750, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Southwark End of Old London Bridge, 1831, (1912). Artists: Unknown, Edward William Cooke
The Southwark End of Old London Bridge, 1831, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Dr. Lettsoms House, Camberwell, c1805, (1912). Artists: Unknown, George Samuel Elgood
Dr. Lettsoms House, Camberwell, c1805, (1912). A view of Grove Hill, Camberwell, the residence of the physician and philanthropist John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815)

The Old Effra Milk House, c1880, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Brockley Jack Inn, c1912, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

In College Road, Dulwich, (1912)
In College Road, Dulwich, c1912, (1912). One of the large Georgian houses built when the village of Dulwich was one of the most sequestered spots near London

Dulwich College, c1912, (1912)
Dulwich College, 1912. The letters patent by James I on 21 June 1619 authorised Edward Alleyn to establish a college in Dulwich to be called the College of Gods Gif t, in Dulwich in Surrey

Old Cottages in Merton Road, Tooting, c1890, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Club house at Ranelagh, c1890, (1912)
The Club-house at Ranelagh, c1890, (1912). The Ranelagh Club, a famous polo club located at Barn Elms in South West London, founded in 1878 as a split-off from the Hurlingham Club

Brixton Road, c1912, (1912). The great southern thoroughfare of london. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Morden College, Blackheath, 1751, (1912). Morden College is a long standing charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south east London, for over 300 years

View of Wandsworth, Surrey, c1780, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Guys Hospital, c1900, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Old Elephant and Castle Inn, c1785, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Fire at Toppings Wharf, London Bridge, 1843, c1843, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Vaux Hall Manor House, c1813, (1912). Manor House, Vauxhall shown as it stood in 1644, the site is now occupied by the MI6 building. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

The Old St. Thomass Hospital in Bermondsey, which replaced the earlier monastic buildings in 1701, and was sold in 1862, c1854, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

The Fort at Vauxhall erected for the defence of London during the Civil War, c1810, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Waterloo Railway Station, as it appeared when first built, c1848, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Skin Market, Bermondsey, in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century, c1840, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Kings Bench Prison as it appeared in 1823, c1827, (1912). The Kings Bench Prison, Southwark, took its name from the Kings Bench court of law in which cases of defamation

One of the Forts erected by the Parliament for the defence of London during the Civil War, c1808, (1912). One of the Forts erected by the Parliament for the defence of London during the Civil War

The Globe on the Bank-side where Shakespeare acted, c1600, (1912). The Globe Theatre, a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare

The South Side of St. Saviours, Southwark, showing the former nave, c1825, (1912)
The South Side of St. Saviour s, Southwark, showing the former nave, c1825, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Tooley Street in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, c1840, (1912).Tooley Street is a road in central and south London connecting London Bridge to St Saviours Dock

Part of the Site of St. Thomass Hospital at Southwark Being Cleared for Railway Purposes, c1862, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

A Gentlemens Seat on Stockwell Common, 1792, (1912). A Gentlemans Seat on Stockwell Common, Angells House later known as Stockwell Park House. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

Severndroog Castle, Shooters Hill, 1807, (1912). Artists: Sir William James, FR Hay
Severndroog Castle, Shooters Hill, 1807, (1912). Severndroog Castle, Oxleas Wood, Shooters Hill in south-east London, designed by Richard Jupp (1728-1799)

A General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, c1756, (1912). Artist: Samuel Wale
A General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, c1756, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

In Greenwich Park on Whit Monday, c1802, (1912). Artist: Samuel Rawle
In Greenwich Park on Whit Monday, c1802, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Gold, silver, and lead tickets admitting to Vauxhall Gardens, c1740, (1912). Artist: James Stow
Gold, silver, and lead tickets admitting to Vauxhall Gardens, c1740, (1912). Originally from designs by William Hogarth (1697-1764). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

Monteagle House, Near St. Saviours Church, Southwark, 1808, (1912). Artist: J Pass
Monteagle House, Near St. Saviours Church, Southwark, 1808, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

John Tradescants House at Kennington, c1883, (1912). Artist: Elias Ashmole
John Tradescants House at Kennington, c1883, (1912).The Musaeum Tradescantianum was the first museum open to the public to be established in England

The Circular Window of the Hall of Winchester House (Winchester Palace), Southwark, 1835, (1912). Artist: David Roberts
The Circular Window of the Hall of Winchester House (Winchester Palace), Southwark, 1835, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Wimbledon Common and the Windmill, c1900, (1912). Wimbledon Windmill, in 1816, Charles March, a carpenter of Roehampton gained permission to build the windmill, completing the project in 1817

An admission ticket to Vauxhall Gardens, 1786, (1912). A printed ticket for the Vauxhall Jubilee of 1786, a celebration of Spring Gardens own history

A Mock Election in the Kings Bench Prison, c1828, (1912). Artist: Bonner
A Mock Election in the Kings Bench Prison, c1828, (1912). In July 1827, the inmates of the Kings Bench Prison, Borough, South London

The Wellington Testimonial Clock Tower which stood at the South End of London Bridge, as it appeared in 1854, c1854, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

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