Tower Hamlets Collection (page 7)

Plan of the fire that took place at Ratcliff in Stepney, London, in 1794. Artist
Plan of the fire that took place at Ratcliff in Stepney, London, in 1794. The area was devastated by the worst of many fires which constantly swept through the riverside hamlet

Panorama of London, 1616. Artist: Claes
Panorama of London, 1616. Panoramic view of London from the South Bank looking across the River Thames towards the Tower of London

Map of the area around the Tower of London and St Katharine by the Tower, Stepney, London, 1720

Map of the parishes of St Mary, Whitechapel and St John, Wapping, in Stepney, London, 1755

Plan of proposed docks at the Isle of Dogs, now the site of West India Docks, London, 1820

Proposed canals and docks, London, 1800. Plan of a proposed canal and wet docks for the Isle of Dogs, to aid West India trade

Launch of the East India Companys ship, the Edinburgh in 1825, (1827). Artist
Launch of the East India Companys ship, the Edinburgh in 1825, (1827). The launch took place at the East India Docks

Map of the City of London, Southwark and part of Westminster, 1572

View of West India Docks from the south east, 1840. Artist: William Parrott
View of West India Docks from the south east, 1840. Showing figures making repairs to ships and boats or handling cargo

View of the Great Peter of York bell, 1845. Artist: AR Grieve
View of the Great Peter of York bell, 1845. View of the bell cast by Charles and George Mears at the Bell Foundry, no. 267 Whitechapel Road

Mackerel, Cries of London, 1804
Mackerel. A mackerel seller at Billingsgate, by the side of the quay holding up a basket of mackerel. From Cries of London, 1804

View of the east side of Tower Bridge, Stepney, London, c1900.The bridge was opened in 1894 to the Gothic designs of Sir John Wolfe Barry and Sir Horace Jones

View of Tower Bridge, London, c1964
View of Tower Bridge, Stepney, London, c1964. Various types of boat are visible on the river, including a sailing ship passing under the bridge

Ship in the East India Docks, London, c1840. A large ship moored at the quay of the East India Docks. A man in the foreground rows a smaller boat, while others sit and talk

A view of Mr Metcalfs mill near Bromley, Bow, Poplar, London, 1785. Artist
A view of Mr Metcalfs mill near Bromley, Bow, Poplar, London, 1785

The Blackwall Railway Terminus and Brunswick Pier, Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1840
The Blackwall Railway Terminus and Brunswick Pier, Blackwall, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London, c1840. On the busy River Thames steam vessels pass up and down, including the Brunswick and the Propeller

Vine Tavern, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, (c1883?) Artist: John Crowther
View of Vine Tavern, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, (c1883?); with a horse drawn vehicle and figures

Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, 1884. Artist: John Crowther
View of nos 80 - 86 Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, 1884; showing the Angel Public House at no 85 and sewer pipes waiting to be laid

King Street, Stepney, London, 1886. Artist: John Crowther
View of Crooked Billet Inn, King Street, Stepney, London, 1886

Brunswick Dock, Blackwall, London, 1806. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
View of Brunswick Dock, London, 1806. The dock was built in 1789 by Mr Perry and was incorporated into the East India Docks in 1806

Siege at the Tower of London, 1830
Tower of London under siege during the riots of November 1830. A mob of men, women and children armed with pea shooters, bad eggs, rotten fruit and kitchen and bedroom slops are attacking the Tower

Northumberland Head Inn, Stepney, London, 1884. Artist: John Crowther
View of Northumberland Head Inn on the corner of Gun Street and Fort Street, Stepney, London, 1884

Bow, Poplar, London, 1783
View of Bow, Poplar, London, 1783; with figures and vehicles in the street

Bow Bridge, Poplar, London, 1834. The bridge over the River Lea at Bow; two men pass under an arch in a rowing-boat, a boy fishes from the bank, pedestrians and a carriage cross the bridge

Bow Bridge, Bow, Poplar, London, 1835. The new bridge being built over the River Lea; workmen use a winch to lift heavy materials

Gibbet at Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1825. A gibbet for public hangings on a quay overlooking the River Thames

Brunswick Dock, Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1800. Brunswick Dock and Perrys Mast House which held a crane for raising or fitting masts to ships

Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1830. Artist: Robert Wallis
Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1830; view of an emigrant ship and other vessels on the water

West India Docks, Poplar, London, 1830. Artist: William Parrott
West India Docks, Poplar, London, 1830; view of a ship being fitted out by caulkers, shipwrights, riggers and sailors

West India Docks, Poplar, London, c1830. Artist: Thomas Barber
View of West India Docks, Poplar, London, c1830; with vessels on the water

Bow Churchyard, London, c1860. Artist: Andrew Maclure
Bow Churchyard, London, c1860; view of the premises of Copestake, Moore, Crampton & Co, Bow Churchyard. Streetscene with figures, carriages and carts

View of the Cambridge Heath Turnpike, Hackney, London, 1809. Artist: Heinrich Schutz
View of the Cambridge Heath Turnpike, Tower Hamlets, London, 1809. With a view of St Pauls Cathedral on the horizon. In the foreground a man with crutches begs from a passing group

Singing lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. Boys and girls arranged in a semi-circle in the hall, around a teacher sitting on a stool and conducting their performance

Rifle shooting lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908
Musket lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. Three boys firing muskets down a firing range from the prone position, supervised by a teacher and an army sergeant

Prayers, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. Boys lined up in rows for prayers in Cohen Hall. The Jews Free School opened as a Talmud Torah at the Great Synagogue in 1732

Boys laying the phylacteries, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908
Boys strapping on phylacteries, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. A class of boys wearing caps sit at their desks with phylacteries

Boys and girls playing netball, Cable Street School, Stepney, London, 1908. A mixed group of boys and girls playing in a gymnasium, refereed by a teacher

Limehouse Pier, Poplar, London, 1908. A bridge leads to the pier looking towards Dundee Wharf and Horn and Chequers Public House with barges resting on the mud

Boats at Limehouse Pier, Poplar, London, 1908. A bridge leads to a floating pier with rowing boats moored on the river underneath. In the background a heavy mist hangs over the River Thames

Tower of London, c1860. Artist: R Canton
Tower of London, c1860. South view of the Tower of London with boats on the River Thames. including a paddle steamer, the Ruby

Tower of London, 1842. Artist: Thomas Shotter Boys
Tower of London, 1842. View of the Tower of London and the Royal Mint from Great Tower Hill with a busy street scene including children playing and an artist sketching

The Tower of London with the Enterprize tender in the foreground, 1810

Tower of London, 1799. Artist: C Rosenberg
Tower of London, 1799. View of the Tower of London looking east with ships and boats on the River Thames

Tower of London, 1808. Artist: James Sargant Storer
Tower of London, 1808

Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London, 1801. Artist: Charles Tomkins
Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London, 1801

South view of the Tower of London with figures on horseback, c1810. Artist: Robert Sands
South view of the Tower of London with figures on horseback, c1810

View of the Tower of London with boats on the River Thames, 1795. Artist: Thomas Tagg
View of the Tower of London with boats on the River Thames, 1795

View of the Tower of London with boats on the River Thames, c1790. Artist: Philip Audinet
View of the Tower of London with boats on the River Thames, c1790

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