Images Dated 2018 November

'The Lion's Head at Button's.', (1881). Creator: Unknown

'The Lion's Head at Button's.', (1881). Letter box decorated with a lion's head, at Button's Coffee House on Russell Street, Westminster, London, and used for literary articles in the 18th century. 'A letter box in the form of a lion's head with open jaws was put up at Button's for the receipt of contributions to The Guardian' [newspaper]. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Westminster and the Western Suburbs, by Edward Walford, Vol. III. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, 1881]

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'Bridewell as Rebuilt after the Fire, from an old print', (1897). Creator: Unknown

'Bridewell as Rebuilt after the Fire, from an old print', (1897). View of Bridewell as it was during the 18th century. Bridewell Palace, on the banks of the Fleet River between Fleet Street and the River Thames, was built as the main London residence of King Henry VIII. Most of the palace was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, and rebuilt in 1666-1667. It was variously an orphanage, place of correction for wayward women, prison, school and a poorhouse. It was closed in 1855. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]

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'Fleet Street, The Temple, Etc.', (1897). Creator: Unknown

'Fleet Street, The Temple, Etc.', (1897). Map showing London as it was in the 16th century or so. On the right is Bridewell, on the banks of the Fleet River between Fleet Street and the River Thames. Bridewell Palace was later an orphanage, place of correction for wayward women, prison and a poorhouse. It was closed in 1855. Also shown is Temple Bar. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]

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