Billingsgate 1859

Billingsgate 1859Billingsgate. This aquatint shows Billingsgate market building on the left and the River Thames on the right with a group of moored ships. London Bridge and the tower of Southwark Cathedral is visible in the background.

on arrival in London from Switzerland in 1847

east London

In the foreground is a low table with an array of skates

and a woman with a basket on her head

On the bottom of the image an inscrition reads: With spirits gay I mount the box

so the journey can continue by land

During the late 1920s and early 30s

This is the land of long-forgotten tube stations

On the right a group of men is marching

weirs and embankments

established a number of successful businesses including cafe restaurants

but could then be re-imprisoned once they had recovered