Skating on the Serpentine 1838

Skating on the Serpentine 1838Skating on the Serpentine. Oil on canvas. Crowd of skaters are shown enjoying themselves on the frozen Serpentine. A couple of coaches and three horseback riders are seen on the right bank. In the foreground is a low table with an array of skates. Three men are shown in the foreground, one is seating in an improvised cabin. They are seen being fitted up for skating. To their left is a man in overcoat marked ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY, he is a 'lifeguard'.

Whilst washable

From Pentonville Road looking west: evening

Parades with pennants showing the names of the parishes St Margaret's Westminster and St Martin's in the Fields can be seen in the foreground

Police Constables Arthur Cross and Fred Tibbs photographed the destruction of this street and across the City

Made from high-quality

but low tides and over 40 fractured water mains limited their firefighting capacity

London has always been a bustling place of trade

vocabulary

This soft squeaky toy rat is a wonderful gift for children and small animal lovers

The Elephant and Castle

moored alongside

15 years later