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Cheapside Collection

Background imageCheapside Collection: Farrows Bank Ltd. - The Peoples Bank

Farrows Bank Ltd. - The Peoples Bank - 1 Cheapside, London. In setting up the bank, Thomas Farrow wished not only that unsuspecting people in need of money to tide them over a period of temporary

Background imageCheapside Collection: London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stations

London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stations
Formed in 1833, the LFEE took over firefighting in London from the various Insurance Company fire brigades. It had 19 fire stations and its headquarters was located at Watling Street, City of London

Background imageCheapside Collection: Battle of Waterloo, 1815

Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Watercolour by William Heath, unsigned, 1818 (c).Possibly the original design for Wellingtons Victories plate 29, drawn and etched by W Heath

Background imageCheapside Collection: London Birdseye 3

London Birdseye 3
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill to St Pauls and Cheapside

Background imageCheapside Collection: London / Cheapside Cross

London / Cheapside Cross
Erected by Edward I in memory of his queen Eleanor : depicted here on the occasion of Marie de Medicis visit to her daughter, queen Henrietta Maria, circa 1630

Background imageCheapside Collection: Advertisement for the London Glove Company

Advertisement for the London Glove Company of Cheapside and New Bond Street, showing a selection of womens gloves including long white evening gloves

Background imageCheapside Collection: Start of the riot in Cheapside

Start of the riot in Cheapside
Artistic impression of Evil May Day, the name of a riot which took place in 1517 as a protest against foreigners living in London. Apprentices attacked foreign residents

Background imageCheapside Collection: Walks of London - Fleet Street And Ludgate Hill ?

Walks of London - Fleet Street And Ludgate Hill ?
Walks of London - Fleet Street And Ludgate Hill To St Pauls and Cheapside

Background imageCheapside Collection: Walks of London - New Oxford Street And Holbourn ?

Walks of London - New Oxford Street And Holbourn ?
Walks of London - New Oxford Street And Holbourn, To Smithfield and Cheapside

Background imageCheapside Collection: The Mansion House and Cheapside, London

The Mansion House and Cheapside, London - Boots Cash Chemists postcard c. 1910 Date: circa 1910

Background imageCheapside Collection: Cheapside London Victorian period

Cheapside London Victorian period Date: 19th century

Background imageCheapside Collection: Paving Cheapside, Lancaster, with wooden blocks

Paving Cheapside, Lancaster, with wooden blocks, possibly to reduce traffic noise, early 1900s

Background imageCheapside Collection: Melton Mowbray Cheapside probably 1940s

Melton Mowbray Cheapside probably 1940s

Background imageCheapside Collection: Barnsley Cheapside early 1900s

Barnsley Cheapside early 1900s

Background imageCheapside Collection: Cheapside, Settle, early 1900's

Cheapside, Settle, early 1900's

Background imageCheapside Collection: Settle Cheapside probably 1930s

Settle Cheapside probably 1930s

Background imageCheapside Collection: Mansion House and Cheapside, City of London

Mansion House and Cheapside, City of London - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageCheapside Collection: Reeves & Sons Gouache Colour Advertisement

Reeves & Sons Gouache Colour Advertisement
A photographic advertisement for Reeves & Sons Ltd, promoting gouache colour paint, for use by artists and studios across England. The picture shows an artist working on a poster. Date: circa 1939

Background imageCheapside Collection: Exterior of the Three Cranes, coffee tavern

Exterior of the Three Cranes, coffee tavern

Background imageCheapside Collection: London Life - Driver of a Horse Omnibus. The last LGOC horse-bus ran in October 1911 between

London Life - Driver of a Horse Omnibus. The last LGOC horse-bus ran in October 1911 between London Bridge and Moorgate Street

Background imageCheapside Collection: Busy street scene, Cheapside, London

Busy street scene, Cheapside, London
Vintage 19th century photograph: Busy street scene, Cheapside, London

Background imageCheapside Collection: Photograph of Poulters Arms, Cheapside, London

Photograph of Poulters Arms, Cheapside, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imageCheapside Collection: The Bell Edmonton

The Bell Edmonton
cThe Bell Inn was made famous in William Cowpers 1782 ballad, The Diverting History of John Gilpin. The star of the ballad, the draper from Cheapside, John Gilpin

Background imageCheapside Collection: Sir John Crosbys monument in the church of St. Helen

Sir John Crosbys monument in the church of St. Helen, Bishopsgate Street. Sheriff of London, died 1476. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

Background imageCheapside Collection: Underground vaults in Gerards Hall Inn, Cheapside, 1795

Underground vaults in Gerards Hall Inn, Cheapside, 1795
Underground vaults in Gerards Hall Inn in Basing Lane, Bread Street, Cheapside, 1795. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

Background imageCheapside Collection: The west front of the Mathematical School, Christs

The west front of the Mathematical School, Christs Hospital, 1775. Free school built by Sir Robert Clayton during the reign of King Charles II

Background imageCheapside Collection: Advert, W & J Sangster, Parasols

Advert, W & J Sangster, Parasols, with various shops in London. 1854

Background imageCheapside Collection: Cheapside, London 1896

Cheapside, London 1896
Looking east, Bow Church on the right. 1896

Background imageCheapside Collection: Advert, London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company

Advert, London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
Advert for the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Limited, Regent Street and Cheapside, London. 1889

Background imageCheapside Collection: Inside view of the Poultry Compter, 1811

Inside view of the Poultry Compter, 1811, a London prison in Cheapside operated from medieval times to 1815. This particular building was built soon after the great Fire of London, 1666

Background imageCheapside Collection: Ye Olde Tree tobacconist shop, Cheapside, London

Ye Olde Tree tobacconist shop, Cheapside, London
Ye Olde Tree, L & R Wooderson, hosiers, Cheapside, corner of Wood Street, London, with Salmon & Gluckstein, tobacconists, next door on the left, and a horse-drawn cart in the roadway. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCheapside Collection: Cheapside, London

Cheapside, London - including 65 Cheapside at the Civet, Cat & Rose and Rigge Perfumery and Cutlery shop. Date: 1838

Background imageCheapside Collection: Puritans destroying the Eleanor cross in Cheapside

Puritans destroying the Eleanor cross in Cheapside, London in 1643. Date: 1643

Background imageCheapside Collection: Procession in Cheapside 1638

Procession in Cheapside 1638
Cheapside, City of London: north-east view with Cross and Conduit, on the occasion of Mary de Medicis visit to Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Date: 1638

Background imageCheapside Collection: Demolition of Cheapside Cross, destroyed by Parliamentarians during the Civil War

Demolition of Cheapside Cross, destroyed by Parliamentarians during the Civil War, by which time they had come to be seen as symbols of royal oppression. Date: 2 May 1643

Background imageCheapside Collection: Advert for Mappin & Brothers cutlery 1891

Advert for Mappin & Brothers cutlery 1891
Advertisement for Mappin & Brothers, showing the exterior of the factory in Sheffield, where you can buy your cutlery at the manufactures direct or have it repaired, replated and re-bladed ect. 1891

Background imageCheapside Collection: PROTESTANTS HANG CAT

PROTESTANTS HANG CAT
A cat is hanged by protestants in Cheapside, London, to symbolise the Roman Catholic church Date: 8 April 1554

Background imageCheapside Collection: Evil May Day, the protest against foreigners living in London

Evil May Day, the protest against foreigners living in London. Apprentices attacked foreign residents. Some of the rioters were later hanged. Date: 1517

Background imageCheapside Collection: Demolition of Cheapside Cross, destroyed by Parliamentarians during the Civil War

Demolition of Cheapside Cross, destroyed by Parliamentarians during the Civil War, by which time they had come to be seen as symbols of royal oppression Date: 1643

Background imageCheapside Collection: Interior of the Royal Banquet in Guildhall, London on the on Lord Mayors Day

Interior of the Royal Banquet in Guildhall, London on the on Lord Mayors Day. Attended by King George III among the company were all the officers of state the principal nobility

Background imageCheapside Collection: Deep shadows in Cheapside, City of London. Date: circa 1900

Deep shadows in Cheapside, City of London. Date: circa 1900

Background imageCheapside Collection: The Oxford Street bus heads for the Bank : St Mary-le-Bow church stands behind it

The Oxford Street bus heads for the Bank : St Mary-le-Bow church stands behind it. Date: Circa 1840

Background imageCheapside Collection: Old Cheapside - City of London

Old Cheapside - City of London Date: circa 1600

Background imageCheapside Collection: SOCIAL / CHEAPSIDE C1900

SOCIAL / CHEAPSIDE C1900
Cheapside, City of London, busy with buses and pedestrians Date: circa 1900

Background imageCheapside Collection: Puritan demonstrations against monarchy, 1643

Puritan demonstrations against monarchy, 1643
Puritan demonstrations in London against the monarchy. Their actions included pulling down the cross at Cheapside and burning Catholic texts where the cross had stood. Date: May 1643

Background imageCheapside Collection: Old St Pauls School

Old St Pauls School
The rebuilt school in Cheapside in the City of London, following the former buildings destruction in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Date: 19th century

Background imageCheapside Collection: Cheapside Cross demolition

Cheapside Cross demolition
The destruction of Cheapside Cross in 1642 by supporters of the anti-Catholic government. Date: 19th century

Background imageCheapside Collection: London - Cheapside, looking east

London - Cheapside, looking east Date: circa 1903



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