Covent Garden Market Westminster Election 1803 Frame:none Casks remain on the quayside

Casks remain on the quayside for customs gauging and sampling

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

Initially pedestrians and vehicles had to pay to cross

33 from The Microcosm of London

Game time: Approx 15 minutes

Covent Garden Market Westminster Election 1803 Frame:none Casks remain on the quaysideCovent Garden Market, Westminster Election. Coloured etching and aquatint, The hustings in front of St Paul's Church, with crowds extending to scaffolds and roofs listening to candidates. 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.