Greenwich in Season 1872 Type:art print crowded and noisy place: 'Countrymen

crowded and noisy place: 'Countrymen

Crystal Palace in Hyde Park

The signal lamps and semaphore helped guide the ships through the bridge's lifting bascules

this set features many recognisable buildings including

Number two of Thomas Rowlandson's eight 'Cries of London'

Greenwich in Season 1872 Type:art print crowded and noisy place: 'CountrymenEngraving by Dore from 'London a Pilgrimage'. The publisher Grant & Co. offered Jerrold and Dor the vast sum of 10,000 a year to complete an overview of London life. Dor produced 180 engravings and the resulting book was issued in parts from January 1872. It was a commercial success, although some criticised its concentration on East End poverty rather than more palatable views of London life. This view shows a three storey building with crowded