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LONDON CRIES
&
Public Edifices
by
LVKE
LIMNER
ESQ
GRANT AND GRIFFITH.
SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS
1 CORNER OF SAINT PAUL’S CHURCH-YARD, LONDON.
1851.
THE TOWER OF LONDON.
POTS & KETTLES TO MEND, BELLOWS TO MEND.
POTS AND KETTLES TO MEND!—COPPER OR BRASS TO MEND!
The Tinker is swinging his fire-pot to make it burn, having placed his
soldering-iron in it, and is proceeding to some corner or post, there to repair
the saucepan he carries.—We commence with the most interesting edifice
in our capital,
THE TOWER OF LONDON;
the fortress, the palace, and prison, in which so many events, connected
with the history of our country, have transpired. The building with four
towers in the centre is said to have been erected by William the Conqueror,
and is the oldest part of the fortress. The small bell-tower in the front of our
picture is that of the church of St. Peter’s, (the tower being a parish itself,)
on the Tower Green, erected in the reign of Edward I. Our view is taken
from Tower Hill, near which was the scaffold on which so many have
fallen. To the left of the picture stood the grand storehouse of William III.,
destroyed by fire, Nov. 1841.
The Regalia is deposited here, and exhibited to the public, as is also the
Horse Armoury. The present constable of the Tower is the Duke of
Wellington.
RHUBARB!—FINE TURKEY RHUBARB!
This drug is carried about for sale by Turks, often habited in the
costume of their country. They are Turkish Jews, as Mahomedans seldom
travel. The mode of fixing his caftan also indicates him to be one; it is
fastened on the left: the Turks make a distinction by adjusting theirs on the
right.
THE EAST INDIA HOUSE
is situated in Leadenhall Street: it was built in 1726, and afterwards
enlarged, in 1798, by Mr. Jupp, who erected the present front, the pediment
of which, by Bacon, exhibits an allegory of the Company, under the
protection of George III.: on the apex is a statue of Britannia; on the right
hand is a figure of Asia, and on the left one of Europe. Here is conducted all
the official business relating to the Company, which now rules a population
of 85,000,000 natives of India, besides 51,000,000 who are directly or
indirectly affected by them. It contains a Library and Museum, open to the
public, free, on Saturdays.
THE EAST-INDIA HOUSE.
RHUBARB.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
MATCHES.
MATCHES!—BUY A BOX OF MATCHES OF A POOR GIRL!
Of all the poor itinerants of London the Match-sellers are the poorest,
and subsist as much by donations as by the sale of their wares. The old
match, a splinter of wood, with ends dipped in brimstone, is fast
disappearing before the modern lucifer or congreve. The poor creature here
represented is appealing to a lady and gentleman, (whose shadows are seen
in the picture,) on their way to the
BANK OF ENGLAND.
This great national establishment was erected in 1788 by Sir John Soane:
it covers about eight acres of ground, and consists of nine open courts,
almost all the rooms being on the ground-floor, lighted from above, beneath
which are very extensive cellars, used for the deposit of bullion. This
building is raised on the course of the ancient stream of Wall-Brook. In the
Pay-Hall, where the notes are issued and exchanged, is a marble statue of
William III., founder of the Bank, by Cheere. The Court-Room windows
overlook a piece of ground, laid out as a garden: this was formerly the
churchyard of St. Christopher’s; nearly the whole of this parish is within the
walls of the Bank, the church having been removed in 1780, after the riots.
The Bank of England is isolated from all other buildings, and fire-proof.
ORANGES!—BUY ORANGES AND LEMONS!
Here is a poor Irish boy endeavouring to dispose of his oranges to
some passengers outside an omnibus, in Cornhill, near the
ROYAL EXCHANGE.
The merchants used, in olden times, to meet in Lombard Street, until Sir
Thomas Gresham built the first edifice here, in 1567, from the designs of
Henrick, a Fleming, who, it is said, made constant journeys from London to
Flanders, to obtain materials and workmen. All the stone, slate, iron,
wainscot, and glass, came from Antwerp; so that the first Exchange might
be considered a Dutch building. This pile was burnt down at the Fire of
London, in 1666, and a second Exchange was built on the old site, by
Gernan, the first stone of which was laid by Charles II., and was completed
in 1669, at an expense of £59,000, and was again destroyed by fire in 1838.
The present edifice occupies the same spot, of which Prince Albert laid the
first stone; and it was opened, with great display, by her Majesty, Queen
Victoria, in October, 1844, during the mayoralty of Sir W. Magnay. It is
from a design by William Tite; the pediment, seen in the drawing, is by R.
Westmacott, Jun.
THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.
ORANGES, SWEET ST:MICHAEL ORANGES.
THE MANSION HOUSE.
BUY A CAGE FOR YOUR FINE SINGING BIRD.
BUY A CAGE FOR YOUR FINE SINGING-BIRD!
These little prisons are principally manufactured and sold by
foreigners, who have them of all sizes and shapes (to suit the nature and
habits of the little captive melodists).
THE MANSION-HOUSE
is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London during his mayoralty;
it is situated at the west end of Cornhill, in Mansion-House Street.
When it was first resolved, by the Common Council, to build the
Mansion-House, Lord Burlington sent a design of Palladio, for their
approbation and adoption. The first question in court was, not as to the
applicability of the plan, but as to whether Palladio was a freeman of the
city or no. Some discussion ensued, and a member rose, stating it little
mattered, as it was notorious that Palladio was a Papist, and incapable as a
matter of course. Lord Burlington’s proposal was rejected, and the design of
a freeman and Protestant adopted. The architect was originally a shipwright,
and it has been likened to a deep-laden Indiaman. The portico is supported
by six Corinthian columns. On the pediment is an allegory of the wealth of
London. Here the Lord Mayor holds his court, as chief magistrate of the
city. It was erected in 1753.
OLD CHAIRS TO MEND!—RUSH OR CANE BOTTOMS—OLD
CHAIRS TO MEND!
This artificer does not necessarily pay much rent for workshops, as he
commences operations with his canes or rushes up the nearest court or
gateway; or, if the chairs are not wanted in a great hurry, asks permission to
take them home, that he may work them in his back-room with more
convenience, returning them to their owners when he next comes his
rounds.
THE OLD COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, WARWICK LANE,
was erected in 1674, from designs by Sir Christopher Wren, and consists of
a quadrangular court. The room over the gateway, surmounted by a cupola
and crowned with a ball, was the Lecture Theatre. In the court-yard, which
has been roofed in, and is now used as a butchers’ market, are statues of
Charles II. and Sir J. Cutler. The building is now occupied by a
coppersmith. Warwick Lane is chiefly tenanted by slaughtermen and
carcase-butchers, being near to Newgate Market. Our view is taken from
Paternoster Row, the literary mart of the world. The new College of
Physicians is situated in Pall Mall East.
OLD COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS WARWICK LANE.
OLD CHAIRS TO MEND.
SMITHFIELD.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL, CHURCH, & CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL.
CAT’S MEAT DOGS MEAT.
CATS’ MEAT!—DOGS’ MEAT!
The food for these domestic animals is sold about London from
barrows or small carts, and consists generally of the flesh of horses. As the
vendor approaches, the cats or dogs bound out at the well-known cry, often
forming such a group as we have here, in
SMITHFIELD;
which is the only cattle market in London. It was formerly situated just
without the city walls. It has been used as a cattle market since 1150, and
was then, as we have stated, in the fields, but is now in the very heart of
London. Our view was taken on Friday afternoon, during the horse market.
Hay and straw are sold here on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. In
the background may be seen the tower of the church of St. Bartholomew the
Less, and the entrance to Bartholomew’s Hospital: the present building was
erected in 1730. Immediately above the gateway of the hospital is seen the
dome of
ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL,
for a nearer view of which we turn to the title-page. It was built by Sir
Christopher Wren, on the site of the former, (burnt in the great fire,) and
cost £736,000: it took thirty-five years building, the expenses of which were
raised by a duty on coals.
DUST OH!—DUST OH!
The costume of the Dustman bears a strong resemblance to that of the
coalheaver, who appears to be of the same family, probably through their
both being connected with the same material, the one before it is burnt, the
other after. They formerly rang a bell to intimate their approach, but made
so much noise therewith, as to cause the legislature to interfere, prohibiting
its use.
ST. JOHN’S GATE, CLERKENWELL.
This building is the only relic of that once powerful military order of
monks, St. John of Jerusalem. The priory was established about 1100, but it
was forty years after this that they became a military order, and the noblest
of the time sought admission into its ranks. In the thirteenth century they
were said to possess thirteen thousand manors, in various Christian lands.
The house was suppressed by Henry VIII., who used it as a military
storehouse. In the reign of James I. the gate was given to Sir Roger
Wilbraham. Here, in 1730, Cave printed the “Gentleman’s Magazine,”
which still bears a view of the gate on its cover; it is now used as a public-
house, and called the Old Jerusalem Tavern. It has lately been partially
restored by voluntary subscriptions.
