The opening of London Bridge mb-height 2458 Interior view of Skinners' Hall

Interior view of Skinners' Hall

also showing no 51 of Ackermann's Repository of Arts

one standing on a heavy carved wooden table

which was built as a milestone in 1771

the inn was the meeting place of the pilgrims in Chaucers 'Canterbury Tales'

The opening of London Bridge mb-height 2458 Interior view of Skinners' HallThe opening of London Bridge, 1831. Commemorative writing sheet showing the opening of Rennie's London Bridge by William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1831. Six images surround a pupil's calligraphy; a view of royal barges on the River Thames with crowds on the bank and St Paul's Cathedral behind, portraits of Queen Adelaide and William IV, the royal canopy on the bridge, the ascent of a hot air balloon from the bridge, and London Bridge itself, below centre.