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Description: | This wartime river scene shows children searching for pennies in the Thames mud at low tide. The bombed barges are a reminder that London is at war.
The building in the background is the famous riverside tavern, The Prospect of Whitby. Dating back to 1520, the place was once a notorious haunt for smugglers and thieves and was originally known as the Devil's Tavern.
In 1777, the tavern was renamed after the ship 'Prospect'. Registered at Whitby, the ship moored off the tavern and became a landmark. The tavern is said to have been a regular drinking place for Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys and James Whistler. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Digital image Museum of London | Subjects: | Leisure London at War Art and Design | Temporal: | 1940 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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