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Description: | This picture, by Thomas Packer is drawn from St Martin's Lane; the columns on the left of the picture are those of 'St Martin In The Fields' Church, and Trafalgar Square can be seen, with Nelson's Column in the background. However the view is very distorted and it does not look like this in reality. The picture is also textured, the snow and ice on the ground are raised from the surface. On the right of the picture is a patrol of 'Peelers'; these were the forerunners of the modern Metropolitan Police force, nicknamed after their founder, Robert Peel. The illustration was based on a scene from the musical 'The Streets of London' by T. Westrop which ran at the Princess's Theatre in the 1860's. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Publisher: | D'Alcorn, H. | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Cartography And Topography Leisure And The Arts Music Musical Hall Songs Sheet Music | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Hall, Charles | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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