Description: Billingsgate Fish Market London Antique Print c1896 A black & white print, from a disbound book The Queen's London c1896 with another print on the reverse. Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 11.5" x 9" or 29.5cm x 23cm, including text and border. Actual picture size approx 9" x 6.5" or 22.5cm x 16.7cm This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description. All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection. While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item. Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used) BILLINGSGATE MARKETBillingsgate, on the Middlesex bank of the Thames, just east of London Bridge, is the most famous fish market in the country. It dates from the end of the seventeenth century, but the present building was only completed in 1877. The business of the Market—which should be visited at five o'clock in the morning by those who do not object to "the ancient and fish-like smell "—is carried on in the great hail; in the wings, each surmounted by a weathercock in the shape of a gilt fish, are taverns. Our view shows the river façade, and the landing stage at low-water; but no inconsiderable proportion of the hundreds of tons of fish disposed of here weekly is now brought to Billingsgate by land. The Fishmongers' Company employs officials known as "meters" to seize fish which is unfit for food.
Price: 5.99 GBP
Location: Dereham
End Time: 2024-05-07T16:11:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.9 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 60 days
Artist: From Photo by Cassell & Co.
Colour: Black
Style: Antique
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Material: Paper
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Features: Bookplate
Subject: Landscape
Originality: Original
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Item Length: Prints measure width and height only
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: n/a
Culture: n/a
