Description: Billingsgate Fish Market London Antique Print 1896 A print from a disbound book of London published 1896 with another print on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold. Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border. Average image size approx 8.625" x 6.5" or 22cm x 16.5cm 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. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
Price: 3.49 GBP
Location: Dereham
End Time: 2024-02-23T20:40:12.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.93 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: Unknown
Size: Small
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: England, London
Source: Disbound Antique Book Published 1896
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1896
Item Height: 8.25 inches including border
Style: Realism
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, History, Social History
Features: 1896 Bookplate
Production Technique: Lithography
Item Width: 10.75 inches including border
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
