Keeping the Ring mb-artist William_Birch Newington Butts and Newington Turnpike

Newington Butts and Newington Turnpike

War Machines parked in Cornwall Gardens Walk

Saint Christopher

Major towns were designated as county boroughs

Keeping the Ring mb-artist William_Birch Newington Butts and Newington Turnpike'Keeping the Ring', 1876. Turkey, brandishing a sword, is beset on all sides by the dogs of war, Servia, Montenegro, Herzegovina and Bosnia. In the background are all the European powers, amongst them Russia and Germany. At the far right, John Bull and Mr Punch represent the British. This relates to the Eastern Conflicts presently involving Turkey and the Balkan States. Recently, Prince Milan of Servia had joined his army to fight for Servian