Southwark, London Brampton 'Water Cresses'

'Water Cresses'

Four watchmen hustle a rustic into a cell while their officer sits behind his desk with a pipe and a tankard of ale

A note below the title explains that the image can be held up to the light to enhance the effect: This print is first seen by day

horses and a carriage in the foreground

Southwark, London Brampton 'Water Cresses'Southwark, London, 1807. Panoramic view of Southwark with St George's Fields and part of Lambeth, from an elevated position at the back of Beaufort Buildings, Strand. It shows London Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge at far left, with the Shot Manufactory, Bermondsey, behind, Watt's Shot Tower, Lambeth, in the centre and boats and barges on the River Thames. The major buildings are labelled below the image.