A Very Greasy Pole mb-height 2891 View of the new Fishmongers'

View of the new Fishmongers' Hall (right)

View of the Green Gate Tavern

Henry Cooper

That�s the verdict down in London's East End when chirpy Ann Dance gets up to her face-pulling tricks

Map of the City of Westminster

A Very Greasy Pole mb-height 2891 View of the new Fishmongers''A Very Greasy Pole', 1859. John Bright climbs the greasy pole of the Reform Bill, topped by the ham of popularity. Bright was an outspoken advocate reform and peppered his numerous speeches with attacks on British aristocracy and the need for parliamentary reform. Initially popular, he became so impassioned that many of those leaning towards reform became alarmed and tried to distance themselves from Bright's radical views. From Punch, or the London