Aldersgate Street, City of London Size:XS: 30 x 20cm Inspired by Samuel Pepys' diary

Inspired by Samuel Pepys' diary of September 3rd

To the left a potman emerges from a tavern ( the Grapes

Design by Frederic Barnett for a 'duplex' low-level bridge

The White Bear Inn on Piccadilly

Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries

Aldersgate Street, City of London Size:XS: 30 x 20cm Inspired by Samuel Pepys' diaryAldersgate Street, City of London, c1830. View along Aldersgate Street showing Williams's New Post Office Coffee House, Tavern and Hotel and the premises of W Mathews, hosier and glover (no 60), as well as the businesses of Faulkner and De Grave & Son. The General Post Office is in the distance.