View of the Cotton's Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London Size:S: 36 x 28cm showing passengers in omnibuses outside

showing passengers in omnibuses outside Mansion House and the Bank of England

with houses and shop fronts on either side

London in 1780 during the Gordon Riots

Well-to-do people - the men in top hats - watch a military band

Interior view of Guildhall Library

View of the Cotton's Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London Size:S: 36 x 28cm showing passengers in omnibuses outsideView of the Cotton's Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London, 1861. The scene as it appeared on the morning of Monday June 24th, after burning for two days and nights. The fire is still blazing fiercely on the warehouse on the left, while of those to the right only the burnt out walls remain. The sky is filled with black smoke, and the moon appears from behind a cloud. Jets of water from firefighting teams are visible at left and right. The River Thames in the