View of New River Head, Finsbury, London Size:Standard: 6 x 4in View of crypt in St

View of crypt in St Paul's Cathedral

The fire is still blazing fiercely on the warehouse on the left

It was given by the Worshipful Company of Drapers in 1868

sitting on the grass

The image has been laterally inverted for use with a vue d' optique viewing box

View of New River Head, Finsbury, London Size:Standard: 6 x 4in View of crypt in StView of New River Head, Finsbury, London, c1753; with figures. Completed in 1713, this was a massive engineering project to improve London's water supply by collecting clean water from 40 miles away and bringing it to large cisterns at Finsbury. From there it was delivered to the city in pipes made from hollowed elm trunks.