Benjamin Bombastes P.R.S.A. Panoramic view of the City

Panoramic view of the City of London showing the area between St Antholin (no longer in existance) and St Dunstan in the East with Southwark

1000 Mile trial

There are also vessels on the River Thames with a view of the City of London behind them

Two children buying from a bow pot seller who carries pot plants in a basket on her head

The Reverend Whitaker's meeting house

Benjamin Bombastes P.R.S.A. Panoramic view of the City'Benjamin Bombastes', 1877. Benjamin Disraeli, now Earl of Beaconsfield, the Conservative Prime Minister, is depicted standing next to a signpost marked Egypt and Constantinople. His boots, handing from a peg, bear the words 'British Interests'. Egypt was where the British had a key interest in the Suez Canal and Constantinople represents the main focus of the war between Russia and Turkey. Britain had asked for assurances that the Suez would not be