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The Richard Green statue at Poplar Baths is unveiled in 1866
Green's death was described in the Illustrated London News as "little less than a calamity."
Reginald Frontispiece Ltd
On leaving school in 1960, I worked in Fleet Street, in press photography. My interest in the printed image expanded to include vintage and antique prints. What was a collection became a business!
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On the move again; Billingsgate Market moving further down the river
Our antique print, published in 1838, depicts fishing vessels moored alongside Billingsgate Wharf, where market traders bought and sold fish from stalls or sheds.
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Don Sheppard centenarian and World War Two HERO!
Don's contribution to the victory of Allied forces can be seen in his impressive row of medals.
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The not so sweet life of Demerara, South America
The Demerara River was unknown to Europeans until the 15th Century.
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Garibaldi takes the biscuit in 1864!
When Garibaldi came to London in 1864, he was feted by aristocrats and workers alike.
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The Nepton Trust charitable distribution for 2020
Established by the will of Ann Nepton in 1728, wife of deceased Poulter, Thomas Nepton, the giving of alms has continued unbroken to this day.
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The Ally Pally, a rival to the Crystal Palace, is 're-opened' in 1875
The Alexandra Palace was conceived by Owen Jones in 1859 as the "Palace of the People," and was meant to be a north London rival to the Crystal Palace in Sydenham, South London.
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Breach of social distancing rules in Limehouse affects public spaces
It looks from this image as though a single car was engaged in a 'nitrous oxide fest!'
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Joy at Woolwich Barracks as children of the Royal Anglian Regiment receive their Easter Eggs
Today I'd like to express my thanks, as Master of the Worshipful Company of Poulters,' for the work the men and women of the Royal Anglian Regiment are doing.
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H.M.S. Thunderer an 'unlucky' Royal Navy warship
HMS Thunderer, and her sister ship, Devastation, were the first class of ocean-going capital ship that did not carry sails.
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The loss of H.M.S. Eurydice off the Isle of White in 1878
On March 24, 1878, returning to England, Eurydice was caught in a heavy snow storm off the Isle of Wight, capsized and sank.
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The Burning of Covent Garden Theatre in 1856
On March 15, 1856 The Illustrated London News carried our antique print above the caption, "Burning of Covent Garden Theatre."