DESCRIPTION
Lumps of ice on the frozen River Thames in 1814. In the background, a fire is being fought - this is probably the fire in Custom House on Saturday 12th February 1814 which spread to nearby houses and warehouses. From “Old & New London” by Walter Thornbury and Edward Walford, published in parts by Cassell & Co, London from 1873-1888. These illustrations are from parts 30-35 inclusive.