Title

'Magnificent Staircase of Grocers' Hall and the Great Flemish Bell Named Martin', c1935. Creator: Taylor.

Caption

'Magnificent Staircase of Grocers' Hall and the Great Flemish Bell Named Martin', c1935. Staircase in the Hall of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, one of the twelve livery companies of the City of London. The building seen here was completed in 1893, but was almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1965. The bell in the foreground was cast in 1458 and originally hung in the tower of All Hallows Staining which was demolished in 1870. From "Wonderful London, Volume 2", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1935

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D54_232

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,1Mb (2,4Mb) / 13,2in x 16,8in / 3960 x 5040 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings London England wood interior religious architecture religion trade British church bell medieval Christianity wooden stairway century stairs architectural city of london Britain staircase inside thirties guild United Kingdom B&W MONOCHROME publication Panelling 19th century Indoors panelled black & white black and white B W 1930s Middle Ages 20th century nineteenth century 15th century The Print Collector All Hallows Staining fifteenth century Livery Company TGN Grocers' Company Wonderful London photograph Taylor John Arthur St John Adcock Adcock John Adcock Grocers' Hall Arthur St John Worshipful Company of Grocers Arthur St John Adcock photograph