Sujet

'The Poultry Compter', (1897). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Poultry Compter', (1897). Poultry Compter was a small prison, run by a Sheriff of the City of London, from medieval times until 1815. Its name comes from its location on a section of Cheapside called Poultry. Metal restraints including leg-irons can be seen on the wall. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1897

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D50_083

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,7Mo (4,8Mo) / 34,6cm x 43,9cm / 4091 x 5187 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal route bâtiment bâtiments personnes gens intérieur le travail rue pays chien loi crime métier Britannique Anglais volaille ruelle avenue médiéval porte portes cour prison endroit siècle ville de Londres La Grande-Bretagne profession B&W MONOCHROME publication penitentiary 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W Âges Moyens éditeur dix-neuvie siècle The Print Collector Old and New London Unknown Thornbury Cassell & Company Ltd Poultry Compter George Walter Thornbury George Walter