Paradise and the Peri St Anne's Church with boats and barges on

with boats and barges on the River Thames below

Kay Petre is at the wheel of the first car on the left

The Prince Consort officially opened the building in 1849

this plate is most humbly inscribed by a lover of trade

Paradise and the Peri St Anne's Church with boats and barges on'Paradise and the Peri', 1874. Mr Disraeli is taken by the wings of happiness. The General Election of the 5th March 1874 had seen the Conservatives, under the leadership of Mr Disraeli, surge into power with a majority of 56. Mr Gladstone's Liberal party, in power for the past five and half years, now faced time in opposition. From Punch, or the London Charivari, February 28, 1874.