Edwin Hughes passing the Royal Exchange, City of London Size:XL: 100 x 50cm On the left a man

On the left a man reads his papers as his strides along in his steam driven boots

Sir Gilbert Talbot (c1606-1695) was the first to hold the office after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660

'Margaret of Anjou taken prisoner after the Battle of Tewkesbury'

showing the area between the end of St Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge

Edwin Hughes passing the Royal Exchange, City of London Size:XL: 100 x 50cm On the left a manEdwin Hughes passing the Royal Exchange, City of London, 1847. Hughes was the manager of a circus called 'Hughes' Mammoth Equestrian Establishment'. He rode in 'The Burmese State Carriage Drawn by Elephants' at the head of the procession that promoted the arrival of the circus in town.