George Cruikshank’s London In Winter
As the temperatures plunge this week, there will be no denying that winter has its grip upon London – which offers the ideal premise to look back at winters long ago in the capital, as witnessed by George Cruikshank in the LONDON ALMANAC published between 1835 & 1838 (Click on any of these images to enlarge)
Everybody freezes
Penny for the guy!
St Cecilia’s Day
Lord Mayor’s Show
Ice skating on the Serpentine
Christmas Eve
Christmas Ball
Christmas Dinner
Frost Fair on the Thames
January – New Year’s bills arrive
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Ice skating on the Serpentine…. Obviously, Tug of War on ice wasn’t an immediate success!….