Greenwich in Season 1872 IN37691 A poster advertising aerial voyages

A poster advertising aerial voyages within the 'New Steam Captive Balloon' to take place daily from Ashburnham Park

The districts covered are Kings Cross

Well's Road in the North East

seamstresses in Birmingham

a well-known florist at Covent Garden Flower

Greenwich in Season 1872 IN37691 A poster advertising aerial voyagesEngraving by Dore from 'London a Pilgrimage'. The publisher Grant & Co. offered Jerrold and Dor the vast sum of 10,000 a year to complete an overview of London life. Dor produced 180 engravings and the resulting book was issued in parts from January 1872. It was a commercial success, although some criticised its concentration on East End poverty rather than more palatable views of London life. This view shows a three storey building with crowded