Detail The Westminster Election 1788 Size:small On the other floors were

On the other floors were several restaurants

Buildings in Fairholme Road

Southwark Bridge lies in the distance with Three Cranes Wharf in the centre

George Street in the North East

The building then became a police station

Detail The Westminster Election 1788 Size:small On the other floors wereDetail from The Westminster Election by Robert Dighton. This pen and watercolour drawing is one of several depictions of the Westminster Election by Robert Dighton in the Museum's collection. Here, Dighton presents us with a scene in Covent Garden during the election of 1788, when Lord John Townshend campaigned against Admiral Lord Hood. Recognisable portraits include the politican Charles James Fox, the Duke of Norfolk and John Wilkes, Chamberlain to