City churches in danger
City churches in danger
Record No
20322
Title
City churches in danger
Description
"The City churches in danger"; four City aldermen, including Sir John Key and Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, pull on ropes attached to church steeples. In the sky is the Bishop of London.
Date of execution
1834
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
Satirical Print Collection
Engraver
anon.
Publisher
McLean, Thomas (1788-1875)
Notes
The Corporation proposed to demolish 13 City churches in 1834 for street widening etc. but were dissuaded by the Bishop's warning that they would have to build 13 suburban churches to replace them. The Bishop of London in 1834 was Charles Blomfield.
Medium
lithograph
Support
paper
Longest dimension
39cms
Shortest dimension
27cms
Picture type
satire
Catalogue No
p538708x
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