
Sujet
'Kirby Castle, Bethnal Green (The Blind Beggar's House)', (c1872). Creator: Unknown.
Légende
'Kirby Castle, Bethnal Green (The Blind Beggar's House)', (c1872). 'Kirby's Castle', built in 1570 by John Kirby at Bethnal Green, (now part of east London), later became a private lunatic asylum - Wright's Madhouse. The house also became associated with the ballad The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1872
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D50_157
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
59,4Mo (3,8Mo) / 47,8cm x 31,1cm / 5649 x 3675 (300dpi)