3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 30cm x 22cm
The River Lea at Upper Clapton: c.1870
Unknown
© Museum of London
Full image caption
A glass lantern slide showing the River Lea at Upper Clapton in Hackney. The river is busy with small rowing boats and a ferry to take drinkers across the river to The Beehive Pub on the opposite bank. In the foreground, a well-dressed couple are buying refreshments from a makeshift stall displaying bottles
Artist/Photographer/Maker
Date
1860 AD - 1880 AD
Image Number
004242