Haberdashers' Hall, London Finish:Stretched A spectacles seller holding up

A spectacles seller holding up a pair of glasses

Semi-deserted street with houses on either side and the tower of St John-at-Hackney visible in the distance

View of Fulwood Place

In the foreground a horse drawn fire engine rushes to the disaster and firemen direct jets of water towards the fire

Women weep into handkerchiefs

Haberdashers' Hall, London Finish:Stretched A spectacles seller holding upHaberdashers' Hall, London, 1864. View looking towards the gallery, of the ruins of the banqueting hall at Haberdashers' Hall, after a fire in August of that year. Of the roof only charred beams remain, with the building open to the sky. Two men contemplate the damage.