University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Plate I. From the etching by William Monk (1863-1937) R.E., one of a series in the monograph on 'St. Bartholemew the Great.' Copyright attributed to Arthur Cadbury Jones Ltd. This item forms part of a series (Coll-1167/A/29/1-7) which were originally displayed on one composite sheet. Position on composite sheet: top row.

Scope and Contents A series 7 items containing the text and illustrative plates reproduced from an article "The Passing of Cloth Fair" by Percy Lovell, published in the Architectural Review Vol 36. December 1914. Includes pp. 99, 100, 101 and 102. Lovell describes the area known as Cloth Fair in London, which incorporates an area of housing to the north of the Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield. Cloth Fair was demolished by order of London City Corporation to make way for a street improvement...

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Plate III. London County Council old houses at west end of cloth fair, London (now demolished) [1914]. This item forms part of a series (Coll-1167/A/29/1-7) which were originally displayed on one composite sheet. Position on composite sheet: top row.

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Text from the article "The Passing of the Cloth Fair," by Percy W. Lovell, p. 99, includes an illustration of Bartholomew Fair from Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London', 1808. This item forms part of a series (Coll-1167/A/29/1-7) which were originally displayed on one composite sheet. Position on composite sheet: second row.

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Text from the article "The Passing of the Cloth Fair," by Percy W. Lovell continued, p. 101. Includes 2 illustrations, one showing London County Council photograph of the back view of 20-22 Cloth Fair, and a second London County Council photograph of the rear view of houses next to the churchyard of St. Bartholomew the Great. This item forms part of a series (Coll-1167/A/29/1-7) which were originally displayed on one composite sheet. Position on composite sheet: second row.

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Text from the article "The Passing of the Cloth Fair," by Percy W. Lovell continued, p. 102. Includes 2 illustrations, one showing a London County Council photograph of 'Ye Old Dick Whittington' public house at Cloth Fair and the second a reproduction of a pencil drawing by William Monk (1863-1937) showing a view in Cloth Fair looking east. This item forms part of a series (Coll-1167/A/29/1-7) which were originally displayed on one composite sheet. Position on composite sheet: second row.

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Text from the article "The Passing of the Cloth Fair," by Percy W. Lovell continued, p.100, includes an illustration 'the Hand and Shears, (Piepowder Court), Cloth Fair' from Wilkinson's 'Londina Illustrata', 1825; and a plan of West Smithfield, from Roques' Plan of London 1754. This item forms part of a series (Coll-1167/A/29/1-7) which were originally displayed on one composite sheet. Position on composite sheet: second row.

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Plate II. An etching illustrating the public house 'Ye Old Dick Whittington' at Cloth Fair. From the etching by William Monk (1863-1937) R.E. Includes notes on former users of building. This item forms part of a series (Coll-1167/A/29/1-7) which were originally displayed on one composite sheet. Position on composite sheet: top row.