A beadle outside the Bank of England, London mb-code 1238843 Hackney Marsh

Hackney Marsh

Ultimately meetings were permitted and peaceably held

A dandy on the pavement is splashed in the face and dress by liquid mud (or worse) from a cart

the other 'the fall of man' reflecting Allen's relationship with his wife and Quaker girls

Fourth and final state of plate

A beadle outside the Bank of England, London mb-code 1238843 Hackney Marsh'A whol family lost', London, 1814 ; showing a Bank of England beadle acting as Town Crier, holding a bell in his left hand, announcing the loss of the Guinea family. In the background is the Bank of England with customers outside. It refers to the Bank's restriction on cash payments, expected to end in 1814, which was continued until 1818.