Siege at the Tower of London brewery some of which are occupied

some of which are occupied

shows King George III and Queen Charlotte in a coach on their way to a thanksgiving service for the King's recovery from a severe illness

View of nos 98 & 99 Fetter Lane

In the foreground two equestrian gentlemen proceed from the right

showing a thin old woman dressed in one-pound notes

Siege at the Tower of London brewery some of which are occupiedTower of London under siege during the riots of November 1830. A mob of men, women and children armed with pea shooters, bad eggs, rotten fruit and kitchen and bedroom slops are attacking the Tower, which appears out of a cloud of smoke. Riots on a huge scale were expected on Lord Mayor's Day 1830 but did not develop.