East end of Whitbread's Brewery, Chiswell Street, Islington, London Size:S: 30 x 25cm plate I of VIII

plate I of VIII

showing the wooden framework over which the stone arches will be laid

In the foreground are a group of people

View of the Royal Hospital

Belle Sauvage Yard

East end of Whitbread's Brewery, Chiswell Street, Islington, London Size:S: 30 x 25cm plate I of VIIIEast end of Whitbread's Brewery, Chiswell Street, Islington, London, c1792. Scene in the cobbled courtyard of Whitbread's brewery as workers load barrels of beer onto carts pulled by shire horses. A dog watches something intently in the bottom right corner. Whitbread's was the largest brewery in London at this time, and used a steam engine designed by James Watts.