The new General Post Office, City of London mb-width 3859 West Hackney Church

West Hackney Church

known as a crinoline

The man is playing the fiddle whilst people go about their business in the market behind him

Men sit and stand beside a pool smoking and fishing

Gerard the Giant

The new General Post Office, City of London mb-width 3859 West Hackney ChurchThe new General Post Office, City of London, c1830. North east view with the Royal Mails (and carts) preparing to start. The destinations are shown in the bottom margin. The building was erected in 1825 1829 on the east side of St Martin's le Grand (subsequently designated the Old General Post Office to distinguish it from the one opened in 1910 on the west side of King Edward Street).