Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair prison Entrance gate in Bunhill Row

Entrance gate in Bunhill Row

a citizen in Smithfield Market finds himself between two enraged bulls

Scene of a bull rampaging through Smithfield Market

Interior view of the Ironmongers Hall

The upper half shows exhibits from Sweden and Norway

Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair prison Entrance gate in Bunhill Row'Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair', c1825. A man wearing a spiked barrel, marked 'By Your Leave'. Possibly a derogatory comment on the Irish, as he is wearing green, and carries a wooden club, marked 'persuader', similar to an Irish shellailie. He smokes a pipe, wears clogs and has a ruddy face under a hat covered with a scarf. He is going to the famous Bartholomew Fair, which had a reputation for rowdiness and wild behaviour, the barrel will