Greenwich in Season 1872 IN37691 visitors and a background view

visitors and a background view of Chelsea village

West India Docks and shows a gang of dockers trucking bags of sugar beneath an awning of washed sacks that are hung out for drying at

The districts covered are Kings Cross

the ringing of bells and roar of voices

Well's Road in the North East

Greenwich in Season 1872 IN37691 visitors and a background viewEngraving by Dore from 'London a Pilgrimage'. The publisher Grant & Co. offered Jerrold and Dor the vast sum of 10,000 a year to complete an overview of London life. Dor produced 180 engravings and the resulting book was issued in parts from January 1872. It was a commercial success, although some criticised its concentration on East End poverty rather than more palatable views of London life. This view shows a three storey building with crowded