James Burton Junior "Clock House St Albans.", 1826.

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

1998.5061

Steel etching by George Cooke after a drawing by James Burton Jr., 1826, 108 × 149; early state with a flock of birds roosting on the Clock Tower The source for several copy prints of this scene. Shows Gibbs shop in front of the Tower, the pump and a ?gas light within railings, and market in progress in the Market Place. Further down Market Place the old open-sided Market House can be seen. This building was knocked down and replaced with the Corn Exchange building in 1857. Label at bottom left of image reads "Drawn by James Burton Jun[io]r. George Cooke 1826."

1826

PX 3567 1998-5061.tif

CD 319

Amy Cooke

3) MoStA Archive Room

St Albans Clock Tower, Market Place, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.

PWD Box 42 (green).

06/09/2005