L&M footnote: "Southwark Fair, originally authorised to run from 7 to 9 September ... had like most fairs extended its duration and now lasted for 14 days."
If you scroll to the lower right corner of the map section you will see St.George. Interestingly enough, there is another Axe Yard slightly further down on Borough.
A closer view of the St.George’s Bell Tower in the Hogarth painting can be found at:
Phil Link to this
Southwark as an area: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/1284/
Paul Brewster Link to this
L&M footnote: "Southwark Fair, originally authorised to run from 7 to 9 September ... had like most fairs extended its duration and now lasted for 14 days."
Paul Brewster Link to this
Here's a later image of the fair from William Hogarth
http://www.abcgallery.com/H/hogarth/hogarth12.html
Paul Brewster Link to this
More materials on Hogarth and Southwark Fair
http://members.fortunecity.de/hogarth_scholar/s...
Brian G McMullen Link to this
St.George The Martyr Church was (and is) on The Borough Street, south of London Bridge. According to the following site:
http://www.stgeorgethemartyr.fsnet.co.uk/histor...
The church was situated at the end of the road with St.George’s Fields lying beyond.
The Rocque map reference is:
http://www.motco.com/Map/81002/SeriesSearchPlat...
If you scroll to the lower right corner of the map section you will see St.George. Interestingly enough, there is another Axe Yard slightly further down on Borough.
A closer view of the St.George’s Bell Tower in the Hogarth painting can be found at:
http://members.fortunecity.de/hogarth_scholar/S...