Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Southwark as an area: http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/1284.php
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.”
Here’s a later image of the fair from William Hogarth
http://www.abcgallery.com/H/hogarth/hogarth12.html
More materials on Hogarth and Southwark Fair
http://members.fortunecity.de/hogarth_scholar/southwark.html
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/history.html
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/SeriesSearchPlatesFulla.asp?mode=query&artist=384&other=367&x=11&y=11
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/SouthwarkTower.jpg
