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The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; the back of the houses on Cloth Fair with gravestones in the ground. Photograph by Rev. C.F. Fison, November 10th 1914.

Rahere (above); his tomb effigy (below). Stipple engraving.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; iron gates leading to Westmorland Buildings, looking west. Photograph by G.W. Miller, 28 November 1909.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great; exterior view of the apse and the north side of Rahere's Lady Chapel, under renovation. Photograph by W.F. Taylor.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and the surrounding area, Bartholomew Close after the Zeppelin air raid on 8 September 1915. Photograph.

The tomb of Rahere, Saint Bartholomew's Church, London. Wood engraving by T. Gilks after W.A. Delamotte, ca. 1847.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; Warwick House, the bottom of which is a fruit and vegetable shop. Photograph by W.F. Taylor.

St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London: seven views. Wood engravings by T. Gilks after W.A.Delamotte, 1847.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; exterior view of the schools rebuilt in 1889. Photograph by Rev. C.F. Fison.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; the Dick Whittington pub on the corner of a street. Photograph.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; looking east down the eastern end of a street known as Cloth Fair. Photograph by W.F. Taylor, August 1914.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; a man kneeling in a passageway. Photograph by G.W. Miller, 28 November 1909.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; the entrance to the church at West Smithfield. Photograph by Rev. C.F. Fison.

An historical sketch of the priory and royal hospital of St. Bartholomew / [William Alfred Delamotte].

The counter seal of Saint Bartholomew's Church, London, showing the church in a ship. Engraving by J. Basire after J. Carter, 23 April 1784.

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St Bartholomew-the-Great

Images from the collections

Images referencing St Bartholomew-the-Great

Works from the collections

Rahere (above); his tomb effigy (below). Stipple engraving.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; the entrance to the church at West Smithfield. Photograph by Rev. C.F. Fison.

An historical sketch of the priory and royal hospital of St. Bartholomew / [William Alfred Delamotte].

The counter seal of Saint Bartholomew's Church, London, showing the church in a ship. Engraving by J. Basire after J. Carter, 23 April 1784.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; Warwick House, the bottom of which is a fruit and vegetable shop. Photograph by W.F. Taylor.

St Bartholomew-the-Great

Images from the collections

Images referencing St Bartholomew-the-Great

Works from the collections

Rahere (above); his tomb effigy (below). Stipple engraving.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; the entrance to the church at West Smithfield. Photograph by Rev. C.F. Fison.

An historical sketch of the priory and royal hospital of St. Bartholomew / [William Alfred Delamotte].

The counter seal of Saint Bartholomew's Church, London, showing the church in a ship. Engraving by J. Basire after J. Carter, 23 April 1784.

The church of St. Bartholomew the Great and surrounding area; Warwick House, the bottom of which is a fruit and vegetable shop. Photograph by W.F. Taylor.

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