The Modern Dick Turpin; Or, Highwayman and Railwayman mb-height 3711 There was great distress among

There was great distress among the Spitalfields weavers at the end of the 18th century and the clergy were accused of indifference to their plight

The view is flanked by two figures

Shopping without petrol is no problem for Miss Grizel Ballantyne

preparing Thomas Hornor's panorama of London as seen from the top of St Paul's Cathedral

Mr Bilk'em how d'ye do

The Modern Dick Turpin; Or, Highwayman and Railwayman mb-height 3711 There was great distress among'The Modern Dick Turpin; Or, Highwayman and Railwayman', 1868. A comment on the performance of the country's railway network. Many railway companies formed agreements between themselves to avoid competition. No major legislation had been passed concerning the railways since The Railway Act of 1844. Here, the Railway Director sits astride his Iron Horse and boasts to the ghost of Dick Turpin that the railways have a Royal Assent to their robbery. From