Prince Albert laying the first stone at the Royal Exchange, London mb-height 2938 with his supporters behind holding

with his supporters behind holding placards advocating political ideals including universal suffrage

View of London from the River Thames showing Richmond Terrace

View of the remains of London Wall on Ludgate Hill

showing men studying the Gazette Extraordinary while others appear to be taking notes from a blackboard

Building with a clock tower and weather vane

Prince Albert laying the first stone at the Royal Exchange, London mb-height 2938 with his supporters behind holdingPrince Albert laying the first stone at the Royal Exchange, London, 1842. Set within a large marquee on the17th January, 1842, a large slab of stone is lowered on a pulley viewed by a large audience.