Gordon Riots, Newgate Prison, London Size:S: 60 x 45cm Designed by John Vanbrugh

Designed by John Vanbrugh

View of the Tower of London with figures and horse-drawn carriages and wagons on a lawn in the foreground and vessels on the River Thames to the right

View of Woodlands House

was imprisoned here in 1477 prior to his execution

Monument to Edmund Crouchback

Gordon Riots, Newgate Prison, London Size:S: 60 x 45cm Designed by John VanbrughView of rioters setting fire to Newgate Prison, London, 1780 and burning Mr Akerman's furniture. In the crowd on the right a flag is held with the writing 'No Popery' on it. This riot formed part of the Gordon Riots. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant, was strongly opposed to proposals for Catholic Emancipation. On 2nd June, 1780, Gordon led a crowd of 50,000 people to the House of Commons to present a petition for the repeal of the 1778