View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Dr Samuel Passengers sit inside and on

Passengers sit inside and on top

In the foreground is an allegorical group showing St Anne with four children

of Hunt's Matchless Blacking

'4 Pair for a Shilling Holland Socks'

The City Imperial Volunteers

View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Dr Samuel Passengers sit inside and onView of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July, 1794. Also showing figures, boats and ships in the foreground. The Ratcliffe Fire of July 1794 was the worst fire disaster to affect London between the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. 400 homes and 20 warehouses were destroyed and around 1000 people were left homeless.