Billingsgate Market 1851 J. Maurer known as the London Mudlark

known as the London Mudlark

together with his son Charles

Causeways and stairs lined the Thames riverfront

Measures 37cm W x 42cm H x 11cm side

Queer Footprints celebrates the hidden histories of struggle and joy

Billingsgate Market 1851 J. Maurer known as the London MudlarkBillingsgate Market, 1851. As late as 1840 Billingsgate consisted only of sheds, and the market seen here was designed in 1850 by J. B. Bunning, the City Architect, who also built the Coal Exchange. In 1850, the City Corporation instructed its architect, James Bunning, to replace the old dock and fish market at Billingsgate. The dock was filled in and a new building constructed overlooking the Thames. The new market opened in 1852, but the facilities