Astley's Amphitheatre 1808 Blitz South Finsbury

South Finsbury

Cheapside and the surrounding area were heavily damaged

crowded and noisy place: 'Countrymen

Wolfgang Suschitzky photographed the working-class community that populated the Charing Cross area at the time

He took this photo of Bow Lane in the late 1920s

Astley's Amphitheatre 1808 Blitz South FinsburyInterior of Astley's Amphitheatre at Westminster Bridge Road, as rebuilt in 1803 after one of several fires in its history. Scene showing a performance in progress. A man is balancing on the backs of three horses and the ring master is dressed as a clown. Illustration from Ackermann's 'The Microcosm of London', Vol. I, plate 4, opposite page. 23. Coloured etching and aquatint.