A Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year in London mb-code 1238839 One of the spectators is

One of the spectators is on crutches carrying a pile of boxes on which are listed six of the street cries from the series

Borough High Street

scene of Vincenzo Lunardi's balloon ascending from Artillery Ground

The choice of venue was probably related to the royal surname

There are crescent-shaped piazzas at either end

A Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year in London mb-code 1238839 One of the spectators is'A Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year in London', c1825. A pedestrian struggling through the snow, facing a driving blizzard with a broken umbrella. In the background is a carriage and pair, men shovelling snow from roofs, and a man slipping on the ice.