The Embankment 1874 photography Two buses and a number

Two buses and a number of hansom cabs are shown

then catching them again' earned the measure the popular title of 'The Cat and Mouse Act'

many of these porters would already have been working for hours

and with a combined audience of over 100

The London Hippodrome

The Embankment 1874 photography Two buses and a numberThe Embankment, 1874: oil on canvas. This view looks east from the terrace of Somerset House, near Waterloo Bridge. In the foreground, the newly completed Victoria Embankment can be seen. On the right, beyond Blackfriars Bridge, is Cannon Street Station (completed in 1866). The panorama is similar to Canaletto's views of London from the same vantage point, painted in the 1740s. Once the embankment was completed, the river appeared much narrower.