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A View of Messrs. Barclay & Perkins's Brewery.

This Plate is Dedicated by Permission to Messrs. Barclay and Perkins, by their Obedient and Obliged Servant, D. Wolstenholme.

WOLSTENHOLME, D[ean]
London,
Published by Dean Wolstenholme, 22 Chads Row, Gray's Inn Road,
1840
Engraving with aquatint.
Image: 403 by 594mm (15.75 by 23.5 inches). Sheet: 610 by 875mm (24 by 34.5 inches).
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A print of the Barclay and Perkins brewery in Southwark. The brewery was bought by the Barclay banking family in 1781, and an American nephew placed in charge alongside the existing manager, Perkins.

The brewery was successful, although the print shows it in its second incarnation, as it burnt down in 1832. It was a model of industrial innovation, and was viewed as a tourist attraction by visitors to London. One visitor, however, received a chilly welcome: the b...