Launch of HMS 'Royal Albert', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent Size:XS: 20 x 15cm The parish beadle prepares to

The parish beadle prepares to strike him with his cane

One can see the layers of crinoline ruffles on the skirt on the right

A cherry seller

Interior view of the Bank of England

' A dust seller with a man climbing a ladder to the dust cart

Launch of HMS 'Royal Albert', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent Size:XS: 20 x 15cm The parish beadle prepares toLaunch of HMS 'Royal Albert', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1854. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony. The 'Royal Albert' was a 121 gun three decker warship. Originally designed as a sailing vessel she was converted to screw propulsion during construction. Woolwich Dockyard was founded by Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship 'Henri Grace a Dieu' (the 'Great Harry'), the largest warship of its time.