The Man in Possession Parliament building wearing a winged hat and

wearing a winged hat and winged shoes

Princess Anne and Prince Edward at Buckingham Palace

Church of St Olave Jewry

taken from the corner of Bank Buildings with omnibus and coach in the foreground

The Anchor Brewery

The Man in Possession Parliament building wearing a winged hat and'The Man in Possession', 1877. Russia is depicted as rowing her boat, loaded with gunpowder, at the lock gates of the Suez Canal. The lock is being guarded by a good, solid, British lockkeeper. This relates to the war recently declared on Turkey by Russia. Lord Derby, the former Conservative Prime Minister, had been in contact with Russia to express the Government's concern that the Suez Canal should not be targeted. Russia replied that, provided