The Great Hall, Guildhall, c1808-1810. A print from "The Microcosm of London" by William Henry Pyne (1770-1843). Artists: Thomas Rowlandson (1756 – 1827) and Auguste Charles Pugin (1762–1832). The present Guildhall was begun c1411 and it is the only stone building not belonging to the Church to have survived the Great Fire of London in 1666. The hall was the scene of many famous trials, including those of Lady Jane Grey and Thomas Cranmer.


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