View of the Cotton's Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London Size:S: 36 x 28cm Interior view of Guildhall Library

Interior view of Guildhall Library

A man reads from a newspaper to others round a table

The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is visible at right

Well-to-do people - the men in top hats - watch a military band

View of the Cotton's Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London Size:S: 36 x 28cm Interior view of Guildhall LibraryView of the Cotton's Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London, 1861. The scene as it appeared on the morning of Monday June 24th, after burning for two days and nights. The fire is still blazing fiercely on the warehouse on the left, while of those to the right only the burnt out walls remain. The sky is filled with black smoke, and the moon appears from behind a cloud. Jets of water from firefighting teams are visible at left and right. The River Thames in the