Lectern, c15th century? xraying The woman on the left

The woman on the left is wearing an off the shoulder dress with a very full skirt that was achieved by wearing lots of petticoats

The strike failed to achieve its objectives and the following year the government passed the Trade Disputes and Trade Union Act which forbade sympathetic strikes

one flirting with a fan

A map of the Thames from source to sea

The Paddington Canal first opened in 1801

Lectern, c15th century? xraying The woman on the leftLectern, c15th century?, (1843). Bookstand from a church or monastery, used for reading the litany or sermon. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).