Southwark Fair mb-height 3650 On the right John Boydell

On the right John Boydell and two companions run off furtively

West view of St Luke's Church

Court of Aldermen and Common Council in the Guildhall Council Chamber

a wealthy gambler who is being robbed

'A Bas-Relief to Ovid'

Southwark Fair mb-height 3650 On the right John Boydell'Southwark Fair', 1733. A crowd is enjoying the festivities in Borough High Street, near St George the Martyr, Southwark, London. Among the figures are a group of actors falling from a stage to the left, a man on a tight rope behind, a performing dog and musicians in the foreground. The fair was held for two weeks in September, and was abolished in 1762.