Gordon Riots, Newgate Prison, London Size:S: 60 x 45cm The other is on a

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View of the Tower of London with figures and horse-drawn carriages and wagons on a lawn in the foreground and vessels on the River Thames to the right

James Eyre

Designed by John Vanbrugh

Gordon Riots, Newgate Prison, London Size:S: 60 x 45cm The other is on aView of rioters setting fire to Newgate Prison, London, 1780 and burning Mr Akerman's furniture. In the crowd on the right a flag is held with the writing 'No Popery' on it. This riot formed part of the Gordon Riots. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant, was strongly opposed to proposals for Catholic Emancipation. On 2nd June, 1780, Gordon led a crowd of 50,000 people to the House of Commons to present a petition for the repeal of the 1778