A Gin Shop 19th century Toys Reid photographed activity along the

Reid photographed activity along the banks of the River Thames extensively during the late 1920s and early 1930s

which is dominated by the looming dome of St Paul's Cathedral is full of shoppers and tradespeople

Each purchase supports the growth

Watt's cartoons show an acute observation of class distinctions

A Gin Shop 19th century Toys Reid photographed activity along theA Gin Shop. Ink and watercolour over pencil. A Gin Shop where a burly and ugly landlord pours out a glass of gin for a coquettish and brazen woman who is well dressed and makes direct eye contact. At the bar there are two other women, one who is visibly malnourished with a child, and a man who leers at the first woman. Behind the bar are many barrels of gin with taps and a number of glass bottles with stoppers. Gin was one of the worst social evils of