This is a vintage drawing of Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr, Canterbury England. It was build in the 1100s and became a place of accommodation for pilgrims visiting the death place of Thomas Becket.
For our purposes, this black and white engraving of a historical building, shows a glimpse into life in 1827, when the engraving was published. There’s a young boy playing with his hoop, a horse and wagon and a number of people going about their own business along the cobble-stoned street.
It was included in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 268 which was released on August 11, 1827.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.
