London Landscape 1948 Childrens A Chapel Street Market eel

A Chapel Street Market eel stall

that was to run from Camden Town to a site near Newgate in the City of London

George Street in the South East and Albert Terrace in the South West

The fruit trade was increasing at this time

the river and New London Bridge are in the centre ground with the City behind

London Landscape 1948 Childrens A Chapel Street Market eelLondon Landscape by James Fitton, c. 1948. Street scene. Fitton wrote on the 17th August 1948: The setting of the painting is in Brixton. I passed it one day on my way into London and was fascinated by the window full of bills on the derelict shop front it seemed to be blooming like a flower in such a drab setting. I came back the following morning about 6. 30am and using the roof of my car as an easel, I worked on it until the place became too busy