by Geoffrey Godden:
OLD BISHOPSGATE
This is one of the London views first issued at the 1885 International Inventions Exhibition. It is found mounted singly or in the multi-subject mount, where the title is given as 'Ye Olde Bishopsgate'; but in the individually mounted examples which I have examined, the title is given simply as 'Old Bishopsgate', and as such it was originally sold at 6d.
Other comments:
This silk was mounted by GRANT with the printed title above of " YE OLDE BISHOPSGATE ". It was also printed with the title " OLD BISHOPSGATE " (recorded as gt516).
This silk picture also features as part of the various multi-silk pictures produced by GRANT. These include:
gt4: International Inventions Exhibition, London, 1885
(comprising 'Ye Church of All Hallows' and 'Ye Olde Bishopsgate' )
gt10: 'Ye Church of All Hallows' and 'Ye Olde Bishopsgate'
gt26: International Inventions Exhibition, London, 1885
(comprising London City Arms, 'Ye Church of All Hallows', Ye Olde London Streete', and 'Ye Olde Bishopsgate')
gt36: Ye Views of Olde London
(comprising London City Arms, 'Ye Church of All Hallows', Ye Olde London Streete', and 'Ye Olde Bishopsgate')
For some reason however, GRANT also produced a woven silk which is an exact mirror image of the one above; roofline sloping down from left to right, instead of up; with this version recorded as gt805.
This version of woven silk is included in the following multi-silk pictures:
gt32: Views of Ye Olde London Streete
(comprising Edinburgh (sic) City Arms, 'Ye Church of All Hallows', Ye Olde London Streete', and 'Ye Olde Bishopsgate')
gt56: The Old London Album
