Guildhall, City of London: the Court of Common Council in session in the Council Chamber

SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. II, pl. 42 after p. 116 NOTES: The original medieval building of 1411 was badly damaged during the Great Fire of London in 1666. The surviving exterior walls were heightened and its repair and embellishement was completed in 1673 under the supervision of Wren.