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Dick Whittington and His Cat
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Dick Whittington and His Cat is the English folklore surrounding the real-life Richard Whittington, wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London. The legend describes his rise from poverty-stricken
Dick Whittington buys a cat from a woman. Coloured cut from a children's book published in New York, c. 1850 (Dunigan's edition)
Dick Whittington buys a cat from a woman. Coloured cut from a children's book published in New York, c. 1850 (Dunigan's edition)
From title page of The Famous and Remarkable History of Sir Richard Whittington, Three Times Lord-Mayor of London (1770), Thomas and John Fleet, print
From title page of The Famous and Remarkable History of Sir Richard Whittington, Three Times Lord-Mayor of London (1770), Thomas and John Fleet, printers —Boston Public Library
Dick Whittington and His Cat, a statue in the Guildhall, London—Laurence Tindall (1999)
Dick Whittington and His Cat, a statue in the Guildhall, London—Laurence Tindall (1999)
Richard Whittington and his Cat, considered a "fictitious portrait"—Benoist's engraving, after a lost painting at Mercers' Hall, from The New Wonderfu
Richard Whittington and his Cat, considered a "fictitious portrait"—Benoist's engraving, after a lost painting at Mercers' Hall, from The New Wonderful Museum, and Extraordinary Magazine (1805)
St Mary-le-Bow
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The Church of St Mary-le-Bow is a Church of England parish church in the City of London, England. Located on Cheapside, one of the city's oldest thoroughfares, the church was founded in 1080, by Lanfr
Dick Whittington and His Cat
…to flee his service as a scullion one night, heading towards home (or reached Highgate Hill in later tradition), but was dissuaded by the sound of Bow bells, which promised he would be lord mayor of London one day. Since the pre-Victorian era, the story has been a favourite subject of British pantomime…
View from Bow Churchyard
View from Bow Churchyard
The tower of St. Mary-le-Bow as it appeared before the Great Fire
The tower of St. Mary-le-Bow as it appeared before the Great Fire
The ruins of St. Mary-le-Bow after the Blitz
The ruins of St. Mary-le-Bow after the Blitz
Floor plan
Floor plan