View of the River Thames during the 1683-1684 frost fair, London Size:Large: 7 x 5in By the 18th century the

By the 18th century the palace with its 15th century Great Hall had fallen into disrepair

View of the Old Goat and Compasses Inn on Marylebone Road

Great George Street

Thomas Quested Finnis

View of the River Thames during the 1683-1684 frost fair, London Size:Large: 7 x 5in By the 18th century theView of the River Thames during the 1683 1684 frost fair, London, 1716. Eating, drinking and entertainment booths can be seen stretching across the ice. Figures travel by horse drawn coach, skates, boats with wheels and boats transformed into sledges. The item has been divided into 45 playing cards with instructions in the margins. Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the 'Little Ice Age'.