Taking water for Vauxhall, be careful my love, don't expose your leg, London pastime with boys in the dormitory

with boys in the dormitory

looking south down Fish Street Hill

View of Cannon Street Station with street scene including horse drawn carriages in the foreground

directing jets of water towards the flames

while alarmed drovers shout and wave sticks to warn him off

Taking water for Vauxhall, be careful my love, don't expose your leg, London pastime with boys in the dormitory'Taking water for Vauxhall, be careful my love, don't expose your leg', London, 1790; scene at the foot of some riverside steps showing a waterman apparently thigh deep in water, holding his boat steady while a young man assists his beloved to embark at the foot of some steps.