Pen and ink drawing showing demolition of Highbury Barn after bawdy behaviour lead to a court case and the authorities revoked its dancing licence. Workmen dismantling the open-air dancing platform. The gardens were built over by 1883.

• Keywords
  PLEASURE GARDENS, PUBLIC HOUSES, LABOURERS, VICTORIAN PERIOD, TOPOGRAPHICAL CHANGE
• Geographical keyword
  HIGHBURY PARK
• Persons keyword
  Highbury Park Highbury Barn Tavern Public House