3-070-676 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Lord Mayor's Procession: the Fire Brigade passing the Arch in Lothbury, 1881. 'The Ward Rejoices'. Men of the Fire Brigades Association march through the City of London. A new Lord Mayor of London is appointed every year, and the public parade that takes place as their inauguration ceremony reflects that this was once one of the most prominent offices in England. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.