Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow 'Head of a judge: representation

'Head of a judge: representation of the ice in the fountain of Garden Court in the Temple on Monday 26th January 1795 which remained nearly in the same shape for several days'

One of four images

in civic costume wearing a robe and carrying a scroll of paper

) fighting in the street

In his other hand he holds a ferret

Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow 'Head of a judge: representationWard Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Two further Beadles stand in the distance with two figures operating weighing machinery. Ward Beadles hold an annual meeting on the first Friday in September, known as Wardmotes, when they elect citizens to be their representatives on the Court of Common Council.