Blackfriar’s Bridge Painting

An image of a river with snowy banks. In the foreground there is a horse drawn sled. It is in a gold frame.
Blackfriars Bridge by John F. Harris

Country of Origin: Canada
Year: ca. 1860
Materials: Oil and canvas 

One of the earliest pictures of Blackfriars Bridge, this image was painted by John Fitzjohn Harris. It depicts a wooden structure over the river. From the image, early London can be seen with small structures along the Thames. 

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.