
In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates, novelist Henry Fielding and his brother, John, obtained a grant from Parliament allowing them to bring some law and order to the crime-ridden boroughs of Central London.
John Fielding

Henry Fielding

Lord Newcastle

Mary Fielding
Saunders Welch

Daniel Carne

Tom Talbot

Tom Quin
Tom Jones
