HJ Lawson and his wife at the start of the Emancipation Run pebbles Partial view of Bridewell quadrangle

Partial view of Bridewell quadrangle

at the corner of Smithfield and Cow Lane

View of the Ship Tavern on the corner of Goodman's Yard and Minories

Part of the side of the old St Paul's Cathedral

HJ Lawson and his wife at the start of the Emancipation Run pebbles Partial view of Bridewell quadrangleHJ Lawson and his wife at the start of the Emancipation Run, Brighton, East Sussex, 1896. A crowd of people stand behind them. The run was from London to Brighton, and was a celebration of the repeal of the Red Flag Act of 1865. The act specified that every car must have at least three persons in attendance; for various reasons including one person being needed to steer, one to work the brakes and one to walk ahead wih a red flag to warn people of the