Taking Soundings Richard I the Lionheart In the background is Sadler's

In the background is Sadler's Wells Theatre with green awning

Hank Marvin - From A Distance - The Event

Behind are the entrance gates to a stately home

and this divergence led to Lincoln's re-election

Taking Soundings Richard I the Lionheart In the background is Sadler'sTaking Soundings, 1888. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition, Mr Gladstone, is on board ship and taking soundings of recent public opinion. Although there would not be a further General Election until 1902, Gladstone persistently kept trying to assess when he should try and force the Government to go to the country. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 5, 1888.