The Old Hall, Staple Inn, Holborn, London Size:L: 100 x 50cm The ancient Egyptian obelisk carved

The ancient Egyptian obelisk carved in granite and was erected on the bank of the River Thames in 1878

Steamers and warships can be seen in the background

with notes relating to the druids and sketches of cromlechs in Ireland

The victim is tied to a contrivance which winds a rope more and more tightly until his ribs are crushed

The Old Hall, Staple Inn, Holborn, London Size:L: 100 x 50cm The ancient Egyptian obelisk carvedThe Old Hall, Staple Inn, Holborn, London, c1920s. Staple Inn on High Holborn, one of central London's few surviving Tudor buildings, dates from 1585. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, The second series of British royal and ancient buildings.