Great Britain - 1811

Withers:
NORWICH
John Barker

905 Penny, 1811.
BARKER, WOOLLEN DRAPER two sheep; 1811 in ex.
℞ NORWICH CASTLE view of castle.
Davis 19
Edge : neatly grained slash B10.
35mm 18.5g Die axis ↑↓.      C

Holden' s Directory for 1809-11 lists 'J Barker, woollen draper and haberdasher' of London Lane. Samuel' s comments, echoed by Davis, that the issuer's name was Samuel, appears to have been a slip of a line confusion as the directory also lists S Barker, Wine and Brandy Merchant, as the next entry. The Norfolk Directory for 1822-23 gives : 'John Barker, Woollen Draper, London-lane'.
Sharp says that the dies were the work of P Wyon.