… Image William Hogarth, ‘Gin Lane and Beer Street’, Royal Academy of Arts, 12/457 & 12/456, 1751. Image Charles Ansell, ‘Refreshment at St Giles's’, The British Museum, … the Act of 1751 provide part of an answer to both questions. William Hogarth, ‘Gin Lane and Beer Street’, Royal Academy of Arts , 12/457 & 12/456, 1751. Beer Street , set in the thriving middle class area around Saint …