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Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Judge of the High Court of Justice, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Judge of the High Court of Justice, 1882. Admitted to the bar in 1854, Stephen (1829-1894) wrote several important works on jurisprudence

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. First elected to Parliament in 1859, Lawson (1829-1906) was one of the leading figures in the temperance movement

George Dunlop Leslie, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
George Dunlop Leslie, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. The son of the painter Charles Robert Leslie, George Dunlop Leslie (1836-1921) became a Royal Academician in 1876

Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1882. Granville George Leveson-Gower (1815-1891), 2nd Earl Granville held various ministerial posts in Liberal governments of the mid to late

Reverend Richard William Church, Dean of St. Pauls, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Reverend Richard William Church, Dean of St. Paul s, 1882. Church (1815-1890) was nominated to the deanery of St Pauls Cathedral in 1871 by WE Gladstone

John Pettie, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John Pettie, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Pettie (1839-1893) was born in Edinburgh and moved to London in 1862, two years after he first exhibited at the Royal Academy

Right Reverend James Colquhoun Campbell DD, Bishop of Bangor, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Reverend James Colquhoun Campbell DD, Bishop of Bangor, 1882. Campbell was Bishop of Bangor from 1859-1890. From Men of Mark

Major-General Lord Chelmsford, British soldier, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Major-General Lord Chelmsford, British soldier, 1882. Frederick Augustus Thesiger (1827-1905), 2nd Baron Chelmsford, was commander of the British forces that suffered a disastrous defeat by the Zulus

William Quiller Orchardson, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Quiller Orchardson, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Born in Scotland, Orchardson (1832-1910) was a subject and portrait painter who moved to London in 1862

John Fowler, civil engineer, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John Fowler, civil engineer, 1882. Together with Benjamin Baker, Fowler (1817-1898) designed the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland

Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, British soldier and orientalist, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, British soldier and orientalist, 1882. Rawlinsons (1810-1895) archaeological work in Meopotamia helped to bring about the decipherment of cuneiform script

Reverend Charles John Vaughan, DD, Dean of Llandaff and Master of the Temple, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Reverend Charles John Vaughan, DD, Dean of Llandaff and Master of the Temple, 1882. Educated at Rugby School, Vaughan (1816-1897) took orders in 1841, becoming vicar of St Martin s, Leicester

William Ewart Gladstone MP, British Liberal Prime Minister, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Ewart Gladstone MP, British Liberal Prime Minister, 1882. William Gladstone (1809-1898) was born in Liverpool and educated at Oxford from where in 1832 he embarked on his political career

Reverend Edward Meyrick Goulburn, Dean of Norwich, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Reverend Edward Meyrick Goulburn, Dean of Norwich, 1880. In 1849 he was elected head master of Rugby School until 1857 when he resigned

Thomas Hughes, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Thomas Hughes, 1880. The author of Tom Browns School Days, first published in 1856. In 1861 he went on to publish Tom Brown at Oxford

Earl of Carnarvon, President of the Society of Antiquaries, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Earl of Carnarvon, President of the Society of Antiquaries, 1880. His maiden speech in the House of Lords brought him to the attention of Lord Derby

Sir Robert Porrett Collier, judge of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Robert Porrett Collier, judge of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1880. He was active member of the Anti-Cornlaw League

James Clarke Hook, Royal Academician, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Clarke Hook, Royal Academician, 1880. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839. His early paintings were depictions of historical and heroic events, and events from romantic literature

Sir Anthony Cleasby, judge of the High Court of Justice, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Anthony Cleasby, judge of the High Court of Justice, 1880. He was called to the bar in 1831. In 1861 he was appointed a queens counsel

Thomas Faed, Royal Academician, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Thomas Faed, Royal Academician, 1880. He studied at the Edinburgh School of Design, and in 1849 was elected as an associate of the Scottish Academy

Birket Foster, member of the Watercolour Society, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Birket Foster, member of the Watercolour Society, 1880. At the age of sixteen he became an apprentice for Mr Landells who was a well known wood engraver

William Bowman, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Bowman, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1880. In 1839 he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Alfred Henry Thesiger, Lord Justice of Appeal, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Alfred Henry Thesiger, Lord Justice of Appeal, 1880. He was called to the bar in 1862, and in 1873 he became a queens counsel. In 1877 he was appointed attorney-general to the Prince of Wales

Sir Henry Manisty, judge of the High Court of Justice, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Henry Manisty, judge of the High Court of Justice, 1880. He was called to the bar in 1845. In 1857 he was made a queens counsel. In 1876 he was made a judge of the High Court and was knighted

Walter William Ouless, portrait painter, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Walter William Ouless, portrait painter, 1880. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1869. He was elected Associate of the Academy in 1877, and Royal Academician in 1881

Lord Augustus Loftus, governor of New South Wales, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Lord Augustus Loftus, governor of New South Wales, 1880. He started his diplomatic career in 1837 as attache in Berlin. In 1848 he accompanied Sir Stratford Canning on visits to the royal courts of

Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe Owen, director of the South Kensington Museum, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe Owen, director of the South Kensington Museum, 1880. In 1855 he was appointed one of the superintendents of the British section of the International Exhibition held at

Sir James Plaisted Wilde, judge of the Court of Arches, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir James Plaisted Wilde, judge of the Court of Arches, 1880. In 1860 he was appointed Baron of the Exchequer. In 1863 he was appointed Judge of the Court of Probate

Kuo Sung-Tao, first Chinese envoy to Great Britain, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Kuo Sung-Tao, first Chinese envoy to Great Britain, 1880. In 1875 he was commissioned by the Chinese Government to be the first diplomat that China had sent to a foreign country

Edward John Poynter, President of the Royal Academy, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Edward John Poynter, President of the Royal Academy, 1880. During a visit to Rome in 1853 he made the acquaintance of Lord Leighton, who encouraged him to study art futher

Lord Arthur Charles Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Lord Arthur Charles Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1880. He was appointed bishop in 1869, after being recommended by Gladstone

Sir William Milbourne James, Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir William Milbourne James, Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal, 1880. He held the various posts of junior counsel to the treasury in equity, junior counsel to the woods and forests department

Reverand Charles Haddon Spurgeon, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Reverand Charles Haddon Spurgeon, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, 1880. He preached his first sermon at the age of sixteen, and quickly became known for his oratory skills

Sir Charles Reed, chairman of the London School Board, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Charles Reed, chairman of the London School Board, 1880. He was instrumental in the setting up of a free public library in the City of London

Professor Edward Frankland, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Professor Edward Frankland, 1880. He became professor of chemistry in 1850 at the Royal College of Engineers, and in 1865 became professor of chemistry at the Royal School of Mines

Sir Fitz-Roy Edward Kelly, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Fitz-Roy Edward Kelly, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, 1880. He was appointed solicitor-general in 1845, during the administration of Sir Robert Peel

James Russell Woodford, Bishop of Ely, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Russell Woodford, Bishop of Ely, 1880. In 1869 he received a Doctorate in Divinity, and in 1872 was appointed one of the queens chaplains

Erskine Nicol, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Erskine Nicol, 1880. He exhibited his first painting at the Royal Scottish Academy at the age of fifteen. In 1846 he went to Dublin, and taught privately there for the next five years

Reverend Joseph Barber Lightfoot, Bishop Designate of Durham, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Reverend Joseph Barber Lightfoot, Bishop Designate of Durham, 1880. He became the bishop of Durham in 1879. For a period of ten years he was a member of the New Testament Company of Revisers

John Hall Gladstone, President of the Chemical Society, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John Hall Gladstone, President of the Chemical Society, 1880. He lectured at St Thomass Hospital from 1850 to 1852. In 1853 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster, 1880. He became dean in 1864. He was a great traveller and travelled extensivley in Europe, America and Asia

William Gifford Palgrave, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Gifford Palgrave, 1880. After university he went to India and was a lieutenant in the 8th Bombay regiment of the infantry. From 1838-1853 he was involved in missionary work in Southern India

Edward White Benson, Lord Bishop of Truro, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Edward White Benson, Lord Bishop of Truro, 1880. Benson was headmaster of Welligton School from 1858 until 1872, when he was appointed a Canon Residentiary and Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral

Richard Assheton Cross, MP, Home Secretary, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Richard Assheton Cross, MP, Home Secretary, 1880. First elected to Parliament as a Conservative MP in 1857, Cross came to prominence in the General Election of 1868

Rev Sir Frederick A Gore Ouseley, Bart, Professor of Music at the University of Oxford, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Rev Sir Frederick A Gore Ouseley, Bart, Professor of Music at the University of Oxford, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Right Rev Alfred Blomfield, DD, Bishop of Colchester, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Rev Alfred Blomfield, DD, Bishop of Colchester, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Charles William Siemens, DCL, FRS, German electrical engineer and inventor, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Charles William Siemens, DCL, FRS, German electrical engineer and inventor, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

John MacWhirter, ARA, HRSA, Scottish painter, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John MacWhirter, ARA, HRSA, Scottish painter, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

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Locks have been an integral part of human civilization for centuries, serving various purposes and captivating our imagination. From the picturesque Caen Hill Locks with narrow boats in Wiltshire, UK, to the enchanting illustrations of Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes, locks have always held a certain allure. The Thos. Brett Cleveland and O. Diebold Safe & Lock Company reminds us of the importance of security and protection that locks provide. In bustling HULL DOCKS, locks play a crucial role in regulating water levels and facilitating trade. In Stoke Bruerne's Canal village and Waterways Museum along the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, we can witness the rich history of canal systems and their intricate lock mechanisms. The Indian Smoothbore musket from Pattern 1858 symbolizes how even firearms relied on locking mechanisms for precision. Artistic depictions like A Man Loaded with Mischief or Matrimony highlight how locks have been used as metaphors throughout history to represent secrets or barriers that need unlocking. Trent Locks in the UK showcases how these structures connect different waterways seamlessly. Pedro Miguel Locks at the Panama Canal demonstrate engineering marvels that allow ships to traverse vast distances through interconnected locks. Ullapool's breathtaking view from atop a hill reminds us that sometimes we need to climb higher to unlock new perspectives. Narrow boats navigating through Liverpool Leeds canal's five-lock ladder exemplify both skillful navigation and reliance on well-maintained lock systems. Similarly, Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal in Buckinghamshire showcases tranquil scenes where narrow boats patiently await passage through each lock. Whether it is about trade facilitation, security measures, historical significance or simply appreciating nature's beauty intertwined with human ingenuity - these diverse examples remind us why locks continue to captivate our attention worldwide.