Omnibuses Collection

View of St Pauls Cathedral. From Fleet Street, London. Ye old Cheshire Cheese pub is seen on the left. A man can be seen removing horse excrement from the street on the right

Victoria Station, 1920s (b / w photo)
XJF294007 Victoria Station, 1920s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Notre-Dame de Paris, 02–1901. Creator: Unknown
Notre-Dame de Paris, 02-1901

Bus leaving Terni
3787544 Bus leaving Terni; (add.info.: Bus leaving Terni on the way to the port of Garibaldi, Italy. Illustration from Liebig collectible card series)

Omnibus, Berlin - early 20th century
3785450 Omnibus, Berlin - early 20th century; (add.info.: Omnibus, Berlin - early 20th century. Route from Hallesches Tor to Chausseestrasze.); Lebrecht History

Omnibus in Naples, Italy
3787543 Omnibus in Naples, Italy; (add.info.: Omnibus in Naples, Italy. Illustration from Liebig collectible card series: Tramways Yesterday and Today)

Piccadilly Circus - The Hub of the Universe: The Centre of the World, 1900, (1933). The busy thoroughfare in Westminster, London, with horse-drawn traffic

Oxford Street, 1909, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Oxford Street, 1909, (1933). View of horse-drawn buses and pedestrians in the busy shopping area of Oxford Street, London. From " The Pageant of the Century". [Odhams Press Ltd, 1933]

The Strand, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
The Strand, London, c1910. Open-topped omnibuses on one of Londons main streets which runs from Trafalgar Square to join Fleet Street

Horse drawn omnibuses Tottenham Court Road
Close up view of two full omnibuses. Postcard shows adverts for Bryant and May matches and Bensons luggage Date: circa 1900

Pullman Luxury Motor Bus 1908
Three new luxurious public omnibuses started to run from between Queen's Gate and Portland Place, London. Holding nine passengers with upholstered arm-chairs that turned. Date: 1908

Half a mile away from Westminster, Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridge, situated at the northern end of Walworth Road and the beginning of New Cross Road

The Royal Exchange, London, c. 1900 (b/w photo)
XJF283184 The Royal Exchange, London, c.1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

London Bridge, 1850-1900. Creator: Unknown
London Bridge, 1850-1900. [Pedestrians, horse-drawn carts and buses crossing the River Thames. In the background are the Monument to the Great Fire of London, and the Church of St Magnus the Martyr]

The Royal Exchange, 1850-1900. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Exchange, 1850-1900. [Horse-drawn traffic in the financial centre of the City of London]. Albumen print, from the album " Views of London"

Broadway, New-York from Canal to Grand Street, West Side, 1856. Creator: Julius Bien
Broadway, New-York from Canal to Grand Street, West Side, 1856

Royal Exchange, London, , c. 1890-1900 (photochrom)
5242386 Royal Exchange, London, , c.1890-1900 (photochrom) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paris: Gateways to the Court of the Carrousel (b / w photo)
6007818 Paris: Gateways to the Court of the Carrousel (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gateways to the Court of the Carrousel)

Passengers travelling on the omnibus while children turn cartwheels on the street below (colour litho)
960898 Passengers travelling on the omnibus while children turn cartwheels on the street below (colour litho) by Crane, Thomas (1808-59); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Omnibus)

Road steamer and omnibus for the Indian government (engraving)
728579 Road steamer and omnibus for the Indian government (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Road steamer and omnibus for the Indian government)

Regent Street, London (b / w photo)
XJF391550 Regent Street, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: image shows the original John Nash designed buildings; ); English, out of copyright

The tramway strike in Milan, strikers trying to prevent the resumption of service with other personnel (colour litho)
2815071 The tramway strike in Milan, strikers trying to prevent the resumption of service with other personnel (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Gaiety Theatre and Strand, London (colour photo)
3096708 The Gaiety Theatre and Strand, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gaiety Theatre and Strand, London)

Hotel Cecil, London (colour photo)
3094825 Hotel Cecil, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Cecil, London. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

3094814

New Dock Offices, Liverpool (colour photo)
3096733 New Dock Offices, Liverpool (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Dock Offices, Liverpool)

London Bridge, Great Cab Strike 1853
The Great Cab Strike: The rush for omnibuses, at the South-Eastern Railway Terminus, London Bridge. Date: 1853

The Bowery, looking north from Canal Street, New York City, 1888 (litho)
745263 The Bowery, looking north from Canal Street, New York City, 1888 (litho) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Entrance to Victoria Station, London. Date: circa 1908

A Busy Corner in Paris, Omnibuses starting from the Place de la Madeleine (chromolitho)
1051960 A Busy Corner in Paris, Omnibuses starting from the Place de la Madeleine (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Busy Corner in Paris)

Photograph showing busy Westminster Bridge with pedestrians walking across and a steady flow of traffic made up of public transport trams, omnibuses and some horse and carts. Date: 1935

Knightsbridge, London (colour photo)
3105930 Knightsbridge, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knightsbridge, London)

Gare de Paris-Est, Paris (colour photo)
3102125 Gare de Paris-Est, Paris (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gare de Paris-Est, Paris)

The Cock Tavern, Highbury, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
XJF359039 The Cock Tavern, Highbury, c.1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Finsbury Park Station, c. 1923 (b / w photo)
XJF359038 Finsbury Park Station, c.1923 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Regent Circus, London, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
XJF283157 Regent Circus, London, c.1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: more commonly known as Oxford Circus; ); English, out of copyright

Holborn from Middle Row, looking East, Omnibuses (engraving)
2793424 Holborn from Middle Row, looking East, Omnibuses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holborn from Middle Row, looking East, Omnibuses)

Postcard showing an omnibus station on the crossroads of Boulevard Montmartre
939887 Postcard showing an omnibus station on the crossroads of Boulevard Montmartre and Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, 1905-10 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

The Bank of England and Mansion House, London (colour photo)
3102173 The Bank of England and Mansion House, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bank of England and Mansion House, London)

Omnibuses at the Bank, London (engraving)
604484 Omnibuses at the Bank, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Omnibuses at the Bank)

Piccadilly, London (b / w photo)
XJF391547 Piccadilly, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: early 20th century photo; ); English, out of copyright

View of Ludgate Circus, with St. Pauls Cathedral behind (b / w photo)
XJF466242 View of Ludgate Circus, with St. Pauls Cathedral behind (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Market Street, Manchester (colour photo)
3094663 Market Street, Manchester (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Market Street, Manchester)

Aldwych, London (colour photo)
3094487 Aldwych, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aldwych, London. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

High Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland (b / w photo)
3096618 High Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: High Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland)

A London omnibus (colour photo)
3096282 A London omnibus (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A London omnibus. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Cast-Iron Billy, from Street Life in London, by J
659998 Cast-Iron Billy, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith, 1877 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

Punch cartoon regarding John Bright: The Bill Of Fare, 5 February 1870 (engraving)
6034618 Punch cartoon regarding John Bright: The Bill Of Fare, 5 February 1870 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bill Of Fare, 5 February 1870)

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"Journey through Time: Exploring London's Omnibuses" Step into the past and embark on a captivating journey through the bustling streets of London, where omnibuses once reigned supreme. From the iconic view of St Paul's Cathedral, gazing majestically from Fleet Street, to the nostalgic Victoria Station in the 1920s captured in a timeless black and white photograph. Transported back further still, we witness horse-drawn omnibuses gracefully traversing Tottenham Court Road, their rhythmic hooves echoing through history. And then there was Pullman Luxury Motor Bus of 1908, a symbol of opulence and comfort that revolutionized travel for its time. As we venture southwards towards Westminster, Waterloo, and Blackfriars Bridge, an enchanting scene unfolds before our eyes - Walworth Road meets New Cross Road at this very spot. A grand station with a cupola stands proudly as part of the South London Electric Railway network in 1897. Moving onwards to Piccadilly Circus - known as "The Hub of the Universe" or "The Centre of the World" during different eras - we find ourselves amidst vibrant lights and buzzing energy. The Royal Exchange looms elegantly nearby; its architectural beauty encapsulated in a mesmerizing black-and-white photo from around 1900. Continuing along The Strand circa 1910 brings us closer to history unfolding before our eyes. We catch glimpses of daily life passing by unknown creators' lenses – people going about their business while omnibuses weave seamlessly through traffic. Our final stops take us to Army and Navy Stores at Victoria—a haven for shoppers seeking luxury goods—and London Bridge during its transformation between 1850-1900. These snapshots reveal how they were witnesses to progress throughout time. London's they have left an indelible mark on both its landscape and collective memory. They were not merely vehicles, but vessels of stories and connections.