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The 1880s Collection: On guard DD75_00082

On guard DD75_00082
Church Street, Minories, City of London. Timber-frames buttress the wall of a building on Church Street, with a policeman guarding the entrance to the site

The 1880s Collection: Ballooning CVS01_01_042

Ballooning CVS01_01_042
Tales of balloon flight. Hand-coloured engraving of two men in a balloon flying over London. This engraving is by William Lionel Wyllie

The 1880s Collection: John Rylands Library BL15842

John Rylands Library BL15842
John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The front of John Rylands Library seen from Deansgate. When John Rylands died in 1888 his wife commissioned architect Basil Champneys to design a library

The 1880s Collection: Leighton Buzzard Market Cross BB86_01958

Leighton Buzzard Market Cross BB86_01958
Market Cross, Market Square, Leighton Buzzard, Leighton-Linslade, Central Bedfordshire. A horse and cart beside the Market Cross, Leighton Buzzard, with a market taking place in the square

The 1880s Collection: Kits Coty House under the Act AL2400 / 033 / 02

Kits Coty House under the Act AL2400 / 033 / 02
Kits Coty House, Aylesford, Kent. Attributed to Flaxman Charles John Spurrell (1842-1915). Silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print 1888

The 1880s Collection: Kits Coty House AL2400 / 033 / 01

Kits Coty House AL2400 / 033 / 01
Kits Coty House, Aylesford, Kent. Attributed to Flaxman Charles John Spurrell (1842-1915) Albumen print 1880. Flaxman Spurrells photograph album contains two photographs of Kits Coty House

The 1880s Collection: Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503

Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503
Alhambra theatre, Leicester Square, Westminster, London 1870-'82. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative. The Alhambra in Londons Leicester Square was the brainchild of the impresario

The 1880s Collection: The Priory Wherwell AL2365_011_02

The Priory Wherwell AL2365_011_02
Group portrait in the grounds of The Priory, Wherwell, Hampshire. Members of the Iremonger family, owners of The Priory from the mid-18th century until 1914

The 1880s Collection: Angel Inn AL0144_080_01

Angel Inn AL0144_080_01
The Angel Inn, Highgate, London. Situated only five miles from Westminster and the City of London, and the meeting place of several roads, the village of Highgate was a convenient stopover place

The 1880s Collection: Fenian bombing BL05153

Fenian bombing BL05153
THE RISING SUN, Great Scotland Yard, London W1. Bomb damage to Rising Sun pub, showing its windows blown out and staff standing beside a damaged carriage lying in a pile of rubble

The 1880s Collection: Eton College Chapel CC41_00071

Eton College Chapel CC41_00071
ETON COLLEGE, Eton, Berkshire. Interior view of the chapel looking east towards the altar and beautiful stained glass window. The choirstalls in the foreground are very ornately carved

The 1880s Collection: Newbury Jubilee Clock CC97_02767

Newbury Jubilee Clock CC97_02767
NEWBURY, Berkshire. The clock that commemorates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria (1887) stands at the three-way junction of the London and Bath roads in the town

The 1880s Collection: Maidenhead Bridge CC97_02744

Maidenhead Bridge CC97_02744
MAIDENHEAD BRIDGE, Maidenhead, Berkshire. The north aspect of the bridge seen from the Buckinghamshire bank, with a small party of girls walking along the riverside path

The 1880s Collection: Maidenhead Railway Bridge CC97_02735

Maidenhead Railway Bridge CC97_02735
MAIDENHEAD, Berkshire. A view of the graceful arches of Brunels famous bridge as they cross the River Thames, seen here from the Berkshire riverbank

The 1880s Collection: Eel traps CC76_00240

Eel traps CC76_00240
BRAY, Berkshire. A small weir with a channel made from branches with nine eel bucks attached. These bucks, made from woven willow

The 1880s Collection: Travelling performers CC71_00073

Travelling performers CC71_00073
TAPLOW, Buckinghamshire. Looking down a street in the village with two travelling punchinellos or performers, one with a monkey companion and the other a one man band

The 1880s Collection: Thames towpath CC97_02852

Thames towpath CC97_02852
RIVER THAMES near Sonning, Berkshire. A man carrying a couple of baskets stands on the tow path below the lock with the eighteenth century bridge in the distance. Photographed in 1885 by Henry Taunt

The 1880s Collection: Windsor Castle CC72_02426

Windsor Castle CC72_02426
WINDSOR CASTLE, Berkshire. A view of the castle from above Romney Lock. Although William the Conqueror had a castle on this site

The 1880s Collection: Windsor Castle CC41_00056

Windsor Castle CC41_00056
WINDSOR CASTLE, Berkshire. View from the junction of High Street and Peascod Street looking along Castle Hill with the statue of Queen Victoria in the foreground

The 1880s Collection: St Johns Lock, Lechlade AL0488_004_02

St Johns Lock, Lechlade AL0488_004_02
ST JOHNs LOCK, Lechlade, Gloucestershire. The weir and lock keepers house at St Johns Lock on the River Thames. A man sits on the riverbank and contemplates the reeds

The 1880s Collection: Workman Bridge, Evesham CC56_01122

Workman Bridge, Evesham CC56_01122
WORKMAN BRIDGE, Evesham, Worcestershire. A view of the Bridge built in 1866 leading into the town from Bengeworth. Showing the River Avon

The 1880s Collection: Bargate, Southampton CC39_00472

Bargate, Southampton CC39_00472
BARGATE, Southampton, Hampshire. Exterior view looking south through the medieval gatehouse at the northern entrance to the town. Workmen pose with their cart in front of the gate

The 1880s Collection: Kiftsgate Court CC72_01999

Kiftsgate Court CC72_01999
KIFTSGATE COURT, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire. A distant view of the house from the road. The origins of the house are late 18th century - it was built for Walwyn Graves (born 1744)

The 1880s Collection: Cirencester Market Place CC57_00055

Cirencester Market Place CC57_00055
CIRENCESTER, Gloucestershire. Looking down the market place from the parish church of the capital of the Cotswolds. Showing the north side shop fronts with their awnings out over the pavement

The 1880s Collection: Royal Agricultural College CC57_00023

Royal Agricultural College CC57_00023
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. General view of the main entrance and tower from the tree-lined approach road. Photographed in 1883by Henry Taunt

The 1880s Collection: Marlow Bridge CC73_00786

Marlow Bridge CC73_00786
MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. View looking east along the Thames towards the suspension bridge and the parish church. The bridge dates from same period (built between 1829 and 1832)

The 1880s Collection: All Saints Church, Marlow CC73_00782

All Saints Church, Marlow CC73_00782
MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Looking across the Thames with the bridge and All Saints Church beyond, taken from the Compleat Angler Hotel

The 1880s Collection: Marlow regatta CC73_00666

Marlow regatta CC73_00666
MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A view of the river filled with small row boats and houseboats during the regatta held annually between at least 1855 and 2001 on the River Thames

The 1880s Collection: Magdalen College bell tower CC50_00191

Magdalen College bell tower CC50_00191
MAGDALEN COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. A street view looking along the High Street towards the 144 foot high bell tower of Magdalen College

The 1880s Collection: Royal Courts of Justice, London BB95_15544

Royal Courts of Justice, London BB95_15544
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE, The Strand, London. A perspective view of the Royal Courts of Justice, looking east down The Strand towards St Dunstan in the West

The 1880s Collection: Putney Old Bridge CC41_00090

Putney Old Bridge CC41_00090
PUTNEY OLD BRIDGE, Putney, Greater London. Exterior view of the old timber bridge looking across river from Putney. This bridge, rebuilt in stone in 1884-6 was once a notorious place for duels

The 1880s Collection: Hammersmith Bridge CC73_00254

Hammersmith Bridge CC73_00254
HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE, Barnes, Greater London. This decorative suspension bridge is seen here from the riverbank. It was built in 1887, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette

The 1880s Collection: Fish wharf at Billingsgate Market CC72_01834

Fish wharf at Billingsgate Market CC72_01834
BILLINGSGATE MARKET, Lower Thames Street, City of London. Looking from London Bridge down the Thames with the Tower of London in the distance

The 1880s Collection: Putney New Bridge CC63_00030

Putney New Bridge CC63_00030
PUTNEY NEW BRIDGE, Putney, Greater London. The new five span bridge of 1882-6 designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette to replace the 26 span wooden bridge of 1727-9, busy with people and carriages

The 1880s Collection: Hammersmith Bridge CC63_00026

Hammersmith Bridge CC63_00026
HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE, Hammersmith, Greater London. The bridge built by Sir Joseph Bazalgette in 1883-7, taken from the south, with elephantine ornament in the foregound

The 1880s Collection: Richmond Bridge AL0488_066_02

Richmond Bridge AL0488_066_02
RICHMOND BRIDGE, Richmond upon Thames, London. Richmond Bridge was built between 1774-7 by James Paine and Kenton Couse. It was widened in 1937-9. Photographed by Henry Taunt between 1860 and 1887

The 1880s Collection: Minster Lovell Hall CC73_01313

Minster Lovell Hall CC73_01313
MINSTER LOVELL HALL, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire. The ruins of the former medieval manor house from the ford, built in c.1431-42 by the 7th Lord Lovell incorporating an earlier building

The 1880s Collection: Eaton Hall fireplace, 1887 BL08270

Eaton Hall fireplace, 1887 BL08270
EATON HALL, Eaton, Cheshire. The fireplace and ornate mantlepiece in the saloon at Eaton Hall. Eaton Hall was remodelled in the Gothic style in 1870-1882 by Alfred Waterhouse for the Duke of

The 1880s Collection: Masons College, Birmingham BL14248

Masons College, Birmingham BL14248
MASONs COLLEGE, Paradise Street, Birmingham. Inside the Natural History Museum. Established as a college of science by Josiah Mason in 1880 it was intended to equip its graduates to serve local

The 1880s Collection: Cliveden ferry CC72_01262

Cliveden ferry CC72_01262
CLIVEDEN FERRY, Cliveden, Taplow, Buckinghamshire. The ferryman is ready to take two men and a boy across the river. The man seated on the side of the boat holds a camera

The 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08412_al0433

National Liberal Club BL08412_al0433
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view of the Card Room. The National Liberal Club was built in 1884-1887 to designs by the architect Alfred Waterhouse

The 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08410

National Liberal Club BL08410
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior detail of fireplace and collonaded corner niche in the Smoking Room

The 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08409

National Liberal Club BL08409
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view of the Dining Room at the National Liberal Club

The 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08411

National Liberal Club BL08411
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view of the Smoking Room. The National Liberal Club was built in 1884-1887 to designs by the architect Alfred Waterhouse

The 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08413

National Liberal Club BL08413
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view of the billiard room at the National Liberal Club

The 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08406

National Liberal Club BL08406
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view. The staircase at the National Liberal Club, seen through a double arcade

The 1880s Collection: Harrods Shoe Department 1919 BL24450_021

Harrods Shoe Department 1919 BL24450_021
HARRODS, Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London. Baroque luxury of the ladies shoe department in Harrods. The ornate plaster ceiling

The 1880s Collection: The Grange, Northington BL08705

The Grange, Northington BL08705
THE GRANGE, Northington, Hampshire. Interior view of the dining room at The Grange. The Grange at Northington was originally built in 1670-1673, and was subject to extensive later alterations

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