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The 1890s Photographic Print Collection (#2)

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Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Oxford Music Hall, Oxford Street, London 1893 BL12092

Oxford Music Hall, Oxford Street, London 1893 BL12092
THE OXFORD MUSIC HALL, Oxford Street, Westminster, London. The Oxford Music Hall on the north side of Oxford Street between A. E

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Reculver Towers OP00671

Reculver Towers OP00671
RECULVER TOWERS, Kent. The remains of the west facade of St Marys church stands on the cliff at Reculver. The original 7th century church was built on the site of an abandoned fort

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Althorp BL11672

Althorp BL11672
ALTHORP, Northamptonshire. Interior of the Entrance Hall. Photographed by Bedford Lemere on 15th August 1892

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Euston Arch, London CC97_01007

Euston Arch, London CC97_01007
EUSTON ARCH, London. View of the arch at Euston Station with horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground. The arch was built by Philip Hardwick in 1837

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Natural History Museum CC97_01692

Natural History Museum CC97_01692
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, London. A perspective view of the museum from the road with horse-drawn vehicles. The building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1881

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Smithfield Market CC97_00867

Smithfield Market CC97_00867
SMITHFIELD MARKET, London. A view of the corner of Smithfield Market. It was built between 1851 and 1866 by Horace Jones and was opened in 1868 as the London Central Meat Market

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print 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

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Royal Naval College CC53_00158

Royal Naval College CC53_00158
ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. A view of the Royal Naval College from the opposite bank of the Thames with a moored barge in the foreground

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Port Sunlight BL14041_027

Port Sunlight BL14041_027
LEVER BROTHERS SUNLIGHT SOAP WORKS, Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside. Interior view. Workers packing soap boxes. Photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co. in April 1897

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print 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

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Floral Festival, Chipping Campden CC73_00462

Floral Festival, Chipping Campden CC73_00462
CHIPPING CAMPDEN, Gloucestershire. A milkmaid with a calf followed by a cart bedecked in flowers and flags form part of the procession through the Cotswold town during the Floral Festival

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Smithfield Market, Birmingham c. 1890s OP09004

Smithfield Market, Birmingham c. 1890s OP09004
SMITHFIELD MARKET, Birmingham, West Midlands. A corner of Smithfield Market c.1890s. A steam tram travels down Moat Row towards Smithfield Street

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Shops, Grove Road, Eastbourne BL06649

Shops, Grove Road, Eastbourne BL06649
GROVE ROAD, Eastbourne, East Sussex. A perspective view of the exterior of a parade of shops in Grove Road in Eastbourne with people on the pavement

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Victorian Department Store BL10575

Victorian Department Store BL10575
J GOODE AND COMPANY LTD. 17-22 South Audley Street, Mayfair, City of Westminster. Interior view of the Glass and China Showroom. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in January 1891

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Shambles OP16536

Shambles OP16536
Shambles, York. The pub sign for the Shoulder of Mutton Inn, landlord M C Thompson, is hanging in the foreground. Photographed probably 1890s

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Victorian golfers CC76_00354

Victorian golfers CC76_00354
Burnham And Berrow Golf Course, Somerset. Opened in 1891 by Burnham Golf Club, the course was originally nine holes. It was extended in 1896 and the club changed its name to Burnham

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Clovelly, Devon OP04926

Clovelly, Devon OP04926
CLOVELLY, Torridge, Devon. A view up the main cobbled street in Clovelly, with a donkey on the cobbles and a woman standing on the terrace of the New Inn talking to a man below

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Market Place, Fairford CC57_00343

Market Place, Fairford CC57_00343
MARKET PLACE, Fairford, Gloucestershire. A woman in a horse and trap outside a clothiers shop in the picturesque cotswold town. Photographed in 1890 by Henry Taunt

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Frozen Thames CC72_00707

Frozen Thames CC72_00707
RIVER THAMES near Oxford, Oxfordshire. A crowd of people and horse drawn carriages standing on the frozen River Thames, with barges moored against the bank in the background

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Lime Walk in the snow CC54_00329

Lime Walk in the snow CC54_00329
TRINITY COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Looking down the Lime Walk in the college grounds under a heavy covering of snow. The walk probably dates to the 1680s when formal parts of the garden were laid

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print 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

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Wellington Arch with Duke of Wellington statue DD97_00320

Wellington Arch with Duke of Wellington statue DD97_00320
DUKE OF WELLINGTON STATUE, Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London. A view of the Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner, built by Decimus Burton in 1828

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Warner Estate, Walthamstow BL09288

Warner Estate, Walthamstow BL09288
WARNER ESTATE, Walthamstow, Greater London. Shops on the Warner Estate, Walthamstow. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere on the 16th May 1889

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Halton House gardens BL11779

Halton House gardens BL11779
THE GARDENS OF HALTON HOUSE, Buckinghamshire. The gardens of Halton House with a rustic bridge and summer house. The country house and its gardens were laid out between 1881 and 1883

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Cloisters at Birmingham General Hospital BL14826

Cloisters at Birmingham General Hospital BL14826
BIRMINGHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands. View along the cloisters at Birmingham General Hospital. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere, May 1898

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Equestrian statues, St. Georges Hall, Liverpool M950878

Equestrian statues, St. Georges Hall, Liverpool M950878
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Photograph from a Royal Family album. The equestrian statues of Queen Victoria (1869) and Prince Albert (1866) outside St. Georges Hall, Liverpool

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: SS Massilia BL05099

SS Massilia BL05099
SS MASSILIA. The Massilia was built in Greenock in 1884 for the Australia service, carrying 154 passengers in first class and 75 in second class. She was broken up in Genoa, Italy 1903-4

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: The Ring, Southwark a61_01218

The Ring, Southwark a61_01218
THE RING, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London. The Ring was originally the Surrey Chapel until it closed in 1881. It was then a boxing arena from 1910 and was destroyed during the Blitz

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Hay cart and Kenilworth Castle BB81_02414

Hay cart and Kenilworth Castle BB81_02414
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. A Victorian hay cart at rest in front of the ivy-clad remains of Kenilworth Castle. A view resonant of Turner paintings

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Extending Liverpool Street Station BL12561_B

Extending Liverpool Street Station BL12561_B
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY STATION EXTENSION, Liverpool Street, London. Interior showing the completed roof structure with two figures in shot

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: The Leicester Public House BL13150_B

The Leicester Public House BL13150_B
THE LEICESTER PUBLIC HOUSE, New Coventry Street, Westminster (Threadwell and Martin architects). The exterior west elevation. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in May 1895

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Hampton Court Palace DD57_00149

Hampton Court Palace DD57_00149
GREAT HALL, Hampton Court Palace, Richmond-upon-Thames, London. The Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace was built for Henry VIII in 1523-4 to replace Cardinal Wolseys hall

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: No. 10 Downing Street, London CC97_00936

No. 10 Downing Street, London CC97_00936
10 DOWNING STREET, Westminster, London. A view of number 10 Downing Street. It was given to Sir Robert Walpole as a personal gift from George II in 1732

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892 K010284

Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892 K010284
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album " Royal Tableaux, Osborne", " Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892"

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Market Place, Nottingham OP06298

Market Place, Nottingham OP06298
A view of open and covered stalls in the Market Place taken from the west. City Of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. c.1885

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Duke of Wellington Statue, Hyde Park Corner CC97_00934

Duke of Wellington Statue, Hyde Park Corner CC97_00934
DUKE OF WELLINGTON STATUE, Hyde Park Corner, Westminster, London. A view of the Duke of Wellingtons statue at Hyde Park Corner from the west. The statue was built be Boehm in 1888

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: 51 Lennox Gardens, Chelsea BL06876

51 Lennox Gardens, Chelsea BL06876
51 LENNOX GARDENS, Chelsea, London. Interior detail of the drawing room doorway. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere on the 14th March 1887

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Lord Frederic Leightons studio BL13088

Lord Frederic Leightons studio BL13088
LEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) which is now a museum. Interior view of the studio displaying recently completed works

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Tea in the garden CC50_00694

Tea in the garden CC50_00694
Four female students taking tea in the grounds of Somerville College, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The tea party was an important part of college social life in the Late Victorian period. Henry Taunt 1895

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print 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

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Bourton-on-the-Water CC72_01056

Bourton-on-the-Water CC72_01056
BOURTON ON THE WATER, Gloucestershire. Looking along the river Windrush that runs through the picturesque Cotswold town. Boys in a small paddling boat in the foreground

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Sham Abbey CC97_02085

Sham Abbey CC97_02085
ABINGDON, Oxfordshire. Overgrown arcades and windows of the sham abbey ruin in the gardens of Abingdon Abbey. Photographed in 1892 by Henry W Taunt

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Blenheim Palace Park CC49_00093

Blenheim Palace Park CC49_00093
BLENHEIM PARK, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. An old oak tree standing on the bank of the Great Lake in Blenheim Park. A gentleman is sitting on the semi-circular bench underneath the tree

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print 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

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Mattress delivery vans BL14021

Mattress delivery vans BL14021
HEAL AND SON LIMITED, 195-199 Tottenham Court Road, London. Staff and horse-drawn wagons loaded with mattresses and bedding made at the site, posing in the courtyard

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print 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

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: The Saloon, Audley End House DD58_00096

The Saloon, Audley End House DD58_00096
AUDLEY END HOUSE, Essex. Interior view. The saloon was created within the Jacobean House in the 1760s by Sir John Griffin Griffin to display the portraits of his ancestors

Background imageThe 1890s Photographic Print Collection: Drawing Room, Osborne House 1896 BL13900

Drawing Room, Osborne House 1896 BL13900
OSBORNE HOUSE, Whippingham, East Cowes, Isle Of Wight. Interior view of the drawing room. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in 1896




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