Coaching Inn Collection

A village inn with stagecoach, 1655. Creator: Salomon Ruysdael
A village inn with stagecoach, 1655

The Old Garter Inn at Windsor; recently pulled down, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Old Garter Inn at Windsor; recently pulled down, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures, and the Road to Bygone Days; Coaching -- Arriving at an Inn Yard Creator
Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures, and the Road to Bygone Days; Coaching -- Arriving at an Inn Yard, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Courtyard of a coaching house, rue Saint-Denis, known as court Sainte-Catherine, c1815. Creator: Etienne Bouhot
Courtyard of a coaching house, rue Saint-Denis, known as court Sainte-Catherine, c1815

Courtyard of a coaching house, rue Saint-Denis, known as court Sainte-Catherine, 1815. Creator: Etienne Bouhot
Courtyard of a coaching house, rue Saint-Denis, known as court Sainte-Catherine, 1815

Country Inn, 1764/97. Creator: William Hodges
Country Inn, 1764/97

The Arrival of the Coach - a Roadside Inn a Century Ago - painted by T. F. Marshall, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Arrival of the Coach - a Roadside Inn a Century Ago - painted by T. F. Marshall, 1850....Mr. T. F. Marshall's single contribution to the Royal Academy Exhibition [in London]

The Mail Coach Changing Horses, c. 1825 (engraving)
5933131 The Mail Coach Changing Horses, c.1825 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraved by G Reeves); English, out of copyright

The Swan, Grasmere, Westmorland, 1939. Creator: Unknown
The Swan, Grasmere, Westmorland, 1939. Macdonald Swan Hotel, former coaching inn built 1650s, one of the oldest hotels in the Lake District, mentioned in Wordsworths poem " The Waggoner"

The George, 17th century inn, Southwark, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
The George, 17th century inn, Southwark, London, 1926-1927. Londons only surviving galleried coaching inn was rebuilt in 1676 after a fire

Crown Hotel BL17932B
Crown Hotel, 5 Market Place East, Ripon, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 1903. This building has subsequently been occupied by a Sainsbury's supermarket

The Unicorn BL17932A
The Unicorn Hotel, 2 Market Place, Ripon, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 1903

George Hotel MCF01_02_0830
George Hotel, The Street, Charmouth, West Dorset, Dorset. A horse-drawn cart laden with faggots standing outside the George Hotel

George Hotel Portsmouth CXP01_01_052
GEORGE HOTEL, HIGH STREET, PORTSMOUTH. The front of the George Hotel seen from the north-east with a man walking past the entrance

Posting in Germany, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Posting in Germany, c1780-1825. Travellers outside an inn....we can see Rowlandson devoting himself to experimentation with chiaroscuro to discover to what degree

Gloucester, Courtyard of New Inn, 1860 / 94. Creator: Francis Bedford
Gloucester, Courtyard of New Inn, 1860/94. Albumen print

"The Cambridge Telegraph", White Horse, Fetter Lane, 1825 (engraving)
3620737 " The Cambridge Telegraph", White Horse, Fetter Lane, 1825 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

North Country Mails at The Peakcock, Islington, 1838 (engraving)
5933129 North Country Mails at The Peakcock, Islington, 1838 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kings Head Inn Yard, Southwark, c. 1881 (b / w photo)
JHL394916 Kings Head Inn Yard, Southwark, c.1881 (b/w photo) by Dixon, Henry (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of 120 photographs by the Society for Photographing Relics of Old)

The Tabard Inn, Southwark, London (litho)
5910512 The Tabard Inn, Southwark, London (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tabard was a historic inn that stood on the east side of Borough High Street)

Hotel d Hambourgh, Quartiere St. Germain a Paris, 1789 (etching)
5054186 Hotel d Hambourgh, Quartiere St. Germain a Paris, 1789 (etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 20.2A--29.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; English, out of copyright

Wagon outside an inn (oil on canvas)
HEH416446 Wagon outside an inn (oil on canvas) by Loutherbourg, Philip James (Jacques) de (1740-1812); 38.1x53.3 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

The Bush Inn, 1871 (oil on canvas)
2829674 The Bush Inn, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Maggs, J.C. (1819-96); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Given by James Fuller Eberle, 1921; English

The Mail Coach Changing Horses (coloured engraving)
3638368 The Mail Coach Changing Horses (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mail Coach Changing Horses)

The Coach and Horses Inn, 108 High Street, Notting Hill Gate (b / w photo)
3637434 The Coach and Horses Inn, 108 High Street, Notting Hill Gate (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coach and Horses Inn, 108 High Street)

The Old Bell Inn, High Holborn, c. 1884 (b / w photo)
JHL394943 The Old Bell Inn, High Holborn, c.1884 (b/w photo) by Dixon, Henry (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Facade built 1729; from a series of 120 photographs by the Society for)

Kings Head Inn Yard, Southwark, c. 1881 (b / w photo)
JHL394915 Kings Head Inn Yard, Southwark, c.1881 (b/w photo) by Dixon, Henry (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of 120 photographs by the Society for Photographing Relics of Old)

Swan with Two Necks Inn, Carter Lane, 1894 (colour litho)
2793996 Swan with Two Necks Inn, Carter Lane, 1894 (colour litho) by Norman, Philip (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swan with Two Necks Inn, Carter Lane, 1894)

The Post House, c. 1778-80 (pen & ink, w / c and wash on paper) (recto of 877328)
3576810 The Post House, c.1778-80 (pen & ink, w/c and wash on paper) (recto of 877328) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 28.9x41.9 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

The Old Bell Inn, High Holborn, inner courtyard, c. 1884 (b / w photo)
JHL394944 The Old Bell Inn, High Holborn, inner courtyard, c.1884 (b/w photo) by Dixon, Henry (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bell Inn, Holborn
LLM458615 Bell Inn, Holborn by Barton, Rose Maynard (1856-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bell Inn, Holborn. Illustration for Familiar London (A&C Black, 1904).); © Look and Learn

A Wedding at the Coeur Volant, Louveciennes, c. 1850 (oil on canvas)
XIR231741 A Wedding at the Coeur Volant, Louveciennes, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Musee de l Ile de France, Sceaux, France; French, out of copyright

John Gilpins ride (colour litho)
978019 John Gilpins ride (colour litho) by Stothard, Thomas (1755-1834) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Gilpins ride)

Traveling in France or Le Depart de la Diligence, pub. 1835 (hand coloured etching)
2493695 Traveling in France or Le Depart de la Diligence, pub. 1835 (hand coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Quicksilver Royal Mail passing the Star and Garter at Kew Bridge, 1835 (engraving)
5933114 Quicksilver Royal Mail passing the Star and Garter at Kew Bridge, 1835 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devonport and London coach no)

The Great North Road, The Bell at Stilton, 1902 (w / c on paper)
BSA101060 The Great North Road, The Bell at Stilton, 1902 (w/c on paper) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 66x114.3 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

The Elephant and Castle on the Brighton Road, 1826 (engraving)
5933130 The Elephant and Castle on the Brighton Road, 1826 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1792-1867); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Old Bull and Mouth Inn, St Martins-le-Grand, 1831 (engraving)
3038200 The Old Bull and Mouth Inn, St Martins-le-Grand, 1831 (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow, Shropshire. c. 1965. Local Caption watscan
The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow, Shropshire. c.1965. watscan - - 05/05/2010

The Flying Breakfast, August 1, 1782. August 1, 1782. Creator: G L S
The Flying Breakfast, August 1, 1782

A Tavern Card for John Shaw, 1790s. Creator: Unknown
A Tavern Card for John Shaw, 1790s

Norfolk Coach, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Norfolk Coach, 1845. Goods are loaded onto a former passenger coach outside The Bull Inn. The Norfolk Coach may almost be termed a relic of other days

Plate 21, from World in Miniature, 1816. 1816. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Plate 21, from " World in Miniature", 1816

The Post House, c1800?, (1942). Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Post House, c1800?, (1942). A coach has stopped at the Sun Inn in Bodmin, Cornwall. Two women are helped down the steps

The Kings Arms, Dorchester, late 18th-early 19th century, (1943). Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Kings Arms, Dorchester, late 18th-early 19th century, (1943). A coach arrives at an inn in Dorset. Watercolour in the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Angel and Royal, Grantham, Lincolnshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Angel and Royal, Grantham, Lincolnshire, 1936. The Angel and Royal hotel in Grantham was built as a hostel by the Knights Templar in 1203, making it one of the oldest hotels in the world

The George, Axminster, Devonshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The George, Axminster, Devonshire, 1936. The George Hotel, 18th century coaching inn on route between Exeter and London, dating to 1760, visited by Lord Nelson and King George III

The Royal Oak, Bettws-y-Coed, Carnavonshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Oak, Bettws-y-Coed, Carnavonshire, 1936. The Royal Oak Hotel, coaching inn dating from c1861 in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

Coaching inns have long been an integral part of history, serving as vital hubs for travelers and locals alike. From the bustling streets of London to the serene countryside of Westmorland, these establishments have witnessed countless stories unfold within their walls. One such depiction is captured in William Hogarth's masterpiece, "The Stage Coach or Country Inn Yard" from 1747. This vibrant painting showcases a lively scene with horses being prepared for their journey while weary travelers rest and refresh themselves before continuing on their way. Moving forward to 1939, we find ourselves at The Swan in Grasmere, Westmorland. Although the creator remains unknown, this photograph transports us back to a simpler time when peace reigned amidst picturesque landscapes. The inn stands proudly against the backdrop of rolling hills and tranquil waters, inviting visitors to experience its warm hospitality. As we delve deeper into history, we encounter iconic names like Crown Hotel BL17932B and The Unicorn BL17932A. These establishments exude charm and character that can only be found in centuries-old buildings. They serve as reminders of a bygone era when horse-drawn carriages filled the streets and weary travelers sought solace within their welcoming doors. Across different regions, coaching inns played pivotal roles in facilitating communication between towns and cities. George Hotel MCF01_02_0830 stands tall as a testament to this importance while George Hotel Portsmouth CXP01_01_052 offers respite for sailors returning from treacherous voyages at sea. Venturing beyond British borders brings us face-to-face with Posting in Germany by Thomas Rowlandson during the late 18th century through early 19th century. This captivating image depicts bustling activity as coaches arrive at an inn where passengers eagerly await news from distant lands. Closer to home again is Gloucester's New Inn courtyard captured by Francis Bedford circa 1860-94.