The 1880s Collection (page 2)

Samson And Hercules House OP27177
Samson And Hercules House, Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk. The front elevation of Samson and Hercules House, showing the building before alterations in 1890

Skeleton in the closet OP34901
Aston Hall, Aston, Birmingham. This buildings was one of the first historic buildings to be used as a municipal visitor attraction

Cricklade Church CC72_01978
St Sampsons Church, Cricklade, Wiltshire. A general view from the south. The impressive tower was built in the sixteenth century at the expense of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland

Ballooning CVS01_01_035
Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing the Saladin balloon flying over cliffs near Bridport. MP Walter Powell was aboard the Saladin when it was carried out over the English

Balloon flight CVS01_01_068
Tales of balloon flight.Four men in a gas balloon basket as it launches, passing a tree top. One man, possibly the pilot, stands on the edge of the basket

Ballooning CVS01_01_019
Tales of balloon flight. A smartly dressed group has gathered to pose for a photograph with a near-inflated balloon. Cecil Shadbolt is pictured standing third from the right, wearing a bowler hat

ballooning CVS01_01_041
A hand-coloured lantern slide showing Shadbolts balloon Reliance taking off from the grounds of Alexandra Palace, with large crowds watching. A second balloon is preparing for launch

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Ye Olde Christmas Side Board. Osborne House, 1888 D880038
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Ye Olde Christmas Side Board. Osborne 1888

Queen Victoria and a group of royalty at Osborne 1881 D880016
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victoria and a group of royalty at Osborne 1881

Queen Victoria with her family and relatives in 1887 D880014
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victoria with her family and relatives in 1887 - celebrating her Golden Jubilee. Engraving after a painting by Laurits Tuxen

9 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, London BL18802
9 ARKWRIGHT ROAD, Hampstead, London. Interior of hall looking towards entrance. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in 1905

Victorian entrance hall BL09661
GRAND AVENUE, Hove, East Sussex. Interior of the entrance hall looking towards the front door, with top hats on a rack. Photographed on the 24th August 1889. From the Bedford Lemere collection

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

Eaton Hall, Cheshire BL08264
EATON HALL, Eaton, Cheshire. Interior view showing grand staircase. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in 1887

Peter Yapp, Sloane Street BL05960
PETER YAPP, 200-201 Sloane Street, Chelsea, London. Exterior of the shoemakers shop. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere, 1st December 1885

London Pavilion Theatre BL05961
LONDON PAVILION THEATRE, Piccadilly Circus, Westminster, London. Interior from the first floor boxes looking towards the stage and pit. Photographed in 1885 by Bedford Lemere

Southwell Minster a98_16670
Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire. The west front of St Mary the Virgin Minster as seen from the gateway. The minster was established by Archbishop Oskytel of York in 956 AD but the present building

Plymouth Pier CC76_00445
PLYMOUTH PIER, Devon. The pier was built in 1884 by E Birch and was quite short at only 465 feet long. It was damaged by enemy action in 1941 and demolished in 1953

Studio of Edward Burne-Jones DD54_00139
STUDIO OF EDWARD BURNE-JONES, The Grange, Fulham, London. Interior view. Paintings line the walls of the studio of Edward Burne Jones (1833-98)

The Bull Ring, Cirencester CC57_00043
CIRENCESTER ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE, Gloucestershire. The bull ring is the local name for the towns roman amphitheatre, which as Corinium was one of the most important roman towns in the country lying

Red Lion, Kilburn BL09810
RED LION, Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, Hampstead, Camden, Greater London. The Red Lion from across the street with various people posed in front

Robinsons Flour Mill, Deptford, London 1883 BL03876
ROBINSONS FLOUR MILL, Deptford, London. General view with boats in the foreground. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1883

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

Whitehall Place CC97_00925
WHITEHALL PLACE, City of Westminster, London. Horse-drawn hansom cabs are waiting for fares outside the recently built National Liberal Club in the Victorian equivalent of a taxi rank

Great Wheel, Earls Court CC97 / 01620
GREAT WHEEL, Earls Court, London. A view from the railway of the 310 feet high wheel with the entertainment grounds beneath (photo taken late 19th century)

Victoria Embankment Gardens CC97_01640
Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster, London. A view of the Cecil Hotel (built 1886) from the Gardens with a bandstand in the foreground. Photographed by York and Son before 1900

Frozen Canal CC025434
Grand Union Canal, Hounslow, Greater London. A man standing by the damaged canal bank with a boat in the broken ice in the foreground, and Kew Bridge Pumping Station in the distance

Catford House CVS01_01_060
An aerial view of Catford House, Catford Hill, Lewisham and the surrounding streets. Balloon photograph taken from 1900 feet between 1885 and 1887

Stamford Hill CVS01_01_054
Stonebridge Road, Stamford Hill and Seven Sisters Curve (part of the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway), Haringey, Greater London

Crystal Palace CVS01_01_026
Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Greater London, taken from 2000 feet. Tethered balloon flights were regularly undertaken at Crystal Palace

Ballooning CVS01_01_036
Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing MP Walter Powell and Captain Templer in the basket of the Saladin balloon

Balloonists CVS01_01_023
Tales of balloon flight. Intrepid balloonists Cecil Shadbolt (left) and Captain William Dale (right) posed in the basket of a gas balloon

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

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