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Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Sargent - Margaret Hyde, Countess of Suffolk J020044

Sargent - Margaret Hyde, Countess of Suffolk J020044
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Margaret Hyde, 19th Countess of Suffolk " ( Daisy, nee Leiter), 1898 by John Singer SARGENT (1856-1925)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Station Master BB98_05551

Station Master BB98_05551
STATION MASTER, Finmere Station, Oxfordshire. In 1898-99 the Great Central Railway Company (formed 1897) created a main railway route from Sheffield through Nottingham and Leicester to London

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518

Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518
LUDGATE CIRCUS, City of London. A busy street view of Ludgate Circus looking towards St Pauls Cathedral with horse-drawn buses in the foreground and a steam train on the bridge

Background imageVictorian people and costumes 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 imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Harvest AA97_05926

Harvest AA97_05926
Harvesting with a mechanical harvester near Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Alfred Newton and Son July 1902

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Foundrymen of James Hews Ironmongers CC97_02752

Foundrymen of James Hews Ironmongers CC97_02752
King Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire. The foundrymen of James Hews the Ironmonger s, standing in the yard of their work premises with various iron pipes in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Thames Head CC73_00534

Thames Head CC73_00534
THAMES HEAD, Coates, Gloucestershire. View at the source of the River Thames in the Cotswolds at Thames Head. Showing the fourth spring and man beside the pump. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1890

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Post Lady, Kerrier, Cornwall, 1901 BB98_01839

Post Lady, Kerrier, Cornwall, 1901 BB98_01839
This woman, working as a post lady, is emptying a post box at an unidentified location in Kerrier, Cornwall

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Oxford Fair CC49_00527

Oxford Fair CC49_00527
OXFORD, Oxfordshire. The Collins Helter Skelters standing in St Giles during the annual fair held at the beginning of September in 1907, with a large crowd gathered outside. Henry Taunt

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518crop

Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518crop
LUDGATE CIRCUS, City of London. A busy street view of Ludgate Circus with horse-drawn buses in the foreground and a steam train on the bridge

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Woods Restaurant a97_05220

Woods Restaurant a97_05220
Woods Restaurant, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland. Interior with group seated at a table and waiting staff. Photographed by Alfred Newton & Son, 1902

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Maids, Byfield, Northamptonshire BB98_06062

Maids, Byfield, Northamptonshire BB98_06062
Before the liberating 1960s a career for many women meant making the choice between secretarial work, healthcare or service

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Piccadilly Circus c. 1893 CC97_00945

Piccadilly Circus c. 1893 CC97_00945
PICCADILLY CIRCUS, Westminster, London. A view of Piccadilly from the west looking towards Coventry Street and showing the London Pavilion

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Henley regatta in 1897 CC71_00067

Henley regatta in 1897 CC71_00067
Taking tea at the Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire. A group of men and women take tea on a college barge overlooking the Henley Royal Regatta

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Cycling in Hyde Park CC97_01239

Cycling in Hyde Park CC97_01239
Hyde Park, Westminster, Greater London. A general view of both male and female cyclists in Hyde Park with spectators lining the route. York & Son, 1890s

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Yeoman Warders DD97_00240

Yeoman Warders DD97_00240
Yeoman Gaoler and Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London, 1873-'8. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: St Giles Fair, Oxford CC49_00539

St Giles Fair, Oxford CC49_00539
St Giles Fair, Oxford, Oxfordshire, September 1905. Photographed by Henry William Taunt (1842-1922) on silver gelatin glass plate negative

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: At the village water pump a97_05320

At the village water pump a97_05320
BARTON HARTSHORN, Buckinghamshire. General view showing people collecting water from the village water pump. A woman is helped by a young girl while two well dressed ladies look

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Ploughing, Buckinghamshire BB98_10630

Ploughing, Buckinghamshire BB98_10630
A view showing a horse and plough team at work possibly in Ilmer, Whiteleaf or Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son. Date range: 1896-1920

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Horse and Trap BB98_10628

Horse and Trap BB98_10628
The man in this picture is probably the groom, while the woman with the gun probably the lady of the house. The picture may be located in Ilmer, White Leaf or Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Picnic on the beach BB98_02415

Picnic on the beach BB98_02415
KENNACK SANDS, St Keverne, Cornwall. A group having a picnic on the beach at Kennack. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son between 1896 and 1914

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Chilswell Golf Links CC72_02164

Chilswell Golf Links CC72_02164
CUMNOR, Oxfordshire. A game of golf in progress at Chilswell Golf Links, watched by a large crowd at the 18th hole. Photographed by Henry Taunt (active 1860 - 1922)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: The Burford Bus CC57_00488

The Burford Bus CC57_00488
BURFORD, Oxfordshire. A horse drawn bus " The Burford Bus" with passengers standing outside the Bull Hotel. Photographed by Henry Taunt (active 1860 - 1922)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes 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 imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Faringdon Cattle Market CC97_02236

Faringdon Cattle Market CC97_02236
MARKET PLACE, Faringdon, Oxfordshire. The cattle market underway, with the Salutation Inn to one side and the churchyard to the other. Faringdon was granted a market in 1218

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Water carrier, Newlyn Harbour a97_05334

Water carrier, Newlyn Harbour a97_05334
NEWLYN HARBOUR, Cornwall. The coastguard and others collect water in pails from a water carrier on Newlyn harbour. Fishing boats are moored behind them

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Kitchen, New College, Oxford, 1901 CC49_00204

Kitchen, New College, Oxford, 1901 CC49_00204
NEW COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Cooks at work in the college kitchens. The men are preparing joints of meat and a spit of chickens is leaning against the wall, ready to be roasted

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Beating the Bounds CC72_02365

Beating the Bounds CC72_02365
Beating the Bounds, Longwall Street, Oxford. Boys scramble for coins at Longwall during the annual ceremony of beating the bounds, which reinforces knowledge of the parish boundary

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Children playing in a pond in 1914 CC71_00076

Children playing in a pond in 1914 CC71_00076
BARRACKS LANE, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Children playing in the sheep-washing pool on a hot summers day. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1914

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Boyd Houghton - Scene in a Fair Ground K030526

Boyd Houghton - Scene in a Fair Ground K030526
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Scene in a Fair Ground" By Arthur BOYD HOUGHTON (1836-1875)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Boyd Houghton - Scene from Alls Well That Ends Well K030523

Boyd Houghton - Scene from Alls Well That Ends Well K030523
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Scene from Alls Well That Ends Well" by Arthur BOYD HOUGHTON (1836-1875)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Boyd Houghton - Itinerant Singers K030522

Boyd Houghton - Itinerant Singers K030522
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Itinerant Singers" By Arthur BOYD HOUGHTON (1836-1875)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Red Lion, Kilburn BL09810

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

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Abel Beesley, University Waterman in 1901 CC71_00075

Abel Beesley, University Waterman in 1901 CC71_00075
FISHER ROW, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The waterman Abel Beesley on his punt full of bundles of rushes with old Pacey Bridge in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1901

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Courbold - Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson K941061

Courbold - Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson K941061
BRODSWORTH HALL, South Yorkshire. " Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson" (1822-85) by Alfred Courbold (1848)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: The Bank of England DD97_00538

The Bank of England DD97_00538
BANK OF ENGLAND, Threadneedle Street, City of London. A corner view of the Bank of England on Threadneedle Street with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: The Royal Exchange CC97_01494

The Royal Exchange CC97_01494
ROYAL EXCHANGE, City of London. A view looking from Mansion House Street towards the Royal Exchange with buses and other horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground

Background imageVictorian people and costumes 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 imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Morris Men BB76_04939

Morris Men BB76_04939
Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Chequers public house, Headington, Oxfordshire

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Coastguard BB98_10715

Coastguard BB98_10715
A coastguard, with telescope, keeping watch near Hartland Point lighthouse, Devon. Alfred Newton and Son 1896-1920

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: George Inn, Botley CC97_02370

George Inn, Botley CC97_02370
GEORGE INN, Botley, Oxfordshire. View from Seacourt Stream showing a group outside the George Inn in 1892. Henry Taunt

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Boyd Houghton - The Deserter K030520

Boyd Houghton - The Deserter K030520
KENWOOD HOUSE, London " The Deserter" By Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836-1875)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: St Mary Woolnoth CC97_01237

St Mary Woolnoth CC97_01237
St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, City of London. An exterior view of the west front. The church takes its name from its founder - a Saxon noble called Wulfnoth

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Harvest time, Lower Cadsden, Buckinghamshire a97_05316

Harvest time, Lower Cadsden, Buckinghamshire a97_05316
LOWER CADSDEN, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. View of people in a field, including farm workers taking a break from harvesting, with a smart lady and gentleman

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Women sitting on steps BB98_02393

Women sitting on steps BB98_02393
Portrait view of women sitting on steps belonging to unidentified building, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son. Date range: 1896-1920

Background imageVictorian people and costumes 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

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Rivermen at Marlow Bridge, Wycombe CC73_01436

Rivermen at Marlow Bridge, Wycombe CC73_01436
MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Workmen loading large logs onto a river barge, using a form of jack. The 19th century suspension bridge over the Thames can be seen in the background

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Making a delivery at Moulsford, Oxfordshire CC73_01431

Making a delivery at Moulsford, Oxfordshire CC73_01431
MOULSFORD, Oxfordshire. A man in a smock with a hand-drawn cart piled with cloth meeting a young woman at the gate to a house, called by Taunt smockfrock and skirtie

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: May Day procession in Oxford 1912 BB71_02946

May Day procession in Oxford 1912 BB71_02946
MAGDALEN BRIDGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The Halls Brewery drays at front of the Oxford May Day processions in 1912

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Crossing the pond CC73_01138

Crossing the pond CC73_01138
EWELME, Oxfordshire. A young man with a horse and cart, laden with a barrel, crossing the village pond. Probably the water carrier. Photographed by Henry Taunt sometime between 1860 and 1922

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: The weir keeper CC72_02175

The weir keeper CC72_02175
RADCOT, Oxfordshire. An old weir keeper and fisherman on the River Thames called Harper. He wears corduroy trousers and sturdy boots. Photographed by Henry Taunt around 1900

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Waiting for the Rails Head Ferry, Isleworth CC72_02178

Waiting for the Rails Head Ferry, Isleworth CC72_02178
NAZARETH HOUSE, Isleworth, Hounslow, London

Background imageVictorian people and costumes 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 imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Track repairs, Bodmin Road Station, St Winnow a97_07468

Track repairs, Bodmin Road Station, St Winnow a97_07468
BODMIN ROAD STATION, St Winnow, Cornwall. Four tracklayers at work

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Village pump, Grandborough a97_05230

Village pump, Grandborough a97_05230
Village pump, Grandborough, Warwickshire. A young servant girl has been sent to fetch water from the village pump. Two urchins are on the same errand

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Ox roast, Osney Bridge, Oxford 1902 CC72_02169

Ox roast, Osney Bridge, Oxford 1902 CC72_02169
OSNEY BRIDGE, Oxford. A large crowd of people gathered for an ox-roast to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII, with the river Thames in the background. Photographed by Henry W Taunt in 1902

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Tennis match BB98_05518

Tennis match BB98_05518
Tennis Match, Buckinghamshire. A group playing a doubles match in lawn tennis. Date range: 1896 - 1920. Alfred Newton and Son

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Yeomen DD97_00239

Yeomen DD97_00239
A group of Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London. The Warders were usually warrant officers from the army or navy with a service record of at least 22 years. Photographed by York & Son 1870-1900

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Flower sellers CC97_00872

Flower sellers CC97_00872
Flower sellers outside the Royal Exchange, City of London

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Carousel ride CC49_00528

Carousel ride CC49_00528
St Giles Fair, Oxford. A crowd of people gathered around a carousel ride in St Giles during the annual fair, held at the beginning of September. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1895

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Wrestlers CC49_00511

Wrestlers CC49_00511
St Giles Fair, Oxford. Four female wrestlers, an unusual spectacle, posing outside their stall at St Giles Fair, watched by a large crowd. Photographed by Henry Taunt September 1909

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: House servants BB98_05566

House servants BB98_05566
Servants at Biddlesden Park House, Buckinghamshire. A rare view of five female house servants next to a doorway. Photographed 1896-1920 by Alfred Newton and Son. Maids

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Wedding Party c. 1910 BB98_01606

Wedding Party c. 1910 BB98_01606
Hellidon, Northamptonshire. General view showing a wedding party posed in front of an unidentified house. Dated sometime between 1896 and 1920 the costume may suggest an Edwardian date

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Restoration c. 1900 BB97_11860

Restoration c. 1900 BB97_11860
Kingston Lisle House, Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire. A large group of workmen posing outside a house with a bullock cart, during renovation work

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: School children in 1900 BB97_11854

School children in 1900 BB97_11854
Post Office, Hinton Waldrist, Oxfordshire. A large group of school children standing in the road outside the village post office. Photographed by Frederick Ault in 1900

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Children pose for the camera a97_05492

Children pose for the camera a97_05492
A thatched cottage, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire. A group of people pose for the camera in front of thatched cottages. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son 1904

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Go-karting a97_05215

Go-karting a97_05215
A group of children playing on home made Go-Karts at Greatworth, Northamptonshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son in October 1901

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Boyd Houghton - A Death-Bed Scene K030527

Boyd Houghton - A Death-Bed Scene K030527
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " A Death-Bed Scene" By Arthur BOYD HOUGHTON (1836-1875)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Boyd Houghton - Recruits K030525

Boyd Houghton - Recruits K030525
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Recruits" By Arthur BOYD HOUGHTON (1836-1875)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Boyd Houghton - Volunteers marching out 1860 K030524

Boyd Houghton - Volunteers marching out 1860 K030524
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Volunteers marching out 1860" By Arthur BOYD HOUGHTON (1836-1875)

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: London Bridge CC97_01682

London Bridge CC97_01682
LONDON BRIDGE, City of London. A view looking north-west across a busy London Bridge with horse-drawn traffic and people. The bridge was built between 1823 and 1831. Photographed by York and Son

Background imageVictorian people and costumes 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

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: The Bank of England CC97_01164

The Bank of England CC97_01164
BANK OF ENGLAND, Threadneedle Street, City of London. A view of the Bank of England looking down Threadneedle Street and showing the decorations for Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee of 1897

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: St Jamess Street, London CC97_01169

St Jamess Street, London CC97_01169
ST JAMESs STREET, Westminster, London. A view looking down St Jamess Street which is full of people and decorated to mark Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee of 1897. Photograph by York and Son

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Cycling in Hyde Park CC97_01240

Cycling in Hyde Park CC97_01240
Cyclists in Hyde Park, London. York and Son 1870-1900

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Prison warders BB94_13017

Prison warders BB94_13017
A group portrait of staff and warders at Nottingham Prison

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: The Blenheim Palace Fire Engine CC54_00392

The Blenheim Palace Fire Engine CC54_00392
BLENHEIM, Oxfordshire. Blenheim Palaces own fire engine. General view of the fire engine with two firemen in the foreground (date range 1866-1922). Henry Taunt

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Billingham and Keelys Grocery Store a97_05332

Billingham and Keelys Grocery Store a97_05332
BILLINGHAM & KEELYS GROCERY STORE, Stockport, Greater Manchester. A general view of tradesmen outside the store in 1903

Background imageVictorian people and costumes Collection: Boyd Houghton - London in 1865 K030521

Boyd Houghton - London in 1865 K030521
KENWOOD HOUSE, London " London in 1865" By Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836-1875)



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