Victorian people and costumes Collection

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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)

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

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

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

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

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

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. Although it was relatively unusual for women to hold positions such as this at the time

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yeoman Warders DD97_00240
Yeoman Gaoler and Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London, 1873-'8. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative. Privileged visitors had been permitted to tour the Tower of London since the late 16th

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Morris Men BB76_04939
Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Chequers public house, Headington, Oxfordshire. It was a meeting between this group

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

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

Harvest a97_05926
Harvesting with a mechanical harvester near Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Alfred Newton and Son July 1902

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. The procession has just passed over Magdalen Bridge

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

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

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