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Queen Victoria in 1897 D880039OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victoria in the dress she wore to St Pauls Cathedral for her Jubilee thanksgiving service in 1897
Crystal Palace CC97_01549CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. A view of the palace from the south east looking over the grounds (late 19th century)
Birmingham Law Courts BL11052VICTORIA LAW COURTS, Corporation Street, Birmingham. Interior view of court room. The Civil Court photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1891
Romanos Restaurant BL05675THE STRAND, Westminster, London. Exterior of Romanos Restaurant and adjoining buildings. Photographed in 1885 by Bedford Lemere
Highclere Castle CC72_01054HIGHCLERE CASTLE, Highclere, Hampshire. The exterior of the largest mansion in Hampshire from the north-east
SS Massilia BL05099SS 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
Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892. K010285OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album " Royal Tableaux, Osborne", " Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892"
Lord Frederic Leightons studio BL13090_ALEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896). Interior view
Victorian London OP15919Cloth Fair, London. The Old Dick Whittington public house at 24 Cloth Fair viewed from Middle Street. Photographed by Augustin Rischgitz, London Stereoscopic Company Limited in the 1890s
Hammersmith Bridge CC73_00254HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE, Barnes, Greater London. This decorative suspension bridge is seen here from the riverbank
Charles Darwin K970215DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Charles Darwin
Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518LUDGATE 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
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham BL01421_ACHAMBERLAIN SQUARE, Birmingham, West Midlands. This civic fountain was erected in 1880 by public subscription in gratitude for Joseph Chamberlains time as mayor (1873-6)
Thames Head CC73_00534THAMES 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
Magdalen College bell tower CC50_00191MAGDALEN COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. A street view looking along the High Street towards the 144 foot high bell tower of Magdalen College
Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee Procession DD97_00448QUEEN VICTORIAs GOLDEN JUBILEE PROCESSION, London. A view of the procession showing the Royal Princes on horseback
Courtlands, Clapham Park BL13947COURTLANDS, Clapham Park, Worthing, West Sussex. Interior of the Conservatory. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1897 for Sir G Mason
Dining at the Savoy BL12027THE SAVOY HOTEL, The Strand, City of Westminster, London. Interior of the Pinafore Room with table laid
Thames Embankment CC97_00283THAMES EMBANKMENT, Westminster, London. Street view looking north east with Cleopatras Needle and Waterloo Bridge in the background. York and Son. Date range: 1870-1900
Bourton-on-the-Water CC72_01056BOURTON 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
Royal Mile, Edinburgh M950880bOSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Photograph from a Royal Family album. Photograph is of the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, with the Tollbooth on the right
Romney Lock BB026184Romney Lock, Romney Lock Road, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. Romney Lock on the River Thames seen from the north, looking upsteam, with another photographer at work in the shot
Tudor Cottage BB026171TUDOR COTTAGE, RIVERSIDE, EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT. Tudor Cottage viewed from the south east
Shooters Hill Cottage BB026182Shooters Hill Cottage, Shooters Hill, Pangbourne, West Berkshire. Shooters Hill Cottage viewed from the north west
Chequers Inn BB026174Chequers Inn, Bablock Hythe, Northmoor, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. The Chequers Inn viewed across the Thames at Bablock Hythe Ferry
Manor House Bridge BB026165Manor House Bridge, Byfleet, Elmbridge, Surrey. Manor House Bridge crossing the River Wey at Byfleet. This rustic bridge was also known as Manor Bridge and Park Bridge
Eynsford BB026169Riverside, Eynsford, Sevenoaks, Kent
Mapledurham Mill BB026098Mapledurham Mill, Mapledurham, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. The watermill at Mapledurham showing the undershot waterwheel
Roebuck Ferry Cottage BB026142Roebuck Ferry Cottage, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire. Roebuck Ferry Cottage at Tilehurst viewed across the River Thames
Streatley BB026139High Street, Streatley, West Berkshire, West Berkshire
Taking horses to water BB026108SHIPLAKE, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE. A boy taking three horses to drink in the Thames at Shiplake
Lock Keepers House BB026082Lock Keepers House, Goring, Goring-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. The Lock Keepers House and Goring Lock viewed from the south east with a Thames skiff in the lock in the foreground
Eynsham BB026074Acre End Street, Eynsham, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. The view looking west along Acre End Street with the Railway Inn to the left
Little Thatched Cottage BB026072Little Thatched Cottage, Church Street, Eynsham, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. The view looking south west along Church Street showing Little Thatched Cottage and Large Thatched Cottage
Market Place, Nottingham OP06298A view of open and covered stalls in the Market Place taken from the west. City Of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. c.1885
Etruria, Landing Stage, Pierhead, Liverpool OP00578A large group of people converge towards the steam ship, SS Etruria, on the Landing Stage, Pierhead, Liverpool. Photograph by W and Company Limited. Date range: 1890-1910
Michaelmas Fair CBR01_01_05Market Place, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. People looking at the stalls at the Michaelmas Fair in the Market Place. 1895, unknown photographer
Old Birmingham BB65_04648A view from Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham looking into Queens Head Yard, the door to the Queens Head Tavern to the right. Glass plate negative photographed 1875
Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518cropLUDGATE 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
Victorian golfers CC76_00354Burnham And Berrow Golf Course, Somerset. Opened in 1891 by Burnham Golf Club, the course was originally nine holes
Donkey in the Well House, Carisbrooke Castle OP06136CARISBROOKE CASTLE, Isle of Wight. Jacob the donkey in the well houses sixteenth century tread wheel at Carisbrooke Castle, with the well shaft in the foreground
Victorian bathroom interior BL1233528 ASHLEY PLACE, Westminster, London. The bathroom, interior design by H and J Cooper. The image was commissioned by the lady of the house. Photographed by H Bedford Lemere in August 1893
Burford Mop Fair CC57_00428BURFORD, Oxfordshire. A view of the High Street during the Hiring Fair (Mop Fair) with stalls set out. Photographed in 1895 by Henry Taunt
Lime Walk in the snow CC54_00329TRINITY COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Looking down the Lime Walk in the college grounds under a heavy covering of snow
Royal opening of Birmingham General Hospital BL14150_001BIRMINGHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL, Steelhouse Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham
Wellington Arch with Duke of Wellington statue DD97_00320DUKE 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
Queen Victoria D880042OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victoria in full state robes
Victorian drawing room BL11105Terceira House, Aigburth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool. Victorian interior showing the drawing room. Potted ferns occupy the fireplace and there is a portrait of Queen Victoria on the wall
Plymouth Pier CC76_00445PLYMOUTH 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
Chicksands Priory BL11946CHICKSANDS PRIORY, Shefford, Bedfordshire. Interior of Sir Algernon Osborns study view to Dining Room, showing medieval vaulting from the original Gilbertine Priory
Hampton Court Palace DD57_00149GREAT 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
Queen Victoria and family, 1898 M888557OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria and family in the grounds of Osborne House, 1898. Photograph from the Ryde album
Tower of London CC97_01606TOWER OF LONDON, Stepney, London
Palace of Westminster CC97_01069PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. A complete view of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben taken from Parliament Square with horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground
No. 10 Downing Street, London CC97_0093610 DOWNING STREET, Westminster, London. A view of number 10 Downing Street
Piccadilly Circus c. 1893 CC97_00945PICCADILLY CIRCUS, Westminster, London. A view of Piccadilly from the west looking towards Coventry Street and showing the London Pavilion
Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892 K010284OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album " Royal Tableaux, Osborne", " Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892"
Henley regatta in 1897 CC71_00067Taking tea at the Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire. A group of men and women take tea on a college barge overlooking the Henley Royal Regatta
Horse and carriage BB88_04100A carriage with a horse and coachman wait outside the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand, London. This was a scene which only finally disappeared from London around 1920
Magdalen College, Oxford CC50_00213MAGDALEN COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The 15th century Bell Tower taken from the botanic gardens in the snow. Late 19th / early 20th century. Henry Taunt
Japanese naval officers onboard battleship Fuji HBL01_15_186A group of officers on the deck of the battleship Fuji. The battleship was constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy by Thames Iron Works, and launched on the Thames on 31st March 1896
Hampton Court Bridge, Molesey LSC03_01_086Hampton Court Bridge seen from the south bank of the River Thames, with the Castle Hotel to the left, and rowing boats in the foreground. Date range: 1875-1895. Molesey, Esher, Surrey
Polperro OP04860Polperro, Cornwall. The small fishing harbour of Polperro in Lansallos, as seen from the cliff path rising above Scilly Cove
Shambles OP16536Shambles, York. The pub sign for the Shoulder of Mutton Inn, landlord M C Thompson, is hanging in the foreground. Photographed probably 1890s
Victorian London OP15922Cloth Fair, London. A view looking east along Cloth Fair from New Court. Photographed by Augustin Rischgitz, London Stereoscopic Company Limited in the 1890s
Fitzalan Square OP13267Fitzalan Square, Sheffield. Horse-drawn taxis and electric trams photographed around 1900. Electric trams first started to run in Sheffield from 1899
Cycling in Hyde Park CC97_01239Hyde Park, Westminster, Greater London. A general view of both male and female cyclists in Hyde Park with spectators lining the route. York & Son, 1890s
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre CC72_01229Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Clovelly, Devon OP04926CLOVELLY, 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
Fenian bombing BL05153THE 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
Sham Abbey CC97_02085ABINGDON, Oxfordshire. Overgrown arcades and windows of the sham abbey ruin in the gardens of Abingdon Abbey. Photographed in 1892 by Henry W Taunt
Floral Festival, Chipping Campden CC73_00462CHIPPING 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
Frozen Thames CC72_00707RIVER 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
Cirencester Holy Trinity CC57_00068HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The church exterior from the north-west
Childrens ward BL12177THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Great Ormond Street, London. Interior of the Clarence Ward showing nurses and children
St Pancras Station 1895 CC73_02377ST PANCRAS STATION, Camden, London. An interior view of St Pancras Station, looking down on the platforms which are busy with commuters
Smithfield Market, Birmingham c. 1890s OP09004SMITHFIELD MARKET, Birmingham, West Midlands. A corner of Smithfield Market c.1890s. A steam tram travels down Moat Row towards Smithfield Street
The Grange, Northington BL08705THE 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
Duke of Wellington Statue, Hyde Park Corner CC97_00934DUKE 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
Queen Victorias private sitting room at Windsor c. 1890 D880035OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Interior view. Queen Victorias private sitting room at Windsor c.1890
Osborne House nursery c. 1890 D880024OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. The Nursery c.1890
Naval & Military Club, 94 Piccadilly, London BL05533NAVAL AND MILITARY CLUB, 94 Piccadilly, St James s, Greater London. Exterior view from the street. The architect Matthew Brettingham designed this grandiose London mansion in the Palladian style
The Saloon, Audley End House DD58_00096AUDLEY END HOUSE, Essex. Interior view
Tower Bridge Hotel, Bermondsey, London 1897 BL14122TOWER BRIDGE HOTEL, Bermondsey, London. Interior of the saloon bar. Photographed in June 1897. From the Bedford Lemere collection
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