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Britain Rights Managed Collection (#7)

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Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Iron Foundry. From Pyne Microcosm, London, 1809

Iron Foundry. From Pyne Microcosm, London, 1809

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Isaac Newtons (1642-1727) house on the corner of Orange and St Martins Streets

Isaac Newtons (1642-1727) house on the corner of Orange and St Martins Streets, London, as it appeared c1880. Wood engraving

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, birthplace of Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, birthplace of Isaac Newton (1642-1727). Engraving from Dugdale England and Wales Delineated 1840

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Suspension bridge to the South Stack lighthouse near Holyhead, Wales. Steel engraving c1860

Suspension bridge to the South Stack lighthouse near Holyhead, Wales. Steel engraving c1860

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Setting lead (graphite) into grooved strip of cedar: a second strip of wood placed on top and glued

Setting lead (graphite) into grooved strip of cedar: a second strip of wood placed on top and glued, whole pencil placed in machine and rounded. BG Cohen, Great Prescott Street, London

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Royal Mint, London. Milling edges of coins. A milled edge meant that metal could

Royal Mint, London. Milling edges of coins. A milled edge meant that metal could not be stolen from edges of gold and silver coins by clipping, so reducing their intrinsic value. Wood engraving, 1891

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Tea warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London. Refilling tea chests after bulking

Tea warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London. Refilling tea chests after bulking (remixing after the journey as smaller leaves)

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Tea warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London. Refilling tea chests after bulking

Tea warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London. Refilling tea chests after bulking (remixing after journey as smaller leaves & dust worked to bottom of chests in passage)

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Dockers unloading tea in London Docks, 1889. Engraving

Dockers unloading tea in London Docks, 1889. Engraving

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Birmingham viewed from the south showing smoking chimneys. Engraving c1860

Birmingham viewed from the south showing smoking chimneys. Engraving c1860

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Prison Ships (Hulks or Tenders) in the Thames off the Tower of London: also used

Prison Ships (Hulks or Tenders) in the Thames off the Tower of London: also used to hold men newly press-ganged into the Royal Navy. Hulks were usually old naval (London, 1805). Aquatint

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Liverpool: Canning Dock, showing the Custom House, sailing vessels in the basin

Liverpool: Canning Dock, showing the Custom House, sailing vessels in the basin and warehouses on the dockside. Hand-coloured engraving published 1841

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, iron-framed glass building designed by Joseph Paxton

Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, iron-framed glass building designed by Joseph Paxton and erected for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Queen Victorias carriage centre. From painting by P le Bihan

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Exterior of the North Transept of the Crystal Palace, London, at the time of the

Exterior of the North Transept of the Crystal Palace, London, at the time of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Steel engraving 1851

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London: interior view

Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London: interior view of the main avenue looking eastwards. The iron framework of the building is clearly visible. Steel engraving 1851

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: World War I: Volunteer English woman driver washing down her ambulance, a converted Wolseley

World War I: Volunteer English woman driver washing down her ambulance, a converted Wolseley, donated towards the war effort: Cambridge 1915

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: World War I: Volunteer women drivers in a Wolseley, donated towards the war effort

World War I: Volunteer women drivers in a Wolseley, donated towards the war effort: Cambridge 1915

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Rover Safety Bicycle, the first commercially successful safety bicycle introduced

Rover Safety Bicycle, the first commercially successful safety bicycle introduced by Starley & Sutton of Coventry, England, in 1885: Chain-driven. Wood engraving

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Agricultural workers and their families at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace

Agricultural workers and their families at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London, in the week that admittance was one shilling (5p)

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Singers special Safety Bicycle (c1886). Chain-driven machine introducing the

Singers special Safety Bicycle (c1886). Chain-driven machine introducing the diamond frame which gave greater rigidity in spite of lightness. Wood engraving 1890

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Gathering of the UK cycling clubs at Castle Inn, Woodford, Essex, 1 June 1889. After

Gathering of the UK cycling clubs at Castle Inn, Woodford, Essex, 1 June 1889. After a day of cycling followed by an evening smoking concert the gathering took a Chinese Lantern ride to Walthamstow

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Joseph Crosfield & Sons soap factory at Bank Quarry, Warrington. A: Glycerine Plant B

Joseph Crosfield & Sons soap factory at Bank Quarry, Warrington. A: Glycerine Plant B: Silicate Plant C: Alkali Plant 1: General view of works 2: Display at Liverpool Exhibition 3: Frame Room 4

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Joseph Crosfield & Sons soap factory at Bank Quarry, Warrington. 1: Boiler shed 2

Joseph Crosfield & Sons soap factory at Bank Quarry, Warrington. 1: Boiler shed 2: Alkali plant 3: Raw material being brought by boat along the Mersey 4: Melting contents of casks 5: Boiling pans

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: East View of Birmingham in Warwickshire. From The Modern Universal British Traveller

East View of Birmingham in Warwickshire. From The Modern Universal British Traveller. (London, 1779). Copperplate engraving

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: British Iron Companys Works at Corngraves. Corngraves or Corngreaves, near Halesowen

British Iron Companys Works at Corngraves. Corngraves or Corngreaves, near Halesowen, lies 7 miles south west of Birmingham and 5 miles south of Dudley

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Great Eastern on the stocks in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard at

Great Eastern on the stocks in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard at Millwall on the Thames. View from the stern. Double-hulled, of all iron construction

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Westminster Bridge, London, looking from the south bank of the Thames. This is the

Westminster Bridge, London, looking from the south bank of the Thames. This is the bridge rebuilt by Thomas Page (1803-1877) beginning in 1853

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Great Eastern on the stocks in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard

Great Eastern on the stocks in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard at Millwall on the Thames. Broadside view from the river

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Chelsea Bridge, London. Suspension bridge over the Thames, opened in 1858, connecting

Chelsea Bridge, London. Suspension bridge over the Thames, opened in 1858, connecting Chelsea with Battersea on the south bank of the river. It was replaced in the 1930s

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: The Last of the Coaches. The Royal Mail coach service, begun in the 1780s, flourished

The Last of the Coaches. The Royal Mail coach service, begun in the 1780s, flourished until the coming of the railways in 1830

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Abingdon Workhouse, Oxfordshire, built for the Abingdon Union, 1836. The first workhouse

Abingdon Workhouse, Oxfordshire, built for the Abingdon Union, 1836. The first workhouse in England completed under the provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Blackwall Tunnel, London, opened 1897. This tunnel, the older Western tunnel, connects the Essex

Blackwall Tunnel, London, opened 1897. This tunnel, the older Western tunnel, connects the Essex
Blackwall Tunnel, London, opened 1897.This tunnel, the older Western tunnel, connects the Essex and Kent sides of the Thames

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Mail train carrying letters to London from towns and cities in Britain. It shows

Mail train carrying letters to London from towns and cities in Britain. It shows sorters at work on board and, inset, the way sacks of letters could be left at destinations en route or collected in a

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: South Devon Railway, later Great Western Railway (GWR) at Dawlish. It shows the track

South Devon Railway, later Great Western Railway (GWR) at Dawlish. It shows the track of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) atmospheric railway with engine house (right middle distance)

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: St Austell, 1860. Cornwall Railway, later Great Western Railway (GWR) at St Austell

St Austell, 1860. Cornwall Railway, later Great Western Railway (GWR) at St Austell, showing one of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) timber viaducts

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Hayle. St Ives in the distance, c1860. West Cornwall Railway, later part

Hayle. St Ives in the distance, c1860. West Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR). The boom time for the harbour

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Berkhamsted Station, Hertfordshire, England on the London and Birmingham Railway, c1860

Berkhamsted Station, Hertfordshire, England on the London and Birmingham Railway, c1860. On top of the building on the left is a water tank for supplying locomotives while, on the right

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Truro, from Trennick Lane, 1860. The Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great

Truro, from Trennick Lane, 1860. The Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR), at Truro, showing one of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) timber viaducts

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Platinum still for concentrating sulphuric acid. Felling Chemical Works, Newcastle, 1844

Platinum still for concentrating sulphuric acid. Felling Chemical Works, Newcastle, 1844. From British Manufacturers by George Dodd. (London, 1844). Wood engraving

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Production of sulphuric acid, Felling Chemical Works, near Newcastle, England, 1844

Production of sulphuric acid, Felling Chemical Works, near Newcastle, England, 1844. View of the passage between two lead chambers. From The Penny Magazine. (London 1844). Wood engraving

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Seamen hauling a clinker-built dingy up on shore. In this type of construction the

Seamen hauling a clinker-built dingy up on shore. In this type of construction the planks of the vessel overlap the plank below and are fastened with clinched

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Bird Catching from Above. Catcher was lowered down cliffs on a rope. Birds

Bird Catching from Above. Catcher was lowered down cliffs on a rope. Birds and eggs were a great economic resource for the Shetland Islanders

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Bird Catching from Below. Catchers were helped up the cliffs by colleagues in rowing boats

Bird Catching from Below. Catchers were helped up the cliffs by colleagues in rowing boats. Birds and eggs were a great economic resource for the Shetland Islanders

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Girls Playground and Waterfall at Bournville, 1892. Bournville was

Girls Playground and Waterfall at Bournville, 1892. Bournville was the ideal village built near Birmingham for their employees by the chocolate manufacturers Cadburys

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Whitby harbour, Yorkshire, at the mouth of the river Esk, c1833. The old drawbridge

Whitby harbour, Yorkshire, at the mouth of the river Esk, c1833. The old drawbridge, separating the upper and lower harbours, which was raised to let sailing vessels pass

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Double inclined plane for moving tub boats from one level to another on a canal

Double inclined plane for moving tub boats from one level to another on a canal.. Boats were lowered on rails and counterbalanced by a tub containing water

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: The Iron Horse Past and Present. Development of the railway locomotive

The Iron Horse Past and Present. Development of the railway locomotive from George Stephensons Rocket of 1829, through North Star which worked on the Great Western Railway 1836-1870

Background imageBritain Rights Managed Collection: Titus Salt (1803-1876) British industrialist. Builder of Saltaire Mill near Bradford

Titus Salt (1803-1876) British industrialist. Builder of Saltaire Mill near Bradford. Discovered method of making alpaca. Tinted lithograph published London 1880




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