1814 Gallery

Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum, Thorpe, Norfolk

The Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1814 at Thorpe near Norwich. This view, from the early 1900s, shows what was then the most recent addition to the buildings. The site was used as a military hospital during the First World War. It subsequently became known as Norfolk Mental Hospital and then St Andrew's Hospital

© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection

Battle of Talavera

Battle of Talavera, 1809 - Bataille de Talaveyra de la Reyna donn饠le 18 juillet 1809 entre les armees anglo-espagnoles et Francaises, 28 Jul 1809.Pen and wash by E Walker.Associated with the Battle of Talavera, Peninsular War (1808-1814). Date: 1809

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

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Marriage of Baroness Burdett-Coutts to William Ashmead-Bartl

Engraving showing the marriage of Baroness Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) to William Ashmead-Bartlett (1851-1921) in Christ Church, Piccadilly, London, 1881. Baroness Burdett-Coutts was one of the greatest philanthropists of the time, while Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett (who took the name Burdett-Coutts Bartlett at the wedding) later became a Member of Parliament

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans