1840s Collection (page 30)

St Johns Church Stone
St Johns Church, Stone. Date: circa 1840s

Reverend Baden-Powells dining room Oxford
Reverend Baden-Powells dining room, Oxford. Date: circa 1840s

Llandaff House. Date: circa 1840s

Drawing room in AWT Greens house
Drawing room in A.W.T. Greens house. Date: circa 1840s

Coastal scene with rocks and trees, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Unknown portrait. Date: circa 1840s

Felmersham Church. Date: circa 1840s

Cardiff. Date: circa 1840s

Dover. Date: circa 1840s

3 Cheyne Walk Chelsea
3 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, left to right are Carry, Count, Josephine. Date: circa 1840s

Richmond. Date: circa 1840s

Music at home - trio at the piano, 1849
Two ladies sing, accompanied by a young man playing the piano. Date: 1849

Barrack canteen exterior, 1847
Exterior of an army barrack canteen, 1847. An illustration provided to accompany an article in the Illustrated London News, advocating temperance and reform

Barrack canteen interior, 1847
Interior of an army barrack canteen, 1847. An illustration provided to accompany an article in the Illustrated London News, advocating temperance and reform

Concert at the Sorbonne, Paris 1843
A concert at the large hall at the Sorbonne, Paris. Date: 1843

Wills forgery trial
Defendants take the stand during the Wills forgery trial in 1844: Sanders and Mrs Sanders. Date: April 1844

Concert performance, Paris 1843
Concert hall in rue de la Victoire, Paris. Date: 1843

PUSEY (1840S)
EDWARD BOUVERIE PUSEY Theologian, leader of the Oxford Movement Date: 1800 - 1882

Boys playing rugby at Rugby School. This truly English game is played in perfection at the fine Elizabethan school, at Rugby in Warwickshire. Date: 1845

Litchis (Lychees)
euphoria litchi A cluster of litchi fruit : introduced to the west from the Chinese province of Fukien in the 1840s, this must be one of the earliest depictions. Date: circa 1845

Scottish Girl 1840S
" TARTANA" A young scottish woman wearing a tartan shawl. Date: circa 1845

Humanised tiger in the role of a stage hero
A humanised tiger in theatrical costume, cast in the role of a stage hero, spying on other animals behind a curtain. Date: circa 1840

The Guildhall (former Town Hall), Derby
View of the Guildhall (former Town Hall) in the Market Place in the centre of Derby. It was built in 1842. Date: circa 1920

I dreamt I slept at Madame Tussaud s
I dreamt I slept at Madame Tussauds ! A satirical depiction. Date: 1847

Mail-Coach Leaving
With letters and packets for Brighton, the mail-coach leaves the General Post Office, London Date: circa 1840s

Viaduct over the Semmering, Austria
Viaduct over the Semmering mountain region of Austria. Date: circa 1840

Purcells opera King Arthur at Drury Lane Theatre, London
Purcells opera King Arthur on stage at Drury Lane Theatre, London. This is the scene where Arthur is tempted by two nymphs or sirens bathing in a stream, but resists the temptation

Summer flower show, Newcastle Horticultural Society
A summer flower show of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Horticultural Society. Date: 1843

Music cover for The Queen and Prince Alberts Polka, by Louis Antoine Jullien (1812-1860). Victoria and Albert are depicted early in their marriage, turned towards the viewer as they dance the polka

Fall of Foyers, Scotland
A lady and gentleman look at the magnificent Fall of Foyers in Inverness-shire, Scotland

Dunmanway from the Cork Road bridge
The road leading into the town of Dunmanway, from the bridge on the Cork Road, in Ireland. Referring to the Irish famine at this time

Kitchen and inmates, Portland Prison, Dorset
A kitchen or cook-house at Portland Prison, Dorset. Inmates in arrow-patterned uniforms stand in front of a row of large steam-heated cooking coppers

Band and parade at Mettray Colony, France
A band and parade of inmates at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s, the colony pioneered the cottage homes system where boys lived in small

Hammocks in dormitory, Mettray Colony, France
View of a dormitory at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France, with a few boys asleep in their hammocks

General view of Mettray Colony, France
General view of the church and houses at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s

Boys breaking stones in quarry, Mettray Colony, France
Boys at work breaking stones in a quarry at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s

Onboard the prison ship The Warrior
Prisoners wash at low basins while observed by officers, onboard the convict hulk ship, The Warrior. The practice of confining offenders on board such ships was first adopted in England in 1776; it

Fitters Shop, Portland Prison, Dorset
The fitters workshop at Portland Prison, Dorset. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Cell Interior, Portland Prison, Dorset
The interior and meagre contents of a cell at Portland Prison, Dorset. The inmates bedding is rolled up on the left. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed

Prison Gates, Portland Prison, Dorset
Uniformed officers stand at the entrance to Portland Prison, Dorset. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Interior of RC Church, Portland Prison, Dorset
The interior of the Roman Catholic church at Portland Prison, Dorset. The prison opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Machine stone cutting, Portland Prison, Dorset
A machine with toothed blades and a rotating saw cutting up stone. Portland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area

Borstal Institution, Portland, Dorset
A view of the Borstal Institution at Portland, Dorset. Originally established in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts, the site was converted for borstal use in 1921

Richard Oastler, factory reformer
Richard Oastler (1789-1861) was a labour reformer and abolitionist, born in Leeds, Yorkshire. He fought for the rights of working children in the Factory Act of 1847

Model poorhouse for town parishes in Scotland
An aerial view of a model poorhouse (the Scottish equivalent to the workhouse) for town parishes in Scotland. The design was prepared for the Scottish Board of Supervision in 1847 by architects

Childrens Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary
A childrens ward in the Wandsworth & Clapham Union infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. The children sleep in metal-framed cots

Fulham Workhouse, south west London
A view of the Fulham workhouse on Fulham Palace Road, south west London. Designed by Alfred Gilbert, the main building (left) was erected in 1848-9

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