1840s Collection (page 31)

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

Boys being winched up a mine shaft at Halifax, Yorkshire
Two boys being winched up from a coal mine at Halifax, Yorkshire. The winch is extremely primitive with no safety features

Boys Perform Gymnastics at Mettray, France
Gymnastic exercises being performed by inmates of the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France

Boy pushing coal wagon in mine at Halifax, Yorkshire
A boy with a belt and chain around his waist pushes a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire

Boy dragging coal wagon with belt and chain in mine
A boy with a belt and chain around his waist drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire

The conservatories at Chiswick House
Wealthy Victorians enjoy the hospitality of the Duke of Devonshire as part of his fete celebrations at Chiswick House

1844 poor relief work ticket
A ticket issued in 1844 by a Relieving Officer for the parish of St Mary, Islington, north London, directing the bearer to the stone yard on Wharf Road, City Basin

Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view
The Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements

Thai Binh Reading Pavilion, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam
The Thai Binh Reading Pavilion in the former Imperial City of Hue, in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. This was originally the Emperors library and reading pavilion

Music cover for The Real Irish Polkas, as danced at Her Majestys Balls, Almack s, and the Opera Houses of Milan, Paris, Vienna, London, etc

Music sheet cover for I Would Not Have Thee, Call Me Back, a ballad with words by H Tolkien and music by G Tolkien. A lady of the Restoration period is depicted in a garden with her King Charles

Music sheet cover, Far, Far, Upon the Sea
A music sheet cover for a song by Henry Russell, Far, Far, Upon the Sea (words by Charles Mackay), from an entertainment entitled Far West, or the Emigrants Progress from the Old World to the New

Music sheet cover for Danseuses Viennoises
Music sheet cover for the Danseuses Viennoises (Viennese Dancers), No.3 Pas des Moissonneurs (Harvesters Dance or Harvest Fete), with music by Max Maretzek (1821-1897)

Music cover for Two Circassian Polkas, piano pieces composed by Khue Lindoff. Two women of the northern Caucasus are depicted in traditional costume, one in red and white

Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, music sheet
Cover design for a music sheet containing the French conductor Louis Antoine Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, building on the success of Charles Dickens second Christmas book, The Chimes

Esmeralda Quadrilles, music cover
Scene from a ballet on a music cover for the Esmeralda Quadrilles by Charles W Glover. A male ballet dancer takes centre stage, with several ballerinas grouped round him

Couple dancing the polka on a music sheet
A couple wearing ermine-trimmed costumes dance the polka hand in hand on a music sheet entitled The Musical Bouquet. The music itself consists of The Redowa and Polish Polkas composed

Union Workhouse, Williton, Somerset
The Williton Union workhouse, opened in 1840 on Long Street, Williton, Somerset. The building was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt. The site later became Williton Hospital

Union Workhouse, Battle, Sussex
The Battle Union workhouse, designed by Frederick Thatcher, was erected in 1840. It later became Battle Hospital

Sinking an Artesian Well, Union Workhouse, Aylsham, Norfolk
The firm of F.H. Buckingham sinking an artesian well at Aylsham Union workhouse in 1923. The workhouse, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 at Aylsham

New Church, Hackney
Impression of the new church to be built on Grove Street in South Hackney in the 1840s. Now the Church of St. John of Jerusalem

Victoria Opens Parlment
Victoria opens Parliament : this is probably the first time she has done it

Commons Circa 1840S
A session of the Commons after rebuilding

Flint Glass
Flint glass manufactory

Crown Glass House
Interior of a Crown glass house

Racial /s Africa / Washers
Two washerwomen in Cape costume: one is beating her washing against a rock to get it nice and clean

Racial / China / Warrior 19C
A Tartar warrior of the Chinese army

Buy a Broom
Selling brooms in the street

Ball Dress 1840S
1882 depiction of 1840s fashions: pink dress with pointed waist & vandyked tiers on the skirt trimmed with white roses. The corsage is low & off the shoulder

Striped Dress 1840S
1882 depiction of 1840s fashions: dress in a blue & white vertical striped print with a double flounce on the skirt. Also a bonnet with veil & parasol with folding handle

Racial / Russia / Picnic
Two men, two women and a toddler stop for tea from a samovar in the forest

Scraps Thankfully
SCRAPS THANKFULLY RECEIVED This is probably intended as the front page of a scrap album

First Fire of the Season
The First Fire of the Season. A contented Victorian family bask in the glow of the fire and their own goodness

Death / Mourning / Dress
Costumes de Deuil Two ladies in French mourning fashions show that one can be grief-stricken without losing ones elegance

Loseley House, Surrey, a fine Tudor manor-house

The Holly Cart
The Holly cart - a street vendor sells holly from door to door

High Street from West Bow, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
View of the High Street from the Head of West Bow, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland

Exhibition of models at Madame Tussauds, London
An exhibition of models at Madame Tussauds Waxworks, London

Erebus and Terror in search of the Northwest Passage
Scene from Sir John Franklins Canadian Arctic exploration, showing the Erebus and Terror in their attempt to navigate the Northwest Passage. Sadly, both ships and crew were lost

Madame Tussauds Waxworks, London
An exhibition of waxwork models at Madame Tussauds in Baker Street, London

Weapons / Mines at Sea
Testing a mine constructed by the Nobel company, Sweden : blowing up a ship

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