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1840s Collection (page 8)

Background image1840s Collection: Peterborough East railway station, Peterborough 1845

Peterborough East railway station, Peterborough 1845
A lively scene outside Peterborough East railway station, Station Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, seen here in the year it opened. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Railway Station at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Railway Station at Ely, Cambridgeshire. Date: 1847

Background image1840s Collection: Oundle railway station, Northamptonshire

Oundle railway station, Northamptonshire, seen here in the year it opened. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Norwich Thorpe railway station, Norwich, Norfolk

Norwich Thorpe railway station, Norwich, Norfolk
A busy scene in front of Norwich Thorpe railway station, Norwich, Norfolk, which opened in 1844. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Railway station at Liverpool Road, Manchester

Railway station at Liverpool Road, Manchester (Liverpool and Manchester Railway route), which opened for passenger services in 1830 and closed in 1844. After that date it was used as a goods yard

Background image1840s Collection: Railway station at Ickleton, Cambridgeshire

Railway station at Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, in the year of its opening. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Railway station at Abergele, North Wales

Railway station at Abergele, North Wales, in the year of its opening. It is now known as Abergele & Pensarn Station. Date: 1848

Background image1840s Collection: Railway station at Leamington (Spa), Warwickshire 1844

Railway station at Leamington (Spa), Warwickshire 1844
Railway station at Leamington (Spa), Warwickshire, with a large number of people in attendance, probably around the time of the stations opening. Date: 1844

Background image1840s Collection: Bridge Street railway station, Northampton

Bridge Street railway station, Northampton
Railway station at Northampton, with a busy street scene outside. The first of three stations in the city, it was known as Bridge Street railway station, opening in 1845. Date: 1847

Background image1840s Collection: Grand Junction Railway in Crewe 1843

Grand Junction Railway in Crewe 1843
Crewe Railway station during the nineteenth century. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Derby station 1843

Derby station 1843
Interior view of Derby station railway. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Music cover (detail), The Pantomime Quadrille

Music cover (detail), The Pantomime Quadrille, performed at Julliens Promenade Concerts, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. circa 1849

Background image1840s Collection: Music cover, The Pantomime Quadrille

Music cover, The Pantomime Quadrille, performed at Julliens Promenade Concerts, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Including music for Girls and Boys Come Out to Play

Background image1840s Collection: Music cover, The Bolden Ode

Music cover, The Bolden Ode, Land, Love and Liberty - Horatio Nelson and HMS Victory. circa 1840

Background image1840s Collection: Carlise central station court-square 1847

Carlise central station court-square 1847
Caledonian railway, central station and court square in Carlise during the nineteenth century. 1847

Background image1840s Collection: Cambridge railway station-arrival of voters 1847

Cambridge railway station-arrival of voters 1847
Cambridge railway station and the arrival of all male voters for the Cambridge chancellorship election during the 19th century. 1847

Background image1840s Collection: Royal Train at Berwick station 1849

Royal Train at Berwick station 1849
An interior engraving view of a packed station waiting on the arrival of the royal train at Berwick-upon-tweed. Date: 1849

Background image1840s Collection: Proposed central railway terminus, London 1846

Proposed central railway terminus, London 1846
Overview of the proposed Central Railway terminus for the city of London, including the market on Old Bailey, Ludgate Hill and the new viaduct (Holburn). Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Hampton Court Railway Station 1849

Hampton Court Railway Station 1849
Hampton Court Railway Station. Date: 1849

Background image1840s Collection: Paddington, Great Western Railway Station, London 1843

Paddington, Great Western Railway Station, London 1843
The exterior of the Great Western Railway terminus, Paddington Station, London. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Gallery of the booking-office, Euston Railway Station

Gallery of the booking-office, Euston Railway Station
New Station of the London and North-Western Railway, Euston-Square, gallery of the booking-office at Euston Railway Station, London. Date: 1849

Background image1840s Collection: Trading with natives in New Zealand

Trading with natives in New Zealand. Date: 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Ceremony of opening of the Thames Tunnel 1843

Ceremony of opening of the Thames Tunnel 1843
Rotherhithe entrance of the tunnel, connecting to Wapping. 25 March 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Cross-section of Barclays brewery, Southwark, London

Cross-section of Barclays brewery, Southwark, London
Cross-section of Barclay, Perkins and Co Brewery, Southwark, London. Date: 1841

Background image1840s Collection: King John and the Magna Carta, view of Runnymede

King John and the Magna Carta, view of Runnymede
King John and the Magna Carta, with a view of Runnymede where it was signed. Date: 1215

Background image1840s Collection: Helena and Hermia - female friendship in Shakespeare

Helena and Hermia - female friendship in Shakespeare
Helena and Hermia sit sewing together, created both one flower, Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion - an example of female friendship in Shakespeare (A Midsummer Nights Dream). Date: 1841

Background image1840s Collection: Group of fallow deer

Group of fallow deer. Date: 1841

Background image1840s Collection: Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass engraver at work

Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass engraver at work
Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, glass engraver at work. 1841

Background image1840s Collection: How a railway train is propelled

How a railway train is propelled -- two diagrams of a locomotive engine, showing firebox, boiler, smoke box, steam chamber, cylinder and piston, safety valves, steam whistle and feed pipe. Date: 1841

Background image1840s Collection: Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841

Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841
Hat factory workers making beaver (or bever) hats at the Christy hat factory in Southwark, London. 1841

Background image1840s Collection: View of Dumbarton Castle and Rock, Scotland

View of Dumbarton Castle and Rock, Scotland
View of Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Rock, on the River Clyde, Scotland. Date: 1841

Background image1840s Collection: Arabian camels

Arabian camels, resting with their owners. Date: 1841

Background image1840s Collection: The Dutch Housewife, by Nicolaes Maes

The Dutch Housewife, by Nicolaes Maes, in the National Gallery, London. Date: 1655

Background image1840s Collection: Seven different dog breeds

Seven different dog breeds -- North American, Australian, South American, Scotch greyhound, English greyhound, African, Tibet mastiff. Date: 1841

Background image1840s Collection: The newly built Theatre Royal, Manchester

The newly built Theatre Royal, Manchester
Facade of the newly built Theatre Royal, Manchester. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- Canons Yeomans Tale

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- Canons Yeomans Tale
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Canons Yeomans Tale, a two-part story about alchemists. Showing the Canon announcing his secret to the Priest, the Canon stirring the crucible

Background image1840s Collection: New Villa built in Kensington, London

New Villa built in Kensington, London, near Buckingham Palace, one of several public improvements made during 1845. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, London

New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, London
New building in New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, London, one of several public improvements made during 1845. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: The Year of the Poets -- Christmas Mummers

The Year of the Poets -- Christmas Mummers outside a large house, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject by Coleridge, Shakespeare and others. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Freemans Place, near Royal Exchange, City of London

Freemans Place, near Royal Exchange, City of London
The newly designed and built Freemans Place (or Court), near the Royal Exchange, City of London. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Nuns Priests Tale

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Nuns Priests Tale, a mock heroic story about a cockerel named Chanticleer (Chauntecleer), his wife Pertelote, and a wily fox. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: The Year of the Poets -- Let Winter Come

The Year of the Poets -- Let Winter Come, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject by Spenser, Burns and others. Date: 1845

Background image1840s Collection: View of St Martins Cathedral, Utrecht, Netherlands

View of St Martins Cathedral, Utrecht, Netherlands
View of St Martins Cathedral and other buildings in Utrecht, Netherlands. Date: circa 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Binnenhof and Vyverberg Square, The Hague, Netherlands

Binnenhof and Vyverberg Square, The Hague, Netherlands
View of the Binnenhof and Vyverberg Square, The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands. Date: circa 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Nuneham Courtenay, near Oxford, Oxfordshire

Nuneham Courtenay, near Oxford, Oxfordshire, on the left bank of the River Thames. Date: circa 1845

Background image1840s Collection: General view of Benares, India

General view of Benares, India. Date: circa 1845

Background image1840s Collection: St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, dating back to the 12th century. Date: circa 1845

Background image1840s Collection: General view of Abingdon, Oxfordshire

General view of Abingdon, Oxfordshire
General view of Abingdon, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire. Date: circa 1845



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