1845 Collection (page 5)

Norfolk Coach outside Leadenhall Market, London 1845
Stage coach bound for Norfolk, collecting meat and game from Leadenhall Market in London, Christmas Eve. At that time, Britains railways had very nearly made horse-drawn stage coaches a relic of

The Illustrated London News - post office van 1845
Post Office collecting sacks of magazines from The Illustrated London News. been collected from the main office. Date: 1845

New portable gas lamps for railways 1845
General railway use patented by Mr. Johnstone. The lamp consists of small flat shaped retort of about six inches long, an inch broad and about a quarter of an inch in depth

Foundry or casting-house at Butterley Iron-works 1845
Furnace at the foundry at Butterley Iron-works in Derbyshire. Date: 1845

RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM Author, best known for his Ingoldsby Legends which include the Jackdaw of Reims, The Spectre of Tappington and other fanciful tales. Date: 1788 - 1845

Singing Auld Lang Syne
The song of many happy people and sentimental drunks upon New Years Eve, Auld Lang Syne, a traditional air with words by Robert Burns. Date: 1845

SHIPS AMONG ICEBERGS
Seals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs. Date: 1845

Fleet Prison - Cruikshank
Fleet Prison was notable as a debtors prison after the 17th century until it was demolished in 1845-46, having been rebuilt 3 times in 1381, 1666 and 1780. Date: 1828

DAUNS ELYSIUM / VIENNA
Dauns Elysium, Vienna, Austria. Date: 1845

REAL TENNIS GAME 1845
At the mansion of Strathfieldsaye in Scotland, real tennis is played by Prince Albert. Date: 1845

PARIS / SEINE C1845
the Seine, with the Louvre on the left, viewed from the Quay dOrsay Date: circa 1845

FRANCE / SENS CATHEDRAL
Sens: the cathedral Date: circa 1845

NINE ELMS OFFICE 1845
The electric telegraph office at Nine Elms railway station, London Date: 1845

TRIESTE THEATRE, 1845
The interior of the theatre in Trieste, Italy, then under Austrian possession Date: 1845

WELLINGTON / STRATHFIELDSY
DUKE OF WELLINGTON Visit of Queen Victoria to Wellingtons Hampshire home, Strathfieldsay, in 1845 Date: 1769 - 1852

RAT POISON SELLER
French seller of rat poison Date: 1845

Leg Half Volley
The Draw Date: 1845

ASIAN OBEISANCE
Various forms of obeisance among the Arabs, indicating varying levels of respect ranging from a polite but shallow bow to outright grovelling Date: circa 1845

MONKEY RIDES A DOG / 1845
A group of gentlemen watch a monkey riding a dog. Date: circa 1845

FRANCE / COLLIOURE
(Pyrenees Orientales) depicted on the occasion of a Fete patronale, with boats processing round the harbour Date: circa 1845

BATTLE OF STREETS
THE BATTLE OF THE STREETS The old, narrow streets defend themselves against the attack of the wider thoroughfares - We shall soon be without a lane or an alley in London Date: 1845

Sideshows at Bartholomew Fair Date: 1845

LONDON / CHARING CROSS
Charing Cross station and obelisk. Date: Circa 1845

CLAIRVOYANCE
A satirical and sceptical comment by Cruikshank. Date: 1845

Stone of Scone
The Stone of Scone in its former position beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey, London; it has subsequently been returned to Scotland Date: circa 1845

LAW / PRISONS / GERMANY
Exterior of the prison at Halle, Germany Date: 1845

Cartoon, Opening the Gate; or, Coming events cast their shadows before. A comment on monopoly versus free trade. Date: 1845

Cartoon, The Premiers Fix - Free Trade and Agriculture. Date: 1845

PANTOMIME / WHITTINGTON
Dick Whittington and his cat Date: 1845

Corn Exchange building in Mark Lane 1845
The Corn Exchange building in Mark Lane, London. Date: 1845

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845. Date: 1769

French police arrest fraudulent traders in Paris
Paris police arrest 237 fraudulent traders & other cheats in the boulevard du Temple Date: 1845

La Turquoise
A fine Turkish lady, serenaded on the mandolin by her lady-in-waiting.Date: 1845

Launch of The Avenger Steam Frigate at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth
Launch of " The Avenger" Steam Frigate at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth. The ceremony of christening the vessel was performed by Miss Harding, a niece of the gallant Admiral Superintendent

ALBERT AS SPORTSMAN 1845
" SPORT!" or " A BATTUE MADE EASY" Prince Albert depicted as the phoney sportsman hunting from his armchair. Date: 1819-1861

Shamshir sword with scabbard, nd. Possibly belonging to Maharajah Ranjit Singh (1780-1839). Associated with Maj William Stephen Raikes Hodson, Hodsons Horse

Hernan Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868). Margaret I of Denmark (1
Hernan Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868). Danish sculptor. Margaret I of Denmark (1353-1412) (left), Philippa of England (1394-1430) (center) and Dagmar of Bohemia (1186-1212) (right). Sculpture, 1856

Food adulteration, 1845
London improvements : adulteration of food in 1845. Sand is added to sugar, milk is watered down, bone dust and plaster of paris is added to dough and Vitriol is mixed into gin. Date: 1845

Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales
Detail of the pump flywheel of the 1845 beam engine, at the Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales. The mine closed in 1932, but continued as a pumping station into the 1960s

H. H. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh / Stamp
Lieutenant-General MAHARAJA SRI SIR PRATAP SINGH SAHIB BAHADUR OF IDAR (1845 - 1922). A career British Indian Army soldier

FRANK HOLL Artist

The first pneumatic tyres ever made
Photograph of the fist pneumatic tryes ever made as displayed at the Imperial International Exhibition at White City. They were the work of Mr William Thomson of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co

Exodus: The Epsom Derby by Gilbert, 1845
Epson races: scenes on the road, as drawn by Gilbert. The Elephant and Castle pub, as well as the Swan Tavern, Morden Hall boarding school

Dover (1845). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1845

Dr a I Coffin
DR A I COFFIN : medical : Pioneer of medical botany who introduced Thomsons ideas to Europe : in 1845 he founded the Association of Herbal Medicine, authored books. Date: mid-19th century

Celebrating the crossing of the Equator
Scene on a Royal Navy ship. It is the custom on board ship to indulge in merrymaking when crossing the Equator -- in fancy dress if its your first time. Date: circa 1845

John Tyler, President of the United States
John Tyler (1790-1862), 10th President of the United States (1841-1845). Date: circa 1841

Ponziano Loverini. Gaetano Donizetti
LOVERIANO, Ponziano (1845-1929). Gaetano Donizetti. 1875. Oil on canvas. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Bergamo. Donizetti Museum

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