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Inside the Great Exhibition of 1851The Great Exhibition of All Nations - general view of the interior of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London
Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle HulmeThe Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. The school was founded in 1855 by a group of Manchester businessmen to care for and educate orphans
Wardian case with plantsA Wardian case, containing several plants
Two bridges over the River Tamar, Devon and CornwallTwo bridges over the River Tamar, connecting Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall. On the left is the Royal Albert Bridge, a railway bridge designed by Brunel and completed in 1859
11th Hussars at Balaclava, Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War. Date: 1854
Scene in Main Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USAScene in Main Street, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA -- people on the way to a sheep shearing festival. Date: circa 1840s
Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Swithland, LeicestershireSketch of the granite (or syenite) district viewed from Swithland Old Slate Quarry, including Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Leicestershire
Three Coldstream Guards -- Crimean BravesThree Coldstream Guards posing in uniform, with their weapons, in a photograph entitled Crimean Braves. The men are Joseph Numa, John Potter and James Deal
Orphan Asylum, Wolverhampton, West MidlandsA view of the Wolverhampton Orphan Asylum in the West Midlands. Designed by Joseph Manning, the orphanage opened in 1854 on Penn Road at Goldthorn Hill. The building is now known as the Royal School
Asylum Lodge, Devizes, WiltshireThe entrance lodge to the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes, Wiltshire opened in 1851. In 1924 it was renamed Wiltshire County Mental Hospital, then in 1948 renamed Roundway Hospital
Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireEntrance to the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. A porter stands at the right of the gateway
View of the Great Exhibition from across the SerpentineThe Great Exhibition of All Nations in Hyde Park, London - general view of the Crystal Palace from across the Serpentine
Aerial view of Forest Gate Hospital, East LondonAn aerial view of the Forest Gate Hospital, London E7. The hospital was originally opened in 1854 by the Whitechapel Union as an industrial school for 800 children
Landore Viaduct construction, near Swansea, South WalesView of construction work on the Landore Viaduct, over the Swansea valley and the River Tawe, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales
Derby County Mental Hospital, Mickleover, DerbyshireAn aerial view of the Derby County Mental Hospital at Mickleover near Derby. It began life in 1851 as the Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum, designed by Henry Duesbury
Withington Hospital, ManchesterEntrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates
Union Workhouse Infirmary, Dewsbury, West YorkshireThe Dewsbury Union workhouse infirmary on Healds Road at Staincliffe, West Yorkshire. The workhouse opened in around 1856, with a large infirmary erected in 1895
Poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursionA poster advertising a Cooks Tours railway excursion, described as a charming excursion to the West of England, calling at Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth
Balloon event, Charles Green
Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill, Mountsorrel, LeicestershireSketch of the Swithland area of Leicestershire, looking north-east towards Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill and Mountsorrel, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Incorporation Workhouse, Birmingham, West MidlandsAerial view of the Birmingham Incorporation (later Union) Workhouse, opened in 1852 on Western Road, Birmingham. The workhouse, designed by J.J
Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, LondonThe Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850. In around 1896, after a new smallpox hospital opened at South Mimms
Prestwich Asylum, LancashireView of the Superintendents House at the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum, at Bury New Road, Prestwich, near Manchester, designed by Isaac Holden and opened in 1851
Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, EssexThe Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital
Maps / Australia 1850SMap showing the location of the GOLDFIELDS, so presumably made fairly soon after the start of the Australian Gold Rush in 1851
Orford Ness Lighthouse, SuffolkView of Orfordness (Orford Ness) Lighthouse, and the station of the submarine electric telegraph linking England and Holland
Grand Entrance to the Great Exhibition of 1851The Great Exhibition of All Nations in Hyde Park, London - view of the Grand Entrance to the Crystal Palace, with people milling around
Four hummingbirds with chicks in a nestFour adult hummingbirds with chicks in a nest -- ornysmia trochilus moschita, ornysmia Vieilloti, ornysmia Sasin trochili cristati (in nest) ornysmia mellivorus
Station In London - EustonEuston- Station, London serving the London and North-Western Railway. The Euston Arch, built in 1837, was the original entrance to the station, facing onto Drummond Street. It was demolished in 1961
Balloon event, Charles GreenCharles Green ballooning poster, Vauxhall Gardens, Grand Night Ascent amidst the most magnificent fireworks. 16 August 1850
Swithland Hall, Church and Rectory, LeicestershireSketch of Swithland Hall, St Leonards Church and Rectory, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Industrial School, Buxton, near Norwich, NorfolkBoys and dog stand on the football pitch of the Buxton Industrial School near Norwich, Norfolk, established in 1855 to hold 100 boys. From 1933 it became Red House Farm Approved School
Horticultural Society conservatory, Chiswick, LondonPeople inside the large conservatory (or greenhouse) of the Horticultural Society at Chiswick, west London
Portraits of Royal DogsPortraits of Queen Victorias Stag Hounds. Left to Right: Troilus, Truant, Dragsman, Truman, Rummemede & Traveller
Smugglers landing their cargoThe sun dispelling a mist, with smugglers landing their cargo
Four members of the Corvidae family -- a raven (corvus corax) and three crows (corvus corone, corvus cornix and corvus frugilegus)
Sunday School teacher and pupilsA Sunday School teacher and his pupils
Bonchurch the ChurchThe old church
Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, LancashireThe Union workhouse erected in 1849-50 at Chamber Hills, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on what is now Fountain Street. The site is now Tameside Hospital
Interior of Golden Temple at Amritsar, 1858Interior of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India (spelt here as Umritzir), 1858. Gurus reading the Grunt h (or Granth). The Guru is sitting before the Grunt h (sacred text)
North Surrey District School, Anerley, Upper Norwood, SurreyThe North Surrey District School at Anerley, Upper Norwood, with the Crystal Palace visible behind. The school was opened in 1850 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Louis Braille - inventor of system of raised-point writingLouis Braille (1809-1852) - French inventor of system of raised-point writing for the blind. Date: circa 1850
Map of IndiaA map of India in 1857 (the year of the Indian Mutiny) showing the kingdoms, states and provinces; the principal rivers; the bays and gulfs; and the principal cities, towns and forts
Aerial view of Redhill Hospital, Hendon, MiddlesexAn aerial view of Redhill Hospital, Hendon, Middlesex originally opened in 1927 as the Hendon Union infirmary. The older building (below centre) was originally the Hendon Union school, erected in 1859
Two dead birds hanging upside down -- A Brace of BirdsTwo dead birds hanging upside down, entitled A Brace of Birds
Union Workhouse, Leigh, LancashireOpened in 1851, the Union workhouse on Leigh Road, Leigh, Lancashire, later became Atherleigh Hospital. This early 1900s view focuses on the recently added workhouse offices and receiving home
Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, BedfordshireThe Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire
Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, EssexThe Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment
County Asylum, Mickleover, DerbyshireThe Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Mickleover near Derby. Designed by Henry Duesbury, the buildings later became known as the Derbyshire County Mental Hospital
Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, SussexBrighton County Borough Asylum at Haywards Heath opened in 1857 as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum. It became the East Sussex Asylum in 1894 then from 1903-1914 was known as the Brighton County
Belmont Hospital, Sutton, SurreyBelmont Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton. It began life in 1853 as the South Metropolitan District School, housing pauper children away from the workhouse
Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts CemeteryA very early photograph of Leeds Workhouse from Burmantofts Cemetery, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The workhouse, designed by William Perkin and Elisha Backhouse
Abdul Mecid I, Ottoman SultanAbdul Mecid I (or Mejid, Medschid), Ottoman Sultan (ruled 1839-1861)
Australian packet ship, the Ben NevisAustralian White Star Line packet ship, the Ben Nevis. Date: 1852
J. W Walkers Organ at the Great Exhibition, 1851An organ in the Tudor style, designed by Banks and Barry, adapted for a hall or music room. Date: 1851
County Lunatic Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireAerial view of the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. The asylum, designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon, was opened in 1853
Embossed Victorian mourning card, Mary HickmanEmbossed Victorian mourning card with a funerary monument. In Memory of Mary, relict of the late Job Hickman, of the Bilston Quarries, she departed this life, December 2nd, 1857, aged 73 years
French fashion plate, lady sidesaddle on horseFrench fashion plate, lady sitting sidesaddle on a horse with a deerhound alongside. circa 1850s
Abbeville, France - Cathedral Date: circa 1850s
Abbeville, France - Abbey of Saint Riquier founded in 799 Date: circa 1850s
A horrible business - Butchers shop, 1851Humourous scene from a butchers shop, 1851. Master Butcher: " Did you take old Major Dumbledores ribs to No. 12?" Boy: " Yes
The Old Curiosity Shop, schoolroomThe Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841. The puzzled dunce
Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, GlasgowThe Glasgow Industrial School for Girls at Maryhill was established in 1855. Industrial Schools, often privately run, housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a variety of reasons
Queen Victoria and family entrain for ScotlandQueen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Royal children entrain for Scotland at the temporary station in Maiden Lane before the opening of Kings Cross in 1852
Native American Sioux village near Fort Laramie, USAA Native American Sioux village near Fort Laramie, Wyoming, USA -- men, women and children go about their daily chores
Victorian family saying grace before dinnerA Victorian family saying grace at the dinner table
Freshwater Arched RockThe arched rock in Freshwater Bay
Rugby School - Photo 2Scholars in front of one of the school buildings 2 of 4
British Museum - new reading-room 1857Interior of the new reading-room in the British Museum, London. Date: 1857
Smartly dressed man on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s
Lady Letitia Louisa Kerr (1800-1885), amateur silhouettist. circa 1850s
Exterior view of the Hafod Copper and Silver Works and Copper Mill in Swansea, Wales. Date: 1855
Cockle gathering at Penclawdd 1857Eight miles from Swansea on the Loughor river, women gathering and preparing cockles for market. Date: 1857
Allsopps pale-ale brewery 1853Interior of Samuel Allsopp & Sons, pale-ale brewery in Haydon Square, London. Date: 1853
Exterior of British Museum - reading room 1855Construction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library Date: 1855
McNabs tree transplanter, as used in EdinburghMcNabs tree transplanter, as used by him in the Royal Scottish Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: circa 1850
Il Trovatore - Music Sheet CoverIl Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), the version performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. No.1, The Tempest of the Heart (La Tempesta del Mio Cor)
Three pyramids, Egypt. Date: 1857
Warington and Augustus Smyth PowellPencil drawing of Henry Warington Smyth Powell (1847-1921) and Augustus Smyth Powell (1849-1863), two of the children of the Reverend Baden Powell and his third wife Henrietta
Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, LeicestershireSketch of Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, viewed from the rocks near Buddon Wood, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Markfield, Swithland, LeicestershireSketch of Markfield, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Monument in Swithland Park, LeicestershireSketch of a monument in Swithland Park, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. It is the old lantern cross (circa 1500) from the nearby village of Mountsorrel
Brazil Wood, Swithland, LeicestershireSketch of quarrying (probably granite) at Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Swithland, Leicestershire, with granite and slate quarriesSketch of the Swithland area of Leicestershire, with granite at the top of Kinchley Hill, a small quarry to the right, Buddon Wood (granite) to the right, and Charnwood Forest (slate) to the left
