Battle Balaclava (Gibb)The Thin Red Line of the 93rd Highlanders repel the Russian cavalry
The Lady With The Lamp Florence NightingaleA colour illustration from the 1890s depicting Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer (1820-1910) at the barracks hospital, Scutari, in 1854 during the Crimean War
Florence NightingaleIn Scutari, Florence Nightingale attends to a patient
Charge of Light BrigadeThe charge of the Light Brigade Cardigan in action
11th Hussars at Balaclava, Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War. Date: 1854
Crystal Palace Dinosaur ModelsModels sculpted by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, working closely with Joseph Paxton and Richard Owen, were installed in the worlds first dinosaur park which opened at Crystal Palace Park in 1854
The Wealden, restorations, Crystal Palace ParkOriginal artwork by Walter Ray Woods for Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
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
A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby by Fortunio MataniaAn illustration of what was described in the Sphere as one of the greatest fishing ports in the world. In 1790 the population was less than 1, 000 and in 1907 it was 65, 000
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
Grenadier Guards DepartThe Grenadier Guards march through Trafalgar Square, London, preparatory to departing for the Crimea whence many of them will not return
Heavy Brigade / SimpsonThe charge of the Heavy Cavalry
Robert Lindsay at AlmaLieut. Robert Lindsay of the 1st Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards leads a charge against the Russian Batteries. He was awarded the Victoria Cross
Maps / Australia 1854Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia
Dinosaur / Iguanodon DineHawkins invities scientists to dine inside his iguanodon model at the Crystal Palace exhibition at Sydenham
Messrs. Cook, Sons & Co.s Warehouse, London, 1854Engraving showing Messrs. Cook, Sons and Companys warehouse, St. Pauls Churchyard, London, 1854
Crystal Palace Broad WkThe BROAD WALK enables visitors to see Paxtons majestic building in all its splendour. Date: circa 1854
Arthur Rimbaud / LuqueJEAN-NICOLAS-ARTHUR RIMBAUD Cartoon of the French poet and leading influence on Symbolist movement
Cricketer, LillywhiteFrederick William Lillywhite Cricketer - Sussex
Arthur RimbaudARTHUR RIMBAUD French writer, trader in Africa
Sir James George FrazerSIR JAMES GEORGE FRAZER Scottish Anthropologist Author of The Golden Bough
Earlswood Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles, RedhillA view of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles, Redhill, Surrey, founded in 1847. It later became known as the Royal Earlswood Hospital. Date: circa 1854
Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale by Queen Victoria, 1855. Gold, with diamonds and enamel, said to have been designed by Prince Albert The Prince Consort (1819-1861)
Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War 1854Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War. Date: 5th November 1854
Rhacophorus, Tree frogTree Frog from Sarawak. Drawing of a tree frog by Alfred Russel Wallace - hand coloured. Drawn looking down onto the back of the frog spread out showing webbed feet
The Great Western Railway terminus at Paddington StationA view of the newly developed Paddington Station in London. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the London terminus for the Great Western Railway
Palladino at GenovaEusapia raises a table while controlled by Morselli, at Genova, 12 July 1906 picture 2 of 2
Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales, Australia. The Illustrated London News notes with undisguised disgust
Great Fire of Newcastle and GatesheadA view over Newcastle (on the far side of the River Tyne) and Gateshead (in the foreground) during the great fire which killed more than 50 people and destroyed many buildings
The Charge of the Light Brigade - then they rode back, but not - not the Six Hundred ! Date: 25 October 1854
Court-Martial of Lt. Perry of H. Majesty?s 46th RegimentThe Court-Martial of Lieut. Perry of H. Majesty?s 46th Regiment, in the Mess Room at Windsor Barracks, August 1854.Coloured lithograph after artist unknown, published by Read and Co, London
A cricket match upon the Goodwin Sands, KentA cricket match in progress upon the Goodwin Sands in Kent, where there are also some spectators enjoying a picnic. Date: 1854
The Whityngton Stone, Holloway, London, 1854Engraving showing the Whityngton Stone, a memorial to Sir Richard Whittington (1358-1423), London, 1854. This stone was placed on the spot in Upper Holloway where he was traditionally supposed to
The end of the Tichborne trialThe final hour of the long running Tichborne trial, for the conviction of Mr Arthur Orton for perjury. The claimants farewell to the judge
Jules Henri Poincare / IlsJULES HENRI POINCARE French mathematician
Jennie Churchill / CdvJENNIE JEROME LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Later wife of George Cornwallis-West
Trees, Covent GardenBuying Christmas trees in Covent Garden market, London
Balaclava / DuprayThe Charge of the Light Brigade - into the Valley of Death !
Abdul Mecid I, Ottoman SultanAbdul Mecid I (or Mejid, Medschid), Ottoman Sultan (ruled 1839-1861)
Patrick Geddes / PhotoSir PATRICK GEDDES Scottish biologist and sociologist; active in city planning
Marquis of AngleseyHENRY WILLIAM PAGET, first marquis of ANGLESEY soldier, lost a leg at Waterloo, later lord- lieutenant of Ireland
Prehistoric Animals CpFigures of extinct animals in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham - a splendid example of Art in the service of Science
Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854A printed summary statement of the poor relief statistics for the London parish of St Luke for the week ending 5 August 1854
Battenberg / Louis AlexPRINCE LOUIS ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG: Austrian noble, naturalised British 1868, naval officer: changed name to Mountbatten 1917, 1st marquis of Milford Haven
Crystal Palace AnimalsVisitors to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, S.E.London, are both edified and entertained by the sculptures of prehistoric animals, created by Waterhouse Hawkins
Queen Victorias SkatesEQUIPMENT Queen Victorias skates, manufactured by Marsden Brothers, and Silverwood, of Sheffield
Hard Times / HarthouseMr Harthouse dines at the Bounderbys
Bearded PolicemenThe Police wear Beards and Moustaches : Panic among the Street Boys
