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Church Bell RingersRinging the changes in the belfry of an English parish church at Christmas time
All that was left of them, 17th Lancers near Modderfontein, 17 September 1901.Chromolithograph after Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927)
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
Keir Hardie giving a speechKeir Hardie (1856-1915), founder of the Labour party, addressing suffragettes at a free speech meeting
Nikola Tesla / Himmel ErdeNIKOLA TESLA American electrician and inventor, born in Croatia of Serbian parents; seen here in his laboratory at Colorado Springs in 1899/1900
Indian Smoothbore. 656 in musket, Pattern 1858Indian Smoothbore.656 in musket, Pattern 1858, lock dated 1856.Converted from a Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket in India 1858 (c), this exceptionally rare item was part of an original issue of 10
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
Victorian inventions in The EngineerA page of patented engineering and industrial inventions from The Engineer magazine, 1856. Date: 1856
Bricklayers / Workmen / 1856A pair of bricklayers building a wall Date: 1856
Captain Charles UphamPortrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions
James Keir Hardie / VanityJAMES KEIR HARDIE British labour leader and politician, looking rather scruffy
James Keir Hardie / PostcdJAMES KEIR HARDIE British labour leader and politician
Highland Bagpipe PlayerRoss : Victorias highland piper
George L Clowser and Swainston Adamsonl. to r. George L Clowser and Swainston Adamson joint managers; James J Berkley chief engineer Date: 1856
Edward Pease Loco 1856The Edward Pease long boiler locomotive, built by Robert Stephenson for the Stockton and Darlington Railway : it draws passenger trains between Darlington and Saltburn
Robert Schumann / RumpfROBERT SCHUMANN German musician
Oscar Wilde / Sketch 1895OSCAR WILDE - Irish writer and playwright
Oscar Wilde / Hs PortraitOSCAR WILDE - Irish playwright, author and celebrity
OSCAR WILDE (1856-1900)OSCAR WILDE
General Sarrail / StampGeneral MAURICE SARRAIL (1856 - 1929) commander of the third army at the battle of the Marne (1914) then the French forces in the Orient (1915-1917)
Wilde (Ellis Photo)OSCAR WILDE - Irish writer and celebrity
Matilda Serao, Italian journalist and novelistMatilda (or Matilde) Serao (1856-1927), Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist, founder and editor of Il Giorno
Foden 5 ton Steam Wagon M8681, built in1916, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Foden Trucks was a British truck and bus manufacturing company which had its origins in Elworth near Sandbach in 1856)
Music Hall interior, Royal Surrey Gardens, 1856The interior of the concert hall at Royal Surrey Gardens, in 1856. The venue could seat 10, 000, and was built from iron and glass, as the Crystal Palace, on the site of the old Zoological gardens
Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). The Gleaners (1856). OrsayJean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). French painter, one of the founders of the Barbizon School. The Gleaners (1856). Orsay Museum. Paris. France
Lancers of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers leaving MonsLancers of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers, 3rd Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division leaving Mons in 1919
Joseph John ThomsonJOSEPH JOHN THOMSON physicist, working at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, circa 1904
A portrait of George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist, critic and Nobel prize winner. Date: 1946
E. W. Beckett MP, Vanity Fair, SpyERNEST WILLIAM BECKETT MP, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (1856-1917) born Ernest William Denison. British banker and Conservative politician. Caption: Whitby Date: 1856-1917
Michael Faraday Lecturing at the Royal Institution, LondonEngraving showing Professor Michael Faraday (1791-1867) lecturing at the Royal Institution, to an audience including Prince Albert and two of his sons, 1856. Date: 16 February 1856
Portrait of the Prince ImperialPhotograph of Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871) as a young boy
James Keir HardiePhotograph of James Keir Hardie (1856-1915), Scottish Labour leader and politician
Portrait of the Prince Imperial and Napoleon IIIPhotograph of Louis, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871)(seated) with his father, Napoleon III, Emperor of the French c. 1868
Florence Nightingales carriage at the seat of warBorn in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father
Louis Napoleon / Jeune CdvPRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON PRINCE IMPERIAL as a young boy
George Bernard ShawGEORGE BERNARD SHAW Irish writer standing looking in through an open window of the shed at the bottom of his garden where he used to write
Menstrual LodgeMenstrual lodge of Native American peoples, where women were confined while suffering their periods, when they were regarded as unclean and liable to affect hunting and so on
Louis Gustave BingerLOUIS GUSTAVE BINGER French explorer and administrator in West Africa and the Sudan
William WillettWILLIAM WILLETT A wealthy builder who was the originator of daylight saving
Oscar Wilde cartoonOscar Wilde - IRISH PLAYWRIGHT Cartoon Portrayal
Oscar WildeOSCAR WILDE - Irish playwright, essayist, poet and novelist. Date: 1856-1900
Louis Napoleon Photo 4Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON as a cadet : aged only 13, he goes to war with papa. After the defeat at Sedan, he flees to Belgium and thence to England. Date: 1856 - 1879
G. B. SHAWs HOMEThe home of Irish playwright GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856 - 1950), at Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s
Little girl at a window -- No Walk TodayA little Victorian girl stands at a window, watching the rain -- a black and white reproduction of a painting by Sophie Anderson entitled No Walk Today
James Keir Hardie and Jean JauresJames Keir Hardie (1856-1915), Scottish Labour leader and politician with Jean Jaures of the French Socialist Part (left)
George Bernard Shaw, writerCartoon of George Bernard Shaw, writer
Front Page of The EngineerFront page of The Engineer, a mid-19th century British periodical devoted to reporting on inventions and industrial and scientific advancements. Date: 1856
The Epsom DerbyPhotograph of the Epsom Derby, used by W. P. Frith for his famous painting, The Derby Day. Date: 1856
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)Photographic portrait of George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), the Irish dramatist, critic and Nobel Prize winner, pictured in 1908
John Redmonds Coffin, Westminster Cathedral, 1918Illustration showing the coffin of John Redmond (1856-1918), the Irish lawyer, politician and leader of the Home Rule Party, lying under an Irish flag in Westminster Cathedral, 1918
Greece StyxThe river Styx was believed to flow down to Hades, hence the adjective Stygian, beloved of poets, for hellish darkness
Madame VestrisLUCIA ELIZABETH VESTRIS (nee Bartolozzi), actress, singer and manager : as Venus in The Paphian Bower
Midshipmens MessMidshipmen eat, read and study in their mess on the Royal Navy warship Caesar
Robert Schumann / BalestriROBERT SCHUMANN German musician, depicted composing the Dichterliebe
Louis Napoleon / DisderiPRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON PRINCE IMPERIAL as a boy, on his rocking horse
Petticoat Lane, 1856Petticoat Lane market on Sunday morning - a policeman casts a cold eye on the street traders, some of whom may not be wholly law-abiding citizens
Gb Shaw / Munsey 1905GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Irish writer Sitting down leaning on the arm of a chair
Chippewa MagicianA magician of the Chippewa people attempts to destroy a girl by a beam of sunlight and the spirit of a fox
Opium Wars / ArrowChinese officials arrest the crew of the British ship Arrow as pirates sparking off the war
A Fruit Market in Rio de Janeiro by Sir John GilbertColoured engraving of a Brazilian woman carrying baskets of fruit at a market in Rio. Date: 1856
and suppose it isn't dead after all ? Date: 1856
Portrait of Saturnina Canaleta, 1856, by FedericoFederico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894). Spanish painter. Portrait of Saturnina Canaleta, 1856. Wife of Jaime Girona (1826-1907), a Catalan businessman and banker. Oil on canvas, 123 x 90 cm
Jaime Girona y Agrafel (1826-1907). Spanish bankerJaime Girona Agrafel (1826-1907). Spanish banker and businessman. Senator in the Restoration Courts. Portrait by Federico de Madrazo (1815-1894) in 1856. Oil on canvas, 123 x 90 cm. Prado Museum
Frederick I (1826-1907). Grand Duke of Baden (1856-1907). Equestrian portrait. Drawing by M. Iglesias. Lithography by J.J. Martinez. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume II
Frederick Robson, actor, as Gam-Bogie, the Yellow Dwarf, in The Yellow Dwarf by James Robinson Planche 1856. Date: 1856
Drawing room armchair and three-leg chair in ornately carved wood with rich fabric in the Louis XVI style
Drawing room chairs in carved wood with upholstered cushions in the Louis XVI style
Valletta: shipping in the harbour Date: 1856
Foden Steam Wagon AN9568 London Pride (msn 13138), built 1928, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction
Saturn and his rings! only a penny 1856Street telescope exhibitor in London. Attracting passers by to have a look through the telescope on a clear night for a penny. Date: 1856
Stonemason 1856Stonemason about cut into a stone block with his mallet and chisel. Date: 1856
Low Moor - Ironworks 1856Exterior of the Ironworks foundry in West Yorkshire. Date: 1856
Mid-19th cetury brass signal cannonMILITARIA: a mid-19th century brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base
17, Red Lion Square, LondonA photograph of 17, Red Lion Square in London, a significant location for artists and writers associated with the Pre-Raphaelites
April LoveA Pre-Raphaelite portrait painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856, a depiction of young love, showing a girl holding her scarf, as she looks around a corner
Marquis Philippe de Massa in uniformMarquis Philippe de Massa (1831-1910) in sub-lieutenant's uniform, French cavalry officer and author of theatrical entertainments. Date: 1856
Programme, Imperial Theatre, Rue de Courcelles, ParisProgramme, Le Maitre d'Ecole (The Schoolmaster), by Lockroy, performed by a group of young amateur comedians, Imperial Theatre, Rue de Courcelles, Paris, 15 March 1865
Theatre programme, Compiegne Palace, 29 October 1856, two one-act comedies played before the Emperor. Date: 1856
Ocean Liner - new steamship, PersiaOcean Liner - print of Royal British and North American Mail-Packet Company's (Cunard) new steamship Persia, 9 February 1856. At the time she was the largest steamship in the world
Advert, Turner's Oat Crushing and Bean Splitting Mill, St Peter's Iron Works, Ipswich Date: 1856
Advert, Samuelson's lawn mowing machinesAdvert, Samuelson's Registered Budding's lawn mowing machines, Britannia Works, Banbury Date: 1856
Advert, J Tylor and Son's registered garden syringe, small and large sizes Date: 1856
Advert, Isaac James liquid manure distributor or water cartAdvert, Isaac James of Cheltenham, liquid manure distributor or water cart Date: 1856
Advert, Parkes steel digging forks and draining toolsAdvert, Messrs Burgess and Key, wholesale agents for Parkes steel digging forks and draining tools Date: 1856