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1875 Collection (page 7)

Background image1875 Collection: Queens Head and Artichoke

Queens Head and Artichoke
The original Queens Head pub was in what is now Regents Park. It re-located to Albany Street in 1811 and the name was extended to Queens Head & Artichoke by 1825

Background image1875 Collection: Kensal Green Cemetary

Kensal Green Cemetary
The cemetary was consecrated in January 1833 by Charles James Blomfield, the Bishop of London, receiving its first funeral the same month. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: The Plough Kensal Green

The Plough Kensal Green
View of The Plough Inn in 1820. In the 1780s the Plough was a haunt of the artist George Morland. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Paddington Church

Paddington Church
Views of Paddington church in 1750 and 1805. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Mrs Siddons House 1800

Mrs Siddons House 1800
View of Mrs Siddons house at Westbourne Green in 1800. Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) was a Welsh-born English actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Connaught Place

Connaught Place is an street in the Bayswater area of the City of Westminster, London and a short walk to the site of the Tyburn Tree. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: The Bayswater Conduit

The Bayswater Conduit
From 1439 until 1812 the Bayswater Conduit carried water from Baynards Watering to supply the City of London and the area around was one of Londons beauty spots. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Craven Hill

Craven Hill
View of Craven Hill, near Notting Hill, London. 1760. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Old Kensington

Old Kensington
Views of old Kensington - Manor House, Old Tavern and Little Holland House. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Earls Court House

Earls Court House
The eminent surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793) bought this house in Earls Court in London in 1765. It had large grounds which he used to house a collection of animals including zebra

Background image1875 Collection: Kensington in 1750

Kensington in 1750
View over Kensington around 1750. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: St Mary Abbots Church

St Mary Abbots Church
Interior of St Mary Abbots church in Kensington Church Street, prior to its demolition and rebuilding in 1872 designed by Sir Gilbert Scott. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Old Turnpike Kensington

Old Turnpike Kensington
View of the old Turnpike, Kensington, London in 1820. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Albert Hall

Albert Hall
View of the interior of the Albert Hall around the time of its opening in 1872. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: International Exposition 1862

International Exposition 1862
View of the Horticultural Garden and Exhibition Building. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Brompton Cemetary

Brompton Cemetary
View of the entrance to Brompton Cemetary, one of seven large London cemetaries founded in the mid-19th century. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Chelsea Views

Chelsea Views
Views of Chelsea landmarks from 1750 - the Clock House, the Moravian Chapel and the White Horse Inn. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Chelsea Church 1860

Chelsea Church 1860
Chelsea Old Church, also known as All Saints, is an Anglican church, on Old Church Street, Chelsea, London SW3, England, near Albert Bridge

Background image1875 Collection: The Worlds End

The Worlds End
The old tavern was a noted house of entertainment in the reign of Charles II. The grounds and tea gardens were extensive and it was elegantly fitted out

Background image1875 Collection: Chelsea Hospital

Chelsea Hospital
King Charles II founded the Royal Hospital in 1682 as a retreat for veterans. The provision of a hostel rather than the payment of pensions was inspired by Les Invalides in Paris. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Thomas Carlyles House

Thomas Carlyles House
View of Thomas Carlyles house in Great Cheyne Row, London. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Botanic Gardens Chelsea

Botanic Gardens Chelsea
The Chelsea Physic Garden (as it is now known) was established as the Apothecaries Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines

Background image1875 Collection: Chelsea Farm

Chelsea Farm
View of Chelsea Farm, a house occupied by Lord & Lady Cremorne around the turn of the 19th century. It near Chelsea Bridge on the site now covered by Cremorne Gardens. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Chelsea mansions

Chelsea mansions
Views of old Chelsea mansions - Church Place, 1641. Gough House, 1760. Shrewsbury House, 1540. Beaufort House, 1628 & Winchester House. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Jennys Whim Bridge

Jennys Whim Bridge
Up to the start of the 19th century, Jennys Whim was a tavern or place of public entertainment, occupying a site now covered by St Georges Row near to Ebury Bridge, London Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: The Gun Tavern 1820

The Gun Tavern 1820
The popular Gun Tavern & Tea Gardens were removed in the middle of the 19th century, for improvements to Buckingham Gate. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: The Albert Memorial

The Albert Memorial, London, close to the Royal Albert Hall, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861

Background image1875 Collection: Monster Tea Garden

Monster Tea Garden
A popular venue in the 18th century, situated at the corner of St Georges Row and Buckingham Palace Road, London. The name is probably a corruption of Monastery as it once was the site of the Convent

Background image1875 Collection: The Rose and Crown

The Rose and Crown
View of the courtyard of the Rose & Crown inn, formerly the Oliver Cromwell inn, once the largest public house in Knightsbridge, London. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: St Georges Hospital

St Georges Hospital is a teaching hospital in Tooting, London. Founded in 1733, it is now one of the UKs largest teaching hospitals and one of the largest hospitals in Europe. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Tattersalls

Tattersalls
View of the courtyard of old Tattersalls, the main auctioneer of race horses in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The first premises occupied were near Hyde Park Corner

Background image1875 Collection: Joanna Baillie

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passions (three volumes, 1798-1812) and Fugitive Verses (1840). Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: London Views

London Views
Montage of London landmarks, 1870. Albert Memorial, Chelsea Embankment, Holland House and Kensington Palace. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Sir Richard Steele

Sir Richard Steele, pseud. Isaac Bickerstaff, (1672-1729) was an English essayist, dramatist, journalist, and politician, best known as principal author (with Joseph Addison)

Background image1875 Collection: William Henry Betty

William Henry Betty
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874), popular child actor of 19th century, known as the Young Roscius of Ampthill Square, Camden. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a British historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Golden Square

Golden Square
A view of Golden Square in 1750. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Rathbone Place

Rathbone Place
Map of Rathbone Place and neighbourhood. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Green Park rejoicings

Green Park rejoicings
The peace rejoicings in the Green Park on the occasion of the signing the treaty of Aachen in 1748. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Old Haymarket Theatre

Old Haymarket Theatre
The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720

Background image1875 Collection: Oliver Cromwells house

Oliver Cromwells house
A view of a house in Westminster said to have been occupied by Oliver Cromwell. It was situated a little to the north of the Blue Boars Head Yard, by King Street. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: The Five Houses

The Five Houses
These -Five Houses - were built in, what was then, the rural Tuttle Fields (now Tothill Fields) as pest-houses for victims of the plague of 1665. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: University College

University College in Gower Street, London, opened in 1826. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Houses in Holborn

Houses in Holborn
A row of old houses and shops in Holborn. 1830. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Black Bull Inn

Black Bull Inn
The old Black Bull Inn in Grays Inn Lane with its galleried yard. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: St Georges Bloomsbury

St Georges Bloomsbury
St Georges church, Bloomsbury, is a parish church in Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden. It was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and consecrated in 1730. The church crypt houses the Museum of Comedy

Background image1875 Collection: Bedford House

Bedford House
A view of Bedford House in Bloomsbury in 1772, owned by Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802). The house was demolished around 1800. Date: 1875

Background image1875 Collection: Meux Brewery

Meux Brewery
The Horse Shoe Brewery was an English brewery located in central London. It was established in 1764 and became a major producer of porter. The brewery was closed in 1921. Date: 1875



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