Abolished Collection

Tollgate Ticket
Tollgate ticket for St James Gate, for the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads, Southeast London - probably abolished in 1864 along with many others

Hare coursing. Waterloo Cup
Two greyhounds chasing a hare during the Waterloo Cup, a blood sport abolished in 2005. Date: 1903

London School Board
LSB offices on the Thames Embankment, London. circa 1870. Between 1870 and 1904, the LSB was the single largest educational provider in London and the infrastructure

Ken Livingstone and Tony Banks at the GLC
Ken Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), and Tony Banks (Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford, 1943-2006), British Labour politicians and MPs

Tony Banks, Labour politician, with his portrait
Tony Banks (Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford, 1943-2006), British Labour politician, GLC member and MP, served as Minister for Sport, 1997-1999

ABOLITION OF PARIS TOLLS
The customs tolls on merchandise coming into Paris are abolished Date: 1791

Promenade in the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London - a place with a reputation for picking up women of easy virtue, but popular nevertheless with the urbane gentleman

Frederick Augustus II (1797-1854). King of Saxony
" Frederick Augustus II (1797-1854). King of Saxony (1836-1854). Once the Liberal Constitution was abolished, May Uprising in Dresden arised. Litography. ITALY. Milan

Caricature of William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-law
Caricature of William Ballantine (1812-1887), Serjeant-at-law, a legal position abolished in the reforms of 1873. In the early 1880s he retired from the law and published several volumes of memoirs

Serfdom Abolished
An Orthodox priest reads out the tsars announcement that serfdom is abolished throughout Russia. Date: 1861

Board of Guardians, Lexden and Winstree Union, Essex
A group portrait of the Board of Guardians of the Lexden and Winstree Poor Law Union in Essex. The Board oversaw the operation of the union and its workhouse

Privileges Abolished
Satire on the abolition of privileges, whereby nobles more or less voluntarily relinquished their hereditary benefits

Newspaper Stamp Duty
Delivering the ILN to Somerset House to receive the official stamp : though not direct censorship, this is seen as a tax on knowledge, an infringe- ment of freedom of the press

Suspect Peasant
Though serfdom is abolished, many peasants seek further reforms : police visit the home of a suspected dissident who cringes before them

Lithuanian Serfs
Serfdom is abolished in Lithuania, which at this time is a province of Russia

Madagascar Exploration
The French explore the jungle in Madagascar as they take control of the island. The Merina monarchy is abolished

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