Gunpowder Gallery

The Bank of England, St Paul's Cathedral and

The Bank of England, St Paul's Cathedral and the Blue-Coat School or Christ's Hospital. View of the Bank of England 33, the dome of St Paul's Cathedral 34, and the Blue-Coat School for orphans 35. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Isaac Taylor from City Scenes, or a Peep into London, by Ann Taylor and Jane Taylor, published by Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch Street, London, 1828. English sisters Ann and Jane Taylor were prolific Romantic poets and writers of children's books in the early 19th century

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Musket parts including rest, bayonet, bandileer

Matchlock musket, lock and bayonet from the Tower of London 1-3, bayonet 4, musket rest and bayonet 5, musket rest 6, bandileers and powder flask 7, wheel lock 8, 9, and spanner 10. Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812. Matchlock musket, lock and bayonet from the Tower of London 1-3, bayonet 4, musket rest and bayonet 5, musket rest 6, bandileers and powder flask 7, wheel lock 8, 9, and spanner 10. Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812. Date:

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Cartoon, French women in munitions factory, WW1

Cartoon showing French women working in a munitions factory. One woman tells her boss: we've replaced rice powder (used in cosmetics) with gunpowder. Date: 1917

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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