Holborn Collection (page 6)

Laundry, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
Female inmates at work in the laundry at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Some women are using flat irons. Clean washing is piled on a table. A large press stands at the rear

Shoemaking Workshop, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
The shoemaking workshop at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Male inmates are at work making and repairing shoes for use in the workhouse

Public Drinking Fountain
The first public drinking fountain in London, opened on 21 April 1859, located at the boundary wall of St Sepulchres Church, Snow Hill (Holborn)

Public Drinking Fountain 1859
The opening ceremony for the first public drinking fountain in London, performed by Mrs Wilson, daughter of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Menu for The Holborn Restaurant, Kingsway, London
The restaurant was next door to the Embassy Theatre in High Holborn on the corner of Kingsway. It was very large and banquets were given there in 1908 for the athletes participating in the London

Queen Annes Bath, Holborn, London
This natural spring in Endell Street, Holborn, was much favoured by Queen Anne, so it was named after her

Holborn Schools Band, Mitcham, Surrey
Boys band at Holborn Schools, High Street, Mitcham - originally established in 1856 in the grounds of Eagle House. The Schools provided accommodation

Holborn Schools, Mitcham, Surrey
Holborn Schools, High Street, Mitcham, Surrey - originally established in 1856 in the grounds of Eagle House. The Schools provided accommodation

Holborn Middle Row
Middle Row before its demolition in the mid-19th century

HOLBORN
Holborn before the construction of Holborn Viaduct which will be completed in 1869

Holborn Viaduct
One of the rejected designs for the Holborn Viaduct, by R Bell

Paper Kiosk - The Prudential, Holborn
Newspaper Kiosk outside The Prudential, Holborn, London - a wellknown landmark

Proposal for a viaduct in Holborn, London, 1861
Engraving showing a viaduct between St. Sepulchres Church and Hatton Garden, London, proposed by F. Marrable in 1861

Statue of Prince Albert, Holborn Circus, London, 1874
Engraving showing the equestrian statue of Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria, at Holborn Circus, London, 1874

Statue of Prince Albert in Holborn, London, 1874
Engraving showing the equestrian statue of Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria, in Holborn Circus, London, 1874

London Birdseye 15
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : New Oxford Street and Holborn to Smithfield and Cheapside

The City Temple
in Holborn

Interior of Holborn Townhall, London, 1880
Engraving showing the grand interior of the-then brand new Holborn Townhall, London, 1880

Holborn Vallley Viaduct, London, 1869
Engraving showing the view, looking east, towards the Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 1869

Holborn Townhall, London, 1880
Engraving showing Holborn Townhall in 1880, shortly after it was officially opened. This building was designed to accomodate the public offices of the Holborn District Board of Works

Holborn Hill, London, 1866
Engraving showing the Holborn Hill in London, as a number of houses there were demolished in order to make way for the Holborn Valley Viaduct, 1866

Royal Procession under the Holborn Valley Viaduct, 1869
Engraving showing Queen Victorias procession passing under the Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, in 1869

Queen Victoria opening the Holborn Valley Viaduct, 1869
Engraving showing the Queen Victorias carriage (right foreground) passing through London, during the official opening of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, 1869

The Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 1867
Engraving showing a projection of the Holborn Valley Viaduct in London, which was being constructed in 1867. This view is very accurate in its depiction of the resulting construction

Construction of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 1867
Engraving showing the worksite of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, which was being built in 1867

Penny Toy Sellers in Holborn, London, 1907
Illustration showing penny toy sellers displaying their wares on the pavement in Holborn, London, December 1907. These street merchants were a long-standing tradition in London at Christmas

Amateur Boxing Championships, London, 1890
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the Amateur Boxing Championships at the Central Hall, Holborn, London, 1890

Jablochkoffs electric light apparatus
Diagrams showing Jablochkoffs candle lamp. Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1894) was a Russian telegraph engineer who would rise to the post of director of telegraphs between Moscow and Kursk

Beadle of Ely Place
The Beadle at Ely Place, Holborn, London, calling out the time at the gateway between 10 p.m. and 5 o clock in the morning, as was the tradition for many years

Timber-Frame House / 1939
Timber-framed house in High Holborn, London. The ground floor has been converted into shops

London / Ely Place
Ely Place, Holborn, London, where the Beadle used to close the gateway and call the hours between 10 p.m. and 5 o clock in the morning, as was the tradition for many years

Blackfriars Station, City of London
Blackfriars Station in the City of London is the terminus for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, but some trains go through to Holborn Viaduct

London / Staples Inn
Staples Inn, Holborn, still more or less surviving

Barnards Inn / Holborn
Barnards Inn, Holborn: the buildings on the right were pulled down in 1893

Wren Holborn Hill
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN The architect of St Pauls Cathedral

Staples Inn / Holborn 1884
Staples Inn, Holborn: a row of 16th century shops

Holborn Underground
The front of Staples Inn and the entrance to Holborn Underground Station, central London

Holborn Viaduct 1877
The viaduct at Holborn

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