Victorian Collection (#26)

LCC-MFB Bethnal Green fire station, East London
Built and opened in 1899, Bethnal Green fire station was located at 51 Roman Road E2. The station was closed in 1969, replaced by a modern Bethnal Green fire station

LCC-MFB Kennington fire station, London SE11
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) and opened in 1870, Kennington fire station was located in Refrew Road, Lower Kennington

LCC-MFB Battersea Bridge river fire station, SW8
Built by the London County Council, Battersea Bridge river station was located by Battersea Bridge on the River Thames. It was one of four Metropolitan Fire Brigade river stations and, from 1904

LCC- MFB Blackheath fire station
Blackheath fire station, located at Brigade Street, Tranquil Vale, SE3 (very near the Mary Evans Picture Library), with the escape ladder stored at the side

Queen Victoria at Sheffield
The Queen in Sheffield during Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Here, Dr. Coward, conductor of the childrens choir in Norfolk Park is presented to the Queen. Date: 1897

Warington and Augustus Smyth Powell
Pencil drawing of Henry Warington Smyth Powell (1847-1921) and Augustus Smyth Powell (1849-1863), two of the children of the Reverend Baden Powell and his third wife Henrietta

Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Sketch of Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, viewed from the rocks near Buddon Wood, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Sketch of St Marys Church, Hartwell, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Markfield, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of Markfield, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Whittlesey Mere at morning, Cambridgeshire
Whittlesey Mere at morning by the Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. Whittlesey Mere is in the Cambridgeshire Fens. circa 1840-1860

Monument in Swithland Park, Leicestershire
Sketch of a monument in Swithland Park, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. It is the old lantern cross (circa 1500) from the nearby village of Mountsorrel

Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of quarrying (probably granite) at Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Swithland, Leicestershire, with granite and slate quarries
Sketch of the Swithland area of Leicestershire, with granite at the top of Kinchley Hill, a small quarry to the right, Buddon Wood (granite) to the right, and Charnwood Forest (slate) to the left

Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of granite rocks at Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

City of London School
The City of London School, Milk Street, on the Victoria Embankment at Blackfriars. Date: built 1835 - 1883

Southampton Royal Pier
The Royal Pier, Southampton, Hampshire, England. Originally designed by Doswell and built in timber by William Betts, the pier was opened by Princess Victoria in 1833. Date: 1960s

Little girl at a window -- No Walk Today
A 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

Geese unhappy at the arrival of Michaelmas
A gaggle of geese are unhappy to read a notice that the season of Michaelmas has begun. Eating goose at Michaelmas was thought to bring good luck, but that did not apply to geese

Porthclais, near St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Porthclais (or Porth Clais) Harbour, a small sheltered inlet port near St David s, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, with sailing ships and a rowing boat

Treffgarne Gorge, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Treffgarne Gorge and River Cleddau at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built

Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, London
The Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London. A tram passes by. The infirmary, which was opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell

Union Workhouse, Mildenhall, Suffolk
The Mildenhall Union workhouse on Kings Way, Mildenhall, Suffolk. Opened in 1895, it replaced the previous premises elsewhere in the town which had become inadequate

Music sheet cover for Queen of the May Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Queen of the May Quadrille, composed by the French conductor Louis Antoine Jullien (1812-1860), and dedicated to Mrs Robert Arkwright (the actress Frances Crawford Kemble)

Carriage outside Star Hotel
A horse-drawn bus outside the Star Hotel in Matfield, Kent (now the Star Inn). The bus is from Tunbridge Wells, and serves the villages of Matfield, Brenchley and Paddock Wood

Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Aerial view of the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Caterham in Surrey. The Asylum, with its twin at Leavesden, was established by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to provide care for Londons

Inverness Mental Hospital, Scotland
Distant view of the Inverness Mental Hospital, Scotland, originally opened in 1864 as the Inverness District Asylum. It then became the Northern Counties District Lunatic Asylum

Home for Waifs and Strays, Belbroughton, Worcestershire
Some of the residents stand in front of the Home for Waifs and Strays at Belbroughton, Worcestershire, opened in 1889

Lady Randolph Churchill
JENNIE JEROME, (1854 - 1921) Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill and wife of the Tory politician Randolph Churchill

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

Gentlemen Smoking Cigars
A languid group of Victorian gentlemen smoking cigars in front of the fire

Little Women / Round Fire
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy & their Mother gather around the fire to read a letter

Bram Stoker, novelist and theatre manager
Bram Stoker, novelist and short story writer, best known for the gothic novel Dracula (1897). He was also theatre manager for Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London

Five siblings playing in their suburban garden. Date: circa 1910

Advert for Starley Bros. Coventry tandem tricycle 1884
A tricycle made for two. 1884

Womens fashions for May 1851
Womens Fashions for May 1851. 1851

Chelsea Pensioner and young boy
Chelsea Pensioner recounting tales to a young boy. 1891

Victorian Scrap -- Watercress Seller. late 19th century

Robin and blue tit in a cage on a cutout New Year card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of an owl with top hat, monocle and lace-up shoes. circa 1890s

Goldilocks and Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears which originally appeared on a Christmas card with a sliding front and a pull tab. Date: circa 1890s

Giraffe on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Caricature of P T Barnum and Jumbo the elephant
Caricature of Phineas Taylor (PT) Barnum (1810-1891), American showman and businessman, and Jumbo the African elephant which he bought for his circus from London Zoo in 1882

Cartoon, Royal Bird Catchers -- two men attempting to capture Queen Victoria. 1881

Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter. 1890s

Cheery Families - Miss Butt the Brewers Daughter. 1890s

Cheery Families - Master Switch the Schoolmasters Son. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mrs Switch the Schoolmasters Wife. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mr Switch the Schoolmaster. 1890s

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