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The Royal Family of Great Britain 1897 (the year of Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee). 1897
Billy Bancroft, Welsh international rugby playerWilliam John Billy Bancroft (1871-1959), Welsh-born international rugby player who played for Swansea and Wales. He also played county cricket for Glamorgan. 1890s
The Spirit of ProgressThe Australian Sprit of Progress, streamlined train of the Victorian Government Railways operating between Melbourne and Albury. Date: late 1930s
Coach and horses in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1910s
Coldstream Guards on a Christmas and New Year card, changing sentry duty in the snow. Date: circa 1890s
England. London. The Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton. GreatThe Crystal Palace. Cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London for Great Exhibition of 1851. Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865). Victoria and Albert Museum
Advert for United Kingdom Tea Company 1894Asian man pours tea from a china tea-pot. Date: 1894
Cats enjoying a party on a Christmas cardA family of cats enjoying a party on a Christmas card, by Louis Wain. Date: circa 1900s
Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter RothschildRothschild broke in and trained several zebras to pull a trap, which he memorably used to visit Buckingham Palace in 1898 Date: 1898
Kirkstall Abbey, near Leeds, West YorkshireView of the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey (Cistercian), near Leeds, West Yorkshire. Date: 1882
Bolton Priory, Wharfedale, North YorkshireView of the ruins of Bolton Priory (Augustinian), in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire. Date: 1882
Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the White Rabbits house. Date: early 20th century
Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of IndiaFrederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), 8th Viceroy of India, 1884-1888. He previously served as Governor General of Canada
The Black Rhinoceros Charging, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). (4 of 5) Date: 1874
London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stationsFormed in 1833, the LFEE took over firefighting in London from the various Insurance Company fire brigades. It had 19 fire stations and its headquarters was located at Watling Street, City of London
LCC-MFB firefighters at West Hampstead fire stationStation 20 was West Hampstead fire station, opened in 1901 at 325 West End Road. The firemen are pictured with their horse drawn steam fire engine on the forecourt of the station
Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Swithland, LeicestershireSketch of the granite (or syenite) district viewed from Swithland Old Slate Quarry, including Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Leicestershire
Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn SA battle royal in mid-air: a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Hamman Studio, Jermyn Street, London. Date: 1897
Advert for Jays of London Mourning for familiesAn advertisement for mourning clothes for all the family from Jays London General Mourning Warehouse. Date: 1888
Christmas scene with Santa Claus and yule log. There are rabbit musicians, geese pulling the log, a pudding, a boars head, and people carrying flaming torches. 19th century
Gorseinon, street and railway, near Swansea, South WalesView of the town of Gorseinon, near Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales, with the railway line running in parallel with the High Street
Brunels SS Great Eastern, Milford Haven, South WalesBrunels iron sailing steamship, the SS Great Eastern, berthed at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, during the 1870s. The ship is so large that it runs the length of Hamilton Terrace
Swing Bridge, River Neath, Neath, Port Talbot, South WalesView of the Swing Bridge over the River Neath, at Neath, Port Talbot, South Wales, a railway bridge, opened in 1892, which carried the former Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway near Skewen
Derby County Mental Hospital, Mickleover, DerbyshireAn aerial view of the Derby County Mental Hospital at Mickleover near Derby. It began life in 1851 as the Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum, designed by Henry Duesbury
Staffordshire County Asylum, Cheddleton, near LeekThe Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1898 on Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, near Leek. It was later known as Staffordshire Mental Hospital, then St Edwards Mental Hospital
Asylum Lodge, Devizes, WiltshireThe entrance lodge to the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes, Wiltshire opened in 1851. In 1924 it was renamed Wiltshire County Mental Hospital, then in 1948 renamed Roundway Hospital
Banstead Asylum, SurreyBanstead Asylum, located on Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey, was established in 1877 as the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum
The great Crumlin ViaductVictorian crowds gather and watch as a train passes along the Crumlin Viaduct in Wales, carrying the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Dorking General Hospital, SurreyAerial view of Dorking General Hospital on Horsham Road, Dorking, Surrey. Designed by William Shearburn, the building opened in 1841 as the Dorking Union workhouse
Wardian case with plantsA Wardian case, containing several plants
Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireEntrance to the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. A porter stands at the right of the gateway
View of the Great Exhibition from across the SerpentineThe Great Exhibition of All Nations in Hyde Park, London - general view of the Crystal Palace from across the Serpentine
Polzeath Bay, Cornwall19th century vintage photograph: Polzeath Bay, Cornwall. Polzeath; Cornish: Polsegh, is a small seaside resort village in the civil parish of St Minver in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Railway station at Malvern, Worcestershire (on the Worcester and Hereford Railway route). Now known as Great Malvern railway station, it opened in 1860. Date: circa 1860s
Victorian silk birthday card, Girl with dog and flowers by a stream. 19th century
Cartoon, Rev Stewart Headlam, The Church and Stage Guild. The Guild was formed in May 1879 with a view to breaking down prejudice against the theatre and its performers
Grenadier Guards at a sham fight (training), moving up to support the fighting line. 1896
London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury LaneOld tea chests and a cart at Feathers Court, Drury Lane - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Cheery Families - Master Butt the Brewers Son. 1890s
Cheery Families - Mrs Butt the Brewers Wife. 1890s
St Michaels Church, Highgate, North London, consecrated and opened in 1832. Date: circa 1870s
Advertisement, Bicycles & TricyclesAdvertisement, James Lillywhite, Frowd and Co, Bicycling, Cricket and Athletic Outfitters, Bicycles and Tricycles. 1880s
Butchers Shop, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, SussexW Snelling Butchers Shop, 11 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. circa 1900
Owl and foxes carrying food on a Christmas cardAn owl and three foxes carrying a roast bird, cutlery and holly through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Mola mola, or Sunfish. Date: 1865
Recruitment poster - British MilitaryThe Royal Munster Fusiliers, 101st and 104th Foot. The Cork, Limerick, Kerry & Clare Regiment. A few smart, respectable young men wanted. Chromolithograph recruitment poster after R Simkin, 1896
Scrabo Hill Tower, Co. Down, Northern IrelandScrabo Tower is located to the west of Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland. Built on a volcanic plug above the town in 1857 as a memorial to Charles Stewart
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - British MilitaryFrederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (18321914), Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era - notable for his actions during the African wars