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Selby Abbey 1950SThe West Front of Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, England, a mixture of Norman, Gothic and Victorian architecture. Note the double decker bus, Selby to Doncaster, via Askern. Date: founded 1069
Trent Bridge, NottingamTrent Bridge, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Date: 1950s
Caxton Hall, Caxton Street, St. James s, London, where many famous marriages took place in the late 20th century. Date: 19th century
Fox hunter is thrown and falls on his headA fox hunter is thrown when his horse refuses a fence, and he lands on his head in the next field
Picton Castle, near Haverfordwest, South WalesGeneral view of Picton Castle, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the late 13th century
Union workhouse, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, WalesThe Pontardawe Union workhouse was erected in 1870 on Brecon Road, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales. It later became the Danybryn Hostel
St Michaels Hospital, Aylsham, Norfolk. The building, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 as the Aylsham Union Workhouse
Clink Street, LondonClose to Southwark Cathedral, Clink Street was the site of the Clink Prison where, in the 16th century, heretics were held; the bridges are used for transportation of goods
Peabody Buildings / 1866Residential housing: flats in the Peabody Buildings in Spitalfields, London Date: 1866
Hurdy-Gurdy Man 1867Victorian hurdy-gurdy man entertaining children
Tropical plant and orchid houseCross-section view of a tropical plant and orchid house
R G Fortt gardening catalogueThe colourful front cover of R G Fortts spring gardening catalogue
PROFESSOR MORIARTYTHE FINAL PROBLEM The evil professor Moriarty; named by Holmes the Napoleon of Crime'. Date: First published: 1893
Common heath, Epacris impressaCommon heath or Pitted epacris, Epacris impressa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Miss Sara Maund from Benjamin Maund and the Rev
Street scene with Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, CornwallStreet scene in Saltash, Cornwall, with Brunels Royal Albert Bridge towering above, crossing the River Tamar between Plymouth, Devon, and Saltash, Cornwall. Date: 1960s
German circus scrap -- dog jumping through a paper hoop. 19th century
Stagecoach and horses on an oval Christmas cardStagecoach and horses travelling through the snow at night on an oval Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Beetle illustrationsDouble page spread of pencil and watercolour illustrations of beetles by Henry Walter Bates
Encephalartos horridus, Eastern Cape blue cycadA watercolour illustration of the Eastern Cape blue cycad (Encephalartos horridus), native to South Africa. Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871)
Coloured sketches of insects on Page 35 from Bates notebook 1. Bates was a renowned Victorian entomologist
Illustrated notebook of H. W. BatesA doube page spread from a notebook of Henry W. Bates relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854
Drawing Room at Thomas Hardys home, Max GateView of the Drawing Room at Max Gate in Dorchester, Dorset, the home of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet. Hardy designed the house
LCC-MFB New Cross fire station, Hatcham, SE LondonBuilt by the London County Council, New Cross fire station is located at 266 Queens Road SE14. Opened in 1893, it remains operational today
LCC-MFB Peckham fire station, CamberwellBuilt by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) and opened in 1867, Peckham fire station was located in Peckham Road opposite Southampton Way SE5
LCC-MFB Cherry Garden river fire station, SE LondonBuilt by the London County Council, Cherry Garden river fire station was located at Cherry Garden Street in Bermondsey. It was one of four Metropolitan Fire Brigade river stations and, from 1904
LCC- MFB Stoke Newington fire stationStoke Newington fire station was one of the last to be built by the MFB in 1886 prior to the creation of the London County Council in 1889
LCC-MFB funeral of Fireman Martin SpragueView of the funeral procession of Fireman Martin Sprague, who was killed in a fire. Showing the start of the procession from MFB headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road to Highgate Cemetery in North
Hensons Aerial Steam CarriageThe Aerial Steam Carriage -- underside view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843
Swithland Hall, Church and Rectory, LeicestershireSketch of Swithland Hall, St Leonards Church and Rectory, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Wales / NewtownBridge over the River Severn at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Date: 1950s
England / NewmarketA glimpse of the High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, England, showing the Waggon and Horses Inn (built 1868). Date: 1950s
Puss in Boots -- walking along a country lane. 19th century
Three Little KittensThe Three Little Kittens are washing their mittens. 19th century
Arthur Roberts, music hall entertainerARTHUR ROBERTS Music hall entertainer. Date: 19th century
London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, WokingGeneral view of the main building of the London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking, Surrey. The orphanage was founded in 1885 in Clapham, south west London
Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)A Victorian mother and three children. They are Mrs Polhill-Turner (nee Emily Frances Barron, d 1913)), wife of Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner (1826-1881), with Alice (Alice Kate Frances)
Stackpole Quay, Pembrokeshire, South WalesScene at Stackpole Quay, near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with The Pride of Wales unloading coal and ready to load limestone
Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, LondonThe Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850. In around 1896, after a new smallpox hospital opened at South Mimms
West London Union Workhouse, Upper Holloway, LondonThe West London Union workhouse on Cornwallis Road in Upper Holloway, North London, was erected in 1864. The architects were Searle, Son and Yelf
Kensington Infirmary, West LondonThe entrance to Kensington Infirmary on Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road) in West London. The infirmary, designed by Thomas W Aldwinckle, was built in 1893 by the poor law parish of St Mary Abbots
Union Workhouse, Birkenhead, CheshireBirkenhead Union workhouse viewed from Church Road, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. A group of children stand in the foreground, with the workhouse infirmary behind them
Training Ship ExmouthThe Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex. In 1903
Boys Band, Training Ship IndefatigableThe Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing
City of London Asylum, Stone, Dartford, KentThe City of London Asylum for pauper lunatics was established in 1862 on Cotton Lane at Stone near Dartford, Kent. The buildings, designed by James Bunstone Bunning
Airing Court at Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren and nurses enjoy playing with toys in an airing court at the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London)
Industrial School, Ashford, KentThe Kent County Industrial School (also knows as the Stanhope Industrial School) at Kingsnorth near Ashford in Kent opened in 1875 for 150 boys. After 1933 it became an Approved School
Industrial School, Buxton, near Norwich, NorfolkBoys and dog stand on the football pitch of the Buxton Industrial School near Norwich, Norfolk, established in 1855 to hold 100 boys. From 1933 it became Red House Farm Approved School