London Collection (#27)

New Year gifts 1855
Exchanging New Year gifts in a Paris household Date: 1855

MAN HOLDS SHAWL
At midnight on December 31st, a gentleman holds a ladys shawl in case she should feel cold Date: 1887

LISTENING FOR BELLS
Standing on the doorstep listening for the bells ringing out the Old Year and ringing in the New Date: 1887

CHAIRS TO MEND SOHO
CHAIRS TO MEND A young lady offers to repair your furniture in Soho Square, London Date: circa 1800

Unhairing a goatskin at a leather factory, south London 1842
Workman unhairing a goatskin (removing the hairs with the edge of a knife) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Staking tawed leather at a leather factory, south London
Workman staking tawed leather (stretching, smoothing and softening) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Drawing goatskins at a leather factory, south London
Two men drawing goatskins at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. The process involves repeatedly soaking the skins in a solution of lime and water over a number of weeks

Leather splitting machine at a leather factory, south London
Man operating a leather splitting machine (used for splitting one skin into two thinner skins) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Advert for Sanitas flu fumigator 1900
Advertisement for Sanitas fumigator, for the treatment of influenza and other lung and throat infections. Date: 1900

Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841
Hat factory workers making beaver (or bever) hats at the Christy hat factory in Southwark, London. Men employed in wetting, rolling, pressing ruffling and blocking the hat bodies. Date: 1841

GREAT WOOL FLOOR / LONDON
The great wool floor at the London docks. Date: 1850

GYPSY & DOGS GYPSY & DOGS
Margaret Finch, Queen of the Gipsies at Norwood, in south London with two pet dogs - one is smaller than a tankard!! Date: early 19th century

Armoury in the Tower of London 1857
Sightseers in the Armoury. Date: 1857

Fund Committee in Coventry 1861
Meeting with distressed ribbon weavers, Relief Fund Committee was held in the kitchen of St. Marys Hall, Coventry, due to the cotton famine. Date: 1861

Blind Basket-Makers in London 1900
Blind basket-makers at work in Tottenham Court Road, London. Date: 1900

Chimney Sweep 1869
The number of people living in London was on the increase, to get any trade you had to get up very early in the morning, sweeps usual were up and about at starlight, waiting for people to arise

BOSTON FIRE 1872
Firefighters in the Boston ruins, a view from Pearl Street Date: 1872

London Map - Roman Period
Map showing Roman London (Londinium) with its grid of straight roads

SHOOTING WILD TURKEY
Shooting wild turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November Date: 1859

British Association, Oxford
British Association meets in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Date: June 1847

Electric Shocks, Epsom 1860
Shocks for fun among the sideshows at Epsom racecourse on Derby Day Date: 1860

Christopher Wren with King Charles II
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN The architect of St Pauls Cathedral presenting his plan for rebuilding the City of London to Charles II after the Great Fire of 1666 Date: 1632 - 1723

IN THE STALLS, LONDON
In the stalls of a London theatre : playgoers look up to see what celebrities may be in the boxes above them Date: 1870

LEAVING THE THEATRE, 1907
Fashionable playgoers leave His Majestys Theatre in the Haymarket, London Date: 1907

Roller skating in Brompton 1874
Men, women and children roller-skating at Princes Cricket Ground, Brompton. Date: 1874

CITY WORSHIPS MAMMON
Investors flock to the worship of Mammon in the City of London Date: 1889

SHEPHERD MARKET / PHOTO
Shepherd Market, Mayfair, previously the site of the May Fair from which the district takes its name. It was laid out in c.1735 by architect Edward Shepherd. Date: 1931

Woman making nets in the Claddagh 1870
Woman making nets in the Claddagh, Galway. Date: 1870

SNAPDRAGON, 1858
Children and grown-ups play at snapdragon Date: 1858

LORD MAYORS SHOW
The float symbolising the Entente Cordiale with France, in the Lord Mayors procession of 1905 Date: 1905

IN A LONDON COFFEE ROOM
A coffee room in London. Date: 1866

Fashion for May 1870
Fashionable women from early 1870. Date: May 1870

VAUXHALL GARDENS / 1750
A social afternoon out in Vauxhall Gardens, London. Date: circa 1750

SOCIAL / GREENWICH DOLPHIN
A stagecoach outside The Dolphin, Greenwich Date: circa 1790

Benjamin Franklin - Royal Society derides his discoveries
Benjamin Franklins discoveries are met with incredulity by the Royal Society of London. Date: 1706 - 1790

SELLING MATCHES
A woman and a small boy sell matches on the London streets Date: 1804

Greenwich Fair 1846
Greenwich Fair - jolly holidaymakers making the most of it at the Upper Park Gate Date: 1846

ST ALPHEGES CHURCH
SAINT ALPHEGES CHURCH Date: circa 1905

Edinburgh at New Years Eve 1876
New year eve celebrations in Edinburgh. Date: 1876

CONVICTS CLEAR RUBBLE
After a German raid on London, convicts are brought from the prisons to clear the rubble - at pistol point ! Date: October 1940

Homeless mother and child 1876
Mother and child, homeless on a cold winters night Date: 1876

Richard I statue hit during WWII
A bad omen for England ! The sword of King Richard I, on his statue at Westminster, is damaged in the course of a German air raid on London Date: December 1940

GERMAN NIGHT BOMBING
Heavy losses cause the Germans to abandon daylight raids and resume night bombing of the Port of London Date: October 1940

MAYPOLE DANCE 1858
The maypole dance in Cremorne Gardens Date: 1858

Custom House
View from the busy River Thames with boat full of trade. Date: Circa 1830

OXFORD UNI UNION FAWCETT
Millicent Garret Fawcett speaks at the Oxford Union; the first woman to do so Date: November 1908

RIDING IN HOLLAND PARK
Men, women and children riding in Holland Park, London. One of Dores most beautiful engravings, creating an almost dream-like atmosphere. Date: 1870

ST JAMES SQUARE C1810
A general view of St James Square with people and animals and carriages. Date: circa 1810

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