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SOCIAL / LUDGATE HILL 20CA winters day on Ludgate Hill, London - horse buses and carts in the rain Date: 1905
Speakers State Coach 1847The Speakers State Coach Date: 1847
SOLDIER WRITES HOMEA World War One soldier writes his Christmas letter home Date: 1914
SNOWBALL BATTLEEveryone joins in the snowball battle on Christmas Eve, in the garden of a big house Date: 1860
HOUSE OF LORDS / 1892The Duke of York, later to become King George V, takes his seat in the House of Lords, accompanied by his father the Prince of Wales and uncle, the Duke of Connaught. Date: 17 June 1892
Metropolitan Cattle Market, Copenhagen Fields, London 1868Busy live cattle market in Copenhagen Fields. Date: 1868
Churchgoing and charityA family returns from church to their Christmas dinner, and Papa is charitably disposed towards a barefoot girl. Date: 1855
Sleigh-ride on ice, 1897A sleigh-ride on the ice in fancy dress costume. Date: 1897
Newsboy with his newspapersA London newsboy. Date: circa 1870
Mazas prison, ParisThe exterior of Mazas prison, Paris. Date: 1861
Turkish coffee house 1853Turkish men seated on cushioned benches, along three sides, smoking the tchibouk or narghile. Date: 1853
Advert for Colmans Mustard 1880Advertisement for Colmans Mustard, with trade mark, bulls head. Date: 1880
Christmas customs: bringing home the gooseChildren bring home the Christmas goose on Christmas Eve. Date: 1879
Wars of the roses: nobles picking roses to show allegiancesIn the Temple Gardens, London, opposing nobles pick red or white roses according as they favour the party of Lancaster or York. Date: circa 1455
Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, public penance LondonEleanor Cobham(c.1400-1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London. Date: 13th November 1441
Sir Philip Sidney jousts at WhitehallSir Philip Sidney(1554-1586), poet, soldier and courtier, jousts at Whitehall. Date: circa 1580
Royal Music Hall - waiting to go on 1900Standing in the entrance to go on stage at the Music Hall, Holborn, London. Date: 1900
ADEN GULF SERPENTMarine creature sighted by the City of Baltimore in the Gulf of Aden Date: 28 January 1879
AMERICAN SEA SERPENTThe great American sea serpent - scol ophis atlanticus Date: 1848
PLUMPER SEA SERPENTMarine creature sighted from HMS Plumper near Oporto, Portugal, from a sketch by a witness; he said it seemed to have something like a mane Date: 31 December 1848
CRACKER ADVERTISEMENTTOM SMITHS CHRISTMAS CRACKERS Date: 1922
Alexandras dog Japanese ChinALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII A photograph of Alexandra, looking very beautiful and splendidly dressed, sitting with her dog, a Japanese Chin. Date: 1844 - 1925
AMELIA BLOOMER American reformer who wore full trousers for women now known as bloomers Date: 1818 - 1894
POSH CHILDRENS PARTYChristmas fete for upper-class children at the Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1914
LAMBETH ELECTIONThe Lambeth Election : The Nomination at Kennington Park. Date: 1865
Puritan demonstrations against monarchy, 1643Puritan demonstrations in London against the monarchy. Their actions included pulling down the cross at Cheapside and burning Catholic texts where the cross had stood. Date: May 1643
Hyde park turnpikeThe turnpike at Hyde Park Corner, London Date: 1792
FETCHING FIREWOOD 1886Two children bring home a barrow-load of firewood for the Christmas fire Date: 1886
HOGARTH / INDUSTRY / IDLE 1212. The industrious prentice Lord Mayor of London Date: 1747
HOGARTH / INDUSTRY / IDLE 88. The industrious apprentice has grown rich and become Sheriff of London Date: 1747
PANTOMIME / AT THE ADELPHIChildrens pantomime at the Adelphi Theatre Date: 1877
PANTOMIME / JACK / BEANSTALKJack and the Beanstalk Date: 1856
PANTOMIME / JACK IN BOXJack in the Box at Drury Lane Date: 1874
PANTOMIME / QUEEN OF FROGSQueen of Frogs at the Lyceum Date: 1851
PANTOMIME / FORTY THIEVESDan Leno in The Forty Thieves Date: 1898
PANTOMIME / WHITTINGTONDick Whittington and his cat Date: 1845
BRITISH / INDIA / CHRISTMASA Christmas hamper in the jungle Date: 1878
Horse-drawn ambulance 1867Horse-drawn ambulance design for those suffering with fever and smallpox. Date: 1867
Ambulance of Red Cresent 1877Man-powered ambulance used by the Red Crescent (Mulsim equivalent of the Red Cross). Date: 1877
Horse-drawn ambulance 1882Exterior and interior of a horse-drawn ambulance used by the Hospital Accident Service in London. Date: 1882
BOYCOTT HARVESTS CROPSCAPTAIN BOYCOTT harvests his corn crop under police protection, despite threats from the Land League Date: Summer 1880
Reform Club, Library 1846Interior of the Library Date: 1846
Crosby Hall, BishopsgateInterior of Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate, London, the upper floor, before its being restored. Date: 1672
Newcastle-on-TyneAn aerial view of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, previously known as Newcastle-on-Tyne, in the north-east of England Date: 1889
Hippodrome, London - stage effects 1906When THE EARTHQUAKE is staged at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, London, the stage is flooded and buildings collapse but the heroine survives... Date: 1906
BUCKINGHAM PALACE / LANTERAn exterior view of Buckingham Palace Date: 1910
St Toms Hospital - LanterSt Thomass Hospital at night Date: 1910
THAMES / LANTERN SLIDEThames wharves by night Date: 1910
