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Covent Garden BB90_05427COVENT GARDEN, Westminster, London. This 19th-century view shows Covent Garden as a bustling fruit and vegetable market. A public house now occupies the gabled building with the balcony in the middle
Civet Cat Exeter CTP02_01_04High Street, Exeter, Devon. A view of the Civet Cat at 228 High Street, from the south-west, photographed in the 1860s or 1870s
Star and Garter Royal Hotel BB81_02856Star And Garter Royal Hotel, Victoria Street, Wolverhampton, 1875-1885. A view showing a horse and carriage outside the Star and Garter Royal Hotel
Hampton Court Bridge in 1875 CC73_00446HAMPTON COURT BRIDGE, Richmond Upon Thames, London. Looking toward the third bridge over the Thames at the site, designed by E.T. Murray, built between 1864 and 1866
Kenilworth Castle c. 1870 BB75_06911KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. Victorian visitors c. 1870. View looking North West towards Leicesters Building and the Keep
St Pancras Hotel DD59_00075ST PANCRAS HOTEL (or Midland Grand Hotel), Camden, London. St Pancras Hotel was built to the Italianate Gothic designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1868-74
Thornydykes GRE03_01_053Thornydykes, Blackburn Road, Sharples, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Greater Manchester. The exterior of Thornydykes, located on land between Blackburn Road and Ivy Bank Road
Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518LUDGATE CIRCUS, City of London. A busy street view of Ludgate Circus looking towards St Pauls Cathedral with horse-drawn buses in the foreground and a steam train on the bridge
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham BL01421_ACHAMBERLAIN SQUARE, Birmingham, West Midlands. This civic fountain was erected in 1880 by public subscription in gratitude for Joseph Chamberlains time as mayor (1873-6)
Thames Embankment CC97_00283THAMES EMBANKMENT, Westminster, London. Street view looking north east with Cleopatras Needle and Waterloo Bridge in the background. York and Son. Date range: 1870-1900
Hampton Court Bridge, Molesey LSC03_01_086Hampton Court Bridge seen from the south bank of the River Thames, with the Castle Hotel to the left, and rowing boats in the foreground. Date range: 1875-1895. Molesey, Esher, Surrey
Old Putney Bridge OFH01_01_01_f01_14Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. The view from Putney showing the old Putney Bridge crossing the River Thames with the Fulham tollhouse in the background
Ship aground HT02694A ship aground at low water in the harbour at Falmouth, Cornwall, 1878. It appears to be dismasted and is in a very poor state of repair. Probably in the process of being broken up
Springfield Brewery BL03944Springfield Brewery, Cambridge Street, Wolverhampton. Exterior view of the south front of Springfield Brewery. The Springfield Brewery was built in 1873 for William Butler
Springfield Brewery BL03953Springfield Brewery, Cambridge Street, Wolverhampton. General view of Springfield Brewery looking across the yard from the smithy. The Springfield Brewery was built in 1873 for William Butler
Croquet on the lawn GRE03_01_052The Raikes, Raikes Lane, Great Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester. The exterior of The Raikes with two children playing croquet on the front lawn. Photographed between 1860 and 1874
Romney Lock BB026184Romney Lock, Romney Lock Road, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. Romney Lock on the River Thames seen from the north, looking upsteam, with another photographer at work in the shot
The Crescent BB87_04504The Crescent, Crescent Road, Anglesey, Gosport, Hampshire. A view from the west of The Crescent, with people and horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground
The Sociable OFH01_01_02_055Portrait of a man and a woman sitting side by side on a double tricycle, around 1890. The tricycle shown here, known as the Sociable, was manufactured from 1877
Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_02_052Portrait of eight men in club kit posed for the camera with their penny farthing bicycles, around 1890. The photograph may show members of the Putney Cycling Club
Stepney housing PSM01_01_02East Mount Terrace, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. Exterior view showing the houses of Eastmount Terrace, taken from the junction with Raven Row, 1870s
Road resurfacing MOT01_01_20Lee Road, Blackheath Park, Greenwich, Greater London. An elevator depositing debris into a cart drawn by a horse, during construction work on Lee Road
Severn Railway Bridge JRU01_01_231Severn Bridge, Lydney, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The Severn Bridge, viewed from the South Wales Railway on the west bank of the River Severn
Tissington Spires CTP02_01_34TISSINGTON SPIRES, DOVEDALE, TISSINGTON AND LEA HALL, DERBYSHIRE DALES. Two anglers on the east bank of the River Dove, with Tissington Spires beyond. Photographed in the 1860s or 1870s
Dove Dale CTP02_01_20Dove Dale, Ilam, Staffordshire Moorlands. A man standing on a wooden footbridge over the River Dove, with Thorpe Cloud beyond, at the southern entrance to Dove Dale. Photographed in the 1860s or 1870s
Southampton Docks HT02598Southampton Docks. The bow of the Elbe, a large rigged ship docked next to warehouses in the port, with a large steam ship visible in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1878
Barlow Hall a42_01730BARLOW HALL, BARLOW HALL ROAD, CHORLTON CUM HARDY, MANCHESTER. An exterior view of Barlow Hall, seen from the south-west in the grounds, with a moat in the foreground
Worcester Bridge CTP02_01_25Worcester Bridge, Worcester, Worcestershire. Worcester Bridge, with Christ and St Marys Cathedral beyond. Viewed from the north-west in the 1860s or 1870s
Old Trent Bridge WIL04_01_005Old Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Men on the river bed by the old bridge, showing the River Trent nearly dried up. Photographed 1875-1877. Richard Allen and Son
Old Birmingham BB65_04648A view from Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham looking into Queens Head Yard, the door to the Queens Head Tavern to the right. Glass plate negative photographed 1875
Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518cropLUDGATE CIRCUS, City of London. A busy street view of Ludgate Circus with horse-drawn buses in the foreground and a steam train on the bridge
Eaton Hall CC80_00432Eaton Hall, Cheshire. The Dragon Fountain in the Italian Garden, with the south elevation of the house behind. Eaton Hall was built between 1870 and 1882
Palace of Westminster CC97_01069PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. A complete view of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben taken from Parliament Square with horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground
Horse and carriage BB88_04100A carriage with a horse and coachman wait outside the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand, London. This was a scene which only finally disappeared from London around 1920
Samson And Hercules House OP27177Samson And Hercules House, Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk. The front elevation of Samson and Hercules House, showing the building before alterations in 1890
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre CC72_01229Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. The exterior of the theatre, built in 1874-79 in red brick and stone with an overhanging timber gallery
Great George Street, Westminster OWS01_10_160Construction of the New Government Offices, Great George Street, Westminster, London, 24 September 1902.s B Bolas & Co, silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print
Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503Alhambra theatre, Leicester Square, Westminster, London 1870-'82. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative. The Alhambra in Londons Leicester Square was the brainchild of the impresario
Sir John Moore monument CC97_01091Sir John Moore Monument, St Pauls Cathedral, London. A view of the monument by John Bacon (1815) on the south wall of the South Transept to Sir John Moore
The Tabard or Talbot Inn DD97_00055Tabard Inn, Talbot Yard, Southwark, London. A view of the courtyard with a wagon in the foreground and a group of people. The Tabard was an established inn during the Middle Ages
Extending Liverpool Street Station BL12561_BGREAT EASTERN RAILWAY STATION EXTENSION, Liverpool Street, London. Interior showing the completed roof structure with two figures in shot
Henry VIII horse armoury DD97_00337TOWER OF LONDON, Stepney, London. An interior view of the Horse Armoury from the east. There has always been an armoury at the Tower but this collection dates from the reign of Henry VIII
Cannon Street Railway Bridge, London DD97_00102CANNON STREET STATION, London. A view from the bank of the River Thames looking along the Cannon Street Railway Bridge from the south towards Cannon Street Station
Cremorne Gardens CC97_01020The Bandstand, Cremorne Gardens, Kensington, London. A view of the bandstand and dancing platform which was built in the 1840s. the whole gardens were closed in 1877
St Mary Woolnoth CC97_01237St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, City of London. An exterior view of the west front. The church takes its name from its founder - a Saxon noble called Wulfnoth
Natiural History Museum CC97_01194Natural History Museum, Kensington, London. An interior view of mammalia court looking down stags corridor and with an elephant in the foreground. Photographed by York & Son, 1870-1900
Oxford Arms Inn AL1827_006_01Oxford Arms Inn, Oxford Arms Passage, Warwick Lane, City of London. Alfred and John Bool (1850-'1933) of Pimlico photographed the Oxford Arms Inn
Angel Inn AL0144_080_04The Angel Inn, Highgate, London. Situated only five miles from Westminster and the City of London, and the meeting place of several roads, the village of Highgate was a convenient stopover place
