1850s - 1860s Gallery

Malmesbury BB95_10457

MARKET SQUARE, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. A rooftop view looking over Market Square, showing the market cross (c.1500) and the abbey ruins. The abbey was the setting for man's first flight attempt in the form of a monk named Elmer who threw himself from the abbey tower and subsequently broke both his legs in c. 1000. Photographed in 1864 by W Hanks

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Queen Victoria and her family N950005

OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Photograph from a Royal Family album. Queen Victoria and her family. Windsor. 1863. Photograph possibly taken at the time of the Prince of Wales marriage and the family were arranged around a bust of Albert, the late Prince Consort.
Standing (left to right) - Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales (1844- 1925); Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910); Princess Helena (1846-1923): Grand Duke Louis of Hesse (1837-1892).
In front (left to right) - Princess Alice (1843-1878); Queen Victoria (1819-1901); Princess Beatrice (1857-1944); Prince Leopold (1853-1884); possibly Crown Princess of Prussia (1840-1901)

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Crystal Palace DP004602

CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. The magnificent fountains on the Italian terraces of the Crystal Palace, which had 11, 788 jets and rose to a height of 200 feet (70 metres). The water used was stored in towers designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel at either side of the main building. Photographed in 1859 by Philip Henry Delamotte

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