The 1880s Collection

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Lewisham Methodist Church CVS01_01_021
Lewisham Methodist Church and Sunday School, Albion Road, Lewisham, Greater London. Photographed in the 1880s from a gas balloon

Charles Darwin K980123
DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Portrait of Charles Darwin c 1880

Romanos Restaurant BL05675
THE STRAND, Westminster, London. Exterior of Romanos Restaurant and adjoining buildings. Photographed in 1885 by Bedford Lemere

Tower Bridge under construction a83_01325
TOWER BRIDGE, London. The bridge under construction around 1889. This picture was taken from the River Thames with shipping in the foreground

Central Railway Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1884. BL12764
CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. A steam train passing through the station in 1884. Bedford Lemere

SS Massilia BL05099
SS MASSILIA. The Massilia was built in Greenock in 1884 for the Australia service, carrying 154 passengers in first class and 75 in second class. She was broken up in Genoa, Italy 1903-4

Buckingham Palace Stables BL18828_A
BUCKINGHAM PALACE STABLES, London. Interior view of the royal stables with a figure in a hat. Photographed by Bedford Lemere for Musgrave and Co in May 1905

Invitation K970521
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Invitation to Westminster Abbey on April 26th 1882. Charles Darwin died on 19th April 1882. He was buried next to the renowned scientist Sir John Herschel

Hammersmith Bridge CC73_00254
HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE, Barnes, Greater London. This decorative suspension bridge is seen here from the riverbank. It was built in 1887, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette

Chamberlain Square, Birmingham BL01421_A
CHAMBERLAIN SQUARE, Birmingham, West Midlands. This civic fountain was erected in 1880 by public subscription in gratitude for Joseph Chamberlains time as mayor (1873-6)

Magdalen College bell tower CC50_00191
MAGDALEN COLLEGE, Oxford, Oxfordshire. A street view looking along the High Street towards the 144 foot high bell tower of Magdalen College

Dining at the Savoy BL12027
THE SAVOY HOTEL, The Strand, City of Westminster, London. Interior of the Pinafore Room with table laid. The theatrical impresario Richard D Oyly Carte had the Savoy Hotel built next to his Savoy

Darwins study, Down House N960003
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Interior view of the The Old Study photographed by Leonard Darwin c1882

Charles Darwin on the verandah at Down House K970226
DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Albumen photograph of Charles Darwin on verandah at Down House taken by his son Leonard c 1880

Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee Procession DD97_00448
QUEEN VICTORIAs GOLDEN JUBILEE PROCESSION, London. A view of the procession showing the Royal Princes on horseback. Over 10 miles of scaffolding was used to line the route which was thronged with

New Place Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon BL05172
A view from the west in New Place Gardens towards the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, showing children and adults in the gardens with the Shakespeare Monument just visible on the left. 23 May 1884

Tubwell Row BB81_02440
Tubwell Row, Darlington, County Durham. A street scene from the west along Tubwell Row, showing the street crowded with carts during a sheep market

Toll house OFH01_01_01_f02_14
Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. The north end of the old Putney Bridge with the toll house on its right and the barge Rochester in the foreground

Old bridge and Aqueduct OFH01_01_01_f02_01
Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. The view from St Mary's Church tower in Putney looking across Thames towards Fulham with pedestrians on the old Putney Bridge to the right

Putney toll booth OFH01_01_01_f01_20
Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. Two images on a single glass plate negative, both showing the the toll keeper

Fulham toll booth OFH01_01_01_f01_19
Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. The Toll House on the Fulham side of the Old Putney Bridge. This toll house stood on the Fulham side of the bridge

Old Putney Bridge OFH01_01_01_f01_14
Old 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

Frozen Thames OFH01_01_01_f01_06
Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. The view from Putney showing the old Putney Bridge crossing the frozen River Thames, during the winter of 1881

Broad Street OP05863
Broad Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, 1885-1920. Looking north up Broad Street towards the Butter Cross, with the tower of St Laurence's Church visible beyond

Royal Border Bridge OP30624
Royal Border Bridge, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1880s. A view from the north-west showing the Royal Border Bridge crossing the River Tweed at Berwick upon Tweed, with local fishing boats

View from Broomy Hill OP08598
Hereford. A view across Hereford from the water tower at Broomy Hill water works with houses on Broomy Hill in the foreground

Wye Bridge OP08517
Wye Bridge, Hereford, 1880-1910. View of Wye Bridge with Hereford Cathedral beyond, showing a group of men in the foreground beside a lamp post with rowing boats on the water

Luton Hoo RBO01_02_OP06514
Luton Hoo, Hyde, Central Bedfordshire. A view of Luton Hoo, looking across the garden towards the house from the south-south-east, 1880s-1920

Tennis in the garden BB046108
An informal photographic portrait of Elfrida Alice Evans with a tennis racquet to her side. Elfrida Alice Evans (1886-1950) was the daughter of Jenkin William Evans

Sir Horace Jones HJP01_01_001
TOWER BRIDGE, TOWER HAMLETS, GREATER LONDON. A portrait of Sir Horace Jones seated beside the foundation stone of Tower Bridge

Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_R09_20
A group of cyclists with bicycles and tricycles, standing with Sir Henry Kimber. This image may show a meeting of the Putney Cycling Club, which was founded in 1888

Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_F10_10
A group of cyclists with penny farthings and tricycles lining up, possibly at the start of a race, around 1890. This image appears in Pet Heerys book The Putney Velodrome

High Street shops BL05894
Joseph Johnson, Market Street, City Of Leicester. Exterior of Joseph Johnsons shop, later Fenwicks department store on the corner of Market Street and Belvoir Street in Leicester

Royal Cafe staff BL08786
Royal Cafe, 19 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. The staff of the Royal Cafe, posed in the dining room. The image was taken in 1888 for the interior decorators and furnishers, Waring and Sons

Henley-on-Thames CC73_00176
Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, photographed in 1890. Looking towards the street from Hart Street, with the drinking fountain of 1885 in porphyry

Nottingham Castle AL0322_013_01
Nottingham Castle, Gatehouse, Castle Road, Nottingham. Exterior before restoration. Photographed 1880-1890. Print from a photograph album

Market Place, Nottingham OP06298
A view of open and covered stalls in the Market Place taken from the west. City Of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. c.1885

Worcester Bridge AL2383_062_01
Worcester Bridge, Worcester. View from the north-west looking across the River Severn towards Worcester Bridge and the Cathedral

Rime frost CC73_00401
Port Meadow, Oxford. The lower walk along the River Thames, with the trees and bushes covered in rime frost. Photographed by Henry W Taunt in 1880

Eaton Hall CC80_00432
Eaton 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

Windsor Castle CC41_00056
WINDSOR CASTLE, Berkshire. View from the junction of High Street and Peascod Street looking along Castle Hill with the statue of Queen Victoria in the foreground

Bargate, Southampton CC39_00472
BARGATE, Southampton, Hampshire. Exterior view looking south through the medieval gatehouse at the northern entrance to the town. Workmen pose with their cart in front of the gate

Wellington Arch with Duke of Wellington statue DD97_00320
DUKE OF WELLINGTON STATUE, Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London. A view of the Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner, built by Decimus Burton in 1828

Queen Victoria and family 1884 M950877
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Photograph from a Royal Family album. Balmoral 1884. Seated (left to right) - on the ground, Princess Marie of Edinburgh (1875-1938)

Gloucester Docks c. 1880 CC53_00092
GLOUCESTER DOCKS, Gloucestershire. The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal was built to specifications that allowed ocean going vessels to reach Gloucester, despite its distance from the sea

Horse and carriage BB88_04100
A 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

Chartres Cathedral, France AL2383_014_01
Chartres Cathedral, France. The west front, showing the two contrasting spires. Albumen print from an album compiled in 1885

Samson And Hercules House OP27177
Samson And Hercules House, Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk. The front elevation of Samson and Hercules House, showing the building before alterations in 1890

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