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Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Warner Estate, Walthamstow BL09288

Warner Estate, Walthamstow BL09288
WARNER ESTATE, Walthamstow, Greater London. Shops on the Warner Estate, Walthamstow. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere on the 16th May 1889

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Eaton Hall, Cheshire BL08264

Eaton Hall, Cheshire BL08264
EATON HALL, Eaton, Cheshire. Interior view showing grand staircase. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in 1887

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Halton House gardens BL11779

Halton House gardens BL11779
THE GARDENS OF HALTON HOUSE, Buckinghamshire. The gardens of Halton House with a rustic bridge and summer house. The country house and its gardens were laid out between 1881 and 1883

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Birkenhead Town Hall 1888 BL08733

Birkenhead Town Hall 1888 BL08733
BIRKENHEAD TOWN HALL, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside. Exterior of Birkenhead Town Hall showing the portico. A policeman and by-stander look to camera

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Peter Yapp, Sloane Street BL05960

Peter Yapp, Sloane Street BL05960
PETER YAPP, 200-201 Sloane Street, Chelsea, London. Exterior of the shoemakers shop. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere, 1st December 1885

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: London Pavilion Theatre BL05961

London Pavilion Theatre BL05961
LONDON PAVILION THEATRE, Piccadilly Circus, Westminster, London. Interior from the first floor boxes looking towards the stage and pit. Photographed in 1885 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Southwell Minster a98_16670

Southwell Minster a98_16670
Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire. The west front of St Mary the Virgin Minster as seen from the gateway

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Studio of Edward Burne-Jones DD54_00139

Studio of Edward Burne-Jones DD54_00139
STUDIO OF EDWARD BURNE-JONES, The Grange, Fulham, London. Interior view

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: The Bull Ring, Cirencester CC57_00043

The Bull Ring, Cirencester CC57_00043
CIRENCESTER ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE, Gloucestershire

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Red Lion, Kilburn BL09810

Red Lion, Kilburn BL09810
RED LION, Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, Hampstead, Camden, Greater London. The Red Lion from across the street with various people posed in front

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Robinsons Flour Mill, Deptford, London 1883 BL03876

Robinsons Flour Mill, Deptford, London 1883 BL03876
ROBINSONS FLOUR MILL, Deptford, London. General view with boats in the foreground. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1883

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Natural History Museum CC97_01692

Natural History Museum CC97_01692
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, London. A perspective view of the museum from the road with horse-drawn vehicles. The building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1881

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Whitehall Place CC97_00925

Whitehall Place CC97_00925
WHITEHALL PLACE, City of Westminster, London. Horse-drawn hansom cabs are waiting for fares outside the recently built National Liberal Club in the Victorian equivalent of a taxi rank

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Prison warders BB94_13017

Prison warders BB94_13017
A group portrait of staff and warders at Nottingham Prison

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Great Wheel, Earls Court CC97 / 01620

Great Wheel, Earls Court CC97 / 01620
GREAT WHEEL, Earls Court, London. A view from the railway of the 310 feet high wheel with the entertainment grounds beneath (photo taken late 19th century)

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Victoria Embankment Gardens CC97_01640

Victoria Embankment Gardens CC97_01640
Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster, London. A view of the Cecil Hotel (built 1886) from the Gardens with a bandstand in the foreground. Photographed by York and Son before 1900

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Frozen Canal CC025434

Frozen Canal CC025434
Grand Union Canal, Hounslow, Greater London. A man standing by the damaged canal bank with a boat in the broken ice in the foreground, and Kew Bridge Pumping Station in the distance

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Catford House CVS01_01_060

Catford House CVS01_01_060
An aerial view of Catford House, Catford Hill, Lewisham and the surrounding streets. Balloon photograph taken from 1900 feet between 1885 and 1887

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Ballooning CVS01_01_036

Ballooning CVS01_01_036
Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing MP Walter Powell and Captain Templer in the basket of the Saladin balloon

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Balloonists CVS01_01_023

Balloonists CVS01_01_023
Tales of balloon flight. Intrepid balloonists Cecil Shadbolt (left) and Captain William Dale (right) posed in the basket of a gas balloon

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: On guard DD75_00082

On guard DD75_00082
Church Street, Minories, City of London. Timber-frames buttress the wall of a building on Church Street, with a policeman guarding the entrance to the site

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Ballooning CVS01_01_042

Ballooning CVS01_01_042
Tales of balloon flight. Hand-coloured engraving of two men in a balloon flying over London

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Angel Inn AL0144_080_01

Angel Inn AL0144_080_01
The 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

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Eton College Chapel CC41_00071

Eton College Chapel CC41_00071
ETON COLLEGE, Eton, Berkshire. Interior view of the chapel looking east towards the altar and beautiful stained glass window. The choirstalls in the foreground are very ornately carved

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Newbury Jubilee Clock CC97_02767

Newbury Jubilee Clock CC97_02767
NEWBURY, Berkshire. The clock that commemorates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria (1887) stands at the three-way junction of the London and Bath roads in the town

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Maidenhead Bridge CC97_02744

Maidenhead Bridge CC97_02744
MAIDENHEAD BRIDGE, Maidenhead, Berkshire. The north aspect of the bridge seen from the Buckinghamshire bank, with a small party of girls walking along the riverside path

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Maidenhead Railway Bridge CC97_02735

Maidenhead Railway Bridge CC97_02735
MAIDENHEAD, Berkshire. A view of the graceful arches of Brunels famous bridge as they cross the River Thames, seen here from the Berkshire riverbank

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Eel traps CC76_00240

Eel traps CC76_00240
BRAY, Berkshire. A small weir with a channel made from branches with nine eel bucks attached

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Travelling performers CC71_00073

Travelling performers CC71_00073
TAPLOW, Buckinghamshire. Looking down a street in the village with two travelling punchinellos or performers, one with a monkey companion and the other a one man band

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Thames towpath CC97_02852

Thames towpath CC97_02852
RIVER THAMES near Sonning, Berkshire. A man carrying a couple of baskets stands on the tow path below the lock with the eighteenth century bridge in the distance. Photographed in 1885 by Henry Taunt

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Windsor Castle CC72_02426

Windsor Castle CC72_02426
WINDSOR CASTLE, Berkshire. A view of the castle from above Romney Lock

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: St Johns Lock, Lechlade AL0488_004_02

St Johns Lock, Lechlade AL0488_004_02
ST JOHNs LOCK, Lechlade, Gloucestershire. The weir and lock keepers house at St Johns Lock on the River Thames. A man sits on the riverbank and contemplates the reeds

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Workman Bridge, Evesham CC56_01122

Workman Bridge, Evesham CC56_01122
WORKMAN BRIDGE, Evesham, Worcestershire. A view of the Bridge built in 1866 leading into the town from Bengeworth

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Kiftsgate Court CC72_01999

Kiftsgate Court CC72_01999
KIFTSGATE COURT, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire. A distant view of the house from the road

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Royal Agricultural College CC57_00023

Royal Agricultural College CC57_00023
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. General view of the main entrance and tower from the tree-lined approach road. Photographed in 1883by Henry Taunt

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Marlow Bridge CC73_00786

Marlow Bridge CC73_00786
MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. View looking east along the Thames towards the suspension bridge and the parish church. The bridge dates from same period (built between 1829 and 1832)

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: All Saints Church, Marlow CC73_00782

All Saints Church, Marlow CC73_00782
MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Looking across the Thames with the bridge and All Saints Church beyond, taken from the Compleat Angler Hotel

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Putney Old Bridge CC41_00090

Putney Old Bridge CC41_00090
PUTNEY OLD BRIDGE, Putney, Greater London. Exterior view of the old timber bridge looking across river from Putney. This bridge, rebuilt in stone in 1884-6 was once a notorious place for duels

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Minster Lovell Hall CC73_01313

Minster Lovell Hall CC73_01313
MINSTER LOVELL HALL, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire. The ruins of the former medieval manor house from the ford, built in c.1431-42 by the 7th Lord Lovell incorporating an earlier building

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Masons College, Birmingham BL14248

Masons College, Birmingham BL14248
MASONs COLLEGE, Paradise Street, Birmingham. Inside the Natural History Museum

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Cliveden ferry CC72_01262

Cliveden ferry CC72_01262
CLIVEDEN FERRY, Cliveden, Taplow, Buckinghamshire. The ferryman is ready to take two men and a boy across the river. The man seated on the side of the boat holds a camera

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08412_al0433

National Liberal Club BL08412_al0433
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view of the Card Room. The National Liberal Club was built in 1884-1887 to designs by the architect Alfred Waterhouse

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08410

National Liberal Club BL08410
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior detail of fireplace and collonaded corner niche in the Smoking Room

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08409

National Liberal Club BL08409
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view of the Dining Room at the National Liberal Club

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08406

National Liberal Club BL08406
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view. The staircase at the National Liberal Club, seen through a double arcade

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Whitehall, Westminster, London BB90_05435

Whitehall, Westminster, London BB90_05435
WHITEHALL, Westminster, London. Whitehall, looking north-east from Horse Guards, with the Banqueting House by Inigo Jones to the right and horse-drawn vehicles on the road

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Kings Road, Chelsea, London 1885 BL05775

Kings Road, Chelsea, London 1885 BL05775
KINGs ROAD, Chelsea, London. General view of numbers 2 to 10 Kings Road from the east. Photographed on the 13th July 1885. From the Bedford Lemere collection

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Canford Manor, Poole BL08683

Canford Manor, Poole BL08683
CANFORD MANOR, Canford Magna, Poole, Dorset. Interior view. View looking up the staircase. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in May 1888

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: 51 Lennox Gardens, Chelsea BL06876

51 Lennox Gardens, Chelsea BL06876
51 LENNOX GARDENS, Chelsea, London. Interior detail of the drawing room doorway. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere on the 14th March 1887

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Staircase Hall, Cressingham Park BL06549

Staircase Hall, Cressingham Park BL06549
CRESSINGHAM PARK, Reading, Berkshire. Interior of the staircase hall, showing the staircase beyond an arcade. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere on the 29th June 1886

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Northington Grange fig house BL08704

Northington Grange fig house BL08704
THE GRANGE, Northington, Hampshire. Interior of the Fig House. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere, 1st June 1888

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Shops, Grove Road, Eastbourne BL06649

Shops, Grove Road, Eastbourne BL06649
GROVE ROAD, Eastbourne, East Sussex. A perspective view of the exterior of a parade of shops in Grove Road in Eastbourne with people on the pavement

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Tower of London BL09300

Tower of London BL09300
TOWER OF LONDON. St Thomas Tower and Traitors Gate from the south west, showing the restoration works by Anthony Salvin. Photographed in 1889 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Tower of London BL05995

Tower of London BL05995
TOWER OF LONDON. Exterior of Beauchamp Tower viewed from Tower Green with a warden on the Green. Anthony Salvins restoration of this tower starting in 1851 was at that time considered exemplary work

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Deans Yard, Westminster BL05989

Deans Yard, Westminster BL05989
WESTMINSTER ABBEY, London. Entrance to the cloisters from Deans Yard with a policeman standing beside the gate. Photographed in 1886 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Tower of London BL03869

Tower of London BL03869
TOWER OF LONDON. Exterior view of the east flank from the north east. Photographed in 1883 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Tower of London BL03868

Tower of London BL03868
TOWER OF LONDON. Exterior view of Develin Tower, the most easterly tower in the outer ward of the castle. It was refaced in the 19th century as part of Anthony Salvins restoration works

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Horse drawn cabs BL05923

Horse drawn cabs BL05923
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, Westminster, London. Perspective view of the exterior of a newly-built office block on Northumberland Avenue with a line of horse-drawn cabs waiting outside

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Wollaton Hall BL05881

Wollaton Hall BL05881
WOLLATON HALLl, Nottinghamshire. Exterior of Wollaton Hall from the entrance front. Photographed in 1885 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Hotel Metropole BL05851

Hotel Metropole BL05851
HOTEL METROPOLE, Northumberland Avenue, London. Exterior of the hotel from the east. Photographed in 1885 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Nottingham Castle BL05718

Nottingham Castle BL05718
NOTTINGHAM CASTLE. Exterior view of the east front. Photographed in 1885 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Spurgeons Orphanage BL05098

Spurgeons Orphanage BL05098
SPURGEONS ORPHANAGE, Stockwell, Brixton, Lambeth, London. Elevated exterior view showing children gathered outside the orphanage. Photographed in 1884 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Royal United Services Institution BL05047

Royal United Services Institution BL05047
ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTION, Horseguards Avenue, Westminster, London. Exterior front view. Photographed in 1884 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: The Ring, Southwark a61_01218

The Ring, Southwark a61_01218
THE RING, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London. The Ring was originally the Surrey Chapel until it closed in 1881. It was then a boxing arena from 1910 and was destroyed during the Blitz

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Tring Park Museum BL11794

Tring Park Museum BL11794
THE WALTER ROTHSCHILD ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM, Tring Park, Buckinghamshire. Interior of the museum showing a shark, a swordfish, a skeleton and other exhibits

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Council Chamber BL10039

Council Chamber BL10039
SPRING GARDENS, Westminster. Interior of the Council Chamber for London County Council

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: St Margarets Mansions BL09050

St Margarets Mansions BL09050
ST MARGARETS MANSIONS, Victoria Street, Westminster, Greater London. Interior view in the boudoir (architect Collinson & Lock). Photographed by Bedford Lemere in November or December 1888

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: New Gallery BL08775

New Gallery BL08775
NEW GALLERY, Regent Street, City of Westminster, Greater London. Interior view showing the south end of the vestibule with sculpture. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in May or June 1888

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Royal Northern Hospital BL08707

Royal Northern Hospital BL08707
ROYAL NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Holloway Road, Holloway, Islington, Greater London. Interior of the out-patients waiting room, showing poeple waiting to be seen

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: National Liberal Club BL08404

National Liberal Club BL08404
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, Greater London. Interior detail view of the staircase from the first landing, designed by Architect Alfred Waterhouse

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Great Northern Central Hospital 1888 BL08708

Great Northern Central Hospital 1888 BL08708
GREAT NORTHERN CENTRAL HOSPITAL, Holloway Road, London. Interior view of the number 2 Male Ward showing nursing staff and patients. Photographed by Bedford Lemere, 11th June 1888

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Timber boarded house, City of London 1884 BL05123

Timber boarded house, City of London 1884 BL05123
BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, City of London. General view of an old timber boarded house, latterly a shop, possibly medieval. Photographed by Bedford Lemere, 30th April 1884

Background imageThe 1880s Collection: Peoples Palace swimming baths in 1888 BL08718

Peoples Palace swimming baths in 1888 BL08718
PEOPLES PALACE, Mile End Road, Stepney, London. Interior view looking down from the balcony towards the swimming pool during a female swimming session. Photographed by Bedford Lemere, 12th June 1888



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