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Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Masons College, Birmingham BL14248

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

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Mattress delivery vans BL14021

Mattress delivery vans BL14021
HEAL AND SON LIMITED, 195-199 Tottenham Court Road, London. Staff and horse-drawn wagons loaded with mattresses and bedding made at the site, posing in the courtyard

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Child in hospital BL12178_001

Child in hospital BL12178_001
THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Great Ormond Street, London. Interior view. A young patient in bed on the Clarence Ward

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Port Sunlight BL14041_027

Port Sunlight BL14041_027
LEVER BROTHERS SUNLIGHT SOAP WORKS, Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside. Interior view. Workers packing soap boxes. Photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co. in April 1897

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Port Sunlight BL14041_005

Port Sunlight BL14041_005
LEVER BROTHERS SUNLIGHT SOAP WORKS, Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside. Photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co. in April 1897

Background imageThe 1890s 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 1890s Collection: Harewood House BL10369

Harewood House BL10369
HAREWOOD HOUSE, West Yorkshire. The Gallery at Harewood House was designed by Robert Adam. Recorded as the library in the Bedford Lemere daybook when photographed here in 1890

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Apsley House CC97_00881

Apsley House CC97_00881
APSLEY HOUSE, London. A view of the front of Apsley House built for Baron Apsley between 1771 and 1778 by Robert Adam. The portico was later added by Wellington

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Durbar Room, Osborne House c. 1890 D880045

Durbar Room, Osborne House c. 1890 D880045
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Interior view. The Indian Durbar Room c.1890

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: The Drawing Room, Osborne House c. 1890 D880036

The Drawing Room, Osborne House c. 1890 D880036
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Interior view. The Drawing Room c.1890

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Queen Victoria in semi State Robes D880020c

Queen Victoria in semi State Robes D880020c
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victoria in semi State Robes. The handwritten caption states " (best portrait ever taken)"

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Queen Victoria in full State Robes D880020b

Queen Victoria in full State Robes D880020b
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victoria in full State Robes

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: The Arab Hall & Corridor, Leighton House BL13082

The Arab Hall & Corridor, Leighton House BL13082
LEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) which is now a museum. Interior view of the Arab Hall and corridor

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Public Baths, Westbury, Wiltshire BL11597

Public Baths, Westbury, Wiltshire BL11597
PUBLIC BATHS, Church Street, Westbury, Wiltshire. Interior view in the mens swimming pool. Photographed on 24th June 1892. Bedford Lemere collection

Background imageThe 1890s 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 1890s Collection: Lady Braybrookes sitting room, Audley End House DD58_00107

Lady Braybrookes sitting room, Audley End House DD58_00107
AUDLEY END HOUSE, Essex. Interior view of Lady Braybrookes sitting room. This was the sitting room of the wife of the fifth Lord Braybrooke

Background imageThe 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s Collection: Cloisters at Birmingham General Hospital BL14826

Cloisters at Birmingham General Hospital BL14826
BIRMINGHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands. View along the cloisters at Birmingham General Hospital. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere, May 1898

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Bank, Newark BL14359

Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Bank, Newark BL14359
NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BANK, Newark, Nottinghamshire. General view showing the exterior of the bank. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere, July 1897

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia and their family N950004

Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia and their family N950004
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Photograph from a Royal Family album. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia and their family. c.1875

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Jeanie Deans Cottage, Edinburgh M950880a

Jeanie Deans Cottage, Edinburgh M950880a
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Photograph from a Royal Family album. Photograph is of Jeanie Deans Cottage, St. Leonards, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1886

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Tower of London BL10013

Tower of London BL10013
TOWER OF LONDON. Exterior of Lantern Tower and New Wall, north face, part of John Taylors restorations for the Office of Works. Photographed in 1890 by Bedford Lemere

Background imageThe 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s Collection: Nottingham Castle BL05718

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

Background imageThe 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s Collection: Reculver Towers OP00671

Reculver Towers OP00671
RECULVER TOWERS, Kent. The remains of the west facade of St Marys church stands on the cliff at Reculver. The original 7th century church was built on the site of an abandoned fort

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Reculver Towers OP00670

Reculver Towers OP00670
RECULVER TOWERS, Kent. The remains of the west facade of St Marys church stands on the cliff at Reculver. The original 7th century church was built on the site of an abandoned fort

Background imageThe 1890s 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 1890s Collection: Yeomen DD97_00239

Yeomen DD97_00239
A group of Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London. The Warders were usually warrant officers from the army or navy with a service record of at least 22 years. Photographed by York & Son 1870-1900

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Electric motor cab CC97_01366

Electric motor cab CC97_01366
An electric motor cab and driver, London. This early cab was evidently based on the design of the horse-drawn hansom cab. Cars of any kind would have been a rare site at the time

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Flower sellers CC97_00872

Flower sellers CC97_00872
Flower sellers outside the Royal Exchange, City of London

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Carousel ride CC49_00528

Carousel ride CC49_00528
St Giles Fair, Oxford. A crowd of people gathered around a carousel ride in St Giles during the annual fair, held at the beginning of September. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1895

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Victorian drawing room BL12849B

Victorian drawing room BL12849B
Bidston Court, Birkenhead. Victorian interior of the drawing room looking towards the windows and fireplace. Bidston Court was built in 1891 by the Liverpool architects Grayson & Ould

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Royal Naval College CC53_00158

Royal Naval College CC53_00158
ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. A view of the Royal Naval College from the opposite bank of the Thames with a moored barge in the foreground

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Lord Frederic Leightons studio BL13088

Lord Frederic Leightons studio BL13088
LEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) which is now a museum. Interior view of the studio displaying recently completed works

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: The Hall, Leighton House BL13081

The Hall, Leighton House BL13081
LEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896). Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) which is now a museum

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Leighton House BB83_00708

Leighton House BB83_00708
LEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) and now a museum

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: London Bridge CC97_01682

London Bridge CC97_01682
LONDON BRIDGE, City of London. A view looking north-west across a busy London Bridge with horse-drawn traffic and people. The bridge was built between 1823 and 1831. Photographed by York and Son

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Dining at the Savoy BL14894

Dining at the Savoy BL14894
THE SAVOY HOTEL, The Strand, London. Interior of the Salle-a-Manger set for dinner. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in June 1898 for the Manager - H P Robarts

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Streatham Pumping Station BL13531_008

Streatham Pumping Station BL13531_008
STREATHAM HILL PUMPING STATION. Southwark & Vauxhall Waterworks Company pumping station interior showing machinery. Photographed for the proprietor by Bedford Lemere in April 1896

Background imageThe 1890s 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 1890s Collection: Moorish Room BL11411

Moorish Room BL11411
ROLLESTON HALL, Staffordshire. Interior of the Moorish Room (by architects J Waring & Sons) showing detail of the fireplace. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in March 1892

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Moorish Room BL11409

Moorish Room BL11409
ROLLESTON HALL, Staffordshire. Interior of the Moorish Room (by architects J Waring & Sons) showing the fireplace and furnishings. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in March 1892

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Empire Music Hall BL10924

Empire Music Hall BL10924
THE EMPIRE PALACE THEATRE, Newgate Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Council Chamber BL10039

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

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Rotherhams Watch Factory BL09921

Rotherhams Watch Factory BL09921
ROTHERHAMS WATCH FACTORY, Spon Street, Spon End, Coventry, West Midlands. Interior view of pinion room in watch factory, with machines. Photographed by Bedford Lemere for Waterlow & Son in 1890

Background imageThe 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s 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 1890s Collection: Museum Interior BL13646

Museum Interior BL13646
ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE MUSEUM, Whitehall, City of Westminster. Interior of the museum showing the display cases. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in June 1896

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Eridge Castle BL13512

Eridge Castle BL13512
ERIDGE CASTLE, Rotherfield, East Sussex. Interior of the Smoking Room after a fire, looking towards the fireplace

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Dining at the Savoy BL13446

Dining at the Savoy BL13446
THE SAVOY HOTEL, The Strand, City of Westminster. Interior view of the Dining Room set for a " French dinner" for English and French naval architects

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Dining at the Savoy BL13428

Dining at the Savoy BL13428
THE SAVOY HOTEL, The Strand, City of Westminster. Interior view of the red dinner table in the " Pinafore Room". Photograph by Bedford Lemere, taken for the hotel management in December 1895

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: The Leicester Public House BL13152

The Leicester Public House BL13152
THE LEICESTER PUBLIC HOUSE, New Coventry Street, Westminster (Threadwell and Martin architects). Interior of the first floor Wine Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in May 1895

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: The Leicester Public House BL13151

The Leicester Public House BL13151
THE LEICESTER PUBLIC HOUSE, New Coventry Street, Westminster (Threadwell and Martin architects). Interior of the Saloon Bar. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in May 1895

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Streatham Hill Pumping Station BL13026

Streatham Hill Pumping Station BL13026
STREATHAM HILL PUMPING STATION. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in March 1895

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Stanmore Hall interior BL11286

Stanmore Hall interior BL11286
STANMORE HALL, Stanmore Hill, Great Stanmore, Harrow. Interior of the Business Room. View towards the fireplace. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in November 1891

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Thames boathouse BL11138

Thames boathouse BL11138
THE ISLET, Court Road, Maidenhead Court, Berkshire. Looking over the backwater at the end of the garden towards the boathouse attached to the main house. Electric launch in the foreground

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Birmingham Law Courts BL11042

Birmingham Law Courts BL11042
VICTORIA LAW COURTS, Corporation Street, Birmingham. Centre block and end in perspective. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in September 1891

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey DD97_00183

Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey DD97_00183
WESTMINSTER ABBEY, Westminster, London. An exterior view of the Henry VII Chapel from the south-east. Building work was begun by Henry VII in 1503 and was finished by his son, Henry VIII

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Henry VIII horse armoury CC97_01052

Henry VIII horse armoury CC97_01052
TOWER OF LONDON, Stepney, London. An interior view of the Horse Armoury from the east

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Henry VIII horse armoury CC97_00953

Henry VIII horse armoury CC97_00953
TOWER OF LONDON, Stepney, London. An interior view of the eastern side of the Horse Armoury

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Windsor Castle CC97_00909

Windsor Castle CC97_00909
WINDSOR CASTLE, Berkshire. Henry VIII Gate. View taken from castle hill with a guard and sentry box to the left of the gate. Photograph by York and Son (1870-1900)

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Henry VIII armour CC97_00399

Henry VIII armour CC97_00399
TOWER OF LONDON, Stepney, London. Interior view of the Armoury showing an effigy of Henry VIII in armour on horseback. Photograph by York and Son (1870-1900)

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: St James Palace CC97_00365

St James Palace CC97_00365
ST JAMES PALACE, Westminster, London. Exterior view of the gatehouse. This is the only part of the original palace built by Henry VIII to survive. Photograph by York and Son (1870-1900)

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Westminster Palace BB91_14810

Westminster Palace BB91_14810
OLD ST STEPHENs CLOISTER, Palace of Westminster, London. St Stephens Cloister was part of the old Palace of Westminster, and dates from 1526-9

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Euston Arch, London CC97_01007

Euston Arch, London CC97_01007
EUSTON ARCH, London. View of the arch at Euston Station with horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Thomas Huxley K970237

Thomas Huxley K970237
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895). He defended Darwin so fiercely that he was known as Darwins bulldog

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: The Royal Albert Hall DD97_00168

The Royal Albert Hall DD97_00168
ALBERT HALL, London. A view of the hall from Hyde Park with horse-drawn carriages in the foreground

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: The Bank of England CC97_01164

The Bank of England CC97_01164
BANK OF ENGLAND, Threadneedle Street, City of London. A view of the Bank of England looking down Threadneedle Street and showing the decorations for Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee of 1897

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Kenilworth Castle CC72_02158

Kenilworth Castle CC72_02158
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. A general view of the castle, occupied from the 11th century through to the 20th century, taken from the bridge. Date range 1860 - 1922. Henry Taunt

Background imageThe 1890s Collection: Audley End House DD58_00086

Audley End House DD58_00086
AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS, Saffron Waldon, Essex. The east front of the house viewed from the gardens



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