Victorian public buildings

Royal Courts of Justice, London BB95_15544

ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE, The Strand, London. A perspective view of the Royal Courts of Justice, looking east down The Strand towards St Dunstan in the West. The courts were completed to the Gothic revival designs of G. E. Street in 1882. Horse-drawn cabs are parked in the centre of the road where a bus can also be seen. C N Collection, photographed between 1882 and 1916.

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The Bank of England DD97_00538

BANK OF ENGLAND, Threadneedle Street, City of London. A corner view of the Bank of England on Threadneedle Street with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground. The building was constructed by Sir Hans Soane in 1788 in a 3.5 acre site. A late 19th century photograph by York and Son.

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Business, City, Lamp Post, People, Traffic, Urban, Victorian

Curzon Street Station BB64_02092

Curzon Street Station, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands. View from the south-west. Curzon Street Station was built by Philip Hardwick in 1838 as the original terminus of the London to Birmingham railway. Photographed by Ronald Braybrook, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 25th September 1964.

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