http://www.englishheritageprints.com English Heritage Print Store > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage - All Rights Reserved 2008-09-26T05:20:50Z en-gb 86400 Digital Media Commerce Server from Media Storehouse Ltd CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. A circa 1859 view of the giant figures which dominated the tropical transept at the north end of the Crystal Palace. The two figures depict the Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II and were copied from those carved in the rock at the entrance to the temple at Abu Simbel. Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_440908/Crystal-Palace-interior-DP004613.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_440908/440908.jpg 2007-04-13T14:19:54Z dmcs-440908 DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Daguerreotype photograph of George Darwin, aged 6 years, in 1851. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage Photo Library http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_701400/George-Darwin-N990004.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_701400/701400.jpg 2008-03-05T16:52:26Z dmcs-701400 DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Daguerreotype photograph of Henrietta Darwin, 1861. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage Photo Library http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_701399/Henrietta-Darwin-K990862.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_701399/701399.jpg 2008-03-05T16:51:57Z dmcs-701399 DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Emma Darwin and son Leonard c1854. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage Photo Library http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_701397/Emma-Darwin-and-son-Leonard-K970227.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_701397/701397.jpg 2008-03-05T16:33:32Z dmcs-701397 DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Albumen portrait photograph of Charles Darwin. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage Photo Library http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_689799/Charles-Darwin-K970235.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_689799/689799.jpg 2008-02-05T12:27:42Z dmcs-689799 DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. A sepia toned portrait of Charles Darwin, c1859. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage Photo Library http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_464151/Charles-Darwin-K970247.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_464151/464151.jpg 2007-05-24T17:42:31Z dmcs-464151 CANNON WHARF, Westminster, London. This was a coal wharf off Cannon Row, downstream from Westminster Bridge. The whole area was swept away during the construction of the Victoria Embankment. The type of coal trolley or waggon seen here first appeared in the late 18th century and remained in use throughout the 19th century. Photographed circa 1856 by C T Thompson. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627779/Cannon-Wharf-circa-1856-BB57_01541.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627779/627779.jpg 2007-10-25T14:35:41Z dmcs-627779 TRAFALGAR SQUARE, Westminster, London. A view looking east across Trafalgar Square with the fountains in the foreground and the equestrian statue of George IV, Morley's Hotel (now South Africa House) and the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields beyond. A line of horse-drawn cabs await fares. Photographed circa 1850 by Roger Fenton. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627780/Trafalgar-Square-BB72_04780.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627780/627780.jpg 2007-10-25T14:35:46Z dmcs-627780 1862 EXHIBITION, Kensington, London. The 1862 Exhibition was the successor to the Great Exhibition of 1851. A temporary exhibition venue was built on Cromwell Road. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627868/1862-Exhibition-Kensington-BB80_00015.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627868/627868.jpg 2007-10-25T15:03:58Z dmcs-627868 1862 EXHIBITION, Kensington, London. The 1862 Exhibition was the successor to the Great Exhibition of 1851. A temporary exhibition venue was built on Cromwell Road. Certain exhibits, such as this fountain, became meeting places. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627863/1862-Exhibition-Kensington-BB80_00012.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627863/627863.jpg 2007-10-25T15:03:52Z dmcs-627863 HORSE GUARDS, Westminster, London. The west front of Horse Guards from Horse Guards Parade. Designed by William Kent, the building was executed by John Vardy in 1750-60. A group of people gather around the Cadiz Memorial which was placed here in the early part of the 19th century. Photographed in 1860 by Roger Fenton. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627901/Horse-Guards-BB83_01019.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627901/627901.jpg 2007-10-25T15:20:20Z dmcs-627901 TOWER OF LONDON, London. A view of the western approach to the Tower, including the two gatehouses Middle Tower and Byward Tower, both built by Edward I in the late 13th century. Sentries are on guard by the gate through the fence. Photographed in 1868 by J Davis Burton. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627905/Tower-of-London-BB85_02174_a.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627905/627905.jpg 2007-10-25T15:25:20Z dmcs-627905 TOWER OF LONDON, London. The garrison is drilled on the Parade Ground in front of the Waterloo Barracks. The Barracks were built in 1845, replacing the Grand Storehouse which burned down. Photographed in 1868 by J Davis Burton. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627902/Parade-Ground-Tower-of-London-1868-BB83_04749.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627902/627902.jpg 2007-10-25T15:20:25Z dmcs-627902 CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL, Chichester, West Sussex. Collapsed spire. Much of the present Chichester Cathedral dates from the 12th century. The spire, added in 1400, collapsed on 17th February 1861: 'the spire was seen to incline slightly to the south west, then to descend perpendicularly into the church'. It was rebuilt by Gilbert Scott. Photographed in 1861. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627954/Chichester-Cathedral-collapsed-spire-BB88_02179.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627954/627954.jpg 2007-10-25T15:39:24Z dmcs-627954 THE GUILDHALL, City of London. The Guildhall has been the administrative headquarters of the City of London since at least the mid-12th century. The present Great Hall was built in 1411-1430, re-faced by George Dance in 1788. Photographed in the 1860s. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627965/The-Guildhall-London-BB91_17988.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627965/627965.jpg 2007-10-25T15:47:50Z dmcs-627965 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. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627976/Malmesbury-BB95_10457.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627976/627976.jpg 2007-10-25T16:00:44Z dmcs-627976 OLD BATTERSEA BRIDGE, London. The timber bridge of 1771-2, photographed here from the tower of Chelsea Old Church, was built by John Philips under the direction of Henry Holland. A new bridge was opened in 1890. Photographed circa 1860 - montage. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627977/Old-Battersea-Bridge-London-BB82_13057.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627977/627977.jpg 2007-10-25T16:00:50Z dmcs-627977 HOLBORN VIADUCT, London.The construction of Holborn Viaduct, looking west. It connected Holborn Street with Newgate Street and was completed in 1869. The hoarding in the foreground advertises the newly-opened St Pancras Station, which opened in 1868. Photographer Henry Dixon, September 1869. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628003/Building-Holborn-Viaduct-DD65_00005.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628003/628003.jpg 2007-10-25T16:20:53Z dmcs-628003 GRIMBLY HUGHES & COMPANY, Cornmarket Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Showing the remains of a shop destroyed by a second fire in 1863. A crowd has gathered. A hand-operated fire engine remains in the middle of the road. Henry Taunt. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627986/1863-fire-fighting-CC62_00070.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627986/627986.jpg 2007-10-25T16:16:19Z dmcs-627986 OLD SMITHY, Junction of Market Street and Bradshawgate, Leigh, Greater Manchester. This photograph was taken the day before the Old Smithy was demolished. A crowd seems to have gathered in solidarity. The building next door is occupied by an auctioneer and appraiser. Posters advertise sermons, Sunday and day schools, hay and a colliery for sale. Photographed 6 May 1863. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627966/Old-Smithy-Leigh-BB94_07538.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627966/627966.jpg 2007-10-25T15:47:59Z dmcs-627966 ROBERTSBRIDGE COTTAGE, Salehurst, East Sussex. A half-timbered cottage in a poor state of repair. Photographed between 1857 and 1861. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628009/Sussex-Cottage-DD67_00014.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628009/628009.jpg 2007-10-25T16:27:29Z dmcs-628009 John Scott Russell (left), shipbuilder, Henry Wakefield, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Lord Derby at the launch of the 'Great Eastern' at Millwall on 1st January 1859 or the attempted launch on 3rd November 1858. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627978/Isambard-Kingdom-Brunel-BB029364.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627978/627978.jpg 2007-10-25T16:07:59Z dmcs-627978 CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Bristol. The bridge under construction. Work began on the bridge in 1836 under the supervision of Isambard Kingdom Brunel but stopped due to lack of funds. Work resumed in the 1860s and the bridge was finished in 1864. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627955/Clifton-Suspension-Bridge-BB89_03974.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627955/627955.jpg 2007-10-25T15:39:27Z dmcs-627955 BLACKWALL, London. Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship the " Great Eastern " under construction in 1857. Robert Howlett. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_482977/The-Great-Eastern-BB88_06275.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_482977/482977.jpg 2007-07-05T16:59:28Z dmcs-482977 BLACK GATE, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The 'New Castle' at Newcastle upon Tyne was founded by the Normans to command a crossing of the River Tyne. The Keep was built in 1168-1178, while the Black Gate (a gateway into the barbican) dates from 1247. Photographed in 1864 by George Price Boyce. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627904/Black-Gate-Newcastle-BB84_02876.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_627904/627904.jpg 2007-10-25T15:25:18Z dmcs-627904 CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. The interior of the vast nave of the Crystal Palace, which was over 100 feet high and about three quarters of a mile long. This view may be by Delamotte who took two earlier series of photographs of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. It is hand coloured, and reproduces the decorative scheme for the Palace devised by Owen Jones. Probably photographed 1854-66 by Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628034/Crystal-Palace-FF91_00334.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628034/628034.jpg 2007-10-25T16:52:49Z dmcs-628034 CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. These giant figures depicting the Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II, copied from the temple at Abu Simbel, dominated the Tropical transept at the north end of the Crystal Palace. This view may be by Delamotte who took two earlier series of photographs of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. It is hand coloured, and reproduces the decorative scheme for the Palace devised by Owen Jones. Probably photographed 1854-66 by Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628033/Crystal-Palace-FF91_00333.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628033/628033.jpg 2007-10-25T16:52:41Z dmcs-628033 CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. The Medieval Court, showing examples of Norman and Gothic architecture in the Garden Gallery of the Fine Art Courts. Photographed in 1859 by Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628032/Crystal-Palace-DP004634.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628032/628032.jpg 2007-10-25T16:48:20Z dmcs-628032 CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. The entrance to the Medieval Vestibule, designed by Augustus Pugin (1812-1852), the renowned architect and writer who championed medieval craftsmanship and style against the Classical, influencing the Gothic Revival movement. Photographed in 1859 by Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628031/Crystal-Palace-DP004632.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628031/628031.jpg 2007-10-25T16:48:12Z dmcs-628031 CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. The fountains playing in the courtyard of the Alhambra Court at the Crystal Palace are based on the Lion Fountain in the Court of the Lions in the Alhambra Palace, Granada, which was built around 1370 for Mohammed V. Photographed in 1859 by Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628030/Crystal-Palace-DP004626.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628030/628030.jpg 2007-10-25T16:43:43Z dmcs-628030 CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. The Egyptian Court, showing the portico from the Memnonium, Thebes; the statues represent the god Osiris. The temple was part of a large complex built by Rameses II. Photographed in 1859 by Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628029/Crystal-Palace-DP004620.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628029/628029.jpg 2007-10-25T16:43:32Z dmcs-628029 CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. The interior of the vast nave of the Crystal Palace, viewed from the gallery above the Queen's Screen at the south end. The nave was 100 feet 3 inches high, and the building was 1,608 feet (490 metres) or about a third of a mile long. Photographed in 1859 by Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628021/Crystal-Palace-DP004606.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628021/628021.jpg 2007-10-25T16:36:44Z dmcs-628021 CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. A view of the fountains from the terrace of the Crystal Palace. This photograph is believed to show the visit of 42,000 members of the Ancient Order of Foresters to the Crystal Palace in 1862 for a convention. Photographed in 1862 by Philip Henry Delamotte. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628018/Crystal-Palace-DP004603.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628018/628018.jpg 2007-10-25T16:36:34Z dmcs-628018 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. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage.NMR http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628010/Crystal-Palace-DP004602.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_628010/628010.jpg 2007-10-25T16:27:32Z dmcs-628010 DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Photograph of Joseph Hooker 1868 by Julia Margaret CAMERON (1815-1879). Hooker was Director of Kew Gardens and a close friend and supporter of Charles Darwin. > Historic Images > 1850s - 1860s Copyright English Heritage Photo Library http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_1272327/Joseph-Hooker-K970228.html http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_1272327/1272327.jpg 2008-09-23T12:29:12Z dmcs-1272327