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Crewe Station started service on 4 July 1837 with the opening of the Grand Junction Railway. The purpose of this railway was to link the four largest cities of England by joining the existing
Working shaft in the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire and opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway
Exterior view of Dunstall Priory in Shoreham, Kent. 1939
Chat Moss threatened the completion of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, until George Stephenson succeeded in constructing a railway line through it in 1829; his solution was to "
Not The Happiest Moment In Their Royal Highnesses Lives It is not every day that a young man comes of age who is second in succession to the British Crown
The Passing of John Brown Queen Victoria riding with her trusted servant John Brown over the Aberdeenshire hills, from an engraving published shortly after his death
The Prince receives a deputation of the London Trades Council at Sandringham to convey thanks to His Royal Highness for originating the scheme for granting cheap admission to the working classes to
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert March 1861
A Royal Bulls Eye A distinguished company assembled to open the new National Rifle Association range at Bisley. The Princess of Wales scored an unquestionable bulls eye
Whiteleys Viaduct at Charleston Curves, 1845 Built to carry the Manchester and Leeds Railway over the River Calder at Charlestown, near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
New Yorks New Elevated Railway This line has not been constructed without considerable opposition, for many people not only think it unsafe
In 1838 Samuel Brooks, vice-chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (MLR) bought land at Hunts Bank close to the cathedral
The railway viaduct across Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. c. 1850The railway viaduct across Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. c.1850
Excavation of Olive Mount, from Burys Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831 Construction required the removal of 480, 000 cubic yards of sandstone
The point where the railway crosses The Duke of Bridgwaters Canal The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR) was the worlds first twin-track inter-urban passenger railway in which all the trains were
The First Railway in Japan ( sketched by a native artist ) The opening ceremony at Yeddo of the railway which connects that city with Yokohama was by no means well attended. 1872
Industrial landscape with the London and Manchester Railway in the background (right) The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR)
Bridge over the Irwell, Victoria Station, Manchester, 1845 In 1838 Samuel Brooks, vice-chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (MLR)
Pumps for draining the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire and opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway
The Warrington Viaduct, over the River Mersey and Mersey and Irwell Canal, on the Grand Junction Railway, 1837
Rochdale Railway Station was opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1839
The three steam locomotives which competed in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway competiton for a £ 500 prize. The Rocket by Robert Stephenson of Newcastle The Novelty by Messers Braithwaite
Newton Church and village with the London and Machester Railway passing in the background, 1 January 1831 The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR)
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway The scene at Edge Hill, Liverpool, as the ceremonial trains prepared to set out on the opening run to Manchester and back on 15 September 1830
Not Her Favourite Premier Queen Victora reservedly offering her hand to Mr Gladstone at a garden party at Marlborough House
Queen Marys Trousseau Princess May with her mother, buying her trousseau 1893
Extraction Of A Royal Tooth (from a sketch by Dr J A Gray surgeon to the Amir of Afghanistan ) " I was sent for by Prince Nuasrullah who held a polite conversation with me for some little time
Ashanti - King Attah of Akim greets her Majestys Commissioner King Attah met Captain Glover after sending a message of love
Zulu and Afghan War Heroes The ceremony performed at Windsor was simple, brief and conducted in semi privacy. The brave fellows who by special deeds of daring had earned Royal recognition
A Deputy Commissioner Receives the Sambwa of Kale Major Raikes, Deputy Commissioner of the Chindwin paying his recent visit to the Royal Tsambwa of Kale
The New Duchess of Edinburghs first view of Windsor Castle 1874
The Birth of King Alfonso Much anxiety preceded the childbirth of the widowed Regent of Spain, as in the event of the birth of a girl
Birth of Romance on the Moors The Princess Louise of Wales obtains her first view of Lord Fife at a Sandringham shooting party ( From a sketch by Sydney P Hall ) 1889
Royal Victorian Furnishings Princess Beatrice, Queen Victorias favourite daughter, in her private room at Osborne shortly before her marriage to Prince Henry of Battenberg. 1885
Her Majesty Embraces Her Majesty had been much moved during the Jubilee Service and now the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family advanced to the Coronation Chair
Madame Araminte came in with some fascinating hats Just then Madam Araminte came in with some fascinating hats. I chose one with a smart brim
Joe Chamberlain and some Chieftans After the three Bechuana chiefs laid their presents before Her Majestys Queen Victoria feet at Windsor, they each received through Mr Chamberlain
Persia visits England At the Marlborough House reception, Queen Victoria received Shah Nasiru Din with a gracious handshake
An Attempt on the Queen Intense horror and alarm were created all over the country by the attempt made to shoot the Queen
Afternoon Parade at Brighton Open carriages of all kinds - landaus, victorias, dog carts, whitechapels, phaetons, hackney vehicles
Swimming at Brighton Classes to teach ladies to swim are often held on the beach at Brighton by a distinguished professor of the art whose gallant rescues from drowning are frequently recorded in
The Ancient National Game of Stoolball It is probable that cricket is derived from the womans game of Stoolball, or juts, now being revived by ladies clubs composed of the principal county families
