Old Views and Vistas Gallery

New Merchant Maiden Hospital, Lauriston Lane. Edinburgh 1831

"New Merchant Maiden Hospital, Lauriston Lane. Edinburgh" engraved by J.Henshall after a picture by Thomas Shepherd, published in Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century, 1831. Reproduction of an original placed in surround border that holds the title of the work along with the year

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Edinburgh, New Merchant Maiden Hospital, Vc03

Stage Coaches at "The Green" Erdington, near Birmingham c1830

This is a magnificent action image from days gone bye of two stage coaches at the "The Green" in the village of Erdington, near Birmingham. The old workhouse is one of the buildings that can be identified in the picture, later demolished to make way for the Erdington Public Library . The coaching route ran from Lichfield to Birmingham passing through Sutton Coldfield and Erdington, skirting Aston and then on to Birmingham, each coach having to pass through many "Toll Gates" on the way. One of the tolls was at the Green in Erdington. This image has been re-mastered from a rare original print and set in a title frame by Mapseeker

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A Vision of Steam Travel Without The Railways - Regents Park 1831 (Alken's Illustrations of Modern Prophecy)

A satirical prediction of the evolution of steam-powered transport by Henry Alken, showing Regents Park taken over by a variety of vehicles. Black Smoke billowing out of all the engines dominates the scene