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“The Victoria Railway Bridge in course of construction over the Thames at Pimlico”
The first railway bridge across the Thames in central London it was built by the Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway Company
Reginald Frontispiece Ltd
On leaving school in 1960, I worked in Fleet Street, in press photography. My interest in the printed image expanded to include vintage and antique prints. What was a collection became a business!
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Lunch with the Honourable Company of Air Pilots
The Poulters' Company and the Air Pilots' have something in common, WINGS!
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New Zealand's journey to parliamentary democracy
In the United Kingdom we are this year celebrating "votes for women". It's worth remembering that New Zealand was the first country in the world to allow women to vote in 1893
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Portsmouth's Royal Charter of 1194
"Portsmouth, a seaport town, with great naval arsenal, and with spacious fortified harbour..." J. M. Wilson.
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The Great Exhibition of 1851
At the end of the exhibition six million people had passed through its doors, representing a third of the UK's population
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The Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon achieved under $3 an acre for the sale of his North American Empire!
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The Livery Hall of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors
Merchant Taylors' Hall remains one of the gems of the City of London with many early features
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Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and President of the United States
Grant commanded the Union Army during the latter part of American Civil War and became the 18th president of the United States in 1869
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Cameron Highlanders presented with new colours by Queen Victoria at Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight
A line infantry regiment raised in 1793 at Fort William from among the members of the Clan Cameron.
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Paul Julius Reuter, from carrier pigeons to satellites, for the transmission of news!
In 1865, Reuters first great 'scoop' was to report the assassination of Abraham Lincoln to a European audience
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Anthony Trollope - writer and inventor of the pillar box
By his death in 1882 he had written 47 novels, numerous short stories and some travel books
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Italian Unification and Giuseppe Garibaldi's visit to London
... and Garibaldi biscuits are named after him!