Industrial Revolution Collection (page 6)

Prisoners Working on the Treadmill, c1934. Illustration showing the 19th century method of forcing idle prisoners to take exercise

James Watts Steam Engine at Work, c1934. Illustration showing James Watts (1736-1819) revolutionary invention with explanatory diagram of its functioning

Shipyard of James Ash & Co, Cubitt Town, London, c1863. James Ash & Co were builders of iron ships. The company was founded in 1862 but the yard never became profitable

Steam machine, New Road, Islington, London, 1808. Artist: John Claude Nattes
Steam machine, New Road, Islington, London, 1808. New Road was built to link the City with the western suburbs of London. In 1857 it was re-named Pentonville Road

East India Dock, Poplar, London, c1835. Artist: Vear
East India Dock, Poplar, London, c1835. View of the proposed steam navigation dock at the mouth of the River Lea showing crowds observing the paddle steamers in the dock and raising their hats

London and Greenwich Viaduct, Bermondsey, London, 1835. Artist
London and Greenwich Viaduct, Bermondsey, London, 1835. View of the portion of the London and Greenwich Viaduct which crosses Corbetts Lane

Rainhill Bridge, Chat Moss, near Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Rainhill Bridge, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines, etc

Moorish Arch, looking from the Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Moorish Arch, looking from the Tunnel, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines, etc

Near Liverpool, looking Towards Manchester, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Near Liverpool, looking towards Manchester, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines, etc

Warehouses &c at the end of the Tunnel towards Wapping, London, c1831. Artist
Warehouses etc at the end of the Tunnel towards Wapping, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines

Railway Office, Liverpool, 1831
Railway Office, Liverpool, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines, etc

Coaches Employed on the Railway, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Coaches etc. employed on the Railway, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). No.1 The Northumbrian Steam Engine etc._ 2, 3, 5, Carriages for Passengers _ 4

Entrance into Manchester Across Water Street, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, Warrington, Cheshire, February 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Viaduct Across the Sankey Valley, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

Excavation of Olive Mount, 4 miles from Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Excavation of Olive Mount, 4 Miles from Liverpool, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

View Taken from Under the Hampstead Road Bridge, looking towards the station at Euston Square, published 1837 (hand coloured engraving)

The Tunnel, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines, etc by Thomas Talbory Bury, published 1831

Entrance to the Tunnel at Watford, published 1837 (hand coloured engraving). From Collection of Six Coloured Views on the London and Birmingham Railway by Thomas Talbory Bury, published 1837

Bridge Over the Canal near Kings-Langley, published 1837 (hand coloured engraving). From Collection of Six Coloured Views on the London and Birmingham Railway by Thomas Talbory Bury, published 1837

Viaduct at Watford, published 1837 (hand coloured engraving). From Collection of Six Coloured Views on the London and Birmingham Railway by Thomas Talbory Bury, published 1837

View Taken from the Bridge over the Canal, Camden Town, published 1837 (hand coloured engraving). From Collection of Six Coloured Views on the London and Birmingham Railway by Thomas Talbory Bury

The Station at Euston Square, published 1837 (hand coloured engraving). From Collection of Six Coloured Views on the London and Birmingham Railway by Thomas Talbory Bury, published 1837

Train Number One, July 1925. A re-enactment of the first train journey, made by George Stephensons Locomotion no 1 on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825

The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Near Liverpool, looking towards Manchester, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Taking in Water at Parkside, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

View of the Railway across Chat Moss, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. Artist: SG Hughes
Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. A train of wagons (top) and a train of cattle, sheep and pigs (bottom), on the worlds first intercity railway

Warehouses etc at the end of the Tunnel towards Wapping, Liverpool, 1832-1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Britannia Bridge, Anglesey Entrance, Wales, 1849. Artist: George Hawkins
Britannia Bridge, Anglesey Entrance, Wales, 1849. The Britannia Tubular Bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson and was completed in 1850

Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1814. From Costume of Yorkshire by George Walker, 1814

George Stephensons Rocket, c1905. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Coaches employed on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall
Coaches employed on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. The locomotive Northumbrian, various passenger carriages and carriages for cattle. Plate 7 from Liverpool & Manchester Railway

The Rocket, locomotive designed by George Stephenson in 1829, c1905. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to

Regents Canal, London. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820

Magpie Mine, Derbyshire. Magpie Mine, near the village of Sheldon in the Peak District, is an old lead mine. It was first worked in around 1740 but closed for the last time in 1954

Bonawe Iron Furnace, Taynuilt, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Built in 1753, this foundry processed iron ore brought by sea from Furness in Cumbria using charcoal produced from the abundant local

Higher Bal Mine engine house, Cornwall. In the Victorian heyday of the Cornish tin mining industry there were over 600 of these engine houses containing steam engines to pump water out of the mines

Botallack Mine engine houses, Cornwall. In the Victorian heyday of the Cornish tin mining industry there were over 600 of these engine houses containing steam engines to pump water out of the mines

March of the Weavers. From the series Weavers Revolt, 1897. Private Collection

Ironworks, 1873. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Interior of the Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Visit to the Anchor Forge at Soderfors, 1782. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, ca 1784. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Falun Copper Mine, ca 1784. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Copper Foundry at the Falun Mine, ca 1784. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

From the Series: Uprising of the Weavers, 1893-1897. Private Collection

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