Social England Collection

Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, 1829, (1904). Artist: JMW Turner
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, 1829, (1904). From the collection of the National Gallery, London. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

A Dames School, 1845, (1904). Artist: Thomas Webster
A Dames School, 1845, (1904). From the collection of the Tate Modern, London. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Plan of Bremenium, 1902. Bremenium was an ancient Roman fort (castra) located at Rochester, Northumberland, England

Soldiers of the Tudor Period, c16th century, (1903). From Social England, Volume III, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Remains of Wolseys Palace, Esher, 1903. Wayneflete Tower, once part of Esher Palace is an historical gatehouse located in Esher, near London

University College, Nottingham, 1904. University College Nottingham was founded in 1877. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

H. M. S. Inflexible in 1880, c1880, (1904). Artist: Symonds & Co
H.M.S. Inflexible in 1880, c1880, (1904). HMS Inflexible was an Invincible-class battlecruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was built before World War I and had an active career during the war

The Czar Ivan the Terrible, 1590, (1903). Artist: Hans Wengel
The Czar Ivan the Terrible, 1590, (1903). From Social England, Volume III, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The Beginning of the Battle of Senlac (Bayeux Tapestry), c15th century, (1902)

Plan of Forum, Silchester, 1902

The Choir and Apse, Westminster Abbey, 1902. Artist: York & Son
The Choir and Apse, Westminster Abbey, 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Title-Page of the Great Bible, 1540, (1903). Artist: Master of Francois de Rohan
Title-Page of the Great Bible, 1540, (1903). Cromwell, Cranmer, and the King distributing Bibles. From Social England, Volume III, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The Fens Drained, 1662, (1903). Artist: William Dugdale
The Fens Drained, 1662, (1903). From Social England, Volume IV, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Specification Drawings for Hansoms Cab, 1834, 1834, (1904). The hansom cab is a kind of horse-drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an architect from York

The Trial Scene in Henry VIII, 1904. Artist: Frank Lloyd
The Trial Scene in Henry VIII, 1904. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Their Only Harvest, c1875, (1904). Artist: Colin Hunter
Their Only Harvest, c1875, (1904). From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

The Attic Study, Carlyle House, Chelsea, 1904

Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton, c1835, (1904). Artist: Alfred Crowquill
Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton, c1835, (1904). Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, (1803-1873), was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. After Daniel Maclise, R.A. (1806-1870)

New Buildings, Trinity College, Oxford, 1904. Artist: Gillman
New Buildings, Trinity College, Oxford, 1904. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Samuel Plimsoll, M. P. c1890, (1904). Artist: James Russell
Samuel Plimsoll, M.P. c1890, (1904)

Francis Place, 1836, (1904). Artist: Daniel Maclise
Francis Place, 1836, (1904). Francis Place (1771-1854), was an English social reformer. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Professor John Tyndall, c1880, (1904). Artist: Alexander Bassano
Professor John Tyndall, c1880, (1904). John Tyndall FRS (1820-1893) was a prominent Irish 19th-century physicist. His initial scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism

Quadrangle, Keble College, Oxford, 1904. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

The Accommodation Barge on the Paddington Canal, 1801, (1904). From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L

Observatory of Sir William Huggins, K. C. B. Tulse Hill, 1904
Observatory of Sir William Huggins, K.C.B. Tulse Hill, 1904

Calico Printing, 1835, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Power Loom (Side View), 1836, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Power Loom (Front View), 1836, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Littlemore Church, near Oxford, 1904. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Interior of the Great Palm House, Kew Gardens, 1904. The Palm House was built by architect Decimus Burton and iron-maker Richard Turner between 1844 and 1848

William Harrison Ainsworth, c1835, (1904). Artist: Alfred Crowquill
William Harrison Ainsworth, c1835, (1904). William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. After Daniel Maclise, R.A. (1806-1870)

The Longford Cheese Factory, Derbyshire, c1881, (1904). Longford Cheese Factory is a grade II listed building in Longford, Derbyshire. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L

Sir Walter Scotts Study, Abbotsford, 1904. Artist: George Washington Wilson
Sir Walter Scotts Study, Abbotsford, 1904. Sir Walter Scott, (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet

Ladies In Evening Dress, 1796, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

West London in 1832, 1832, (1904). From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

St. Pancras Church, 1904. St Pancras Church is a Greek Revival church in St Pancras, London, built in 1819-22 to the designs of William and Henry William Inwood

Interior of the Geological Museum, Jermyn Street, 1904

Scarcity of Currency in 1847, c1850, (1904). From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Reaping Machine Invented by James Smith of Deanston, 1816, (1904). From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The Nave, Ripon Cathedral, 1904. The cathedral has Grade I listed building status. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Hursley Church and Rectory, 1904. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

The Soldiers Institute, Portsmouth, 1904. Artist: Symonds & Co
The Soldiers Institute, Portsmouth, 1904. The Soldiers Institute, Portsmouth, established by Miss Sarah Robinson. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The Cotton Famine: Distribution of Clothes to Operatives, Manchester, 1904
The Cotton Famine: Distribution of Clothes to Operatives, Manchester, c1862, (1904). From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Jonathan Hullss Steam Tug Boat, 1736, (1904)
Jonathan Hulls Steam Tug Boat, 1736, (1904). Jonathan Hulls or Hull (baptised 1699 - 1758) was an English inventor, a pioneer of steam navigation. From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D

Benjamin Disraeli, c1835, (1904). Artist: Alfred Crowquill
Benjamin Disraeli, c1835, (1904). After Daniel Maclise, R.A. (1806-1870)

Weaving by Power Looms, 1835, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Uniforms of the 86th Regt. 1842, and Regt. 1848, 1904. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The Rivabellosa Expedition, 1860, 1860, (1904). 1860 expedition for total solar eclipse of July 18th, 1860, observed at Rivabellosa, near Miranda de Ebro in Spain

The More Family, from the Sketch by Holbein at Basle Museum, 1527, (1903)

Map of Angevin Dominions, 1902. Artist: FS Weller
Map of Angevin Dominions, 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Church of St. Stephen (Abbaye Aux Hommes), Caen. 1902. Artist: Neurdein
Church of St. Stephen (Abbaye Aux Hommes), Caen. 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

The English Burgh (MS. Jun. xi. ), 1902
The English Burgh (MS. Jun. xi.), 1902. A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland and Northern England, usually a town, or toun in Scots

The Northmen in England, 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Page from the Benedictional of St. Ethelwold, c970, (1902). From the collection of the British Library, London. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Plan of Hardknott Fort, Cumberland, 1902

The Old Roman Bath at Bath Before Restoration, 1902. Artist: Hudson
The Old Roman Bath at Bath Before Restoration, 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Bosniac Communal Homestead, 1902. Selected as an Extant Instance of the Type Exemplified in Celtic Britain. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Salisbury Cathedral, 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Roman Britain, 1902. Artist: FS Weller
Roman Britain, 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

The Chapter-House, Westminster, 1902. A chapter house or chapterhouse is a building or room that is part of a cathedral, monastery or collegiate church in which larger meetings are held

The Syon Cope, 1310-1320, (1902). The Syon Cope is a Christian liturgical vestment associated with Syon Abbey, Middlesex (England), which was made between 1300 and 1320

The Norman House, Christchurch, 1902. 12th century riverside chamber block or Norman House, a very early example of domestic architecture. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S

The Dangers of the Sea (MS. Harl. 4751), 13th century, (1902). From the collection of the British Library, London. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

MS. Illumination Showing the Vision of Jacob, 12th century, (1902). From the Book of Genesis, Lambeth Palace Library, London. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The Choir, Lincoln Cathedral, 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

The Glastonbury Thorn, 1902. The Glastonbury thorn is a form of common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna Biflora found in and around Glastonbury, Somerset, England. From Social England, edited by H.D

A Snug Cabin, c1810, (1904). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
A Sung Cabin, c1810, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Be Not Amazed, Dear Mother! It Is Indeed Your Daughter Anne, 18th century (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, 1904

Interior of a Smelting-House at Broseley, Shropshire, 1788, (1904). After G. Robertson. From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Coalbrookdale in 1758, 1758, (1904). Coalbrookdale is a village in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, containing a settlement of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting

Arkwrights Spinning Jenny, 1769, 1769, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Ribbon Weaver at His Loom, 1747, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

The Rakes Progress - The Arrest, c1735, (1904). Artist: William Hogarth
The Rakes Progress - The Arrest, c1735, (1904). From the collection of the Sir John SoaneAEs Museum, London. From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Otaheite Surrendered to Captain Wallis, 1773, (1904). Samuel Wallis (23 April 1728 - 21 January 1795 in London) was a British naval officer and explorer of the Pacific Ocean

A Chemical Laboratory in 1747, 1747, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Map of the British Dominions of North America, 1772, (1904). Artist: Peter Bell
Map of the British Dominions of North America, 1772, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Anti-Semitism in 1753, 1735, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Scarborough Sands in 1735, c1735, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Ranelagh in 1752, after Canaletti, c1750, (1904). Artist: Charles Grignion
Ranelagh in 1752, after Canaletti, c1750, (1904). After Giovanni Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768). Ranelagh Gardens were public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London

The Review: A Satire on Hoops, c1733, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The South Sea Bubble, from a print by William Hogarth, 1721, (1904)

Senesino on the Stage, 1725, (1904)

A Silk-Spinning Mill, 1607, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

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