William Henry Collection (page 9)

The Worsted Winder, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
The Worsted Winder, 1805. A woman winding worsted thread onto bobbins ready for lace making. From The Costume of Great Britain by William Henry Pyne. (London, 1805)

Interior of St Pancras Railway Station, London, 1865. Using an iron latticed arched roof, WH Barlow and RM Marsh were able to construct a clean arch 100 feet high with a span of 140 feet dispensing

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, 20th century. Founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order, the Abbey served as a residence for the nobility

Roman soldiers operating a catapult, c1750. Artist: William Henry Toms
Roman soldiers operating a catapult, c1750. A Roman siege engine used for hurling missiles, such as stones at bottom left, at the enemy

Brickfield, 1808. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Brickfield, 1808. A horse-powered pug mill grinding clay, and a woman with a hack barrow for transporting green bricks to clamps to be dried out before firing

A pillory, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
A pillory, 1805. Four men being punished in the pillory, being pelted with rubbish and jeered at by a crowd. By this date among crimes punishable by pillory were embezzlement of state property

William Henry Barlow (1812-1902), British civil engineer. He invented the Barlow saddleback rail (1859) and was the engineer of St Pancras Station (1868) and the New Tay Bridge (1882)

Stage wagon, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Stage wagon, 1805. A large heavily-laden wagon pulled by a team of 8 horses passing a milestone. The wagon has wide roller wheels designed to give a smoother passage over difficult roads

Clearing the Course!, July 7, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Clearing the Course!, July 7, 1888. William Henry Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, and his Conservative colleague, Charles Ritchie, attempt to steer the Ship of Government across crowded waters

Three Jolly Post Boys!, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Three Jolly Post Boys!, 1888. William Henry Smith is on the left in this cartoon. He was the First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House in Lord Salisburys Conservative government

St Bartholomew-the-Great, City of London, 1737. Artist: William Henry Toms
West view of St Bartholomew-the-Great, City of London; with a dedication, description and coat of arms beneath

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