Design Pics/Historical RM Images

Staple Inn, London, England, seen from Southampton Buildings in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

The publishing depot of the Religious Tract Society, 56 Paternoster Row, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, publis...

The offices of the British and Foreign Bible Society, Queen VIctoria Street, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From London Pictures, pu...

The house of John Milton in the Barbican, London, England, seen here in the 19th century, the house was demolished in 1864. John Milton, 1608 ??"1674....

The home of Samuel Johnson, 17 Gough Square, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. Samuel Johnson, 1709 - 1784, aka Dr. Johnson. English w...

Samuel Johnson, 1709 - 1784, aka Dr. Johnson. English writer, poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicogra...

The Old Charterhouse, London, England, seen here in the late 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

Dutch courtship on the Isle of Marken, north Holland, Netherlands in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

Scottish fishwives in the 19th century. From London Pictures, published 1890

Russian sledging and coursing in the 19th century. Coursing was the pursuit of game using mainly dogs. From London Pictures, published 1890

The Barden Tower, near Bolton, Yorkshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. Constructed in the 15th century by Henry Clifford. From English Pi...

Lechlade or Lechlade-on-Thames, the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, seen here in the 19th century. The highest point at which the River Thames i...

Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England with the River Avon and the tower of Wycliffe's church, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, pu...

The First and Last house, Land's End, Cornwall, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

The River Thames at Caversham, Reading, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Windsor Castle and the River Thames, Windsor, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

The DeVIl's Chimney, Leckhampton Hill, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, seen here in the 19th century. Legend tells that the chimney is the DeV...

The Martyr's Memorial, Oxford, England, seen here in the 19th century. This stone monument commemorates the 16th century Oxford Martyrs. From English...

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, seen here from the River Thames in the late 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Swallows at Isleworth, West London, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

The old ferry on the River Thames at Laleham, Spelthorne, Surrey, England. From English Pictures, published 1890.

St Mary's Church, Twickenham, aka St Mary the VIrgin, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published...

Wind against the tide at Tilbury Port, River Thames, Essex, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Old bridge over the River Cherwell, Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England. The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was fought here on 29th June 1644 during the Englis...

St Giles' Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Herstmonceux Castle, near Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England, seen here in the 19th century. The castle was renowned for being one of the first build...

Beachy Head, East Sussex, England, seen here in the 19th century. The cliff is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. From English Pictures, publish...

The Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Leatherhead, Surrey, England, seen here in the 19th century. This Anglican parish church dates back to the 11th...

Cobden's birthplace, a farmhouse called Dunford, in Heyshott near Midhurst,Sussex, England, seen here in the 19th century. Richard Cobden, 1804 ??" 18...

St James' Church, Shere, Guildford, Surrey, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

The Crouch Oak tree, Addlestone, Surrey, England, under which it is said Queen Elizabeth I picnicked. From English Pictures, published 1890.

A windmill near Arundel, South Downs, West Sussex, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

The Rufus Stone, New Forest, England, seen here in the 19th century. This stone is said to mark the spot where William II fell. From English Picture...

The VIllage of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Shakespeare's birthplace, as restored in the 19th century, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. From English Pictures, publishe...

Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

An old half- timbered house in Castle Street, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

Beauchamp chapel, St. Mary's Church, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, containing the effigial monuments of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick,...

The Lord Leycester Hospital aka the Lord Leycester, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1...

The Collegiate Church of the Holy and UndiVIded Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, seen here in the 19th century. This church was the place of ba...

The Collegiate Church of the Holy and UndiVIded Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. The avenue leading to the door, seen here in the 19th century....

The Collegiate Church of the Holy and UndiVIded Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. The interior and tomb of William Shakespeare, seen here in the...

Shakespeare's birthplace, before restoration, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. From English Pictures, published 1890.

On the Grand Junction canal at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890.

The birthplace of Cowper, Berkhamsted Rectory, Hertfordshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. William Cowper, 1731 ??" 1800. English poet an...

Olney VIcarage, Buckinghamshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. This was the parish of John Newton, 1725 - 1807, English Anglican clergyman a...