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An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 3rd Dec
An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 3rd Dec

An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 3rd Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December eleventy-one years ago.

Dec
03
2013
An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 2nd Dec
An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 2nd Dec

An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 2nd Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December eleventy-one years ago.

Dec
02
2013
An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 1st Dec
An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 1st Dec

An Advent Calendar of Vintage Adverts – 1st Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December eleventy-one years ago.

Dec
01
2013
An 1863 engraving of the London Bridge railway expansion
An 1863 engraving of the London Bridge railway expansion

An 1863 engraving of the London Bridge railway expansion

In 1863, the railway from Greenwich to London Bridge was extended to Charing Cross, but not without considerable disturbance to the lands it passed through.

Oct
19
2013
A look around St Pancras Old Church
A look around St Pancras Old Church

A look around St Pancras Old Church

Behind St Pancras station sits an old church. It only became an old church when a new church was built nearby, and while considered to be very old, it is actually fairly new, but on the site that is quite old, but probably not as old as some people claim.

Apr
21
2013
A drawing of Parliament from the Victoria Tower made in 1860
A drawing of Parliament from the Victoria Tower made in 1860

A drawing of Parliament from the Victoria Tower made in 1860

Something political from my collection of the Illustrated London News - this time January 28th 1860 during the ongoing construction of the new Parliament.

Jan
30
2013
Construction of the Metropolitan Railway at King’s Cross
Construction of the Metropolitan Railway at King’s Cross

Construction of the Metropolitan Railway at King’s Cross

Another look at the construction of the world's first underground passenger railway as seen by the Illustrated London News - this time from Feb 1861.

Jan
02
2013
How the world’s first underground (passenger) railway was built
How the world’s first underground (passenger) railway was built

How the world’s first underground (passenger) railway was built

As we edge ever closer to the 150th anniversary of the opening of the world's first underground railway which is now just a couple of weeks away, it might be interesting to review of the newspaper reports about how the construction of the railway progressed up to that momentous date.

Dec
28
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – Xmas Day
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – Xmas Day

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – Xmas Day

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
25
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 24th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 24th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 24th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
24
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 23rd Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 23rd Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 23rd Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
23
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 22nd Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 22nd Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 22nd Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
22
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 21st Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 21st Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 21st Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
21
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 20th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 20th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 20th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
20
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 19th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 19th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 19th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
19
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 18th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 18th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 18th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
18
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 17th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 17th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 17th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
17
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 16th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 16th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 16th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
16
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 15th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 15th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 15th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
15
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 14th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 14th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 14th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
14
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 13th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 13th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 13th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
13
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 12th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 12th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 12th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
12
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 11th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 11th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 11th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
11
2012
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 10th Dec
An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 10th Dec

An Edwardian Advent Calendar – 10th Dec

Each day I will unveil a new entry in my Advent calendar based on adverts printed in the Illustrated London News during the month of December exactly 100 years ago - in 1912, the Edwardian era.

Dec
10
2012