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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.