Streets, Shops and Markets
Camellias in a greenhouse
Victorian illustration to download showing a large greenhouse full of camellias; large bushes are planted at the back and smaller bushes stand in pots at the front.
Getting news from the post office
Victorian illustration to download showing people outside a post office reading a newspaper and letters that they have just fetched.
Street decorations for a royal visit
Victorian illustration to download showing a street decorated for a royal visit in a way typical of the Victorian era: a triumphal arch, garlands and banners.
Selling second-hand shoes
Victorian illustration to download showing a ‘translator’, a man who buys old shoes and mends them to make them wearable again. His wife stands outside the cellar where he works…
Collapse of old houses
Victorian illustration to download showing old houses that have collapsed into a street, and are propped up by beams and planks.
Offices of the Illustrated London News
Victorian illustration to download showing crowds in the street outside the offices of the Illustrated London News.
Hot cross buns brought by a baker’s boy
Victorian illustration to download showing a baker’s boy delivering hot cross buns for Good Friday to a family standing outside their front door.
Street riot
Victorian illustration to download showing an angry rioting crowd trying to attack a man in a horse-drawn cab and being held back by policemen.
Workmen pave a street (The Strand, London)
Victorian illustration to download showing workmen paving a street with stone blocks using heavy rammers.