Images of London in 1894

1894 was an exciting year in the literary history of London with the publication of the Jungle Book and the first issue of the Yellow Book (to say the least). That year also saw the first attempt at an international terrorist attack with the botched bombing of the Royal Observatory. Luckily, street photography continues to be popular, thanks to the wacky cameras that were increasingly available. I found many of these street photos in the Descriptive Album of London, 1894, to which I've provided links to George Birch's detailed descriptions (very much worth reading).

London Bridge (detailed description by George Birch), 1894.

Piccadilly Circus (detailed description by George Birch), 1894.

Cheapside (detailed description by George Birch), 1894.

Royal Courts of Justice (detailed description by George Birch), 1894.

Bank of England (detailed description by George Birch), 1894.

North London Railway Staff, 1894.
More info at the National Railway Museum.

Holborn Circus and Viaduct (detailed description by George Birch), 1894.

Fleet Street (detailed description by George Birch), 1894.

Northumberland Ave South-east from Trafalgar Square (1894)

The Foreign Office, (detailed description by George Birch), 1894.

Piccadilly Circus (1894) 

The White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, London (1894)

Trade Union Banners (1894)

The Chapel Royal on Savoy, (1894)
(Detailed description by George Birch)

The Opening of Tower Bridge – London, 30 June 1894.

Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt and
by Rhine & Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich,
London, 1894

Ads at Charing Cross Station (1894).

A hansom cab in London (1894).

The American Rev. M.L. Latta (1894).
More documents and history.

Fishermen's wives crying
The London Illustrated News, 28 July 1894.

Opening of the Clarence Park Grand Stand (1894)

Benz Velo (1894)
I'm not actually certain where this photo was taken,
but it was too cool to pass up!

Peckham Rye Park (1894)

For more, look at Images of London in 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, and 1893. I'm still working on more!

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