963 London Carriage Illustrations

Photogravure engraving of Houses of Parliament and horses and carriages driving over Westminster Bridge, London, England. 1897

Cheapside a street in the City of London. The historic and modern financial centre of London. To the west St. Paul's Cathedral. In the Middle Ages, it was known as Westcheap,

Antique photograph of Seven Dials junction in London as it was in the late 19th century. It is a small circular square, a road junction of seven streets in Covent Garden in the West End of London. In the picture the square, busy with people and carriages, with its buildings with pubs and shops of a district tha was quite poor (now it's a fashionable shopping district).

Vintage illustration Victorian London Police man on duty on cold winters night, watching couple go out, 19th Century, 1872

The bank was located first in Mercers' Hall and then in Grocers' Hall, but was moved to its location on Threadneedle Street in the 1730s. It had become the largest and most prestigious financial institution in England, its banknotes widely circulated.

Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Showing the Victoria Embankment at night.

Margaret Street in Westminster, London, as seen around 1820. From “Old & New London” by Walter Thornbury and Edward Walford, published in parts by Cassell & Co, London from 1873-1888. These illustrations are from parts 30-35 inclusive.

A couple shelters under an umbrella on a rainy night in Old London.

Vintage illustration Fleet Street and St Paul's, Victorian London, 19th Century

Illustration from 19th century.

Empty tube train carriage on the London Underground Central Line

Vintage engraving of a Victorian cab driver waiting for a fare, 1894

Antique photograph of view of busy Oxford Street (London, England) in a 19th century picture depicting the crowded shopping street in the City of Westminster.

Illustration of a Alexandre Jacques Bernard Law de Lauriston, 1.2.1768 - 10.6.1828, French general, ambassador in London 1802

"Scanned directly from an original Georgian print by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, published in 1829.This engraving of 'Regent's Park' was drawn by Thomas H Shepherd and engraved by W Wallis, from 'London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century'.Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1792aa1864) was an artist well known for his architectural works, he was employed to illustrate architecture in London, and later Edinburgh, Bath and Bristol. Shepherd's work is characterised by an attention to detail, along with life-like scenes that contained people, carriages and horses."

From Punch's Almanack

Vector illustration

The Swan with Two Necks a coaching inn in the City of London. Until the arrival of the railways, was one of the principal departure points for travel to the north of England from London. Its site was given over in the early 1860s to a goods and parcels depot for a firm of railway agents and carriers.

Train sticker. Trip way. Journey concept. Vector on isolated background. EPS 10.

travel seamless background with icons in sketch style

The current Palace of Westminster in London, more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, was built in the Gothic Perpendicular style between 1840-70 to replace the former building which was destroyed by fire in 1834. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From “The Life of Victoria - Our Queen and Empress - Simply Told for Children” by Mrs L Valentine. Published in London and New York by Frederick Warne & Co in 1897, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne. The building would still have been considered ‘new’ when this book was published.

Author William Makepeace Thackeray (July 18, 1811 –December 24, 1863) lived at Kensington house in London, England. Illustration published 1897. Original edition is in my private collection. Copyright is in public domain.

People on board Sir Goldsworthy's steam carriage on its journey from London to Bath in 1827 - the longest sustained journey of any mechanised vehicle at the time. Goldsworthy created his first steam powered car prototype in the 1820s Original edition from my own archives Source : La ilustración artística 1895

Charing Cross in London - Scanned 1884 Engraving

london red bus vector illustration isolated on white background.

Westminster Hall, London, from a view by JT Smith made in 1808 and reproduced in “Old & New London” by Walter Thornbury and Edward Walford, which was published in parts by Cassell & Co, London from 1873-1888. These illustrations are from parts 30-35 inclusive. Westminster Hall housed the central Law Courts until the 19th century.

TX4 London taxi outline icon

Engraving showing Theatre Royal Covent Garden as it was back in the 19th century. The engraving is c.1835 and was drawn and engraved for Dugdales England & Wales Delimeated.

london red bus vector illustration isolated on white background.

Antique photograph of headquarters of the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street (London, England), the historical building depicted in a late 19th century picture

Illustration from 19th century.

Vintage engraving of The Marble Arch, London, England. 1893. Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble faced triumphal arch and London landmark. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827.

Scenes on the road in the old coaching days. The Cambridge Telegraph stagecoach, outside the White Horse, Fetter Lane, London. The Graphic, 1888

Antique photograph of Piccadilly Circus (London, England) as it was during the 19th century. In the picture the circular square (circus) with some notable buildings as they were back then: the Criterion Theatre, the London Pavilion (that was a theatre) , the busy Coventry street.

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Hall. In the distance are Millbank Penitentiary (the circular 'wheel-spoke' building), Vauxhall Bridge, Lambeth Suspension Bridge, Lambeth Palace and the old Bethlehem (Bethlem aka Bedlam) Hospital (now the Imperial War Museum) in Lambeth. An engraving from "Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood", price one shilling; published by William Collins, Sons & Company, London, in 1871.

"This vintage illustration depicts the north view of St. Pauls Cathedral in London, England. A large group of people in formal, period dress walk the street as coaches pass by. Engraved by William Gaspey (1812 - 1888), it was published in a history of London in 1851 and is now in the public domain. Digital restoration by Steven Wynn Photography."

Subway or underground train car interior with commuting passengers cartoon characters. People in urban railway transport carriage. City vehicle and transportation. Flat vector illustration isolated.

Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Hyde Park Corner Piccadilly entrance.