Opened Collection (#7)

The New Building of the College of Preceptors, Bloomsbury Square opened by the Prince of Wales last Wednesday
1050430 The New Building of the College of Preceptors, Bloomsbury Square opened by the Prince of Wales last Wednesday (engraving) by Railton

The Building of the International Colonial Exhibition to be opened at Amsterdam next May (engraving)
1043937 The Building of the International Colonial Exhibition to be opened at Amsterdam next May (engraving) by English School

A Tale of a Snake (engraving)
1047625 A Tale of a Snake (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tale of a Snake)

The Mayor of Casterbridge (engraving)
1061755 The Mayor of Casterbridge (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mayor of Casterbridge)

The Berlin Overhead and Underground Electric Railway, opened 15 February, the Track running through a House
1629373 The Berlin Overhead and Underground Electric Railway, opened 15 February, the Track running through a House (b/w photo) by English Photographer

There was an Old Man of Spithead, who opened the window, and said, "Fil-jomble, fil-jumble, fil-rumble-come-tumble
966292 There was an Old Man of Spithead, who opened the window, and said, " Fil-jomble, fil-jumble, fil-rumble-come-tumble

The New East and West India Docks at Tilbury, opened Last Week (engraving)
1061970 The New East and West India Docks at Tilbury, opened Last Week (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New East and West India Docks at Tilbury)

Practical Scientific Inventions (engraving)
1099868 Practical Scientific Inventions (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Practical Scientific Inventions)

The Sailors Daughters Home at Hampstead, opened by Prince Arthur Yesterday Week (engraving)
1104124 The Sailors Daughters Home at Hampstead, opened by Prince Arthur Yesterday Week (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The New Craven Dock at Southampton, opened by the Prince of Wales on 3 August (litho)
1100082 The New Craven Dock at Southampton, opened by the Prince of Wales on 3 August (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Craven Dock at Southampton)

Columbia Market, Bethnal-Green, built by Miss Burdett-Coutts, opened on Wednesday (engraving)
1103952 Columbia Market, Bethnal-Green, built by Miss Burdett-Coutts, opened on Wednesday (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbia Market, Bethnal-Green)

The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway, opened to Lewes (engraving)
1101944 The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway, opened to Lewes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway)

Interior of the late Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London (engraving)
586319 Interior of the late Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London (engraving) by Winston, John (fl.1790-1803) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the late Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)

Advert for Captain Boytons Worlds Water Show, Earls Court, London (engraving)
585814 Advert for Captain Boytons Worlds Water Show, Earls Court, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for Captain Boytons Worlds Water Show)

Alexandra House, Kensington (engraving)
606669 Alexandra House, Kensington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexandra House, Kensington, London; the home for lady students of art)

Leaflet advertsing Lumiere Cinematograph (engraving)
607763 Leaflet advertsing Lumiere Cinematograph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sitting by the River opening Corned Beef (chromolitho)
733127 Sitting by the River opening Corned Beef (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The forest ablaze and the graves opened at Paris (engraving)
736066 The forest ablaze and the graves opened at Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The celebration of the Alpini in Verona (colour litho)
2809332 The celebration of the Alpini in Verona (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The celebration of the Alpini in Verona)

The largest sports conference in the world (colour litho)
2809310 The largest sports conference in the world (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The largest sports conference in the world)

Solemn inauguration of the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome, on the morning of Sunday, June 4 (colour litho)
2815446 Solemn inauguration of the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome, on the morning of Sunday, June 4 (colour litho) by Beltrame

Solemn inauguration of the XXIIIth Legislature in the Senate Hall on the 24th current, the Royal Speech (Colour Litho)
2815212 Solemn inauguration of the XXIIIth Legislature in the Senate Hall on the 24th current, the Royal Speech (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The New Library of the Middle Temple, opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on Thursday Last (engraving)
2773656 The New Library of the Middle Temple, opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on Thursday Last (engraving) by English School

International Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1890, opened on Thursday, 1st May, by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, KG (chromolitho)
2803167 International Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1890, opened on Thursday, 1st May, by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, KG (chromolitho) by English School

Advert postcard for Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. Paris
French advertising postcard for the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. In 1899 the Theatre de la Ville in Paris was renamed Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt after the renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt

The national monument to the Bersagliere inaugurated in Rome in the presence of the King... (colour litho)
2783631 The national monument to the Bersagliere inaugurated in Rome in the presence of the King... (colour litho) by Beltrame

High Street Tonbridge, Kentf
A recently opened Woolworths store dominates the High Street in Tonbridge, Kent. Date: circa 1935

Lewes Prison, Sussex
A view of the prison at Lewes, Sussex, opened in 1853. Date: Date unknown

Southam Orphanage, Warwickshire
The Roman Catholic orphanage for girls at Southam, Warwickshire, opened in 1880 by the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus. Date: Date unknown

H. M. Prison, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
A view of Peterhead Prison and the North Sea beyond. The prison opened in 1888 and was Scotlands only convict prison. Date: Date unknown

Nottingham General Hospital
A view of Nottingham General Hospital. The distinctive circular ward block of its Jubilee wing, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and Son, was opened in 1899. Date: circa 1911

Furnishing Trades Cottage Homes, Radlett
Childrens cottage homes opened in 1905 at Radlett, Hertfordshire, by the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association. Date: 1905

Court Moor Home for Motherless Children, Crookham
The Court Moor (or Courtmoor) Home for Motherless Children, opened in1918 by the Church Army at Crookham, near Fleet, Hampshire. Date: Date unknown

Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home
Girls, one holding a crutch, and staff in a dormitory at the Hospital Home - sometimes referred to as the Home for Crippled Children - opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1902 at Southport

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coo - you ought to have seen ours
The Caption reads Coo! You ought to have seen ours. The bombs look like what were called Butterfly bombs. These were anti-personnel weapons dropped for people to pick up

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Egg
The caption is Good Egg. As the egg has not yet been opened let us hope so. A good egg is of course used to describe a reliable person

The Great Wheel built for Empire of India Exhibition London
The Great Wheel was built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court, London, in the United Kingdom. Construction began in March 1894 at the works of Maudslay

19th c. photograph: Gotthard Rail tunnel, Switzerland
Gotthard Rail tunnel, Switzerland The Gotthard Tunnel (German: Gotthardtunnel, is a 15.kilometre-long railway tunnel and forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland)

New Reading-Room at the Bank of England, opened on Wednesday (engraving)
1612159 New Reading-Room at the Bank of England, opened on Wednesday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Reading-Room at the Bank of England)

New Building for the Masonic Institution for Boys, opened on Saturday Last (engraving)
1610460 New Building for the Masonic Institution for Boys, opened on Saturday Last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Covent-Garden Theatre, to be opened this Evening (engraving)
1609540 Covent-Garden Theatre, to be opened this Evening (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Covent-Garden Theatre, to be opened this Evening)

The Silesian Industrial Exhibition Building, at Breslau, opened 28 May (engraving)
1607495 The Silesian Industrial Exhibition Building, at Breslau, opened 28 May (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising insert for the newly opened Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, placed in Printers Pie magazine for that year. Date: 1909

The New Eye Hospital, opened by the Duke of York (engraving)
1603815 The New Eye Hospital, opened by the Duke of York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Eye Hospital, opened by the Duke of York)

New Graeco-Roman Room, just opened at the British Museum (engraving)
1602234 New Graeco-Roman Room, just opened at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Graeco-Roman Room)

St Deiniols Library, in Memory of Mr Gladstone, at Hawarden, to be opened by Earl Spencer on 14 October (b / w photo)
1601100 St Deiniols Library, in Memory of Mr Gladstone, at Hawarden, to be opened by Earl Spencer on 14 October (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Hampden Park, Eastbourne, opened by Lord Rosebery, 12 August, the Drive by the Lake (b / w photo)
1600913 Hampden Park, Eastbourne, opened by Lord Rosebery, 12 August, the Drive by the Lake (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hampden Park)

The Westminster Unions industrial school for pauper children, opened in 1851 on St James Road, Wandsworth. From 1904, it was used as a workhouse by the Wandsworth Union

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"Unveiling the hidden stories behind these 'opened' landmarks across the UK" Warwick County Mental Hospital, Hatton, Warwickshire: Exploring the rich history and compassionate care within its opened doors. Middlesbrough Town Hall: A symbol of civic pride and cultural heritage since it first opened to the public. Victoria Tower on Castle Hill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire: Standing tall as a testament to history's secrets waiting to be discovered by those who venture inside. Pandora and her Box: Unleashing curiosity as we delve into what lies beyond an 'opened' box of mysteries. Lyons Corner House, 1931: Stepping back in time to experience the glamour and elegance that once filled this iconic opened establishment. Listowel Monorail: Tracing the path of innovation through Ireland's first-ever monorail system that revolutionized transportation when it was opened. Stevenage New Town: Witnessing urban planning at its finest as this visionary town was meticulously designed and brought to life for all who call it home today. Swing Bridge, River Neath, Neath, Port Talbot, South Wales: Celebrating engineering marvels that connect communities with their gracefully 'opened' arms spanning rivers like lifelines. Forth Bridge Construct: Marveling at human ingenuity showcased in one of Scotland's most famous bridges - a true masterpiece when finally completed and opened for all to cross effortlessly between Edinburgh and Fife. Connel Ferry Bridge: Discovering how this vital link between two shores has connected people throughout generations since it was first officially opened in awe-inspiring fashion. Kennet & Avon Canal 4 : Embarking on a serene journey along this historic waterway where nature meets man-made wonders – each lock gate telling tales from centuries past when trade routes were newly 'opened'. The Hollies Children's Home, Sidcup, Kent.