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Service by Night

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1955

Painting, oil on panel, First Class: The Meeting... and at First Meeting Loved, by Abraham Solomon, 1855. Depicts passengers in a first class railway carriage. A young man in naval uniform leans forward to talk to an elderly gentleman and a young woman, who listen attentively. The gentleman, balding with grey side whiskers, holds a newspaper in his left hand, and is wearing a glove on his right. The woman is wearing a bonnet and hooded shawl, and is sewing. On the seats are blankets, gloves, a parasol and a bunch of red roses. Through the carriage window is a valley with hills and trees. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed. Also known as The Return (First Class).

First Class: The Meeting... and at First Meeting Loved

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1855

Design for a Crane Neck Phaeton carriage

Art

1810

Painting, oil on canvas, Going North, King's Cross Station, by George Earl, 1893. Depicts a busy platform scene at Kings Cross Station as a train of East Coast Joint Stock carriages is prepared for departure. One carriage has a destination board for Edinburgh and Perth "via the Forth Bridge", another for Aberdeen "via the Forth & Tay Bridges" and the third for Perth. There are groups of passengers and their servants, including a ghillie, Indian ayah, grooms and footmen. A soldier kisses his wife goodbye. There are about twenty hunting dogs, including spaniels, setters and pointers, and the luggage includes fishing tackle, golf clubs, guns and other sporting equipment. Station staff adjust the oil lamps, carry luggage and assist crowds of passengers. Beneath the curve of the train shed roof are advertisements for the Daily Telegraph and Van Houten's Cocoa, and Pears Soap featuring "Bubbles" by Millais. Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed.

Going North, King's Cross Station

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1893

Design for a Dress/Travelling Landau carriage

Art

1850

Design for Demi Mail/Stanhope Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Design for a Stanhope Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Design for a George IV Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), Mechanical and Civil Engineer, 1850s, painting shows the Britannia Bridge in the background. Unknown artist, after or by John Lucas . Framed and glazed.

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c.1850s

Painting, oil on canvas, Ready for the Road, Camden shed, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1928. Depicts the London, Midland & Scottish Railway's motive power depot in Camden, north London. At left are two Royal Scot class locomotives. Number 6109 'Royal Engineer' is in steam, with smoke blasting from its chimney, and one of the footplate crew is climbing into the cab amidst a cloud of steam. Another, older engine stands on track near the shed in the background, while a further Royal Scot class locomotive is beneath a water tower at right, with its tender facing the viewer. Two footplate crewmen stand talking in front of number 6109, and another walks near the edge of a turntable, the outline of which is visible at the bottom right of the picture. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Framed and glazed. Original artwork for London Midland & Scottish Railway poster.

Ready for the Road, Camden Shed

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c1928

Design for a Demi Mail/Stanhope carriage

Art

1850

Design for a Demi Mail/Stanhope Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Design for a Crane Neck Phaeton carriage

Art

1810

Design for George IV Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Design for a George IV Phaeton carriage

Art

1820

Design for a Posting Chariot carriage

Art

1810

Painting, oil on canvas, 'Perth Station, Coming South' by George Earl, 1895. Depicts a busy platform with passengers preparing to board a train for London at the close of the shooting season. The scene is set in about 1885, before the station was enlarged. There are crowds of passengers with hunting dogs, including pointers and setters, and among the luggage are grouse, blackcock and stags' antlers. Station porters carry luggage, a boy sells The Scotsman newspaper and passengers bid farewell to their friends and families. There are signs for the Highland and Caledonian Railways, waiting rooms and notices forbidding smoking. Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed.

Perth Station, Coming South

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1895

Northern Ireland,Dunluce Castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1924

Design for a George IV Phaeton carriage

Art

1820

Design for a Dress/Travelling Landau carriage

Art

1820

Painting, oil on canvas, Victoria Bridge over the River Wear by John Wilson Carmichael, 1838. Depicts the Victoria Viaduct on the Durham Junction Railway, seen from the banks of the River Wear. In the foreground men and women work and talk at the riverside, while a train crosses the viaduct, leaving a trail of white smoke. Caption on the frame reads "Victoria Bridge over the River Wear. Built by John Gibb & Son of Aberdeen for the Durham Junction Railway and completed on 28th June 1838, the day of Queen Victoria's coronation, by John Wilson Carmichael". Framed and glazed, glass.

Victoria Bridge over the River Wear

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1838

Painting, oil on canvas, The London Road Viaduct on the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Line, by J W Carmichael, 1848. Depicts the brick railway viaduct curving across the valley of the River Wellesbourne. A train hauled by a steam locomotive is crossing the viaduct, leaving a plume of white smoke. In the foreground are cut down trees, and two women talking beside a stone wall. There is a drover with cattle on the road in the valley beneath the viaduct, and on the hills at either side and in the distance there are three windmills. The town of Brighton is visible in the distance, between the arches of the bridge. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed.

The London Road Viaduct on the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Line

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1848

Design for a George IV Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Special Boat Express nearing Orpington

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage

Art

1830

Design for a George IV Phaeton carriage

Art

1840

Design for a Spider Phaeton carriage

Art

1840

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage and a Dormeuse Chariot carriage

Art

1830

Design for a Dormeuse Chariot carriage

Art

1830

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage

Art

1810

Design for a Dormeuse Chariot carriage

Art

1840

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage

Art

1830

Design for a Dress/Town Chariot carriage

Art

1820

Design for a Dress/Post Chariot carriage

Art

1840

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage for the Marquis of Sligo

Art

1840

Design for a Pony Phaeton carriage

Art

1840

Design for a Clarence Landau carriage

Art

1850

Design for a Canon DE Landau carriage

Art

1850

Design for a Stae Perch, C Spring Landau carriage

Art

1850

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage

Art

1810

Design for a Square DE Landau carriage

Art

1860

Design for a Square DE Landau carriage

Art

1860

Design for a Dress Chariot (with hammer cloth) or Town Chariot (with flap revealing an alternate design with front box seat)

Art

1820

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage

Art

1825

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage for the Prince of Wales

Art

1830

Design for a Spider Phaeton carriage

Art

1840

Design for a Pony Phaeton carriage

Art

1830

Design for a Town Chariot carriage

Art

1823

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage for the Countess of Blessington

Art

1844

Design for dormehouse Chariot carriage

Art

1830