The Illustrated London News 1862



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The fatal accident at New Hartley colliery: Entrance to the shaft viewed from the horse-hole

1862 New Hartley Colliery disaster

204 men and boys killed

 

The Cotton Famine: Distress in the North

Fine Victorian Engravings of Lancaster

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Some Events of this year in the Illustrated London News 1862

 

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Street Map of London

Gatling patents the 10 barrel machine gun

An English cricket team tours Australia for the first time

The New Hartley Pit disaster 206 men and boys killed

The U.S. Civil War
The destruction of the confederate flotilla off Memphis

Otto Von Bismarck appointed head of the Prussian Government and dissolves parliament

 

 

January 18th

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Finishing Shells at Woolwich Arsenal.

The German Evangelical Church, Halton Street, Lower Road, Islington, London.

The Chairing of Sir John Arnott at Cork on the completion of his 3 years of Mayorship. Passing the Commercial Buildings.


The Civil War in America - Advanced post of General Blenker`s Division surprised at Anandale, Virginia, by Confederate Cavalry.


. The Great International Railway Bridge over the Niagara River. Connecting the New York Central and Great Western Railway of Canada.


Wrouth Iron, Lattice Bridge over the Ebro, Spain.


The Cantonment at Barrackpore, India.


Kingston, Canada West.


Portrait: The Duke of Devonshire.


Queen Elizabeth`s Grammar School, Ipswich

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Floating Pontoon, constructed by Messrs Rennie and Son.


Members of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers.

 

 

 

 

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January 25th

No, 1128. pp. 79-102. Full issue with supplement.

The progress of the International Exhibition of 1862 commands the front page editorial and centerfold of this issue.


February 1st

 

Pages 103 to 134. No. 1129.


February 8th

 

 

February 15th

the progress of the International Exhibition Building: final of the eastern dome.

special photos of the Movers and Seconders of the Addresses in both Houses of Parliament in answer to the Queen's speech.

In home news, the most important matter in this issue was that the recently widowed Queen had felt unable to open Parliament;

instead she had delegated the task to Royal Commissioners.

 

 

 

 


February 22nd

cover has an engraving of


March 1st


March 8th


March 22nd

 "Sandringham Hall, Norfolk, The Hunting Box Of His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales"
 "The Painter's Shop"
"Summit Of Cofre De Perote, Near Jalapa, Mexico"
 "The Lake of Tezcuco, Mexico"
 "The New Cunard Steam Ship Scotia"
 "The Queen's Westminster Rifle Volunteers"
"Attack On The Confederate Batteries At Roanoke Island by the Federal Gunboats"
 "General Burnside's Expedition: Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island, After Its Capture By The Federalists"
 "The 9th New York (Hawkins's Zouaves) and the 21st Massachusetts Taking The Confederate Fieldwork on Roanoke Island At The Point Of The Bayonet"


April 5th


April 12th


April 19th


May 3rd


May 10th


May 17th


May 24th

A twelve page issue price tenpence.

It features articles with prints from engravings including


May 31st


June 7th


June 14th


July to December includes...

 

 

 


July 5th

"The Late Earl Canning"

"The Fatal Explosion At A Percussion Cap Manufactory In Graham Street, Birmingham: View Of The Ruins"

"The Lady Godiva Procession At Coventry" --

"General View of the Agricultural Show At Battersea"

"Prize Dogs From The Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, Islington"

"Annual Schooner Race Of The Royal Thames Yacht Club: The Yachts at the Mouse Light Ship"

 

"The War In America:

Refugees From Southern Cities On The Mississippi Flocking For Protection To The Federal Transports On Their Advance Down The River"


July 12th

 

issue includes:


July 19th


Marriage of Louis and Alice in Osborne House,
International Exhibition - Library Chimney piece and Saxon chimney piece,
Procession in Horticultural Society Gardens.

Prize giving at Horticultural Society
Presents given to Alice and Louis of Hesse:
- From Matrons and Maidens,
Paper making machine,
- Jeweled Fan
- Paper weight from Duchess of Atholl
Scenes at St Clare IOW where Alice & Louis stayed:
Drawing Room
Conservatory
Lodge by the sea,
Painting - L'Innominato by Guardassoni.


July 26th


August 2nd

The Capture of Ningpo. (several Engravings.)

Messrs Collard's Concert Rooom Grosvenor Street.

Visit of H.M.S. Gorgon to the River Zambesi.

The Civil War in America. - Scene in Virginia..


 

August 16th

LAYER MARNEY HALL NEAR COLCHESTER

THE COMET (Rosa's)

SHIPS - DEPARTURE OF THE REINFORCEMENTS FOR MEXICO

FRESHWATER ANGLING IN SCOTLAND - Loch Leven

Article on the "Great Schools of England" - St Paul's School


 

September 6th

Driving the First Pile in front of the Duke's Mansion

Poultry Show at Crystal Palace.

Church of Saint Andrew - Dublin.

Church of Saint Luke - Hull.

Woodhouse Grove School - Leeds.

Baron Rothschilds new House Piccadilly..


Sept 13th

Vol. 41, No. 1164

"Trial Trip On The Metropolitan (Underground) Railway: The Train Passing The Portland Road Station"

"Grand National Eisteddfod at Carnarvon Castle"

"Bray's Tractor Engine Drawing a Girder 74 feet long and weighing Twenty Tons Through The Streets Of London By Night:

The Monster Load Passing The Bank of England"

"Her Majesty The Queen Leaving Greenhithe In The Royal Yacht For Germany"

"The Preston Guild Festival: The Proposed Townhall", and "The Preston Guild Festival: The Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society's Dinner"

"The Preston Guild Festival: The Mayor Laying The Foundation Stone On The Northeast Corner of the New Townhall",

"The Preston Guild Festival: Meeting of the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society on the Holmsfield, Penwortham"

"The International Exhibition, Plan Of The Galleries"

"Complete Ground Plan of the International Exhibition, Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens"

"The Western Annex and The Eastern Annex of the International Exhibition"


September 20th

The fatal Fire at the Liverpool Workhouse.

Queen Victoria's visit to Germany. Reinhardsbrunn.

The Preston Guild Festival. Costume Ball.

Blast Engines Lilleshall Company Shifnal Shropshire.

International Exhibition. Church Organs-The Japanese Court.

Two new Fire Engines at the International Exhibition

 


 

November 29th

Engravings

 


December 13th


 

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