8. Rue Royale, Brussels - 10 Sept 1900 | Glass Plates
It is a Monday morning in the summer of 1900; crowds wander down Brussels’s royal thoroughfare, horse-drawn trams glide along the centre of the street, and a tourist sets up his camera…
7. Palais de Justice, Brussels - 10 Sept 1900 | Glass Plates
Captured on 10th September 1900, glass plate 7 depicts the intimidating edifice of the Palais de Justice, Brussels; and make no mistake about this, the Palace of Justice was built with intimidation in mind…
6. Bois de la Cambre, Brussels - 12 Sept 1900 | Glass Plates
Taken on 12th September 1900, glass plate 6 captures the Swiss-style Chalet Robinson on its lake island in the middle Bois de la Cambre park in Brussels.
4 & 5. North Gate at Hougoumont, Waterloo - 11 Sept 1900 | Glass Plates
Glass plates 4 and 5 are unusual as they both show the same location, and are the first to give some clue as to who exactly is making this journey…
3. Ruins of Chapel at Hougoumont, Waterloo - 11 Sept 1900 | Glass Plates
Having travelled to Waterloo in September 1900, the unknown photographer made his pilgrimage to the solemn memorials commemorating the deeds and deaths that occurred during the battle that raged here a little over eighty-five years previous.
2. Monuments on the Field of Waterloo - 11 Sept 1900 | Glass Plates
Zooming out from the Lion’s Mound examined in our last entry, this second glass plate displays a trio of Seventh Coalition monuments commemorating the Battle of Waterloo.
1. The Lion’s Mound, Waterloo - 11 Sept 1900 | Glass Plates
It has been 206 years to the day since the Battle of Waterloo, but it is not until 85 years after this historic clash that our humble story begins…