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Received the Albert Medal 'for his development of the continuous-combustion gas turbine and jet propulsion'

Received the Albert medal 'for his development of the continuous-combustion gas turbine and jet propulsion

1851 Great Exhibition

Page 481 from Volume 2 of 'Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the Juries' (Great Exhibition 1851)

Page 491 from Volume 2 of 'Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the Juries' (Great Exhibition 1851)

Page 491 from Volume 2 of 'Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the Juries' (Great Exhibition 1851)

Page 486 from Volume 2 of 'Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the Juries' (Great Exhibition 1851)

Page 501 from Volume 2 of 'Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the Juries' (Great Exhibition 1851)

1851 Great Exhibition

Won prize of 15 guineas under section 2, Textiles, prize offered by Messrs W Foxton Ltd

Portrait has been identified as that of General Kingsley and was one of four works by Reynolds in the first British exhibition of contemporary art (1760), through the exhibition of these paintings Reynolds first became known to the public

The Society signed the building agreement with Robert and James Adam on 21st March 1772, and the foundation stone of the House was laid (at its west end) exactly a week later. The work was finished 'most justly and faithfully' to the specifications in April 1774 and the Society took occupation during the following June. The building with pilatered facade which close the view at the end of John Street still survives virtually unchanged. Adelphi Terrace (on the extreme right of the picture) was demolished in 1936. In the group appearing in the left foreground Robert Adam is displaying his design for the front elevation of the House to Members of the Society, whilst his brother James, also carrying plans, points toward the site. 56,700 copies sold.

The Society signed the building agreement with Robert and James Adam on 21st March 1772, and the foundation stone of the House was laid (at its west end) exactly a week later. The work was finished 'most justly and faithfully' to the specifications in April 1774 and the Society took occupation during the following June. The building with pilatered facade which close the view at the end of John Street still survives virtually unchanged. Adelphi Terrace (on the extreme right of the picture) was demolished in 1936. In the group appearing in the left foreground Robert Adam is diplaying his design for the front elevation of the House to Members of the Society, whilst his brother James, also carrying plans, points toward the site. 56,700 copies sold.

In 1872 the Society offered prizes for improvements in the design of London cabs. Many of the leading cab proprietors and builders of the day put forward their vehicles. These were submitted to extensive testing, including a journey in procession from Kensington to the City and back, by a special committee of the Society, which suggested detailed practical improvements to six of them. Eventually four of the improved cabs were awarded prizes of £30 each. The picture shows the scene in the grounds of Malborough House on 1st November 1872, when the Prince of Wales, President of the Society, inspected the winning cabs. The Journal reports that His Royal Highness 'expressed himself pleased with the vehicles' and 'gave an order for one for use at Sandringham'. The Prince is depicted in the left foreground with members of the Society's Council and on the extreme right is seen the Princess of Wales with her children. 49,500 copies sold.

In 1793, the Society's Gold Medal was adjudged to Captain William Bligh RN, Master of HMS Providence, for his success, the previous year, 'in conveying from the Islands in the South Sea, to...the Islands in the West Indies subject to the Crown of Great Britain, the Breadfruit Tree, in a growing state'. The picture depicts the scene of Bligh's arrival in the West Indies, where in fact he delivered a great variety of plants, in addition to breadfruit, at St Vincent's and Jamaica. Bligh is the officer in the central foreground, carrying a telescope. Bligh had first visited the South Seas as Captain Cook's sailing-master in the Resolution in 1772-74 and it was during this expedition that the breadfruit trees was discovered at Otaheite. His first attempt to transplant it, whilst Master of the Bounty in 1788-89, ended in the notorious mutiny. a hydrographer and botanist of distinction as well as a thoroughly competent seaman, he was in later life elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. After his unhappy experiences as Governor of New South Wales in 1808-1810, he returned to England, was promoted to Flag rank and died in December 1817. 39,000 copies sold.