Lectern, c15th century? xraying The Paddington Canal first opened

The Paddington Canal first opened in 1801

The woman on the left is wearing an off the shoulder dress with a very full skirt that was achieved by wearing lots of petticoats

The Morris Bullnose displaced the Model T Ford as the best-selling car on the British market

from Felix Terrace with sheep and figures in the foreground

Lectern, c15th century? xraying The Paddington Canal first openedLectern, c15th century?, (1843). Bookstand from a church or monastery, used for reading the litany or sermon. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).