On the outskirts of sooty Birmingham is ivy-clad Drayton Manor, whereon a halo of fame has grown for more than a century. Drayton Manor, as all good Britishers know, was the home of Sir Robert Peel ...

55 ⅞ by 44 ⅛ in.; 141.9 by 112.1 cm framed: 65 ⅛ by 53 ⅞ in.; 165.4 by 136.8 cm ...

Sight: 18 1/3 x 14 1/2 inches; Frame: 25 x 20.75 inches ...

In 1829, Sir Robert Peel, then home secretary (and later to be prime minister), established the Metropolitan Police Force in London, often considered the world’s first modern police department. He did ...

10 in. high. 21s. [P. 16; exhibited under heading: "Busts of Distinguished Persons."] Parian Marble on Porcelain Statuary, from models by the following eminent ...

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