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James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer, 1877. Nasmyth is best known for his invention of the steam hammer. From Men of Mark

Right Hon Austen Henry Layard DCL, British Ambassador to Constantinople, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Austen Henry Layard DCL, British Ambassador to Constantinople, 1877. Between 1845 and 1851, Layard (1817-1894) excavated the remains of the ancient Assyrian capitals of Nimrud

Sir William Vernon Harcourt QC, MP, Professor of International Law at Cambridge University, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Sir George Biddell Airy, KCB, FRS, Astronomer Royal, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir George Biddell Airy, KCB, FRS, Astronomer Royal, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Right Hon Lyon Playfair, CB, LLD, FRS, Scottish chemist and politician, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lyon Playfair, CB, LLD, FRS, Scottish chemist and politician, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, Bart, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, Bart, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Admiral Sir Richard Collinson, KCB, FRGS, Deputy-Master of Trinity House, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Admiral Sir Richard Collinson, KCB, FRGS, Deputy-Master of Trinity House, 1877. A naval officer and explorer, Collinson commanded HMS Enterprise during the search for the missing Arctic explorer Sir

Sir William Fergusson, Bart, FRS, Sergeant-Surgeon to the Queen, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir William Fergusson, Bart, FRS, Sergeant-Surgeon to the Queen, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary of State for India, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary of State for India, 1877. Lord Salisbury later served as Prime Minister on three occasions

William Black, British novelist, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Black, British novelist, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law

Sir John Hawkshaw, FRS, British civil engineer, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir John Hawkshaw, FRS, British civil engineer, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

Right Hon Lord Winmarleigh, British Conservative politician, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Winmarleigh, British Conservative politician, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Christopher Newman Hall, LLB, English Nonconformist divine, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Christopher Newman Hall, LLB, English Nonconformist divine, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Right Hon Sir Robert J Phillimore, DCL, Judge of the High Court of Justice, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Sir Robert J Phillimore, DCL, Judge of the High Court of Justice, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

John Tyndall, DCL, LLD, FRS, Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John Tyndall, DCL, LLD, FRS, Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Right Rev Richard Durnford, DD, Bishop of Chichester, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Rev Richard Durnford, DD, Bishop of Chichester, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Frederick Leighton, British artist and Royal Academician, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Frederick Leighton, British artist and Royal Academician, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

William Howard Russell, Esq, LLD, Irish journalist, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Howard Russell, Esq, LLD, Irish journalist, 1876. Russell was a war correspondent for the Times who covered the Crimean War, Indian Mutiny, American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War

Duke of Abercorn, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Duke of Abercorn, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

Right Hon William Francis Cowper-Temple, MP for South Hampshire, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon William Francis Cowper-Temple, MP for South Hampshire, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Rev Monsignor Capel, DD, Rector of the Catholic University College, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Rev Monsignor Capel, DD, Rector of the Catholic University College, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon John Bright, MP for Birmingham, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon John Bright, MP for Birmingham, 1876. Earlier in his political career, Bright was one of the founders of the Anti-Corn Law League

George Anthony Denison, Archdeacon of Taunton, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
George Anthony Denison, Archdeacon of Taunton, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

Right Hon Lord Redesdale, Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Redesdale, Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Sir James Macnaghten Hogg, Bart, MP, KCB, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir James Macnaghten Hogg, Bart, MP, KCB, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Hyacinthe Loyson (Pere Hyacinthe), French Catholic priest, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Hyacinthe Loyson (Pere Hyacinthe), French Catholic priest, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Edward Harold Browne, DD, Bishop of Winchester, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Edward Harold Browne, DD, Bishop of Winchester, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

Vice-Chancellor Sir C Hall, Judge of the High Court of Justice, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Vice-Chancellor Sir C Hall, Judge of the High Court of Justice, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon Sir Henry Bartle Frere, Bart, KCB, GCB, British colonial administrator, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Sir Henry Bartle Frere, Bart, KCB, GCB, British colonial administrator, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Right Hon Lord Selborne, ex-Lord High Chancellor of England, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Selborne, ex-Lord High Chancellor of England, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Lord George Hamilton, MP, Under-Secretary of State for India, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Lord George Hamilton, MP, Under-Secretary of State for India, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Rev Canon Farrar, DD, FRS, Canon of Westminster, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Rev Canon Farrar, DD, FRS, Canon of Westminster, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

JE Millais, RA, British artist and founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
JE Millais, RA, British artist and founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Right Hon Henry Bouverie Brand, MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Henry Bouverie Brand, MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Rev Charles J Ellicott, DD, Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Rev Charles J Ellicott, DD, Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon Lord Chelmsford, British politiciian and jurist, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Chelmsford, British politiciian and jurist, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Henry Fawcett, MP, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Henry Fawcett, MP, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

James Anthony Froude, British historian, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Anthony Froude, British historian, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy

Cardinal Henry Edward Manning, Archbishop of Westminster, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Cardinal Henry Edward Manning, Archbishop of Westminster, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Right Hon Lord Talbot de Malahide, President of the Royal Archeological Institute, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Talbot de Malahide, President of the Royal Archeological Institute, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church

Right Rev John Jackson, DD, Bishop of London, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Rev John Jackson, DD, Bishop of London, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

Major-General Sir Garnet Wolseley, KCB, British soldier, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Major-General Sir Garnet Wolseley, KCB, British soldier, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Samuel Plimsoll, Esq, MP, British Liberal politician and social reformer, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Samuel Plimsoll, Esq, MP, British Liberal politician and social reformer, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Hon John Walker Huddleston, Baron of the Exchequer, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Hon John Walker Huddleston, Baron of the Exchequer, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Right Hon Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bart, MP, Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bart, MP, Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon Spencer Walpole, MP, British Conservative politician, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Spencer Walpole, MP, British Conservative politician, 1876. Walpole served as Home Secretary in Earl Derbys governments in the 1850sand 1860s

Right Hon Sir Richard Baggallay, Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Sir Richard Baggallay, Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

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Locks have been an integral part of human civilization for centuries, serving various purposes and captivating our imagination. From the picturesque Caen Hill Locks with narrow boats in Wiltshire, UK, to the enchanting illustrations of Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes, locks have always held a certain allure. The Thos. Brett Cleveland and O. Diebold Safe & Lock Company reminds us of the importance of security and protection that locks provide. In bustling HULL DOCKS, locks play a crucial role in regulating water levels and facilitating trade. In Stoke Bruerne's Canal village and Waterways Museum along the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, we can witness the rich history of canal systems and their intricate lock mechanisms. The Indian Smoothbore musket from Pattern 1858 symbolizes how even firearms relied on locking mechanisms for precision. Artistic depictions like A Man Loaded with Mischief or Matrimony highlight how locks have been used as metaphors throughout history to represent secrets or barriers that need unlocking. Trent Locks in the UK showcases how these structures connect different waterways seamlessly. Pedro Miguel Locks at the Panama Canal demonstrate engineering marvels that allow ships to traverse vast distances through interconnected locks. Ullapool's breathtaking view from atop a hill reminds us that sometimes we need to climb higher to unlock new perspectives. Narrow boats navigating through Liverpool Leeds canal's five-lock ladder exemplify both skillful navigation and reliance on well-maintained lock systems. Similarly, Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal in Buckinghamshire showcases tranquil scenes where narrow boats patiently await passage through each lock. Whether it is about trade facilitation, security measures, historical significance or simply appreciating nature's beauty intertwined with human ingenuity - these diverse examples remind us why locks continue to captivate our attention worldwide.