
Travelling the Kingdom
Victoria and Albert travelled widely throughout Britain and Ireland during their marriage, both for duty and for pleasure. They were genuinely interested in visiting different parts of the country, and it was important that the public had the opportunity to see them. Private visits were made to the country estates of the nobility, and they travelled to cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham to open new civic buildings and witness industrial progress at first hand.
The royal family’s travels were extensively reported in the press, and some newspapers employed artists to illustrate their coverage. Victoria and Albert read the news stories and came to appreciate the work of these graphic artists, engaging some to paint watercolours for their own albums.
William Leighton Leitch (1804-83)
Queen Victoria landing at Granton Pier, 1 September 1842
Mary Herbert (1817-93)
Killarney Middle Lake from Copper Mine Bay
Caleb Robert Stanley (1795-1868)
Brocket Hall
Richard Principal Leitch (1826-82)
Aston Hall, Birmingham
Michael Angelo Hayes (1820-77)
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting the Irish Industrial Exhibition, Dublin
William Wyld (1806-89)
St George’s Hall, Liverpool
William Wyld (1806-89)
Manchester from Kersal Moor
Joseph Nash Jnr (d.1922)
The Town Hall, Leeds
Frank Dillon (1823-1909)
The Britannia tubular bridge over the Menai Straits
Paul Jacob Naftel (1817-91)
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert landing at St Pierre, Guernsey
Thomas Miles Richardson Junior (1813-90)
Caernarvon Castle
Edouard Hildebrandt (1818-68)
Dumbarton Castle
Richard Principal Leitch (1826-82)