Inclosure Collection

Eckington Enclosure - public notice giving a list of all the footpaths or paths, etc
List of footways include: Base Green, High Lane, Ridgeway, Mosborough Moor, Plumley and Mosborough, Pipworth Field, Mosborough, Church Field, Little Moor, Eckington South Gate, Renishaw Park

Sketches in the Caroline Islands, disputed between Germany and Spain (engraving)
1614213 Sketches in the Caroline Islands, disputed between Germany and Spain (engraving) by Boot, William Henry James (1848-1918) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bloomsbury Flower Show in Russell-Square Inclosure (engraving)
1613106 The Bloomsbury Flower Show in Russell-Square Inclosure (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bloomsbury Flower Show in Russell-Square Inclosure)

The Fatal Fire and Panic at the Native Fair, Madras (engraving)
1050300 The Fatal Fire and Panic at the Native Fair, Madras (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fatal Fire and Panic at the Native Fair, Madras)

The Transvaal War, Repulse of Sir G Colleys First Attack at Laings Neck, 28 January (engraving)
1590493 The Transvaal War, Repulse of Sir G Colleys First Attack at Laings Neck, 28 January (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal War)

Shuna Inclosure: Weighing Cotton Bags before Press Packing for Shipment, Egypt, 1873 Engraving

Picture No. 10887173
Old Beech pollard in Knightwood Inclosure (Fagus sylvatica) Date:

Estate of David Wells, Burbage, Leicestershire, England showing house and garden, model farm, enclosed fields, parkland & woodland. Copperplate engraving c1750

Shuna Inclosure: Weighing Cotton Bags before Press Packing for Shipment, Egypt, 1873 Engraving

Ride or track in enclosed (fenced) woodland, with ride-sides managed for butterflies by cutting, Pondhead Inclosure, New Forest, Hampshire, England, August

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From the Eckington Enclosure to the estates of Burbage and beyond, the concept has shaped landscapes and histories. This 19th-century practice, which involved enclosing previously common land into private parcels, is illustrated through various engravings: the public notice of footpaths closing at Eckington, the disputed Caroline Islands, the Bloomsbury Flower Show in Russell-Square, the Fatal Fire at the Native Fair in Madras, the Repulse of Sir G. Colley's First Attack at Laings Neck during the Transvaal War, and the cotton farming scenes at Shuna Inclosure in Egypt. Each image offers a glimpse into the social, political, and economic transformations brought about by inclosure. Here, a ride in an enclosed woodland, with managed ride-sides for butterflies at Pondhead Inclosure, showcases the dual role in preserving nature while also privatizing land.