Group photo at Kensington High Street Station including Lady Edith Campbell, Arthur Philip Stanhope and Count Arrivabene

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• Unknown photographer. Artist associated with 4585 portraits.

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• Count Arrivabene. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Mr Burnett. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Lady Edith Campbell. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Miss Campbell. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• E. Cooper. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Sir John Fowler, 1st Bt (1817-1898), Civil engineer. Sitter in 7 portraits.
• Mr Gilpin. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne) (1812-1900), Philanthropist and wife of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter associated with 41 portraits.
• William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), Prime Minister and writer. Sitter associated with 266 portraits.
• William Henry Gladstone (1840-1891), Politician; son of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter in 9 portraits.
• Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Politician. Sitter in 47 portraits.
• Captain Helbert. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• T.M. Johnson. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Francis George Lawley. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Mr Morton. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890), Mechanical engineer; son of Alexander Nasmyth. Sitter in 6 portraits.
• Prince Polignac. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Arthur Philip Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope (1838-1905), MP for Leominster. Sitter in 9 portraits.
• Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845-1916), Dilettante, sculptor and writer. Sitter associated with 9 portraits, Artist associated with 4 portraits.
• Lady De Vesci. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Miss Vesy. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Mr Walker, Swimmer. Sitter in 2 portraits.

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In October 1868 the Metropolitan Railway opened a line extension from Paddington to Gloucester Road via Kensington High Street. This photograph shows the Gladstones and other eminent figures on a trial ride the previous July. Other members of the party include the MP Arthur Philip Stanhope, sculptor and poet Thomas Woolner and esteemed railway engineer Sir John Fowler. William Ewart and Catherine Gladstone are seated at the front and back of the last wagon respectively. Journalists were invited to record such events in the hope that the coverage would allay public concerns about the safety of the network.