Inside the British Legation Peking, Late Nineteenth Century

A few pictures from the inside of the old British Legation in Peking from the late nineteenth century…

The Chancery

The road to the Chancery within the grounds of the Legation – known as Chancery Lane

The newer buildings, western in style, that formed the students’ compound – you can see the harsh weather and bare trees that typify Peking then and now

Inside the Student’s Mess in the Legation – the centre of the student interpreters life in Peking when they first arrived for the first couple of years of their service.