'Aussicht von dem Thurme der Moritz-Kirche'; The Market Place at Coburg taken from the Church of St Maurice

Photograph of a view taken from the tower of the Church of St Maurice showing the market place of the town of Coburg and the buildings that surround it.

This is one of a series of photographs that were commissioned by Queen Victoria to be presented to her husband Prince Albert on his birthday in August 1857. Bedford, accompanied by his wife, travelled to Coburg in June and early July to photograph the places associated with the Prince's childhood.