Ben Collection (page 3)

Frustrating an Attempt to Disorganise London
Sixth column strategy: Disguised as Gothic pinnacles the famous clock, Big Ben is being altered by an odd contraption, to confuse the general public. Date: 1940

Clock Tower, London 1899
The famous clock of the Houses of Parliament. Date: 1899

Exterior of Houses of Parliament and Westminster Hall and Parliament Square Gardens. Date: 1900s

Photograph taken from Victoria Tower. Date: 1900s

The bells inside Big Ben and the Clock Tower in Westminster Palace, London. Date: 1887

Big Ben and the Clock Tower 1887
Behind the scenes of the famous Big Ben, clock tower at Westminiter Palace, London. Date: 1887

ELISHA IN SAMARIA
Ben-hadad king of Syria besiegs Samaria, where food becomes so scarce the populace are reduced to cannibalism : the king of Israel blames Elisha and plans his death

A tableau vivant arranged by Ben Ali Haggin from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Date: 1919

The Lady Godiva Tableau Vivant arranged by Ben Ali Haggin from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Date: 1919

Wilda Bennet and the Beauty Chorus in a scene from Apple Blossoms at the Globe Theatre, New York (1919). Produced by Charles Dillingham Date: 1919

The Royal Artillery Memorial and St. James Park, London. Date: circa 1910s

Benjamin Webster - English Actor
Benjamin Webster (1864-1947) - English actor, the husband of the actress May Whitty, and father of the actress and director Margaret Webster

Westminster Bridge, London Date: circa 1900

Comic postcard, Little girl with kitten - Ben Hur Date: 20th century

Women look out on Trafalgar Square, London
Women in WRVS uniform look out from the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square, London, with Big Ben in the distance. Date: circa 1940s

River Thames and Houses of Parliament, London
A man looks out at the River Thames and Houses of Parliament from the South Bank, London. Date: circa 1950s

Houses of Parliament, London
Houses of Parliament from South Bank, with barges on river. Date: circa 1930s

A foggy day on Thames Embankment, London
The River Thames and Houses of Parliament viewed from the South Bank on a foggy (or perhaps smoggy) day. Date: circa 1950s

Ben Bernie and his orchestra, a popular dance
Ben Bernie and his Orchestra, a popular dance band in many New York society rendezvous and on the radio, 1927 (who had made a great success at the Hotel Roosevelt) Date: 1927

Ben Salvin and his Colombia Recording Orchestra, 1928 Date: 1928

c1880 England view of London Big Ben Parliament Westminster
c.1880 England - view of London - Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament Westminster

Parliament Square, Ben Ben, Westminister London
Vintage late 19th century photograph - Parliament Square, Ben Ben, Westminister London

Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was an English playwright and poet, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. Date: 1875

London landmarks
Montage of London landmarks, 1870. Westminster Abbey, Temple Bar and Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Date: 1875

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament from Westminster Bridge, London - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869
Terrific Apparition - Seen during the recent fog at Westminster. A satire on Londons First Traffic Light. Invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer

Bookplate, William Ridley Richardson
The armorial bookplate of William Ridley Richardson (1856-?) of Ravensfell and Bromley House, Bromley, Kent. Date: late 19th century

The Festival Hall and Westminster at night, London

Poster, Dick Whittington on ice
Pantomime poster, Dick Whittington on ice, skating on the frozen River Thames with the Houses of Parliament in the background. circa 1900

Statue of Oliver Cromwell outside Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London. The statue was designed by Hamo Thornycroft and erected in 1899

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster at night with Moon
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London as seen from east of Westminster Bridge at night with large harvest Moon. Date: circa 1980s

Policemen guarding Palace of Westminster with Big Ben Date: circa 1980s

E T Cook, editor of the Westminster Gazette
Caricature, E T Cook, editor of the Westminster Gazette. 1893

Laundry service, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa
Automated laundry service buildings, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Office building, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa
Office building at Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Ben Crenshaw - USA golfer
Ben Crenshaw - American golfer Date: 1980s - 1990s

Ben Caunt, boxer

Troops crossing Westminster Bridge, London, WW1
Troops crossing Westminster Bridge, London, at the beginning of the First World War, 2 August 1914. 1914

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London

Weekly wind-up of Big Ben 1878
The cloak is wound up by nothing less than a winch handle, which it took two men to turn twice a week, these men spent five hours in the room, solemnly winding up the cloak

Behind the face of Big Ben, Westminster, London 1878
The lofty and magnificent clock tower of Big Ben, from the other-side. Date: 1878

War Searchlights over Westminster Bridge, WW1
War Searchlights over Westminster Bridge, First World War. Pastel by Robert Randoll. 1917

Big Ben under repair - Scaffolding - Houses of Parliament, London. The scaffolding was erected in 1933 to enable renovation work to the clock tower. Date: 1933

Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in Kismet
Miss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) in the role of Marsinah and Mr Ben Webster (1864-1947) in the role of Abdullah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912

Photograph showing busy Westminster Bridge with pedestrians walking across and a steady flow of traffic made up of public transport trams, omnibuses and some horse and carts. Date: 1935

The Moored Monster Ben My Chree, the famous Isle of Man Steam Packet Company turbine steamship, at Birkenhead Docks, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

In 1935 the 88 year old, Edwin Crocker, known as the Telescope Man, had completed 40 years at his pitch in front of the Boadicea and Her Daughters, bronze monument, at Westminster

Ben Nevis viewed from Banavie, a village on the shores of Loch Eil. Date: circa 1910s

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