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Bethnal Collection

Background imageBethnal Collection: Map of Victoria Park

Map of Victoria Park
The proprosed plan of Victoria Park, Bethnal Green. The entire tract of land lying between the Hackney and Whitechapel roads contains about 290 acres

Background imageBethnal Collection: Bethnal Green Market, East London

Bethnal Green Market, East London
Shoppers in Bethnal Green Market, East London. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBethnal Collection: London arms and seals

London arms and seals
The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London and of the City of London, with a block map showing their boundaries

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Crown & Anchor PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Crown & Anchor PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Columbia Market, London 1869

Columbia Market, London 1869
Columbia Market, Bethnal Green, east London, built by Angela Burdett-Coutts as a covered food market. It opened in 1869, and adjoined a set of model dwellings for working class families also built by

Background imageBethnal Collection: Bethnal Green Union Guardians Offices, London

Bethnal Green Union Guardians Offices, London
The offices of the Bethnal Green Union Board of Guardians on Bishops Road (now Bishops Way). The offices were situated adjacent to the Waterloo Road workhouse. Date: Date unknown

Background imageBethnal Collection: A Fish Auction in Columbia Market

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Prince Of Wales PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Prince Of Wales PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Norfolk Arms, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Norfolk Arms, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green
The newly-opened public recreation ground. Date: June 1875

Background imageBethnal Collection: LCC-MFB Bethnal Green fire station, East London

LCC-MFB Bethnal Green fire station, East London
Built and opened in 1899, Bethnal Green fire station was located at 51 Roman Road E2. The station was closed in 1969, replaced by a modern Bethnal Green fire station

Background imageBethnal Collection: Princess Margaret at Bethnal Green Youth Week, 1950

Princess Margaret at Bethnal Green Youth Week, 1950
Princess Marget visiting Bethnal Green in the East End of London to open the boroughs Youth Week. Pictured wearing a black straw hat trimmed with a single pink osprey. Date: 1950

Background imageBethnal Collection: The Blind Beggar Bethnal Green London Victorian period

The Blind Beggar Bethnal Green London Victorian period

Background imageBethnal Collection: The Blind Beggar pub, Bethnal Green, London

The Blind Beggar pub, Bethnal Green, London

Background imageBethnal Collection: Bethnal Green Weavers Houses early 1900's

Bethnal Green Weavers Houses early 1900's

Background imageBethnal Collection: National Children's Home Hospital, London

National Children's Home Hospital, London
A ward at the Children's Home Hospital, Bonner Road, Bethnal Green - part of the London Branch of the National Children's Home and Orphanage (NCH)

Background imageBethnal Collection: Brick Lane, Bethnal Green

Brick Lane, Bethnal Green
A view of the street market in Brick Lane, Bethnal Green, London. Date: circa 1900

Background imageBethnal Collection: Huguenot Hand-loom Weaver, Alma Street, Bethnal Green

Huguenot Hand-loom Weaver, Alma Street, Bethnal Green, East London Date: 1921

Background imageBethnal Collection: Accordion player, Bethnal Green Road, London

Accordion player, Bethnal Green Road, London
An accordion player busking amidst market crowds in Londons Bethnal Green Road. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBethnal Collection: NCH Home, Bethnal Green, London

NCH Home, Bethnal Green, London
Children stand in the playground, with chapel behind, at the National Childrens Home, Bonner Road, Bethnal Green. Date: Date unknown

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Yorkshire Grey PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Yorkshire Grey PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Wolverley Arms, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Wolverley Arms, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Westminster Arms, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Westminster Arms, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Van Tromp PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Van Tromp PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Railway Tavern, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Railway Tavern, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Queens Arms, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Queens Arms, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Queen Adelaide PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Queen Adelaide PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Lord Nelson PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Lord Nelson PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Lamb PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Lamb PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1924

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Gosset Arms, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Gosset Arms, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Gibraltar PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Gibraltar PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Flower Pot PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Flower Pot PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Earl Of Essex PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Earl Of Essex PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Duke Of Wellington PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Duke Of Wellington PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Duke Of Gloucester PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Duke Of Gloucester PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Conqueror PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Conqueror PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Photograph of Camdens Head PH, Bethnal Green, London

Photograph of Camdens Head PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Background imageBethnal Collection: Christmas Day at the North Eastern Hospital 1904

Christmas Day at the North Eastern Hospital 1904
Christmas Day in a childrens Goldsmiths Ward in North Eastern Hospital in Hackney Road, London. Showing a huge Christmas tree in the ward, decorated with stockings, crackers, dolls

Background imageBethnal Collection: Christmas Festivities at the North Eastern Hospital 1905

Christmas Festivities at the North Eastern Hospital 1905
Infants at the Goldsmiths Ward in North Eastern Hospital in Hackney Road, London. Showing a huge Christmas tree in the ward, decorated with crackers, dolls, beads and a angel topper

Background imageBethnal Collection: National Childrens Home, Bethnal Green - Cripples Parlour

National Childrens Home, Bethnal Green - Cripples Parlour
Children attending the Cripples Parlour at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Bonner Road, Bethnal Breen. It provided education and other daytime facilities for disabled children in the area

Background imageBethnal Collection: National Childrens Home Sisters Training Home, Bethnal Gre

National Childrens Home Sisters Training Home, Bethnal Gre
Willard House - the National Childrens Home (NCH) training home Bethnal Breen for its Sisters of the Children. Date: 1899

Background imageBethnal Collection: National Childrens Home London Choir

National Childrens Home London Choir
The London Choir of the National Childrens Home (NCH) at the Bonner Road Home, Bethnal Green

Background imageBethnal Collection: Bethnal Green - slum houses

Bethnal Green - slum houses
Slum houses in Crosland Street, Bethnal Green, London. Date: circa 1914

Background imageBethnal Collection: The Columbia Fish Market, London, 1870

The Columbia Fish Market, London, 1870
Opening of the Columbia Fish Market, Bethnal Green, London. Date: 1870

Background imageBethnal Collection: Bethnal-Green Employment Relief Association 1868 Bethnal-Green Employment

Bethnal-Green Employment Relief Association 1868 Bethnal-Green Employment
Labour-yard of the Bethnal-Green Employment and Relief Association, in East London. The stagnation of trade which followed on the commercial crisis of 1866

Background imageBethnal Collection: VACCINATION ORDER 1861

VACCINATION ORDER 1861
Notice of the Requirement of Vaccination issued to the father of Albert Ames, of Bethnal Green, London, in accordance with the Compulsory Vaccination Act. Date: 1861

Background imageBethnal Collection: Whittingtons House

Whittingtons House
Victorian montage of prominent buildings around Aldgate - Whittingtons house, Grub St, General Monks house, Bloomfields house and the remains of Aldgate, Bethnal Green

Background imageBethnal Collection: March of the archers

March of the archers
Great marches of archers took place as thousands went out into the fields of Finsbury, Moorfields, Spitalfields and Bethnal Green



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