Bobby Collection (#2)

BOBBY ON THE BEAT
A young policeman, on the beat in Oxford Circus, central London. Date: late 1960s

Children play with policeman in a block of flats in Brixton
Small children play with a policeman outside a block of flats in Brixton, South London. Part of a feature following the riots in the area in 1985. Date: 1986

Monaco policemen
Two uniformed policemen stand beneath a street lamp in Monaco. They wear bobbies helmets and smart spats. The ornate lamp casts a shadow on the white wall. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Who People Are Dating - Cilla Black and Bobby Willis
Singer and television personality, Cilla Black (1943-2015) and her manager and future husband, Bobby Willis (1942-1999), pictured in London Life magazine in 1966. The pair married in 1969. Date: 1966

Bobby Jones, golfer, in action at Lytham St Annes. circa 1920s

Lily Elsie and Bobby Howes in The Blue Train
Lily Elsie and Bobby Howes in a scene from musical comedy The Blue Train, playing at the Prince of Waless Theatre in 1927 and marking a return to the stage of Lily Elsie after ten years

Addled Ads - Humorous postcard - Irish Terrier and Bobby
Addled Ads - Wanted Section Reward. Lost a light brown rough-haired Irish terrier. Had collar with Bobby on plate. Date: circa 1905

Advert for Hindes Limited the new hair pin 1893
A hair pin without points has good points! see the point? New patented at home and abroad, Hindes hair pin. Can t scratch the head and won t fall out

Womens War Work WW1 Policewoman
Doing her Bit is the Lady Bobby, or Policewoman. Date: circa 1915

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Bobby the Policemans Wife. late 19th century

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Bobby the Policeman. late 19th century

Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Bobby the Policemans Daughter. late 19th century

Happy Families Playing Cards - Master Bobby the Policemans Son. late 19th century

Police / Making an Arrest
A policeman makes an arrest. He tackles the suspected villain in the lamplit street. Date: circa 1840

St James Theatre 1900
Theatregoers, mostly women, leaving the theatre after a matinee. A couple of policemen are on the beat. Date: 1900

Policeman controlling traffic, Oxford Street, London
Policeman controlling traffic, Oxford Street (at St Christophers Place), London, with a 23 bus behind him. The bus carries an advertisement for a film, Name the Man. Date: 1924

1960s Parisian fashions
Fashions in Paris- Clockwise from top left: Stunning coat and matching gaiters by Lanvin in tomato-red window-pane checked wool ratteen (by Garique)

Bobby the dog playing with the chicks
Bobby the dog playing rather boisterously with some young chicks. Date: circa 1933

Bobby the dog and Fluff the cat with piglets
Bobby the dog and Fluff the cat upsetting some piglets. Date: circa 1933

Bobby the dog and Fluff the cat in the dairy, stealing the milk and butter. Date: circa 1933

Bobby the dog wearing a dunces cap
Bobby the dog belongs to a little girl called Elsie. Sometimes Elsie places Bobby in the corner of the room and puts a dunces cap on his head. Date: circa 1933

Suffragette Doll Votes for Women. A Suffragette doll, complete with dress, hat, spectacles, umbrella and little flag, proclaims, Womens suffrage & Rights is our cry

Comic Postcard - Slops removed and served
Comic Postcard - A Housemaid removes and empties the slops from a bedroom chamber pot (potty), whilst at the same time a (hopefully different type of)

A well-known City of London Policeman Date: 1890

Cheeky Cockney man quizzes a London Policeman
The wit of the Classic London Cockney - cheekily enquiring of a Policeman (leading home a small lost child): - " Whats e done, Guvnor?" !!! Date: 1892

A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to Eros
A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to the Statue of Eros, stopping the traffic (consisting of a row of London taxis). Date: circa 1909

Trafalgar Square, London at 2am - Silhouette of a Policeman standing patiently on the pavement Date: circa 1910

Bobby Leach, and his barrel. Postcard showing a composite photograph of daredevil Bobby Leach standing in the steel barrel he used to successfully go over Horseshoe Falls, July 1911

Tennis Illustrated - Comic Postcard - Our Advantage A romantic liason between the local Bobby (Definitely off the Beat!) and a parlour maid

Samuel Johnsons House
DR SAMUEL JOHNSONs house at 17 Gough Square, off Fleet Street, London. Johnston lived here from 1748 - 1759. Date: built 1700

Bobby evening dress, 1953
An evening dress with a plunging halter neck-line and full, swirling skirt made from a tropical flower print Ever-glaze cotton. Date: 1953

Bobby Leach and his barrel - Niagara Falls
British former stuntman Bobby Leach (1858 - 1926) and his barrel, in which he survived passage over Niagara Falls, Canada, at severe detriment to his future health

Policeman and parked late 1920s cars
A Policeman walks past two parked cars, a Austin 10 Drop Head Coupe & 1939 Armstrong Siddeley (right)

London Policeman and children
A London Bobby on the beat holds the hands of some school children, possibly prior to guiding them safely across the busy road

Policeman on Traffic Duty
A London Policeman directing the traffic on a busy crossing point

Advert / Tower Bridge
By rail and sea from Paris to Brighton or London, featuring Tower Bridge, a bobby and soldiers 8 of 8

London Snowed Upon
Snow falls upon a London street : a bobby wears a distinctive winter cape, making sure that vehicles obey the instruction to Drive Slowly

Policeman Directs Lady
A friendly young policeman points a middle-aged lady in the right direction

Police Profile
Two young British policemen, photographed in profile whilst on duty at a May Day rally

Tourist and Bobby
A tourist just off the train from Paris enjoys her first sight of the legendary London bobby who is only too happy to help her find her way to her chosen destination

Police & Men about Town
Some young men-about-town are apprehended by a policeman. One of the men foolishly holds up his fists ready to fight, but the policeman is armed with a truncheon

Model in Shorts 1940
Young model wears white linen shorts and a striped, short- sleeved, double-breasted linen jacket. She also wears a pair of thick soled shoes laced up with cord

Bob Leach & his Barrel
Bobby Leach and his barrel after his perilous trip over Niagara Falls

Loitering Boy / Policeman
A policeman approaches a young man in the street and asks him why he is loitering. He claims he is waiting for " the young gal wot I pays my attention to"

Zealous Policeman / C1830
A zealous policeman physically apprehends a suspect right outside the police station

Loitering Woman / Police
A policeman approaches a loitering woman in a pink dress and green bonnet, who declares she is waiting for her fiance

Policemen W / Suitcases
A large group of uniformed policemen walk along an unidentified street carrying suitcases, perhaps before a training session

Policeman in Ambush
A policeman waits behind a wall ready to ambush with his truncheon

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