Lille Collection

British trooper meets French woman on the road to Lille, WW1
A poignant scene captured by the Sphere magazines special artist, Fortunino Matania showing a British trooper riding through a devastated French landscape and stopping to speak to a French woman

Winston Churchill watching 47th Division at Lille, France
Winston Churchill as a War Office minister, sitting with others on a grandstand at Lille, France, watching the march past of the 47th (2nd London)

Soldiers in Lille 1918
British soldiers greeted by children in Lille on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918

CLAUDE CHAPPE 1763-1805
CLAUDE CHAPPE French Engineer. Invented a telegraph system employing visual semaphore signals. With his brother, he erected signals between Paris & Lille

Chemistry Institute - Lille, France
Chemistry Institute - Rue Barthelemy Delespaul, Lille, France Date: 1907

France / Lille
The centre of the town on a market day

Sikorsky S-55, OO-SHA, of Sabena, at Lille heliport

Lille, France

Lille France pre-1900

Quesnoy-sur-Deule - commune in the Nord department, France
Quesnoy-sur-Deule - The Railway Station - a commune in the Nord department in northern France, part of the Metropole Europeenne de Lille. Date: circa 1910

Poster, Dunlop Tyres Date: circa 1900

Poster, Regional Car Show, Palais Rameau, Lille, France
Poster, 11th Regional Car Show, Palais Rameau, Lille, France, 7 to 21 November 1926 Date: 1926

The Lille Gate in the Ypres ramparts seen across the moat
Ypres is a walled city and it has several routes into it. The two most well-known of its gates through the ramparts are via the Menin Gate (on the old road to Menin)

Maurice Frigara (1874-1959). Orchestral conductor, born in Lille, France Date: circa 1912

Plate decorated with playing cards from Lille. Hand-finished chromolithograph by Ris Paquot from his General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Plates from Lille, 18th century: cupids holding a banner reading Maitre d Aligne from 1767, and plate decorated with gold, blue and white foliage

Ceramic plate from North Lille, decorated with a hunting scene. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Portable altar in painted ceramic from Lille. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Cruet set of oil and vinegar jugs from Lille. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Decorations from the pottery of Lille, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse, 1846
French mezzo soprano Mlle. Delille or Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846

The Grand Gates to the Abattoir at Lille, France Date: circa 1906

Lille - Canal - Gardens
Lille: canal and botanical gardens Date: circa 1860

THE THEATRE, LILLE
The Theatre (Salle de Spectacle) at Lille. Date: 1835

THE PREFECTURE IN LILLE
Hotel de la Nouvel Prefecture, Lille. Date: 1865

LILLE - DEFENDED TOWN
The Town and fortress of Lille. Date: Early 19th century

CHAPPE SIGNAL TOWER
One of a series of signal towers built by the French engineer Chappe, between Paris and Lille Date: 1890

Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- Rue de Lille, WW1
Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- bombed houses in the Rue de Lille during WW1. Date: 1914-1918

Winston Churchill watching parade through Lille, 1918
Winston Churchill, then Minister of Munitions, watching a parade of the 47th Division through Lille, France, about two weeks before the Armistice. Date: 1918

Three books, The Somme, Lille, Amiens
Three books, The Somme, Lille and Amiens, published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives

WATTEAU de LILLE, Louis-Joseph Watteau, called (1731-1798). Street musicians (Musiciens ambulants). Rococo. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. WALLONIA. HAINAUT. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum

German army arriving in Lille, France, WW1
German army arriving in Lille, France, 12 October 1914. Buildings show damage from bombing. The railway station can be seen in the distance. Date: 1914

Portrait of a young woman (Wanda from Lille) with curly blonde hair. Date: circa 1940s

Portrait of a young woman (Wanda from Lille). Date: circa 1940s

France - Lille - The Napoleon Bridge Date: 1905

Perfume label, Deroubaix & Cie, Lille, France. Date: circa 1900s

The Victoria Pier, Hull, Humberside
Promotional postcard for the regional agent (M. A. Duquesne) for the Nestor Leonard Ironworks and Steelworks of the Societe Anonyme Feignies (Nord) at Lille, France (pictured). Date: circa 1910

Music cover, La Retraite, Polka Militaire
Music cover, La Retraite (The Retreat), Polka Militaire by Gaston de Lille. circa 1850s

Two pages of a book, The Somme, Michelin
Two pages of a book, The Somme, Volume I, The First Battle of the Somme (1916-1917), published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives

Sphere cover - German retreat from Lille, 1918
Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a scene in Lille when the British finally recaptured the town from the retreating Germans in October 1918

The Refugee A. Sir William Orpen, Ra, Rws, Rha, Ri, Neac, (1878-1931)

LILLE Coat of Arms
LILLE. Coat of Arms. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Monument to French spy Louise Marie Henriette de Bettignies
Monument to Louise Marie Henriette de Bettignies (1880-1918) in Lille - French spy (WWI) who worked for the British under the pseudonym of Alice Dubois

Authorities attending the defile of the troops - Lille
Authorities attending the defile of the troops - Parade at Lille, France - October, 1918. The unmistakable chin of Liberator Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood

WATTEAU de LILLE, Louis-Joseph Watteau, called (1731-1798). The village festival. 18th c. Rococo. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum

The Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Lille, first chapter. Held in Lille the 10th January 1430. Presided

Blanchard and Lepinard balloon ascent
14th balloon ascent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, accompanied by the Chevalier Lepinard, at Lille, Flanders. With spectators and soldiers on the ground. 26 August 1785

La quatorzieme experience aerostatique de M. Blanchard accompagne du Chevalier Lepinard faite e Lille en Flandre, le 26 aout 1785 Dediee e Messieurs les Magistrats de la ville de Lille en Flandre

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