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Background imagePeer Collection: Major General Lord Cheylesmore / Stamp

Major General Lord Cheylesmore / Stamp
Major General HERBERT FRANCIS EATON, 3rd Baron CHEYLESMORE (1848 - 1925) British Army officer and peer

Background imagePeer Collection: Lord Desborough with remaining son, Ivo Grenfell

Lord Desborough with remaining son, Ivo Grenfell
William Henry Grenfell, Lord Desborough (1855-1945), pictured at his home, Taplow court near Maidenhead with his remaining son, the Hon. Ivo Grenfell, and his daughter, the Hon. Imogen Grenfell

Background imagePeer Collection: Wedding of the Duke of Westminster & Loelia Ponsonby

Wedding of the Duke of Westminster & Loelia Ponsonby
Page from The Tatler reporting on the society wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster and Loelia Ponsonby (his third wife) at Princes Row registry office on 20 February 1930

Background imagePeer Collection: William Clive Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman

William Clive Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman (18641935) - British Conservative politician and peer. The Grandfather of Robin John Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman (1930-)

Background imagePeer Collection: 6th Earl of Donoughmore, Vanity Fair, Spy

6th Earl of Donoughmore, Vanity Fair, Spy
RICHARD WALTER HELY-HUTCHINSON, 6th Earl of Donoughmore (1875-1948) Irish peer and politician. Caption: A most discreet under secretary, drawn for the first time Date: 1848 - 1900

Background imagePeer Collection: Marquess of Abergavenny, Vanity Fair, Ape

Marquess of Abergavenny, Vanity Fair, Ape
WILLIAM NEVILL, 1st Marquess of ABERGAVENNY (1826 -1915) English peer. Caption: The Tory bloodhound Date: 1875

Background imagePeer Collection: Peer Gynt / Troll Dance

Peer Gynt / Troll Dance
PEER GYNT The dance of the Trolls

Background imagePeer Collection: Lady Swaythling

Lady Swaythling
Gladys Helen Rachel (n饠 Goldsmid), Lady Swaythling (1879-1965), Vice-President of the NSPCC; wife of 2nd Baron Swaythling (head of the banking firm)

Background imagePeer Collection: Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan, four planes

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan, four planes
Advance Training Machines. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC, AFRAeS (1893-1965) was a Scottish peer and record-breaking air pioneer who was later shown to have passed secret

Background imagePeer Collection: George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, English poet

George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, English poet
George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), Lord Byron, English poet, aristocrat and politician. Date: early 19th century

Background imagePeer Collection: Cartoon, The Veto Bill, by W H Toy

Cartoon, The Veto Bill, by W H Toy. The new legislation was designed to limit the powers of veto of the House of Lords, and became law later the same year. 1911

Background imagePeer Collection: Clementine Churchill

Clementine Churchill (1885 -1977), in her house in Sussex Square. Clementine was the wife of Winston Churchill, then the Secretary for the colonies although the Sketch notes her intelligence in her

Background imagePeer Collection: Viscount Clive and his daughter Davina

Viscount Clive and his daughter Davina
Mervyn Horatio Herbert, 17th Baron Darcy de Knayth, styled Viscount Clive (1904 1943), British peer and Royal Air Force officer, pictured with his daughter Davina (born 1938). Date: 1942

Background imagePeer Collection: FROZEN FOOD SHOP / 1970S

FROZEN FOOD SHOP / 1970S
People with trolleys lift the lids and peer into the chest freezers trying to decide which foods to choose. There is a good selection including Kosher meat and poultry. Date: early 1970s

Background imagePeer Collection: Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan, Avro 504

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan, Avro 504
The Avro Flight (A) Staff, group photo with Avro 504. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC, AFRAeS (1893-1965)

Background imagePeer Collection: Charles Cornwallis Neville, 5th Baron Braybrooke (1823a'1902) - British peer. Date

Charles Cornwallis Neville, 5th Baron Braybrooke (1823a'1902) - British peer. Date
Charles Cornwallis Neville, 5th Baron Braybrooke (1823-1902) - British peer. Date: 1890

Background imagePeer Collection: Lord and Lady St Levan, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Lord and Lady St Levan, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), walk along the causeway from their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Background imagePeer Collection: Things are looking up

Things are looking up - two passing Gents are delighted to see their attentions have been spotted by a housemaid cleaning the upstairs windows of a streetside property Date: 1908

Background imagePeer Collection: Charles Grey, Viscount Howick, 1st Earl Grey

Charles Grey, Viscount Howick, 1st Earl Grey (1729-1807), British General in various wars

Background imagePeer Collection: Lady Trumpington and Nigel Wright discuss Sunday trading

Lady Trumpington and Nigel Wright discuss Sunday trading
The Conservative peer Lady Trumpington (Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, b.1922) and Nigel Wright, the Dickie Dirts clothing retailer, discuss the issue of Sunday trading, 4 February 1982

Background imagePeer Collection: GEOFFREY HOWE (1926 - )

GEOFFREY HOWE (1926 - )
GEOFFREY MP and Thatcher's longest serving cabinet minister. Became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1979. Made a life peer in 1992. Date: 1979

Background imagePeer Collection: Noel Coward acts in his own play with Ann Trevor. Dressed for dinner

Noel Coward acts in his own play with Ann Trevor. Dressed for dinner, they peer anxiously out of a window. Date: 1923

Background imagePeer Collection: An artistic representation - Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb

An artistic representation - Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb
An artistic representation of the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by (on right) Archeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939) and his backer (on left) George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923)

Background imagePeer Collection: Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC

Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC
Vintage 19th century photograph: Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC (2 July 1795 - 16 January 1867), styled Lord Burghley until 1804, was a British peer, courtier, and Tory politician

Background imagePeer Collection: John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC

John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC
Vintage 19th century photograph: John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC (8 November 1811 - 3 March 1884), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1814 to 1818

Background imagePeer Collection: Page from The Tatler reporting on the marriage of Mrs Stirling

Page from The Tatler reporting on the marriage of Mrs Stirling (formerly Clare Elizabeth Taylor) of the Gaiety Theatre and Lord George Cholmondeley, second son of the Marquess of Cholmondeley

Background imagePeer Collection: Cartoon, Land and Labour (Agricultural Union)

Cartoon, Land and Labour (Agricultural Union)
Cartoon, Land and Labour; or, How to Settle It. A comment on the current unrest over working conditions in agricultural districts

Background imagePeer Collection: Tatler Cover - Jose Collins & Lord Robert Innes-Ker

Tatler Cover - Jose Collins & Lord Robert Innes-Ker
Lord and Lady Robert Innes-Kerr. Lady Innes-Kerr was formerly the stage actress Jose Collins and daughter of the famous Lottie Collins

Background imagePeer Collection: Cartoon, Swell Mob at the Opening of Parliament

Cartoon, Swell Mob at the Opening of Parliament -- satirical comment on Conservative MPs such as Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Derby, waiting for a party

Background imagePeer Collection: Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a... Bill

Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a... Bill
Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a Nasty! Great! Ugly! Jew Bill. A satirical comment on the House of Lords rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill

Background imagePeer Collection: Cartoon, The Last Chance

Cartoon, The Last Chance! Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) succeeded to the title on the death of his father on 2 April 1885. 1885

Background imagePeer Collection: Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon

Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon
Cartoon, Don t let that injunction balloon stop you, Mr Holland - a comment on the attempt by the Duke of Bedford (freeholder) to stop the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Background imagePeer Collection: Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New Part

Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New Part
Cartoon, Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) - In A New Part. He had just succeeded to the title on the death of his father. 1885

Background imagePeer Collection: William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (17901-1858), British peer, courtier, nobleman, and Whig politician. early 19th century

Background imagePeer Collection: Funeral of the 3rd Marquess of Downshire at Hillsborough

Funeral of the 3rd Marquess of Downshire at Hillsborough
Funeral of Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbull Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire at Hillsborough. Date: 1845

Background imagePeer Collection: The Marquess of Downshire on horseback

The Marquess of Downshire on horseback
Lord Downshire, the 6th Marquess of Downshire seen here on horseback talking to Mr van der Weyer. Date: 1912

Background imagePeer Collection: Ian Lawson Johnston, 2nd Baron Luke

Ian Lawson Johnston, 2nd Baron Luke (1905-1996), British peer, businessman and philanthropist, Chairman of Bovril Ltd and other companies. Date: 1946

Background imagePeer Collection: WILLIAM ALEXANDER LOUIS STEPHEN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, 12th Duke of HAMILTON

WILLIAM ALEXANDER LOUIS STEPHEN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, 12th Duke of HAMILTON, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Chatellerault (1845-1895) Scottish nobleman and son to Princess Marie of Baden

Background imagePeer Collection: William Hay

William Hay
Date: 1874

Background imagePeer Collection: 2 BULL TERRIER PUPS

2 BULL TERRIER PUPS
These two bull terrier puppies peer out of their pen at the camera. Owned by Adlam Date: 1939

Background imagePeer Collection: Fall - Sealyham - 1949

Fall - Sealyham - 1949
ILMER CHERIE OF EASTFIELD Owned by Lucas. Her six puppies peer down on her from the suitcase they are sitting in. Date: 1943

Background imagePeer Collection: THE LION HOUSE LONDON

THE LION HOUSE LONDON
Regents Park, London : a group of Victorian visitors peer through the bars of the Lion house at a rather grumpy and stern looking male. Date: 1873

Background imagePeer Collection: Satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status

Satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status
A satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status in marriage, showing women angling for fish wearing crowns of the peerage. Date: circa 1840

Background imagePeer Collection: Lord Waddington (1929-2017)

Lord Waddington (1929-2017)
David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington, Lord Waddington (1929-2017) GCVO, DL, QC, PC British politician. Governor of Bermuda from 1992-1997. Pictured outside Government House, Bermuda. Date: 1992

Background imagePeer Collection: William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham - Memorial - Helmsley

William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham - Memorial - Helmsley
Lord Fevershams Memorial - Helmsley, North Yorkshire - erected to the memory of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham (17981867) - a British peer with a large estate in the North Riding of Yorkshire

Background imagePeer Collection: Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of India

Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of India
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927), British politician and Irish peer. Probably at the time he served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1888-1894)

Background imagePeer Collection: Lord Spencer

Lord Spencer
Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892 9 June 1975), known formally as The Hon Albert Spencer until 1910 and from then until 1922 as Viscount Althorp

Background imagePeer Collection: George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester

George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester (1853-1892). In 1876 he married Consuelo Yznaga, a Cuban-American and had one son and twin daughters



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