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Background imageReview Collection: First issue of Blast magazine, 1914

First issue of Blast magazine, 1914
The front cover of the first issue of Blast: Review Of The Great English Vortex, dated 20th June 1914. Edited by Wyndham Lewis

Background imageReview Collection: 1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review

1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review
A panoramic view showing the berthing arrangements made for the Review of the Fleet at Spithead by King George V to celebrate his Silver Jubilee

Background imageReview Collection: British Royal Navy Fleet

British Royal Navy Fleet
The British Empire on the Sea - the Royal Navy depicted en masse during the reign of King George V (1910-1936). Date: circa 1912

Background imageReview Collection: LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB review

LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB review
Lambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse drawn steam

Background imageReview Collection: Blues and Royals - Corporal of the Horse

Blues and Royals - Corporal of the Horse (Riding Instructor) - Dismounted Review Order. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageReview Collection: Felix kept on walking - Music Sheet Cover

Felix kept on walking - Music Sheet Cover Issued in conjunction with the Felix the cat cartoons appearing exclusively in Pathes Eve & Everybodys film review (note), words by Ede Bryant

Background imageReview Collection: Review at Coxheath Camp

Review at Coxheath Camp
A Perspective View of COXHEATH CAMP [near Maidstone, Kent] representing a Grand Review of the Army. (Britain was currently at war with its awkward American colonists)

Background imageReview Collection: Scottish troops take part in Victory parade in Paris - WWI

Scottish troops take part in Victory parade in Paris - WWI
Scottish regiments taking part in the Victory parade in Paris following the end of World War One - 14th July 1919. The soldiers march below the Arc de Triomphe. Date: 1919

Background imageReview Collection: Life Guard - Lance Corporal - Mounted Review Order

Life Guard - Lance Corporal - Mounted Review Order (wearing cuirass). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageReview Collection: Ufo Review Issue 7

Ufo Review Issue 7
massive Ufo Landings to Take Place : Will you be Taken Onboard by the Aliens ?

Background imageReview Collection: Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQ

Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQ
London firefighters from East London demonstrating mass jets during the Annual Review display at the Brigades headquarters. Lambeth, SE1

Background imageReview Collection: First issue of Blast magazine, 1914

First issue of Blast magazine, 1914
The title page of the first issue of Blast: Review Of The Great English Vortex, dated 20th June 1914. Edited by Wyndham Lewis

Background imageReview Collection: Spithead panorama, ships on south side

Spithead panorama, ships on south side
Panorama of the Coronation Review: the left-hand section, showing ships on the south side. A Spithead panorama, looking west: home fleet battleships headed by the Nelson foreign warships

Background imageReview Collection: Queen Elizabeth reviews female LFB dispatch rider, WW2

Queen Elizabeth reviews female LFB dispatch rider, WW2
Visit to LFB by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth reviews a female dispatch rider at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Background imageReview Collection: LCC-LFB Fire engines in the HQ drill yard

LCC-LFB Fire engines in the HQ drill yard
Lambeth fire station appliances in the drill yard together with senior officer staff cars, and a lorry delivering stores

Background imageReview Collection: GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ
To celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters

Background imageReview Collection: The Royal Scots Greys - 2nd Dragoons

The Royal Scots Greys - 2nd Dragoons. Officer - Review order. The Colonel-in-Chief was (at this time) Tsar Nicholas II ! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageReview Collection: SS Berengaria Passing Spithead, 1935

SS Berengaria Passing Spithead, 1935
Photograph of the Cunard Liner SS Berengaria passing through the lines of the British Fleet, assembled for the Spithead Review, on her homeward journey from New York

Background imageReview Collection: 5th Royal Irish Lancers - Sergeant

5th Royal Irish Lancers - Sergeant (Review Order). Date: 1910s

Background imageReview Collection: Turbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship

Turbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, Turbinia wasy the fastest ship anywhere in the world at that time

Background imageReview Collection: Bannockburn / Bruce Review

Bannockburn / Bruce Review
Before the battle, King Robert de Bruce VIII reviews the Scottish army, who proceed to defeat the English

Background imageReview Collection: Camel corps at Delhi Durbar, 1912

Camel corps at Delhi Durbar, 1912
An impressive incidient at the Delhi Durbar, 1912: His Highness the Nawab of Bahawalpur, the boy prince of India, leading his camel corps past the King-Emperor, who is returning his salute. Date: 1912

Background imageReview Collection: LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review

LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review
The Fire Brigade Band performing at the 1929 Annual Review in Victoria Park, East London. Formed after the First World War

Background imageReview Collection: 14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment

14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment
Victoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (18611940) of the 14th Hussars - who

Background imageReview Collection: Alec ( Sir Affable ) Knowles - Theatrical Journalist

Alec ( Sir Affable ) Knowles - Theatrical Journalist
Alec (" Sir Affable" ) Knowles (1851-1917) - Theatrical Journalist and member of Londons notorious Pelican Club

Background imageReview Collection: Peshawar - Proclamation Parade

Peshawar - Proclamation Parade
March past at the Proclamation Parade, Peshawar (then Northern India, now in Pakistan) Date: 1933

Background imageReview Collection: Hyde Park Review 1814

Hyde Park Review 1814
BRITISH and others: Allied sovereigns attending a review in Hyde Park: Duke of Wellington, King of Prussia, Prince Regent (George IV) and Emperor of Russia

Background imageReview Collection: Review in the Tatler

Review in the Tatler
A theatrical review in The Tatler of the play Roberts Wife featuring cartoons by Tom Titt of Owen Nares, Edith Evans and Robert Holmes

Background imageReview Collection: Hyde Pk Military Review

Hyde Pk Military Review
Great review of 80, 000 Volunteers by Queen Victoria in Hyde Park

Background imageReview 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 imageReview Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II in military uniform

Kaiser Wilhelm II in military uniform. 1910

Background imageReview Collection: Trooping the Colour - the Queens last ride

Trooping the Colour - the Queens last ride
Queen Elizabeth II riding at the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the last time in 1986 on her horse Burmese. 1986

Background imageReview Collection: Review of Fire Brigade - Clapham Common

Review of Fire Brigade - Clapham Common

Background imageReview Collection: A Japanese Man of War warship in the Spithead Review of 1902

A Japanese Man of War warship in the Spithead Review of 1902

Background imageReview Collection: Japanese Man of War battleship, Spithead Review in 1902

Japanese Man of War battleship, Spithead Review in 1902

Background imageReview Collection: The Naval Review, Queen Victoria's Jubilee

The Naval Review, Queen Victoria's Jubilee

Background imageReview Collection: Naval Review, Queen Victoria Jubilee

Naval Review, Queen Victoria Jubilee

Background imageReview Collection: Volunteers Review, Queen Victoria Jubilee at Aldershot

Volunteers Review, Queen Victoria Jubilee at Aldershot

Background imageReview Collection: Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Review at Aldershot

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Review at Aldershot - Volunteers - Victorian period

Background imageReview Collection: 6th Dragoon Guards - Review Order - Victorian period

6th Dragoon Guards - Review Order - Victorian period

Background imageReview Collection: 6th Dragoon Guards in Review Order

6th Dragoon Guards in Review Order

Background imageReview Collection: RMS Titanic, May Collection, archive of ephemera

RMS Titanic, May Collection, archive of ephemera
RMS TITANIC MAY COLLECTION, small archive of personal ephemera relating to Titanic passengers Richards and Stanley May. It includes a South Western Hotel luncheon menu from July 1914 for the Spithead

Background imageReview Collection: Volunteer Regiment Review, Shanghai, China, early 1900s

Volunteer Regiment Review, Shanghai, China, early 1900s

Background imageReview Collection: HMS Ark Royal R07

HMS Ark Royal R07, at anchor during a fleet review, in June 1973 Date: 1973

Background imageReview Collection: Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei, School at Bakhmut

Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei, School at Bakhmut
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich reviewing the children of the popular school Venus in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. Date: circa 1913

Background imageReview Collection: Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna - Crimea

Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna - Crimea
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna at Sevastopol, Crimea, reviewing a line of venerable Crimean War veterans. Date: circa 1912

Background imageReview Collection: Russia - Tsar Nicholas II meets Crimean War veterans

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II meets Crimean War veterans
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and his family in Sevastopol (Sebastopol) meeting and greeting veterans of the Crimean War (fought between 1853-1856)

Background imageReview Collection: Luncheon menu, Assembly of Fleet at Spithead, Southampton

Luncheon menu, Assembly of Fleet at Spithead, Southampton
South Western Hotel, Southampton, luncheon menu from 19 July 1914 for the Spithead Review, signed by Richard and Stanley May, in the May brothers personal archive of shipping items. Date: 1914



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