Wren Collection

St Pauls Cathedral - Section through Wrens Dome
A section drawing through the dome of St Pauls Cathedral, the architectural masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren. The inner brick dome stands 218 ft from the floor of the cathedral

Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone 1182-1226) - Catholic deacon and preacher and founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans

Cross-section of St. Pauls Cathedral
Measuring and drawing for this elaborate plan showing the construction of St. Paul s, was undertaken by R. B. Brook-Greaves and W. Godfrey Allen. It took five years to make the drawing. 1935

Soho, London - St Annes Church, Wardour Street W1
Soho, London - St Annes Church tower, Wardour Street W1. The church dates back to 1686. 1973

To the Girls in Navy Blue by William Barribal
A wren climbing up a ladder in a harbour revealing stocking tops in the process

Grimm / Wren & Bear
A scene from the story showing a fox in conversation with the bear

Maps Wrens London
Christopher Wren seizes the opportunity of the Great Fire to draw up plans for a brave new London - which alas will be only partially realised. Date: 1666

Looking East down the Thames from The Monument
Looking East down the River Thames from The Monument, showing the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and Christopher Wren-designed steeple of St Dunstan-in-the-East (left)

Hampton Court Stair Case
The Grand or Kings Staircase in the portion of the palace designed by Wren and built in 1689. The classically inspired walls & ceilings were painted by Antonio Verrio

Invited guests at the bird-table by Neave Parker
A variety of British birds at a bird-table on a snowy winters day. 1. Robin, 2. starlings, 3. Redwing, 4. Chaffinch, 5. Nuthatch, 6. sparrow, 7. great spotted woodpecker, 8. blackbird, 8, thrush, 10

St Magnus the Martyr church, London Bridge. Monument can be seen in the background. It was designed by Christopher Wren

Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London. Established as Greenwich Hospital in 1694, Sir Christopher Wren planned the site and in the early 18th century

An East Anglian Express steam train, running through Framlingham, Suffolk Date: circa 1960s

Fire-Crested Wren
FIRE-CRESTED WREN (Regulus ignicapillus) sometimes called the FIRECREST An irregular visitor to Britain

New Lodge or White Lodge, Richmond Park, seat of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. Hunting lodge designed by the Earl of Pembroke for King George I

Dome of St. Pauls Cathedral by S. W. Clatworthy
Cross section diagram showing the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral in London which had been stabilised with a new chain round its circumference. Date: 1928

Brunswick LF-1 Zaunkoenig
A Captured Luftwaffe Brunswick Lf-1 Zaunkoeing in RAF Livery Parked, As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes

English Electric Wren G-EBNV - 4
English Electric Wren G-EBNV / 4 (msn 4), at the Shuttleworth Trust, Old Warden, Beds. Date: circa 1982

English Electric Wren monoplane early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

The Bunnies climb the tree to see the wrens nest Date: 1924

The Bunnies - Mrs Wren gives them a fright Date: 1924

WW2 - Gracie The Wren
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with a wartime Women's Royal Naval Service uniform. Date: circa 1940s

Cuckoo and Wood Wren Date: circa 1910s

Wren, Goldcrest, Firecrest Date: circa 1910s

Cover design, Blue Book Magazine, pulp fiction, January 1934 Date: 1934

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes, featuring an image of women serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Date: 1943

Sir Christopher Wren with St Paul's Cathedral, London
Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, with view of St Paul's Cathedral, London

General view of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, designed by Sir Christopher Wren. A retirement and nursing home for some 540 veterans of the British Army. Date: 1890s

Built in 1670 Wren's Temple Bar was removed from the east end of the Strand in 1878, when the thoroughfare was widen and was put at one of the entrances to Theobalds Park, Waltham Cross

Monument raising above the other buildings, designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Date: 1897

Exterior view of St Dunstan church, halfway between London Bridge and the Tower of London in the City of London. Damaged in the Great Fire of London in 1666

Chaffinch, Robin, Wren, Goldfinch and Blue Tit and lantern by Ella Bluce

Wren and cottage by Charles Howard

Ettie Williams as Lieutenant Wren in The Queens Prize Date: 1890s

The accommodation of the Chelsea pensioners designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Each ward had 36 veterans sleeping in old oak cubicles with little curtains that could be drawn across

Royal Hospital Chelsea from the Gardens 1902
General view of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, designed by Sir Christopher Wren. A retirement and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army

Vienna Universal Exhibition: Principal entrance
The Vienna Universal Exhibition 1873: the principal entrance with many visitors gathered around

St. Magnus the Martyr, Thames Street, City of London
circa 1910s

St Marys, Rotherhithe
View of St Marys Church, Rotherhithe. It was built in 1714-15, to a design by John James, a major architect of his day (and an associate of Sir Christopher Wren)

Carolina wren, bay-breasted warbler and chestnut-sided
Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus 1, bay-breasted warbler, Setophaga castanea 2, chestnut-sided warbler, Setophaga pensylvanica 3

Winter wren and gray catbird
Winter wren, Troglodytes hiemalis 1, and gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis cat-bird 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens

Regal wren. Unknown species of wren from South America, called le Roi by Azara and found int Buenos Aires. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Front elevation of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 18th century. Copperplate drawn and engraved by P. Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Long-billed wren, Cantorchilus longirostris (Long-beaked warbler, Troglodytes longirostris). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from a specimen in the Langsdorff

Many-colored rush-tyrant, Tachuris rubrigastra (Golden-crested wren, Regulus byronensis). Handcoloured engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, after an illustration by C.M

Banquet in the Painted Hall, Greenwich
Banquet in the Painted Hall given by the Lords Commissioners of Admiralty in the presence of King George VI and the Duke of Kent

The dome of St. Pauls Cathedral, London Date: circa early 1980s

Principal Towers and Steeples Built By Christopher Wren
Key to buildings in Principal Buildings by Sir Christopher Wren

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping