Argyll Collection (page 5)

Mrs Charles Sweeny at Le Touquet
Lord Castlerosse, Lady Milton, Mrs Charles Sweeny (formerly Miss Margaret Whigham, later the Duchess of Argyll), Lady Helena Fitzwilliam and the American golfer Mr Charles Sweeny at Le Touquet

Number Engaged by Pat Charles
An impression by Pat Charles of the latest fiances and fiancees to announce their engagement in 1932, all interconnected by telephone lines

Miss Whigham & Mr Sweeny announce engagement
Miss Margaret Whigham and Mr Charles Sweeny, American amateur golfer, pictured following the announcement of their engagement having been denying it up to the last moment

Mrs Wrenn Dupont & Mrs Charles Sweeny at Le Touquet
Mrs Wrenn Dupont and Mrs Charles Sweeny (formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll) pictured looking very neat, the former in golf playing gear

Mrs Esmond Harmsworth & Mr & Mrs Sweeny at Ascot
The Hon. Mrs Esmond Harmsworth in the paddock at Ascot on Gold Cup Day, wearing black with two silver foxes (bit excessive in June)

The Sweeny Family at home, 1938
A series of photographs showing a different domestic side to the glamorous Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny, pictured at home with their baby daughter Frances (born 1937, later became Frances Manners)

Sayings of Much-Recorded People by Eddie Tatham
Spread from The Bystander 1932 showing some of the scions of 1930s society, and revealing some unrecorded sayings of much-recorded people

Miss Margaret Whigham seeks sylvan solitude
Exhausted from her relentless socialising (and appearances in society magazines like The Bystander!), Miss Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), later Mrs Charles Sweeny, then Duchess of Argyll

Silhouette of a soldier in ceremonial uniform
John Campbell, Marquis of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyll 1845-1914. Married Princess Louise in 1871. Pictured in silhouette by Baron Scotford of Regent Street. Date: 1913

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll - silhouette
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848 - 1939), fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, pictured in silhouette by Mr Baron Scotford of Regent Street. Date: 1913

Mr Charles Birkin and Miss Margaret Whigham
Miss Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured at the first night of the new revue

Sitters to John Laverys Their Majesties Court
Three of the many sitters included in Their Majesties Court by John Lavery, a painting now lost. The three ladies, painted in their court dress and shown in photograph are, from left

Elizabeth Dss Hamilton
ELIZABETH duchess of HAMILTON, and of ARGYLL (nee Gunning) wife (1) of the sixth duke of Hamilton, (2) John Campbell fifth duke of Argyll. Date: 1734 - 1790

Rothesay from Chapel Hill, Scotland
Rothesay from Chapel Hill, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Date: 1907

The 1989-1990 Royal Aeronautical Society Council meet in the Argyll Room at No.4 Hamilton Place. Date: circa 1990

Miss Jenny Thom RAeS staff member
Miss Jenny Thom, RAeS staff member, modelling an 1866 dress in 1966 on the steps to the Terrace outside the Argyll Room. Date: 1966

Lt Col the Rt Hon Lord Grimthorpe chairman of North-Eastern
Lt Col the Rt Hon Lord Grimthorpe, chairman of North-Eastern Airways, addressing delegates at the Conference of International Air Traffic Operators in the Argyll Room at 4 Hamilton Place, London

Leonard Albus 1909 drawing room at 4 Hamilton Place, London, which is now the headquarters of the Royal Aeronautical Society. This room is now known as the Argyll Room. Date: 1909

Duke of Argyll (1845-1914)
Portrait of John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Lorne (1845-1914). He married Princess Louise, daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra

Lady Charlotte Bury - 3
Lady CHARLOTTE SUSAN MARIA BURY, daughter of the 6th duke of Argyll, wife (1) of Colonel John Campbell, (2) rev Edward Bury. Not just a pretty face, she wrote poetry and stuff. Date: 1756 - 1861

Archibald Campbell
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL 9th EARL OF ARGYLL Highland Royalist Date: 1629 - 1685

Charles and Robert Sweeny
American brothers Charles (right) and Robert Sweeny, given their golf Blues for Oxford University. Charles Sweeny married Margaret Whigham, later the Duchess of Argyll. Date: 1931

Quantocks Rambler
A rambler pauses to take in the breathtaking view of the rolling Quantocks, from the castle mound at Nether Stowey, Somerset, England. Date: 1930s

Underground Stream Grid
A blonde rambler wearing Argyll socks looks at a grate near Priddy, Mendips, Somerset, England. Down this cleft vanishes an underground stream to Wookey Hole caves! Date: 1930s

London Palladium, Argyll Street
The exterior of the London Palladium on Argyll Street, London. Black and White Milk Bars and Quality Inn are next door. Date: 1947

England / Eynsford
England/Eynsford

Farleigh Castle

England / Lacock
This lucky lone cyclist has the whole of this quiet village to himself. It is Lacock, Wiltshire, a perfect example of Tudor England, with its timbered houses. Date: 1930s

Hindhead Common
A young man wearing shorts and Argyll socks studies a National Trust stone on Hindhead Common, Surrey, England, which points out local places of interest. Date: 1930s

THE ALFRISTON LION
Cyclists admire a grotesque figure outside the Star Inn. at Alfriston, Sussex, England. Known as the Alfriston Lion, it was once the figurehead of a Dutch warship. Date: August 1940

Sketch cover - Mrs Charles Sweeny as the Queen of Light
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), pictured as the Queen of Light in the Pageant of Industries at the British Industries Dinner Ball

RSPCA prize-giving by Princess Louise
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, (4th daughter of Queen Victoria) giving the prizes of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at the annual meeting of the society in St Jamess

Queen Elizabeth II at a parade at Stirling Castle
Queen Elizabeth II talking to Old Comrades of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at a parade and presentation of regimental colours to the 7th & 9th Battalions at Stirling Castle during a visit to

Mrs Charles Sweeny with Mr Eustace Storey
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the infamous Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993) pictured at the Golf Ball with Mr Eustace Storey

Accession of Edward VII
King Edward VII left Osborne House on the morning of 23rd January, following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria the day before

A Campbell of Argyll
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, first marquis of ARGYLL Scottish statesman, covenanter, of shifting loyalties Date: 1598 - 1661

First Vickers Maxim gun, 1915
The first Vickers-Maxim machine gun, being fired from the breastwork at Rue de Bois by a soldier of the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from 19th Brigade on the Western Front in France during

60 pounder 1915
A 60 pounder gun of the 6th Division Artillery covering the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 19th Brigade, 6th and 27th Divisions in the Bois Grenier Sector on the Western Front in France

Sniping at Bois Grenier 1914
Captain Moorhouse of the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders sniping at Bois Grenier on the Western Front in France during World War I in November 1914

Duke of Argyll at the Royal Academy
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845-1914), also known as the Marquess of Lorne, and husband of Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria

Former famous fete at Stafford House
Page from The Tatler, 3rd July 1901, featuring a famous gathering at Stafford House in 1850 at which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were present

London Argyll House
in Argyll Street : the residence of the earl of Aberdeen

Princess Louise and Ernest of Hesse
Hereditary Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt (1868-1937) with his aunt, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) in 1881

Marquess of Lorne
John (Ian) Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (1845-1914), heir to the 8th Duke of Argyll. Lorne married Princess Louise, Queen Victorias fourth daughter in March 1871

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyle
Princess Louise (1848-1939), Duchess of Argyle. Louise was Queen Victorias fourth daughter and sixth child. She married the Duke of Argyll in 1871 and was the only one of Victoria

Duke of Argyll (Argyle)
John Campbell, Marquis of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyle (Argyll) 1845-1914. Married Princess Louise in 1871

The Marquis of Lorne being sworn in as Governor General of C
The Marquis of Lorne (Duke of Argyll), husband of Princess Louise, being sworn in as Governor General of Canada in 1878

Margaret Whigham, 1931
Photographic portrait of Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), Duchess of Argyll, pictured in 1931

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