Ashton Collection

Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev
Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias (1919-1991) British ballerina with Rudolph Nureyev (1938-1993) Russian ballet dancer in 1962 with Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988) British choreographer

Bubo coromandus, dusky eagle owl
A watercolour of the dusky eagle owl (Bubo coromandus) by an unknown artist, (c. 1840), part of the Lord Ashton Collection held in the Natural History Museum, London

Ashton-under-Lyne Market Hall early 1900s

Fall / Pekingese / 1932
CHAMPION YU-FUH OF ALDERNBOURNE Dog owned by Miss Marjorie Ashton Cross

The Village, Ashton, Renfrewshire
The Village, Ashton, Gourock, near Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1902

Daisy Nook The Village, Failsworth, Lancashire
Daisy Nook The Village, Failsworth, Oldham, near Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England. Showing Bowling Pavilion Date: 1904

Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1889-1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, born Dorothy Violet Ashton, socialite, author, poet and literary editor

Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
The Union workhouse erected in 1849-50 at Chamber Hills, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on what is now Fountain Street. The site is now Tameside Hospital

Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
MASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet

Ashton-under-Lyne Old Square early 1900s

Gas Street in Flood, Stalybridge, Lancashire
Gas Street in Flood, Stalybridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England. Date: 1906

Cheltenham Balloon
Mr Green and others ascend in a balloon near the Rotunda of Montpellier Spa, Cheltenham : it will land safely at Ashton Kenes, near Cirencester

Aveling and Porter Road Roller DM 3079
Aveling & Porter BHO class Road Roller, regn. DM 3079, number: 7632. Built in 1912 by Aveling & Porter at Rochester, powered by a 5 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Sir Frederick Ashton, ballet dancer in Apparitions, the Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937

Luton Ashton Road early 1900s

Market Hall, Ashton under Lyne early 1900's

Old Square, Ashton early 1900's

Lancaster - South Road and Ashton Road

Old Square, Ashton under Lyne, early 1900s

Village cross, Ashton-under-Hill, Worcestershire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Ashton Rose Gardens, St Annes on Sea, Lancashire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Officers of the Welsh Guards at The Albuhera Barracks
(from left) Officers of the Welsh Guards: Hugh Maurice Carstairs Jones-Mortimer (1908 - 1980), Edward Watkin Williams-Wynn (1908-1977), Major James Frank Gresham ()

Mrs Ashton Cross's Van and her Pekingese dogs Date: 1914

Leigh Ashton, British art historian and museum director
Sir Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton (1897-1983), British art historian and museum director (Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1945 to 1955). Date: circa 1940s

Coal miners strike
The conference of the miners federation of Birmingham meeting to discuss the coal miners strike. The names, reading from left to right, are: Sitting--Mr. H. Duff, Mr. T. H. Cann, Mr. M. C. Kerrell

The Ferry
This etching shows a small ferry boat travelling along the calm waters, with a large cluster of trees and a mountain behind. Date: 1893

Paddling
This oil painting portrays two ladies enjoying the shallow tide. Date: circa 1918

Old Cumberland Street
This etching of Old Cumberland Street, in Sydney, features a woman standing on a set to the right, between iron railings. Date: circa 1917

The Farm, Richmond, N. S. W
This painting shows a low view of a farm in Richmond, New South Wales, various livestock can be seen through the wild, small trees. Date: circa 1917

The Crevice
An oil painting showing a lady standing on some high rocks, wearing a long, blue dress, accompanied by a younger woman say down, inspecting a crevice that has formed between them. Date: circa 1916

A fine view of Ashton Marine Lake, at Ansdell, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England. Date: 1950s

Ch. Tul Tuo of Alderbourne, owned by the Misses Ashton Cross. Pekingese. Date: 1958

Demoltion wth bulldozer, South London
Bulldozer clears rubble during demolition of a house in South London. Date: circa 1950s

Push bikes resting against a road sign on village green
Push bikes resting against a sign to Newton, Ashton, Lowton, Croft, Colborne and Wican. Villages near Manchester, England. Date: circa 1900s

Miners and Masters: Coal-dispute Protagonists - representatives from both sides, both capital and labour. Included are: Enoch Edwards MP, Mr D A Thomas, Mr Thomas Ashton, Mr Frde Hall MP

Clayton and Shuttleworth General Purpose Engine Lucy Ashton
Clayton and Shuttleworth General Purpose Engine, regn. CE 7943, number: 46059, Lucy Ashton Date: 1970s

FALL / PEKINGESE / 1957
Three pekingese puppies, one lying the other two sitting. Owned by Miss Ashton Cross. Date: 1957

FALL / PEKINGESE / 1953
CHAMPION YU-TONG, CHAMPION TONG-TUO and CHAMPION LIN-YU- TANG, all of Alderbourne, on a step ladder. Owned by Miss Ashton Cross. Date: 1953

FALL / PEKINGESE / OWNER
Mrs Ashton Cross with her Pekingese BEESWING OF ALDERBOURNE who is sitting on its haunches in the palm of its owners hand. Date: 1936

FALL / PEKINGESE / 1950
Two puppies owned by Ashton Cross. Date: 1950

FALL / PEKINGESE / 1929
CHAMPION HUMMING BEE OF ALDERBOURNE Owned by Miss Marjorie Ashton Cross. Date: 1929

FALL / PEKINGESE / 27
CHAMPION PUNG-CHOW OF ALDERBOURNE Owned by Miss Marjorie Ashton Cross. Date: 1927

Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn in Facade
Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) - ballet dancer - as A Dago in Facade with Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) - prima Ballerina. Music by Walton, choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton. Date: 1936

Ladder-back armchair, detail
Ladder-back armchair square cabriole front legs made from ash, with a rush seat, probably made by the Ashton family of chairmakers from Louth, Spilsby and Alford, Lincolnshire, c. 1780-1820

Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, near Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. Whit Friday Ladies Procession from Abney Church. Date: 1900s

Ashton Keynes River Thames Victorian period

Ashton Keynes, River Thames

Warrington Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire
Warrington Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, England. Date: 1930s

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