Beatty Collection

Wartime Toby jugs, WW1
Advertisement for Soane & Smith of Oxford Street, promoting their range of Toby jugs based on wartime leaders, principally Sir David Beatty, Sir Douglas Haig, Lord Jellicoe, Marshal Joffre

Craven Lodge Fancy Ball
A page from The Tatler, featuring photographs and a report on the Craven Lodge Fancy Ball in Melton, Leicestershire, a New Year party with a prehistoric fancy dress theme

Lord David Beatty
LORD DAVID BEATTY British admiral and 1st Earl

Beatty Book Cover
When Beatty kept the seas - Captain Frank H Shaws stirring patriotic adventure yarn is based on real-life naval exploits of the war

Circus poster, Clyde Beatty Cole Bros, USA, the Worlds Largest Circus. 20th century

Rear Admiral David beatty Royal navy

Sir David Beatty Admiral of the Fleet early 1900s

Sir David Beatty

Rear Admiral Sir David Beatty

Royal Navy leaders during the reign of King George V
Royal Navy leaders during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Lord Fisher, Earl Jellicoe, Earl Beatty, Sir Roger Keyes, Vice-Admiral Evans. Date: 1935

Navy's tribute to Lord Kitchener, WW1
Admiral Sir David Beatty (right) and Admiral Sir Robert Lowry (centre) and their staff seen leaving St. Giles's Cathedral

War leaders as pall bearers of the Unknown Warrior
At the Cenotaph, 11th November 1920. The twelve war leaders as pall bearers for the coffin of the Unknown Warrior: left to right Sir Hedworth Meux, Earl Beatty, Sir Henry Jackson

Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty, British naval officer
Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty (1871-1936), British naval officer, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Countess Beatty, Duchess of Sutherland & Lady Ednam, Lido
High society enjoying the pleasures of life at the Venice Lido while being dressed entirely appropriately in beach pyjamas. From left, Countess Beatty, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Ednam

Calendar, May 1916, WW1
Calendar, May 1916 -- Admiral David Beatty, First World War. By Hermann-Paul. 1915-1916

Foster Showmans Road Locomotive 14153, Admiral Beatty
Maker: William Foster & Co. in Lincoln Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 14153 Built: 1916 Registration: BE 7221 Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 7 Name: Admiral Beatty Date: 1970s

SIGNING ARMISTICE 1918
Admiral Sir David Beatty reads the terms of the Armistice to German delegates aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth at Rosyth Date: 16 November 1918

Photograph of Admiral Beatty PH, Gravesend, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Temp Building Corner on view

Circus tamer with fierce tiger
Looking death in the eyes - for fun! Clyde Beatty, famous wild animal trainer, with a ferocious looking tiger. Date: 1933

Indian Springs Station, Nevada, USA
Tim Harnedys Indian Springs Station (motel and car service) on the road between Beatty and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1939

HMS Lion of the Royal Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1
Vice-Admiral Beattys flagship, the battle cruiser HMS Lion of the Royal Navy, towed into port amid cheers after a victory in the North Sea

Chelson China cup and saucer - Britannia and Allied flags
Chelson China (New Chelsea Porcelain, Longton) cup and saucer. Transfers show Britannia and Allied flags and reads World War Peace - 1914-1919 - Liberty, Justice, Truth

Lord Charles Beresford and officers
Lord Charles Beresford (1846 - 1919) (centre), British Admiral and MP. He was known to the British public as Charlie B, and considered by many to be the personification of John Bull; he was often

Admiral Beatty and Flag-Captain Chatfield
Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) and Admiral of the Fleet Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield

The Blucher sinking
A photograph showing the sinking of the German battle cruiser, the Blucher after being shelled by the British (led by Sir David Beatty) during the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915

Robert Beatty (1909 - 1992), Canadian actor who worked in film, television, and radio

Certificate from Veg. Products Committee for Naval Supply
Certificate Christmas 1917. To Mr. Lade of Eastbourne of the Vegetable Products Committee for Naval Supply, from the Officers and Men of the Grand Fleet in grateful recognition of your devoted

Sphere cover - Surrender of German fleet by Matania
The surrender of the German High Seas Fleet - Admiral Meurer on board the " Queen Elizabeth" in the Firth of Forth, saluting Admiral Sir David Beatty in his cabin. Date: 1918

Men who are making history, WW1
World War One commemorative postcard, Men who are making history. With portraits of King George V, Admirals Fisher, Jellicoe and Callaghan, Rear Admiral Madden, Vice Admiral Beatty, Lord Roberts

Christmas Day with the Fleet, sailors enjoy Xmas dinner, WW1
Sailors as guests of Lady Beatty (wife of Admiral Beatty) enjoying a Christmas dinner " somewhere in Scotland." The wives of officers of the Grand Fleet helped to make the dinner a success

Lady Beatty, WW1
Lady Beatty, formerly Ethel Tree, daughter of the Chicago department store founder, Marshall Field and wife of Admiral of the Fleet, David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

Admiral of the Fleet - 1st Earl Beatty
Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (18711936). Date: 1926

Remembrance Day, 1920
The twelve war leaders as pall bearers at the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph (called Armistice Day pre-World War Two) on 11th November 1920, l to r: Sir Hedworth Meux, Earl Beatty

Capt Charles H. L. Beatty, Vanity Fair, GDG
CAPT. CHARLES HAROLD LONGFIELD BEATTY (1870-1917) Trainer at Newmarket. Won his 1st steeplechase at 20 and went on to ride many winners

Beatty-Wright School of Flying Hendon group photograph

Sir Osmond Brock
SIR OSMOND DE BEAUVOIR BROCK British admiral : colleague and friend of Beatty, took part in crucial sea battles of World War One, continued in Navy after the war. Date: 1869 - 1947

Viscount Curzon, Queen Mary and Admiral David Beatty
The Royal visit to the Fleet. Queen Mary chatting to Viscount Curzon (Francis Curzon, later 5th Earl Howe). On the right of the group of three is Admiral David Beatty. Date: c.1915

Sir David Beatty at Li觥fort
British Admiral Sir David Beatty (1871 - 1936) at one of the Li觥 forts in Belgium, attacked and defeated by German forces in the opening engagement of World War One in August 1914. Date: C.1917

Admiral Sir David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871 - 1936), British Admiral of the Fleet in World War One. Date: C.1915

Vice Admiral David Beatty / Stamp
LORD DAVID BEATTY British admiral and 1st Earl

Admiral Sir David Beatty, 1918
Photographic portrait of Admiral Sir David Beatty (1871-1936), pictured when Commander-in-Chief of the British Grand Fleet, during the First World War

Admirals Mayo & Beatty
Admiral Henry Mayo (left), commander of the US Atlantic Fleet in World War One, meets Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander of the British Navy

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