Ben Collection (page 4)

Group of nurses in front of Houses of Parliament
Group of seven nurses standing on the South Bank of the river Thames with Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in background. Date: 1988

Big Ben and Houses of Parliament - Inset portrait of Balfour
Tower of Big Ben and Houses of Parliament - inset portrait of Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour and Conservative Prime Minister between 1902-1905. Date: circa 1904

Mechanism of the Great Cloak 1857
In 1851, Edmund Beckett Denison designed the mechanism for the clock of the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament in London), responsible for the chimes of Big Ben. Date: 1857

Extension of new St. Stephens Porch to Clock Tower 1857
Extension proposal for new building at Westminster Palace from St. Stephens Porch to the Clock Tower, designed by Charles Barry. Date: 1857

Moving the Great Bell 1858
Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, entering the arch, being propelled by levers upon a tramway. Date: 1858

Present state of Clock Tower, Westminster 1856
Construction of the Clock Tower at the Tower of Westminster. Date: 1856

BIG BEN
All of London will know its 11:30 when Big Ben chimes. Date: late 1960s

DONT FORGET BOARD
A timely reminder board! A handy household appointments or tasks jotter pad, with a picture of Big Ben on it and a handy pen attached. Date: 1930s

FALL / CRUFTS WINNER / 1932
DUAL CHAMPION BRAMSHAW BOB Breed: Labrador Retriever Owned by Lorna, Countess Howe Bred by Mrs Sofer Whitburn Black, born 11.12.29 Sired by Ch. Ingleston Ben Date: 1932 - 1933

FALL / BORDER TERRIER / 1929
CHAMPION BEN OF TWEEDEN Owned by Adamson. Date: 1929

THE ALCHEMIST / JONSON
THE ALCHEMIST David Garrick as Abel Drugger

The Great bell at the base of the tower 1858
Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, at the base of the tower, being pull alone with make-shift logs. Date: 1858

Music - Instruments - Bells
Big Ben of Westminster Date: 1856

Big Ben - Lantern Slide
Big Ben and parliament buildings by night Date: 1910

London buildings
Victorian montage of prominent London buildings - Westminster Abbey, Temple Bar, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

The Three Cranes in Thames Street was a famous tavern as early as the reign of James I. It was one of the taverns frequented by the wits in Ben Jonsons time

Introduction of Randolph
Ben Johnson holding court at the Apollo alehouse, greeting for the first time Thomas Randolph a young poet, who was to become one of his twelve adopted sons. Date: 19th century

Temple Bar & Devil Tavern
The Devil Tavern Devil and St Dunstan or The Devil and the Saint. The taverns origins date back to at least 16th century. Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson made it home to the literary dining club

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge over the River Thames and Big Ben at Night Date: circa 1980s

Big Ben, London Date: 1960s

Westminster Abbey and Big Ben, London Date: 1960s

Westminster fantasy Created in the photographers darkroom
Westminster fantasy. Created in the photographers darkroom

London - The Houses of Parliament from the South bank of the River Thames. Date: circa 1903

Ragged boatman, Sri Lanka
Barefoot, ragged, skinny boatman wearing big floppy cap sits on a beached fishing boat on the beach at Galle, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

WW1 - British troops crossing Westminster Bridge, London to entrain for active service. Date: 1917

View looking West along Whitehall, London toward Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Date: circa 1908

Westminster Bridge and Parliament, London Date: circa 1904

Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan - Fes
Sultan of Morocco - Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan (1909-1961) going to the Idriss Mosque, Fes, Morocco. There were no Kings in Morocco at this time

Sphinx - Thames Embankment - Base of Cleopatras Needle
Sphinx - River Thames Embankment - Base of Cleopatras Needle. Westminster and Hungerford Bridge can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1930s

London - Sunset over the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Bridge. Date: circa 1920s

Woman and Wine by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck
Promotional postcard for Woman and Wine by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck. First produced at the Pavilion Theatre, 11th October 1897

Aden, Yemen - Street Scene. In the distance can be seen Big Ben Aden, a clock tower built by british engineers alongside the Harbour at Aden. Date: circa 1920s

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh in Malta, 1951
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) attending a dance given at the Hotel Phoenicia in Malta by Wardroom Mess of Naval Headquarters, Lascaris

Sultan of Morocco - Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan. Born 1909. There were no Kings in Morocco at this time. Ruled as Sultan from 1927 - 1953, exiled by French (1953-55)

Bronze statue of Boudicca and Big Ben - Westminster
Queen of the Iceni - This bronze statue of Boadicea (Boudicca), at the foot of Westminster Bridge, London, was sculpted in 1850 by Thomas Thornycroft. The iconic shape of Big Ben looms behind

Teatro Solis, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America
Solis Hotel, Teatro Solis (theatre and cinema) and Diario del Plata (newspaper office), Montevideo, Uruguay, South America

Britain poster, Houses of Parliament, London
Britain poster, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, London, by J Dixon Scott for The Travel Association. Date: circa 1938

The Great Liberty Loan Tableaux in New York
The Great Liberty Loan Tableaux, staged in New York, featured a number of well-known actresses including Ethel Barrymore as Liberty, Billie Burke as Humanity and Irene Castle as France

HMS Ben-my-Chree c1915

Ritual of Self-Mutilation by Aissaoua Brotherhood, Morocco
A member of the snake charmers cult The Aissaoua Brotherhood ceremonially cuts his head on the Day of Sacrifices a ritual of self-mutilation. Date: circa 1910s

Ogden, Utah - looking East from Union Depot, down 25th Street. Ogden is situated at the foot of Mount Ogden and Mount Ben Lomond, two of the highest peaks of the Wasatch Mountains

BIG BEN
The clock face (designed by Augustus Pugin) of Big Ben. Westminster, London. The clock mechanism was completed in 1854; the Victorian Gothic tower was completed in 1858. Date: 1850s

Sultan Abdelhafid of Morocco and Interpreter
Abdelhafid of Morocco (Mulay Abdelhafid) - The Sultan of Morocco, (1876-1937) and his Interpreter Ben Ghabrit at Vichy, France following his abdication in 1912 after signing the Treaty of Fez

Parliament Square, Westminster, London
View of Parliament Square, Westminster, London, with Big Ben on the left, and the Houses of Parliament. Date: circa 1920s

Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana
A fine portrait of Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - one of the most important Algerian Arab Sheikhs - much decorated by Western powers, particularly the French, to whom he was a Satrap

Big Ben, the Bell of the Clock Tower, Westminster
Photograph of Big Ben, the 13-and-a-half ton bell which resides in the Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, London. In 1910, Big Ben was the object of some scrutiny as it had developed a crack

View of Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
View of Big Ben across Westminster Bridge, London, at sunset. Date: circa 1960s

A Cuckoo in the Nest by Ben Travers (12 November 1886 18 December 1980). First produced at the Court Theatre in Liverpool, and at the Aldwych Theatre on 22nd July 1925

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