Boarding Collection (page 2)

Comic postcard, Crowded hotel room in a seaside hotel Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Crowded hotel bedroom at Mablethorpe Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, People sleeping on the roof at Falmouth Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, People sleeping on the stairs at Weston-Super-Mare. Date: 20th century

Guests outside the Sandown House guest house, offering boarding and apartments. Location not certain. Date: c.1912

A group of happy holidaymakers at the Rathcoole guest house, pose for a photograph outside the entrance. Date: c.1925

A jolly scene outside the Rosenburgh guest house in Margate, with all residents posed outside for an informal photograph. Date: c.1935

A family boarding an aeroplane, the Rapid Azur service of the Air Union line in July 1932. Date: 1932

Naval School Greenwich
The Royal Naval School was formally constituted by the Royal Naval College Act 1840. It was a charitable institution, established as a boarding school for the sons of officers in the Royal Navy

Black and White House Hackney
The Black and White House, on the junction of Mare Street and Morning Lane in Hackney, London, was built in 1578. In the 17th century it was the residence of the Sir Thomas Vyners family

Old manor house
The Old Manor House in what is now Marylebone Gardens, had been converted into a hunting lodge by Henry VIII and was later used as a boarding school, eventually being demolished in 1791. Date: 1875

Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes, French Navy, 1844
Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes (matelot, costume d abordage) French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Goyer from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages

Uniform of a second mate, second maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

King George I of England boarding the royal coach to Osnabruck on the night of his death, 22 June 1727. King Gorge the First in crown, wig and ermine robes, with orb and sceptre, wearing sandals

King Henry V of England boarding Trinity at Southampton
King Henry V of England boarding the Trinity at Southampton, 10 August 1415. The king in crown, helm and suit of armor. Knights in plate armor with comical helmets

Gentleman assists a lady to board a small rowing boat
Chivalry - A Gentleman assists a lady in boarding a small rowing boat - 1900s America. Date: circa 1900s

Group of holidaymakers pose for a cheery photograph outside the Gladsmuir guest house, on Palace Road, Douglas, Isle of Man. Date: c.1954

Cartoon, boarding house landlady and guest. 1923

A Cats Hotel in Hammersmith
Page from The Tatler reporting on a cat hotel at Gordon Cottage, Hammersmith. Main photographs shows the cats enjoying their daily brush

Boarding school game from the 14th century: a boy seated on a round pole must light a taper without losing his balance and falling into the tub below

Boarding school games from the 14th century: a boy on a round pole must light a taper without losing his balance and falling into the tub; a boy on a round pole must light a taper at the end of

Winchester College and Wardens Ground, Hampshire
Winchester College (an independent boarding school) and Wardens Ground, Winchester, Hampshire, dating back to the 14th century

Rugby School and playing fields
The playing fields of Rugby School, where the game of Rugby football was allegedly started when a pupil (William Webb Ellis) picked up the ball and ran with it during a school football match in 1823

The Reservists Farewell by Ralph Hedley
A colour illustration from The Illustrated London News portraying a Boer War reservist soldier saying goodbye to his wife and child at a railway station. 1900

Boarding school at Teboursouk, Tunisia, North Africa
Boarding school at Teboursouk, Beja district, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel
British Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel. Date: circa 1770

Kildare Hounds at Clongowes Wood College, Ireland
Aerial view of Kildare Hounds in the Front Avenue of Clongowes Wood College, a boarding school near Clane, Ireland. Date: circa 1900s

Art Deco bridge score card - ocean liner
Art deco bridge score card featuring a lady waving farewell as she boards an ocean liner with her tickets in hand. Date: c.1930

Boarding the Train Date: 1948

Christs Hospital 1843
Christs Hospital dinning hall. Date: 1843

New Charterhouse school, Godalming, Surrey 1870
Exterior of the new Charterhouse boarding school in Godalming, Surrey. Date: 1870

BOARDING HOUSE DINNER
Dinner in a boarding house. Date: 1900

EVACUEES AT CATFORD
Children enter Catford station, southeast London, prior to boarding the train which will take them to where they will be safe from German bombs Date: summer 1940

The Boarding House by Charles Dickens
Illustration from The Boarding House by Charles Dickens Date: First published: 1836

Margate, Kent - The Guests and some of the Staff of No. 1 & 2 Boarding Establishment pose
Margate, Kent - The Guests and some of the Staff of No.1 & 2 Boarding Establishment pose for a group photograph by the main entrance. Date: circa 1919

Passing of the Third Floor Back, Opera House, Tunbridge Well
Passing of the Third Floor Back, a play by Jerome K Jerome, at the Opera House, Tunbridge Wells. circa 1910s

Blighty Guest House
A group posing outside a guest house going by the name of Blighty around what looks to be a dinner gong emblazoned with the name. Date: 1930s

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Surfers. Date: 1920s

Academy of the Holy Names, Rome, New York State, USA
Academy of the Holy Names, a Roman Catholic boarding school in Rome, Oneida County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1912

Capture of the Algerian corsair xebec L Uccello by the Genoese galleys Taggia and San Giorgio on August 11, 1788 near San Remo. Engraving. ITALY. LIGURIA. Genoa. Pegli. Navy Museum

LNER, The Queen of Scots Pullman Express - Kings Cross
Kings Cross Station, London. LNER, " The Queen of Scots " Pullman Express awaiting departure Date: early 1930s

Guests at a Margate boarding house, 1930s
Delightful group photograph of assorted guests at an unidentified boarding house at the seaside resort of Margate on the Kent coast

Comic postcard, help with suitcases Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man looking under his bed in a hotel room Date: 20th century

Kali river, Semarang, North Java, Indonesia
Kali river, Samarang (Semarang), North Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Also showing the Randoesarie Institute (a boarding school). Date: circa 1908

Frank Fletcher of Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Frank Fletcher (1870-1954) of Marlborough College, Wiltshire -- he was Headmaster from 1903 to 1911, and was later knighted for his services to education. Date: 1911

Two pupils at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, dressed for tennis. Date: 1911

1st Btn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders boarding HMS Ceylon
Photograph: 1st Btn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders boarding HMS Ceylon, Hong Kong, August 1950 (at the same time as the 1st Btn Middlesex Regt. boarded the aircraft carrier Unicorn at Hong Kong)

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