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Brassey Collection

Background imageBrassey Collection: Thomas Brassey - 1

Thomas Brassey - 1
THOMAS BRASSEY engineering contractor with his autograph Date: 1805 - 1870

Background imageBrassey Collection: Thomas Earl Brassey

Thomas Earl Brassey
THOMAS, first earl BRASSEY, son of Thomas Brassey the contractor; husband of Anna, owner of the Sunbeam yacht. Date: 1836 - 1918

Background imageBrassey Collection: Thomas Brassey - 2

Thomas Brassey - 2
THOMAS BRASSEY engineering contractor with his autograph Date: 1805 - 1870

Background imageBrassey Collection: Mrs Christa Brassey

Mrs Christa Brassey
Christa Brassey (1909-1986) was born Dorothea Christa Baronin von Bodenhausen. Here she is being celebrated for her talents as a linguist and aviatrix. Date: 1939

Background imageBrassey Collection: Brassey shot : top of swing - action shot of James Braid

Brassey shot : top of swing - action shot of James Braid
Golfer James Braid in action. 1920

Background imageBrassey Collection: Lady Violet Brasseys sons, Cyril and Gerard

Lady Violet Brasseys sons, Cyril and Gerard
Delightful portrait of Cyril and Gerard Brassey, dressed in outfits typical of Edwardian upper class children. The older boy is in a wool jacket

Background imageBrassey Collection: Nathaniel Halhed

Nathaniel Halhed
NATHANIEL BRASSEY HALHED Orientalist and member of parliament for Lymington. Date: 1751 - 1830

Background imageBrassey Collection: Lord Willingdon arriving in Bombay

Lord Willingdon arriving in Bombay
Lord Willingdon (1866 - 1941), newly appointed Crown Governor of Bombay, arriving in Bombay with his wife Lady Willingdon. 1913

Background imageBrassey Collection: Lord and Lady Willingdon

Lord and Lady Willingdon
Lord Willingdon (1866 - 1941) with his wife Lady Willingdon, at the time of his appointment as Crown Governor of Bombay. Date: 1913

Background imageBrassey Collection: Lady Helen Murray by Madame Yevonde

Lady Helen Murray by Madame Yevonde
Lady Helen Murray (1892-1971), formerly Lady Helen de Vere Brassey, wife of Lieut.-Col. John Murray, partner in the well-known publishing firm, who she married in 1916

Background imageBrassey Collection: Music cover, Sunbeam Polka

Music cover, Sunbeam Polka, by Nellie Varney, dedicated to Lady Brassey (Anna Brassey), who wrote a popular travel book entitled A Voyage in the Sunbeam. circa late 1870s

Background imageBrassey Collection: William Brassey

William Brassey
WILLIAM BRASSEY Son of the railway engineer Thomas Brassey Date: -

Background imageBrassey Collection: Lady Annie Brassey / Sepia

Lady Annie Brassey / Sepia
LADY ANNIE BRASSEY (nee Allnutt) writer and traveller, wife of Thomas Brassey (engineer) Date: 1839 - 1887

Background imageBrassey Collection: Queen Charlottes birthday Ball, 1930

Queen Charlottes birthday Ball, 1930
Queen Charlottes Birthday Ball, held at the May Fair Hotel, to raise funds for the Queen Charlotte Hospital at Hammersmith

Background imageBrassey Collection: Colonel Albert Brassey, Vanity Fair, Spy

Colonel Albert Brassey, Vanity Fair, Spy
COLONEL ALBERT BRASSEY (1844-1918) British rower, soldier and Conservative politician. Was a Lieutenant in the 14th Hussars and a Colonel in the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars

Background imageBrassey Collection: Lady Annie Brassey

Lady Annie Brassey
LADY ANNIE BRASSEY (nee Allnutt) writer and traveller, wife of Thomas Brassey(engineer) Date: 1839 - 1887

Background imageBrassey Collection: Lady Brassey on Deck

Lady Brassey on Deck
LADY ANNA BRASSEY, first wife of Thomas Brassey, on the deck of the Sunbeam, of a voyage aboard which she will write an account. Date: 1839 - 1887


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