Brooke Collection

Rupert Brooke, c. 1915
Photographic portrait of Rupert Chawner Brooke (1887-1915), the English poet, pictured c.1915

Rupert Brooke
RUPERT BROOKE English writer, in 1913

Rupert Brooke
RUPERT BROOKE English writer, in 1913

Countess of Warwick at sons wedding
The Countess of Warwick, Frances Evelyn Maynard, Lady Brooke, leaving St Margarets Church, Westminster

Brooke and Suppliants
SIR JAMES BROOKE Rajah of Sarawak, listening to suppliants who come to him asking for his help or intervention

Tim Brooke-Taylor and Caroline Ellis
Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020), English comic actor, pictured with British actress Caroline Ellis (1950-)

Fire in Danbury Street, Islington, N1, with people trapped, on 25 May 1958

Churchill and Montgomery crossing the Rhine, 1945
British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, on the German-held east bank of the Rhine

Lord Brooke, later 6th Earl of Warwick
Lord Brooke (Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 1882-1928) who married Miss Elfrida Marjorie Eden on 29 April 1909 at St Margarets Church, Westminster

Winston Churchill and Sir Alan Brooke
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, left, chats with General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff

The Improved Ladys Own Sewing Machine by Leigh & Crawford, Brooke Street, Holborn, London EC. 19th century

Sir James Brooke / Census
SIR JAMES BROOKE Governor of Labuan, later Rajah of Sarawak, at a time when the overseas population of the British Empire numbered 139 million

Lord Roberts inspects Rugby School OTC
Lord Roberts, former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny

Sir Charles Brooke / Vfair
SIR CHARLES ANTHONY JOHNSON BROOKE Second Rajah of Sarawak, after his uncle

Handels London Home
GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL his London home, 57 Brooke Street

George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham, 1497-1558, English peer, soldier and magnate, Lord of Cobham Hall, Kent. Brooke Ld Cobham

The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear Date: 1922

Woman and girl outside a shop, Handsworth, Birmingham. Date: circa 1910

Elfrida Marjorie Eden, later Countess of Warwick
Miss Elfrida Marjorie Eden (1887-1943), who married Lord Brooke (Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, later 6th Earl of Warwick) on 29 April 1909 at St Margarets Church, Westminster

Cynthia Brooke, actress
Cynthia Brooke, Australian born actress, (1875??1949) in the title role as the Second Mrs Tanqueray by Arthur Wing Pinero. Theatrical portrait in elaborate cloak, with feather boa

Laplanders and Reindeer brought to London by W Bullock Date: 1822

Cynthia Brooke as Paula Ray in The Second Mrs Tanqueray, by Pinero Date: 1890s

Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). A portrait by Leslie Brooke (1862-1940) of an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist born in India

Advertisement for Brookes Monkey Brand Household Soap
1890 UK Magazine Brookes Soap Advert Date: 1890

Photograph of Lord Brooke PH, Walthamstow, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Page in The Bystander magazine 1936 featuring photographs of four aristocratic children - David Greville, Lord Brooke, the future 8th Earl of Warwick (who sold Warwick Castle to Madame Tussaud s)

Sarawaks Hundred Years under rule of White Rajahs
Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on a centenary of rule of the state of Sarawak in Malaysia by white rajahs, beginning in 1838 with James Brooke

Brookes rhododendron, Rhododendron javanicum ssp. brookeanum (Rhododendron brookeanum)

The Queens Royal Visit to Northern Ireland
Various scenes from The Queen and the Duke of Edinburghs visit to Northern Ireland. Date: 1953

Sketch cover - the Ranee of Sarawak in Biarritz
Sylvia Leonora, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak, born The Hon. Sylvia Leonora Brett, (1885 - 1971)

The Jumblies - Edward Lear - Endpapers featuring a Pelican, a Bong Tree and Kangaroo. Date: 1922

The Dong with a Luminous Nose - Edward Lear
The Dong wanders through the Bong Trees playing his pipe with his amazing luminous nose (woven out of the bark of a Twangum Tree) tied to his head with cords - nonsense poem by Edward Lear. Date: 1922

The Duck and the Kangaroo - Edward Lear. The Kangaroo leaps over the duck. Date: 1922

A Poker, A Shovel, a Pair of Tongs and a Brush
Smiling Fireplace tools - A Poker, A Shovel, a Pair of Tongs and a Brush. Date: 1922

The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses by Edward Lear
The Jumblies go to sea in a sieve - Nonsense verse by Edward Lear Date: 1922

Red Riding Hood, pantomime, with Decima Brooke, Maisie Jerrard, Will Lytton and Howard Ward, with ballets and marches arranged by John Tiller. circa 1907

Crufts Dog Show - dogs and owners
Crufts Dog Show -- sketches of winning dogs and their owners. circa 1899

Grave of Rupert Brooke in Skyros
Crosses on the Greek island of Skyros marking the grave of the English poet, Rupert Brooke (1887-1915), where he was buried having died a sea

Sir James Brooke / Edwards
SIR JAMES BROOKE Rajah of Sarawak

Frances Evelyn Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick
Frances Evelyn Daisy Greville, nee Maynard, Countess of WARWICK as Lady Brooke Date: 1861 - 1938

Lady Brooke with baby Charles Fulke Greville
Lady Brooke, formerly Elfrida Eden, with her baby son Charles Guy Fulke Greville, who became 7th Earl of Warwick, 7th Earl Brooke (4 March 1911 20 January 1984)

Cartoon, Promis d Horrors of the French Invasion, or, Forcible Reasons for negotiating a Regicide Peace, Vide, The Authority of Edmund Burke, by James Gillray

The Hon. Sylvia Brett
Sylvia Leonora, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak, born The Hon. Sylvia Leonora Brett, (1885 - 1971)

Four characters from Shakespeares Richard III -- Gustavus Vaughan Brooke (1818-1866, top and bottom left), Irish actor, as the Duke of Gloucester and Richard III (the same role)

Hear the Calling of the Moon by Pierrot, with a quotation from a poem by Rupert Brooke. 1925

Margaret Denham - 3
MARGARET, lady DENHAM (nee Brooke), second wife of sir John Denham, mistress of James II, holding a basket of flowers. Date: 1646 - 1667

Margaret Denham - 4
MARGARET, lady DENHAM (nee Brooke), second wife of Sir John Denham, mistress of James II. Date: 1646 - 1667

Margaret Denham - 2
MARGARET, lady DENHAM (nee Brooke), second wife of sir John Denham, mistress of James II. Date: 1646 - 1667

Margaret Lady Denham
Margaret (nee Brooke) lady DENHAM second wife of sir John Denham, the poet Date: 1646 - 1667

Brookes Home, Grantch
RUPERT BROOKE his home at Grantchester Date: early 20th century

Sir James Brooke / Holl
SIR JAMES BROOKE Rajah of Sarawak Date: 1803 - 1868

Robert Lord Brooke
ROBERT, LORD BROOKE Parliamentary general during the English Civil War Date: 1608 - 1643

Aug Stopford Brooke
Augustus Stopford BROOKE scholar and literary critic Date: 1832 - 1916

Sarawak / Brooke Home
The bungalow of Sir James Brooke, governor and raja of Sarawak, Borneo. Date: 1858

Francis Earl Warwick
Francis Greville (1719 - 1773), first earl of WARWICK and 8th Lord Brooke

Sir James Brooke (1803-1868)
Engraved portrait of Sir James Brooke (1803-1868), the English soldier, traveller and Rajah of Sarawak, pictured c.1868

Winnie Brooke, Widow
Promotional postcard for Winnie Brooke, Widow, first performed at the Criterion Theatre, London in 1905. A musical comedy starring popular actress Ada Reeve who also co-produced the play

Advertisement for Powder Monkey cleaning powder - Guess what is under the Frying Pan. Date: circa 1900

John Charles Brooke, antiquarian and Somerset Herald
John Charles Brooke (1748 - 1794), English antiquarian and Somerset Herald, wearing his heralds costume

Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman
A scene from Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman, at the Comedy Theatre, London. Based on the stories by E.W.Hornung, the play showed a series of incidents in the life of the gentleman thief

Mr. Selywn Lloyd, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961
Mr. John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd(1904-1978), Chancellor of the Exchequer, as drawn by Stephen Ward in 1961

The fashionable winter coat of pony etoffe [material]. It is arranged to fall in long, graceful lines at the back, while in front it is cut with an elongated bolero effect

A fashionable tailor suit, 1914
A fashionable tailor suit of pavement-grey whipcord

Rt Hon Lord Brooke, Vanity Fair, Spy
FRANCIS RICHARD CHARLES GREVILLE, 5th Earl of Warwick (1853-1924), styled LORD BROOKE

Wellington Bridge over the Scar and the Seven Castles of Clonmines (1833). Brooke, William Henry 1772 - 1860. Date: 1833

Tom Brooke-Smith Chief Test Pilot Short Brothers
Tom Brooke-Smith, Chief Test Pilot, Short Brothers, 1948 to 1960, in the Short SC1. Date: 1948

The first Short SC1 XG900 landing
The first Short SC1, XG900, landing at the end of its first flight piloted by Tom Brooke-Smith. Boscombe Down, 2 April 1957. Date: 1957

Brooke and his famous soloists all of whom will appear at every concert. Includes portraits of Thomas Preston Brooke, John Kiburz, Bert Brown, James Cooper, and Lillian Berry Reid. Date c1903

Coronation party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens parties at various locations around the town

Robert Lord Brooke - 2
ROBERT GREVILLE, second baron BROOKE Parliamentary general in the Civil War, shot at the battle of Lichfield. Date: 1608 - 1643

Robert Lord Brooke - 4
ROBERT GREVILLE, second baron BROOKE Parliamentary general in the Civil War, shot at the battle of Lichfield. Date: 1608 - 1643

Lady Julia Brooke
LADY JULIA HENRIETTA BROOKE wife of Sir Arthur Brooke, maid of honour to Queen Victoria (whom, in this portrait, she much resembles !) Date: 1819 - 1866

Robert Lord Brooke - 5
ROBERT GREVILLE, second baron BROOKE Parliamentary general in the Civil War, shot at the battle of Lichfield. Date: 1608 - 1643

Robert Lord Brooke - 3
ROBERT GREVILLE, second baron BROOKE Parliamentary general in the Civil War, shot at the battle of Lichfield. Date: 1608 - 1643

John Charles Brooke
JOHN CHARLES BROOKE Antiquary and Somerset Herald, wearing his heralds costume. Date: 1748 - 1794

Good Wives - 3
Meg and John Brooke have just quarreled about her jellies : they sit sulking, she with her sewing, he with his paper - but soon a kiss will put things right. Date: first published 1869

Good Wives - 2
Meg prepares for her wedding to John Brooke, in the gown she has made herself. Date: first published 1869

Henry Brooke, Writer - 1
HENRY BROOKE Irish writer of novels and plays including The fool of quality. Date: 1703 - 1783

Henry Brooke, Writer - 2
HENRY BROOKE Irish writer of novels and plays including The fool of quality. Date: 1703 - 1783

Lady Elizabeth Brooke
LADY ELIZABETH BROOKE Religious writer. Date: 1601 - 1683

Henry Brooke, Writer - 3
HENRY BROOKE Irish writer of novels and plays including The fool of quality, seated at a table, writing. with his autograph Date: 1703 - 1783

Sir Robert Brooke-Popham
Air Chief-Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, the first British Commander-in-Chief in the Far East, pictured on the telephone at his desk in his Singapore headquarters. Date: December 1941

The Lion and the Unicorn by Leslie Brooke. The lion and the unicorn, Were fighting for the crown; The Lion beat the Unicorn all around the town Date: 1922

Margaret Whigham and the Earl of Warwick, 1932
Photograph showing Miss Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), later the Duchess of Argyll, with Charles Guy Greville, 7th Earl Brooke, 7th Earl of Warwick (1919-1984), pictured c.1932

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