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Cavendish Collection

Background imageCavendish Collection: The Famous Astaires by Nerman

The Famous Astaires by Nerman
Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire by Nerman during the time of their successful run in Stop Flirting at various London theatres during the mid 1920s

Background imageCavendish Collection: Deborah Mitford by Madame Yevonde

Deborah Mitford by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Deborah ( Debo ) Mitford (born 1920-), daughter of Lord Redesdale and youngest of the six Mitford sisters, pictured shortly before her marriage to Lord Andrew Cavendish

Background imageCavendish Collection: Lady Charles Cavendish aka Adele Astaire

Lady Charles Cavendish aka Adele Astaire
Adele Astaire (1896 - 1981) comedy actress and dance partner of her brother, Fred Astaire from childhood until 1932, when she retired from dance to marry the British aristocrat Lord Charles Spencer

Background imageCavendish Collection: Duchess of Newcastle

Duchess of Newcastle
MARGARET CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE Here described as the Marchioness, though the horse seems marginally more important

Background imageCavendish Collection: Mrs Kennedy and her deb daughters

Mrs Kennedy and her deb daughters
Mrs Joseph Kennedy, wife of H.E. the United States Ambassador, in a photograph to mark the presentation of two of her daughters at the first court at Buckingham Palace in May 1938

Background imageCavendish Collection: Mrs A. E. Grant (Bettine Stuart-Wortley) as a nurse, WW1

Mrs A. E. Grant (Bettine Stuart-Wortley) as a nurse, WW1
Mrs A. E. Grant, the former Bettine Stuart-Wortley, pictured around the time of her marriage in nursing uniform as she was doing war work at a hospital in Cavendish Square, London

Background imageCavendish Collection: Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck marries

Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck marries
The marriage of Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Portland, to Principe Gaetano Parente

Background imageCavendish Collection: HMS Vindictive aircraft carrier, WW1

HMS Vindictive aircraft carrier, WW1
HMS Vindictive, a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser (then called HMS Cavendish) converted to an experimental aircraft carrier and renamed

Background imageCavendish Collection: Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire) in Schiaparelli

Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire) in Schiaparelli
Lady Charles Cavendish, formerly Miss Adele Astaire (sister and dancing partner of Fred) pictured wearing a coat and skirt in green tweed trimmed with galliac, worn with a blouse of black jersey

Background imageCavendish Collection: Fred and Adele Astaire

Fred and Adele Astaire
Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz (1899 - 1987), American dancer and actor pictured with his elder sister, Adele (1896 - 1981) who was his dance partner from childhood until 1932

Background imageCavendish Collection: Sandwich Board Man - Oxford Street

Sandwich Board Man - Oxford Street

Background imageCavendish Collection: HMA No1 Mayfly leaving floating shed at the Cavendish Dock

HMA No1 Mayfly leaving floating shed at the Cavendish Dock
HMA No1 Mayfly leaving its floating shed at the Cavendish Dock, Barrow-in-Furness

Background imageCavendish Collection: Duke of Devonshire

Duke of Devonshire
Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004), landowner, seen in evening dress and displaying his medals

Background imageCavendish Collection: Keighley Cavendish Street early 1900s

Keighley Cavendish Street early 1900s

Background imageCavendish Collection: Joseph John Thomson

Joseph John Thomson
JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON physicist, working at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, circa 1904

Background imageCavendish Collection: 6th Duke of Devonshire

6th Duke of Devonshire
William Spencer Cavendish 6th Duke of Devonshire Date: 1790 - 1820

Background imageCavendish Collection: Devonshire / 7Th / V Fair 74

Devonshire / 7Th / V Fair 74
SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH 7th DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE Statesman and benefactor Date: 1808 - 1891

Background imageCavendish Collection: The Big Push March 1916

The Big Push March 1916
The Big Push - a march, no doubt intended to rouse all who hear it to push a little harder for victory Date: 1916

Background imageCavendish Collection: Dr J D Cockcroft listening for atomic disintegration

Dr J D Cockcroft listening for atomic disintegration
Dr John D Cockcroft listening for sounds indicating atomic disintegration brought about by the bombardment with high-velocity protons of the lithium nucleus

Background imageCavendish Collection: MILK BELOW

MILK BELOW
In Londons Cavendish Square the milk-woman cries Milk below ! to the servants in the basements of the houses

Background imageCavendish Collection: Cavendish Square 1813

Cavendish Square 1813
Cavendish Square: north side

Background imageCavendish Collection: Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck

Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (16 September 1916 - 21 December 2008), daughter of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland

Background imageCavendish Collection: Deborah Freeman-Mitford, the Duchess of Devonshire

Deborah Freeman-Mitford, the Duchess of Devonshire
A photograph of the Duchess of Devonshire. Deborah Mitford married Andrew Cavendish in 1941 and they became Duke and Duchess of Devonshire in 1950. Date: 3rd December 1952

Background imageCavendish Collection: HMA No1 Mayfly after structural failure in Cavendish Dock

HMA No1 Mayfly after structural failure in Cavendish Dock, Barrow-in-Furness, 24 September 1911. Date: 1911

Background imageCavendish Collection: Thomas Cavendish - Explorer

Thomas Cavendish - Explorer

Background imageCavendish Collection: Cavendish Crescent, Bath, WW1 morale booster message

Cavendish Crescent, Bath, WW1 morale booster message Date: circa 1916

Background imageCavendish Collection: Cavendish Crescent, Bath during WW1

Cavendish Crescent, Bath during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Background imageCavendish Collection: Cavendish Street, Keighley early 1900's

Cavendish Street, Keighley early 1900's

Background imageCavendish Collection: In The Quartermaster's Stores

In The Quartermaster's Stores
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for In The Quartermaster's Stores, words and music adapted by Box, Cox and Bert Read

Background imageCavendish Collection: Recruitment poster, Nursing is Vital War Work, WW2

Recruitment poster, Nursing is Vital War Work, WW2
Recruitment poster, Nursing is Vital War Work, Second World War Date: circa 1941

Background imageCavendish Collection: Mrs. Frederick Cavendish

Mrs. Frederick Cavendish
A portrait pencil drawing of Mrs. Frederick Cavendish, the Countess of Kenmare, with the faint outline of a fur lined collar. Date: circa 1925

Background imageCavendish Collection: Wedding Guests

Wedding Guests
Virginia Gilliat, later Lady Sykes (1916-1970), Deborah Mitford, later Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1920-2014) and Mrs Sylvia Ormsby-Gore (b. 1920) arriving at a wedding. Date: 1940

Background imageCavendish Collection: Goodwood Picnic

Goodwood Picnic
An alfresco luncheon party at Goodwood Races. Date: 1939

Background imageCavendish Collection: A party at Cafe de Paris

A party at Cafe de Paris
Lord Lansdowne (1912-1999), the Hon Deborah Mitford (1920-2014) and the Hon Veronica Fraser (1920-2005) at the Cafe de Paris. Date: 1939

Background imageCavendish Collection: DEVONSHIRE

DEVONSHIRE
SPENCER COMPTON CAVENDISH 8TH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE (1833 - 1908), Politician, speaking in the House of Lords on 9 February 1892 on the death of Prince Albert Victor. Date: 1892

Background imageCavendish Collection: Cavendish Street and Presbyterian Church, Leeds

Cavendish Street and Presbyterian Church, Leeds
Vintage 19th century photograph: Cavendish Street and Presbyterian Church, Leeds

Background imageCavendish Collection: 1860s India by Samuel Bourne - statue town Hall Calcutta Kol

1860s India by Samuel Bourne - statue town Hall Calcutta Kol
1860s India by Samuel Bourne - statue of Sir William Cavendish Bentinck in front of the Town Hall, Calcutta, Kolkata

Background imageCavendish Collection: Cavendish Square 1820

Cavendish Square 1820
A view of Cavendish Square 1820 Date: 1875

Background imageCavendish Collection: Second Carriage of the Royal Household - Queen Victoria s

Second Carriage of the Royal Household - Queen Victoria s
Second Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Two Pages of Honour, Charles Ellice Esq. and Lord Kilmarnock, Two Gentlemen Ushers, Charles Hencage Esq. and the Hon. F

Background imageCavendish Collection: Sixth Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s

Sixth Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s
Sixth Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Two Maids of Honor, Hon. Miss Lister and Hon. Miss Paget, Keeper of the Privy Purse, Sir Henry Wheatley

Background imageCavendish Collection: Eighth Carriage of Royal Household in Queen Victoria s

Eighth Carriage of Royal Household in Queen Victoria s
Eighth Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Two Maids of Honor, Hon. Miss Margaret Frances Florence Dillon and Hon

Background imageCavendish Collection: Lord and Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire)

Lord and Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire)
Adele Astaire (1896 - 1981), comedy actress and dance partner of her brother, Fred Astaire from childhood until 1932, when she retired from dance to marry the British aristocrat Lord Charles Spencer

Background imageCavendish Collection: Prince George with Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire)

Prince George with Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire)
Prince George (later Duke of Kent) pictured at the Debutantes Ball in 1933, in the company of Lady Charles Cavendish, formerly Miss Adele Astaire

Background imageCavendish Collection: Manchester School of Art

Manchester School of Art
A view of the Manchester School of Art building designed by G.T. Redmayne and erected in 1880-81 on Cavendish Street, Manchester. Date: circa 1894

Background imageCavendish Collection: William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (17901-1858), British peer, courtier, nobleman, and Whig politician. early 19th century

Background imageCavendish Collection: The Dukes Daughter-in-Law Who Was a Star

The Dukes Daughter-in-Law Who Was a Star - Lady Charles Cavendish (wife of the Duke of Devonshires second son), better known as Adele Astaire, dancer and sister of Fred Astaire. Date: 1933

Background imageCavendish Collection: Timothy Hunloke

Timothy Hunloke
Timothy Henry Hunloke was born on 30 December 1932.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Philip Hunloke and Lady Anne Cavendish. He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England



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