Caxton Collection

Suffragette Lancashire Lass Arrested. A Lancashire lass in clogs and shawl being Escorted Through Palace Yard by two burly policemen

Caxton Hall, Caxton Street, St. James s, London, where many famous marriages took place in the late 20th century. Date: 19th century

Suffragettes Chalking Pavement Deputation. A group of W.S.P.U members in replica prison dress chalk the pavement announcing the deputation to Mr. Asquith, 24th february 1909

Caxton Window
Memorial window to William Caxton, flanked by Bede and Erasmus Date: 1422 - 1491

Caxton / Knight
A KNIGHT

Euan Rabagliati marries Mrs Beatrix Gandolfi-Hornyold
Lieutenant Colonel Cuthbert Euan Charles Rabagliati MC, AFC, (18921978) - was a British soldier, pilot, race car driver and intelligence officer - marries Beatrix Purdey Oliver

William Caxton and his printing press, Westminster, London. His visitors depicted here are probably King Edward IV and his Queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Date: circa 1477

Poster, Samuel Cody, A Patriotic Lecture, London
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Rare promotional poster ?What the Nation Should Do To Be First in Aviation? by Colonel S. F

Advert cover, Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Machines
Advert cover, Wheeler & Wilson's gold medal lock stitch Sewing Machines, Queen Victoria Street, London, and Bold Street, Liverpool

William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat, writer, printer
William Caxton (c1415-1422--c1492), English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He is considered to be the first English person to work as a printer

Photograph of Caxton Arms, Brighton, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat and writer
William Caxton (c1422 - 1491), English merchant, diplomat, writer, printer and bookseller, thought to be the first person to introduce the printing press to England, in 1476

William Caxtons Printing Office in Westminster Abbey, London. 1474

William Caxton checking a proof
The printer William Caxton checking a proof. Printed the first English illustrated book, the encyclopaedia The Myrrour of the worlde in 1481. Date: circa 1481

CAXTON AND HIS PRESS
The printer William Caxton checking a proof. Printed the first English illustrated book, the encyclopaedia The Myrrour of the worlde in 1481. Date: circa 1475

Dress of the reign of King Richard II, 1377-1399.. She carries the kings badge or cognizance, a white hart with a crown of gold on its neck

Chess in the Fifteenth century
A chess player, inspired by Boke of Chesse, in 1474. Date: 15th century

William Caxton showing printing to Edward IV
William Caxton showing specimens of his printing to King Edward IV and his Queen, Elizabeth Woodville in 1477 in the Almonry in Westminster where he had set up his press

Caxton alphabet, upper and lower case A-Z. circa 1900

Suffragettes W. S. P. U Caxton Hall 1908
Suffragettes W.S.P.U Caxton Hall 1908. A meeting at Caxton Hall before the deputation and Rush the House demonstration, October 13th 1908. Mrs

Union Workhouse and polices station at Caxton, Cambridgeshir
The Caxton and Arrington Union workhouse (left) alongside a local police station on the Old North Road, Caxton, Cambridgeshire. Date: circa 1930

Lady Louis Mountbatten at her sisters wedding
Lady Louis Mountbatten dressed in her St John Ambulance Brigade uniform at the Caxton Hall register office, attending the wedding of her sister, Mrs Ashley, to Laurie Gardner. 1940

Caxton Reads 1st Proofs
Caxton reads his first proof- sheet while a group of fellow printers look on anxiously Date: March 1474

Jubilee Clock - The High Street, Caxton, Cambridgeshire
Jubilee Clock - The High Street, Caxton, near Great Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, England. Plain Back Date: 1900s

Suffragette In Police Van Womens Parliament. A W.S.P.U publicity stunt ahead of the Womens Parliament at Caxton Hall and the deputation to the Prime Minister Asquith, 24th February 1909

Suffragette Womens Freedom League Fair. A member of the Womens Freedom League (she is wearing their badge) in medieval costume, carrying a basket of posies

William Caxtons House - Almonry, Westminster, London Date: 1847

William Caxtons Burial-Place - St. Margarets Church
William Caxtons Burial-Place in St. Margarets Church, Westminster. Date: 1877

William Caxtons House in the Almonry, Westminster. Date: 1877

Wynkyn De Worde
JAN van WYNKYN DE WORDE printer in London, apprentice to Caxton and his successor Date: ? - 1634

Caxtons printed indulgence by John, abbot of Abingdon, to Henry Lanley, and wife Katherine, 1476 First printed document. An indulgence granted a reduction of the time a person would spend in

William Caxton made his own ink, but you can have yours made

Workers Reply to General Sir Douglas Haig, WW1
Workers Reply to General Sir Douglas Haig -- the wording of a Resolution passed at the Trade Union Conference at Caxton Hall on 18 July 1916

Jesus Nativity (Caxton)
A seated monk contemplates the infant Jesus in the stable, while an angel tells the shepherds the joyful news. Date: 1st century

Jesus and Magi (Caxton)
The Magi - three kings - visit tha baby Jesus. Date: 1st century

William Caxton in his workshop
Great nobles visited Caxtons workshop. William Caxton (c.1422-1492), English merchant and printer, the first to introduce the printing press to England and the first English seller of printed books

Saint George / Caxton
SAINT GEORGE SAINT GEORGE thrusts his lance down the throat of the dragon. Described here as probably the first in existence

Caxton / Chess Player
A chess player : from William Caxtons The Game and Playe of the Chesse

Caxton Printing
A page from Caxtons edition of Speculum Vite Christi, a theological translation from the German : Adam and Eve are depicted, just about to eat

Aesop (Caxton)
AESOP Greek fabulist (illustration to Caxtons 1484 edition of Esops Fables )

Study of Music / Caxton
The study of Music from Caxtons Myrrour of the Worlde, printed in 1481

Astronomy / Caxton 1481
The study of Astronomy from Caxtons Myrrour of the Worlde, printed in 1481

Caxton / Bishops
THE BISHOPS - represented as Judges Date: 1474

Caxton / Queens Pawn
PAWN - the pawn that stands before the Queen represents a physician and apothecary

Caxton / Sixth Pawn
THE SIXTH PAWN - a hostler

Caxton - Second Pawn
THE SECOND PAWN which stands before the Knight represents a smith who provides the knight with bridles, saddles etc

Caxton / Third Pawn
THE THIRD PAWN - who stands before the Bishop and represents a clerk

Caxton / Fourth Pawn
THE FOURTH PAWN - the pawn placed before the King on the board represents a merchant and moneylender

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