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Cellar Collection

Background imageCellar Collection: Hogarth, Gin Lane

Hogarth, Gin Lane. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin (which later became the Gin Act)

Background imageCellar Collection: Drinking / Intemperance

Drinking / Intemperance
Political print of Gin Lane supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. The pawnbrokers, gin cellar and distillery are now flourishing

Background imageCellar Collection: Munich Bierkeller C1905

Munich Bierkeller C1905
The Hofbrauhaus-Saal, Munchen

Background imageCellar Collection: Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676

Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676
Dolls House of Petronella Dunois (1650-1695), c. 1676. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageCellar Collection: Kellys Cellar, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Kellys Cellar, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Scene inside Kellys Cellar, a public house in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Background imageCellar Collection: Wine cellar of Pocccardi Restaurant, Paris

Wine cellar of Pocccardi Restaurant, Paris
The wine cellar of the Italian Pocccardi Restaurant, Paris at 19 Rue Favart and 9 Boulevard Des Italiens Date: 1920s

Background imageCellar Collection: The Cellar Quartetto

The Cellar Quartetto: Dr Syntax and companions in the wine cellar

Background imageCellar Collection: French Champagne Cellars

French Champagne Cellars
Making champagne in the cellars of a French vineyard Date: late 19th century

Background imageCellar Collection: Monk Wine Cellar 14 Cent

Monk Wine Cellar 14 Cent
A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed from time to time

Background imageCellar Collection: Horn Lesson in a Wine Cellar

Horn Lesson in a Wine Cellar
A group of gentlemen and a small boy congregate in a wine cellar to practice playing the horn whilst enjoying a drink or two (non-alcoholic for the small boy of course)

Background imageCellar Collection: The Needles, Horsham, Interior

The Needles, Horsham, Interior
A photograph of a furnished small interior room with chunky exposed beams, belonging to a Tudor style cottage named The Needles at Horsham

Background imageCellar Collection: Karntnerstrasse, Vienna, Austria

Karntnerstrasse, Vienna, Austria
Karntnerstrasse (Carinthian Street), a famous shopping street in Vienna, Austria. Date: late 1940s

Background imageCellar Collection: Portrait of Ethel Le Neve

Portrait of Ethel Le Neve
Ethel Le Neve, Dr Crippens mistress. Dr Crippen, an American citizen, lived at 39 Hilldrop Cresent, Camden, London. He was accused of murdering his wife when she disappeared under suspicious

Background imageCellar Collection: U Monk in Wine Cellar

U Monk in Wine Cellar
U A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed

Background imageCellar Collection: Caves de J M Monmousseau at Montrichard

Caves de J M Monmousseau at Montrichard
Labelling fine sparkling wine in the Wine Cellars of J M Monmousseau at Montrichard, Touraine Region Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCellar Collection: From Cellar to Bar

From Cellar to Bar
How the beer gets from the barrels in the cellar to the beer-pull on the bar counter, thanks to carbonic acid gas in Hermann- Lachapelles apparatus

Background imageCellar Collection: Preparing for Sabbat

Preparing for Sabbat
The master of the house investigates noises in his wine-cellar, finds his domestic staff taking the evening off on their broomsticks

Background imageCellar Collection: Fawkes Detected

Fawkes Detected
Guy Fawkes, detected by Suffolk, pretends to be a servant

Background imageCellar Collection: Advert for Harrods silverware 1937

Advert for Harrods silverware 1937
Advertisement for siverware for Harrods to celebrate the Coronation Year including Silver- salver, entree dish, hot water jug, coaster, asparagus tongs, pair of candlesticks

Background imageCellar Collection: Switzerland - Unterseen

Switzerland - Unterseen
Switzerland - the old wooden buildings in the centre of Unterseen. The city was founded on July 13, 1279, when King Rudolf I von Habsburg granted Baron Berchtold III of Eschenbach-Oberhofen

Background imageCellar Collection: Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cape over a puddle for

Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cape over a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I at Greenwich. She wears a bonnet, huge lace ruff collar, puff sleeves and hoop dress

Background imageCellar Collection: Champagne cellars, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France

Champagne cellars, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France
Steps down to the underground chalk cellars, or crayeres, where champagne is aged, at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, in Reims

Background imageCellar Collection: Initials, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France

Initials, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Initials carved in the stone wall of the cellar, on the first floor of the lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Background imageCellar Collection: Cellar, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France

Cellar, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Cellar in the Lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708 (centre), and wash-house and bakery (right), at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Background imageCellar Collection: The Grand State Salt Cellar, Tower of London

The Grand State Salt Cellar, Tower of London
The Grand State Salt Cellar of the Tower of London. Also known as the Salt of State or the Exeter Salt, it was presented to Charles II for his Restoration banquet in 1660

Background imageCellar Collection: Royal Regalia 7 and 8

Royal Regalia 7 and 8 - baptismal font, salt cellar, crowns, coronets

Background imageCellar Collection: Royal Regalia 5 and 6

Royal Regalia 5 and 6 - spoon, cellars, flagon, tankard

Background imageCellar Collection: Dalgety & Co White Horse Cellar Advertisement

Dalgety & Co White Horse Cellar Advertisement
An advertisement for Dalgety & Co. Ltd, promoting the old blend whisky of the White Horse Cellar, established 1742. Date: circa 1922

Background imageCellar Collection: The War of the Worlds - Despair - Surrounded by martians

The War of the Worlds - Despair - Surrounded by martians
"My imagination was haunted by these fast metal monsters and the memory of the dead body smashed against the fence." Date: First published: 1898

Background imageCellar Collection: ENCOUNTER WITH SKELETON

ENCOUNTER WITH SKELETON
An aristocratic pair descend to the cellar, only to be confronted by a skeleton. Well, my dears, you can imagine their surprise... Date: 18th century

Background imageCellar Collection: WATERING THE WINE

WATERING THE WINE
The wine-merchant in his cellar at dead of night... 1905

Background imageCellar Collection: The Bank of England, St Pauls Cathedral and

The Bank of England, St Pauls Cathedral and the Blue-Coat School or Christs Hospital. View of the Bank of England 33, the dome of St Pauls Cathedral 34, and the Blue-Coat School for orphans 35

Background imageCellar Collection: Irish gentleman riding a cow in a rowboat on the canal

Irish gentleman riding a cow in a rowboat on the canal in Dublin. Brian Boru Esq. proclaim d the winner of the Boat-race for a Cow

Background imageCellar Collection: Silhouette, In His Wine Cellar

Silhouette, In His Wine Cellar. late 19th century

Background imageCellar Collection: Silver salt cellar showing the arcades of the Palais Royal

Silver salt cellar showing the arcades of the Palais Royal, designed by Grancher, jeweller at Petit-Dunkerque. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Background imageCellar Collection: Hedges & Butlers Wine 1890

Hedges & Butlers Wine 1890
Series of views of alcohol being produced for Hedges & Butler s, to be sold in Regent Street, London. 1890

Background imageCellar Collection: Von Landenberg wine cellar, Germany

Von Landenberg wine cellar, Germany
Gundi and Trimbonn von Landenberg sample wine in their own wine cellar in Germany. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageCellar Collection: Wine Cellar Date: 1880

Wine Cellar Date: 1880

Background imageCellar Collection: Wine Connoisseurs Date: 1850

Wine Connoisseurs Date: 1850

Background imageCellar Collection: Lowering casks into cellar 1900

Lowering casks into cellar 1900
Lowering casks into publicans cellar in London. Date: 1900

Background imageCellar Collection: DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY

DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY
Before mains electricity became available, those who could afford it installed their own electricity power plants, generally in the cellar, as here. Date: 1885

Background imageCellar Collection: LUBECK BIERKELLER

LUBECK BIERKELLER
Men drink and smoke in a bierkeller in Lubeck, Germany, with an interesting range of ephemera hanging from the ceiling. Date: 1870

Background imageCellar Collection: STUDENTS DRINKING 1909

STUDENTS DRINKING 1909
Students drinking in the Thuringer Hof, Leipzig. Date: 1909

Background imageCellar Collection: PICCADILLY / CRUIKSHANK

PICCADILLY / CRUIKSHANK
Piccadilly: a coach departs from the White Horse Cellar Date: 1820

Background imageCellar Collection: MONK WINE CELLAR 14 CENT

MONK WINE CELLAR 14 CENT
A monk drinking in a wine-cellar Date: 14th century

Background imageCellar Collection: Guy Fawkess cellar

Guy Fawkess cellar
Guy Fawkes was put in charge of this cellar directly under the Houses of Parliament where the conspiritors hid their ammunition

Background imageCellar Collection: Young woman standing outside her home

Young woman standing outside her home
A young woman (Gladys) standing outside her home - note the angled skylights allowing light to enter the cellar space. 1912

Background imageCellar Collection: WW1 - Dazed German soldiers surrendering

WW1 - Dazed German soldiers surrendering
WW1 - During the battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres), dazed German soldiers surrender to British soldiers who have captured their fortified cellar stronghold on the Pilkem Ridge



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