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Cenotaph Collection

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall

Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall
His Pals - Fragments Copyright. Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Background imageCenotaph Collection: First Remembrance Day 1919

First Remembrance Day 1919
On 11th November 1919, the first anniversary of Armistice day, the Britsh nation, in reponse to an invitation by King George V

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London

The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London Date: circa 1987

Background imageCenotaph Collection: London / Whitehall / 1921

London / Whitehall / 1921
The Cenotaph

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Cortege of the Unknown Warrior passing the Cenotaph

Cortege of the Unknown Warrior passing the Cenotaph in London

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Cenotaph, London, unveiled Nov 11th 1920

The Cenotaph, London, unveiled Nov 11th 1920 - photo postcard by W. and K. London Date: 1920

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Cenotaph, St Annes on Sea, Lancashire

Cenotaph, St Annes on Sea, Lancashire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Winter Gardens and Cenotaph, Morecambe, Lancashire

Winter Gardens and Cenotaph, Morecambe, Lancashire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Whitehall and Cenotaph, London

Whitehall and Cenotaph, London - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageCenotaph Collection: War Memorial At Annandale

War Memorial At Annandale
A photograph of a war memorial at Annandale, in the form of a hybride obelisk cenotaph, with curved seating. The names of 87 local dead people are inscribed on the front face

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Cover design, Fragments magazine, Cenotaph Monument

Cover design, Fragments magazine, Cenotaph Monument
Cover design, Fragments magazine, The Glorious Dead, Gratitude from 1920, Cenotaph Monument. Date: 1920

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Cenotaph - Grimsby, Humberside

The Cenotaph - Grimsby, Humberside
The Cenotaph - memorial to the fallen of WW1 at Grimsby, Humberside. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Stuart Monument, designed in 1817-1819 by the Italian Neocla

Stuart Monument, designed in 1817-1819 by the Italian Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822). Marble.It is dedicated to James III (1688-1766) son of James II (1633-1701)

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Mausoleum of Saladin (1138-1193). First, marble coffin (empt)

Mausoleum of Saladin (1138-1193). First, marble coffin (empt)
Saladin (real name Sala? al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub) (1138-1193). The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Mausoleum of Saladin. Two Cenotaphs

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Early Victorian 1830s London Gothic Architecture

Early Victorian 1830s London Gothic Architecture
early, victorian, 1830s, london, gothic, architecture, building, buildings, spire, st, michael, michaels, churches, church, highgate, north, anglican, england, death, burial, monument, monuments

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Highgate Cemetery and St Michael's Church, North London

Highgate Cemetery and St Michael's Church, North London
View of Highgate Cemetery, North London, with St Michael's Church in the background. Engraving in the Illustrated News of the World. Date: 1859

Background imageCenotaph Collection: King George V at the unveiling of the Cenotaph, 1920

King George V at the unveiling of the Cenotaph, 1920
King George V stands facing the Cenotaph during the unveiling ceremony on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. Facing him are his three eldest sons, the Prince of Wales, Prince Albert and Prince Henry

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Temporary Cenotaph to the Glorious Dead, 1919

Temporary Cenotaph to the Glorious Dead, 1919
Painting of the Cenotaph, a temporary structure of timber and plaster in Whitehall, London, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens as a memorial to the fallen of the First World War for the Peace Day

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Memorial

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Memorial
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, memorial, personal, home, model, small, scale, whitehall, cenotaph, marbleine, glorious, dead, bridoma, inspiring, memento, use, household, white

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Poppies laid at The Cenotaph

Poppies laid at The Cenotaph
Poppy wreaths laid at the Cenotaph memorial to the two World Wars on November 11 each year

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce Bairnsfather

Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Shadows in Whitehall An unusually serious subject for Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, known for his Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander magazine; ghostly soldiers guard the cenotaph in Whitehall, London

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Cenotaph Unveiled - 1920

Cenotaph Unveiled - 1920
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - In Memory of The Glorious Dead. King George V unveiling the permanent memorial on 11th November 1920 - the anniversary of Armistice Day Date: 1920

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Keeping Green the Memory of the Glorious Dead

Keeping Green the Memory of the Glorious Dead
Crowds come to pay their respects to the dead as they walk past the cenotaph memorial in Whitehall. A temporary construction in 1919, it was completed the following year in Portland stone

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Symbolising the true spirit of the peace celebrations, the Cenotaph in Whitehall to 'The glorious

Symbolising the true spirit of the peace celebrations, the Cenotaph in Whitehall to "The glorious dead" Sir Douglas Haig (left foreground) saluting as he rode by. Date: 19 July 1919

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Cenotaph, Whitehall, London 1935

Cenotaph, Whitehall, London 1935
Cenotaph, Whitehall, erected in 1920, replacing a temporary replica unveiled on Peace Day, July 1919. Date: 1935

Background imageCenotaph Collection: ROYAL TOUR 1947

ROYAL TOUR 1947
ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth pay homage to the war dead at the Gate of Memory, near the Cenotaph, Gardiner Street, Durban. Date: 1947

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - floral tributes

The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - floral tributes
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - some of the floral tributes lain beneath the monument on Remembrance Day. Designed by Edwin Lutyens

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Unveiling of Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920

Unveiling of Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920
George V seen standing close to the newly rebuilt Cenotaph in Whitehall, London at 11 oclock. As Big Ben begins to chime, the king presses the electric button releasing the two Union Jacks which

Background imageCenotaph Collection: A night scene at the Cenotaph in the days following 11th November 1920

A night scene at the Cenotaph in the days following 11th November 1920, where a hundred thousand wreaths were laid, and over a million people passed by to offer their tributes to the dead of

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The moment of the unveiling of the Cenotaph on Armistice Day, 11th November 1920

The moment of the unveiling of the Cenotaph on Armistice Day, 11th November 1920. One of the great Union Jacks slipping down just after King George V set the apparatus in motion as the first note

Background imageCenotaph Collection: George V at the unveiling of Cenotaph 1920

George V at the unveiling of Cenotaph 1920
King George V at the unveiling of the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London on 11th November 1920. 1920

Background imageCenotaph Collection: King placing his tribute at the Cenotaph, London 1920

King placing his tribute at the Cenotaph, London 1920
After the two minute silence King George V laying a wreath down on the newly opened Cenotaph, Whitehall, London. 11th November 1920

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Unveiled Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920

Unveiled Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920
Various photographs of George V revealing the Cenotaph War memorial in Whitehall, London. Showing the King placing a wreath at the bottom of the memorial

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Unknown Warrior procession through London 1920

Unknown Warrior procession through London 1920
Various photographs of the Unknown Warrior travelling through the centre of London with crowds of people watching. 11th November 1920

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 3)

The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 3). Full page scan. Unknown Warrior at the Cenotaph, 11th November 1920 1920

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 2)

The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 2). Full page scan. Unknown Warrior at the Cenotaph, 11th November 1920 1920

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 1)

The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 1). Full page scan. The Warriors Pilgrimage, Armistice Day 1920. Top picture shows the destroyer Verdun coming alongside the Admiralty Pier at

Background imageCenotaph Collection: War leaders as pall bearers of the Unknown Warrior

War leaders as pall bearers of the Unknown Warrior
At the Cenotaph, 11th November 1920. The twelve war leaders as pall bearers for the coffin of the Unknown Warrior: left to right Sir Hedworth Meux, Earl Beatty, Sir Henry Jackson

Background imageCenotaph Collection: King George V and Queen Mary at Glasgow Cenotaph

King George V and Queen Mary at Glasgow Cenotaph
King George V and Queen Mary walking to the Glasgow Cenotaph, Scotland. 1927

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Cenotaph, London - surrounded by memorial wreaths

The Cenotaph, London - surrounded by memorial wreaths laid during the Remembrance Day ceremonies. 1925

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Armistice Day - Cenotaph, London - King and his sons

Armistice Day - Cenotaph, London - King and his sons
4th Armistice Day, 1922 - Solemn observance at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - King George V and his sons, Albert, Duke of York (foreground) and Edward, Prince of Wales (behind). Date: 1922

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Glasgow - George Square, Cenotaph and Municipal Buildings

Glasgow - George Square, Cenotaph and Municipal Buildings
Glasgow, Scotland - George Square, Cenotaph and Municipal Buildings. Date: 1932

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Cenotaph War Memorial, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Cenotaph War Memorial, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Cenotaph War Memorial built in the 1920s to remember both Ceylonese and Europeans from Ceylon who were killed in the World War I, was constructed at the Galle Face Green

Background imageCenotaph Collection: The Cenotaph in silhouette

The Cenotaph in silhouette
View of the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, erected after the World War One in remembrance of soldiers who fell during the conflict and the central focus for all remembrance events since. Date: 1926

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Scotland / Glasgow 1960S

Scotland / Glasgow 1960S
George Square, the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. This fine square is dominated by the Italianate Municipal Chambers, with the Cenotaph in front and the Scott Column. Date: 1960s

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Screen inside the Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Screen inside the Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Ornate screen inside the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, before the tomb of Mumtaz Mahalx. The Taj Mahal, one of the most famous buildings in the world and arguably one of the most beautiful

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Cenotaph, Hong Kong

Cenotaph, Hong Kong, unveiled in 1923, commemorating the dead of WW1 and WW2. Date: circa 1933

Background imageCenotaph Collection: Memorial Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima

Memorial Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima
The Memorial Cenotaph and the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II



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