Charing Collection (page 5)

Charing X Road Jam
Traffic congestion on Charing Cross Road, central London. Date: late 1960s

County Hall at Night
County Hall, Westminster, at night, seen from Charing Cross Pier, across the River Thames, London. Built 1911 - 1922; renovated 1931 - 1933. Date: built 1911 - 1922

Charing X Station 1980
The exterior of Charing Cross railway station, central London (built 1864). Date: 1980

Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross Road
Garrick Theatre on Charing Cross Road, London, presenting Born Yesterday with Yolande Donlan. Date: 1947

Wyndhams Theatre on Charing Cross Road, in Londons West End. It is showing You Never Can Tell starring James Donald. Date: 1948

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1897 - Royal procession rout
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee celebration: view of the circular route of the royal procession on 22nd June. The route departs from Buckingham Palace, to St Pauls Cathedral via Hyde Park corner

Head European Offices - Canadian Pacific, Trafalgar Square
The Head European Offices of Canadian Pacific, 62-65 Charing Cross Road, Trafalgar Square, London - photographed during a great night storm. Date: 1924

The wonderful American hen with three wings and four legs. The greatest living curiosity in the world, as exhibited at 26 Charing Cross Road, London

Foyles book shop, Charing Cross Road
The famous Foyles book shop on Charing Cross Road in London, established in 1903. c.1948

Duke of Connaught and Marshal Foch, London
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) meeting Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), General in the French Army, at Charing Cross Station, London, probably on the way to a conference at Chequers

View of the Bailey Bridge, Festival of Britain site, London
View of the Bailey Bridge across the River Thames, part of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London. The bridge, decorated with flags and wind-driven spinners

Charing X Stn (Marshall)
A fine watercolour of the station seen from the Thames, with hay wharves and barge shipping in the foreground. Date: 1905

Charing X Road Bookshop
E. Josephs second-hand bookshop, 48A Charing Cross Road, one of several bookshops which used to be a familiar sight in central London, but now gradually disappearing. Date: 1960s

Charing Cross station and hotel, Central London
The newly completed Charing Cross station and hotel in Central London, seen from The Strand before the Eleanor Cross is installed. Date: 1864

Iron bridge, London Bridge Station, City of London
The massive iron bridge at London Bridge station, carrying the railway over the roadway and forward to Charing Cross. Date: 1863

London County Council Night Office, Charing Cross Bridge
Applicants waiting outside the London County Councils Night Office at Charing Cross Bridge, Central London. The Office had telephone links to the citys casual wards, as well as to the Salvation Army

Fulham Workhouse, south west London
A view of the Fulham workhouse on Fulham Palace Road, south west London. Designed by Alfred Gilbert, the main building (left) was erected in 1848-9

Escapologist - Charing Cross Road, London
A contortionist attempts to escape from a bound sack - Charing Cross Road, London. He is drawing quite a crowd as he attempts this feat

Taxi cab drivers strike, Charing Cross, London
The almost empty forecourt of Charing Cross Station in Central London, during a brief taxi cab drivers strike (31 October to 9 November)

Northumberland House, London
The demolition of Northumberland House, Charing Cross, making way for a new road between Trafalgar Square and the river. View from the old garden

Embankment Gardens
The Embankment Gardens at Charing Cross

Hungerford Stairs
River steamers on the Thames at Charing Cross

Taking a Plaster Cast of the Statue of Charles I, London, 18
Engraving showing the creation of a plaster cast of the 17th century equestrian statue of King Charles I at Charing Cross, London, 1853

Sketches of the Socialist Meeting in Trafalgar Square, 1886
Engraving showing a series of sketches of the Socialist Meeting in Trafalgar Square, London, in November 1886. The images show (clockwise from top left)

Proposal for London County Council Hall at Charing Cross, 18
Illustration showing a proposal put forth in 1896 for the new London County Council Hall at Charing Cross and the opening up of the Mall

London Birdseye 5
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : Charing Cross via Pall Mall to Pimlico

London Birdseye 2
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : from Charing Cross to Fleet Street

London Birdseye 1
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : from Charing Cross through Whitehall to Westminster

North Bank of the Thames from Westminster to Temple, London
Engraving showing a view, across the River Thames, towards the North bank stretching from the Houses of Parliament (on left) to the Inner Temple (extreme right), London, 1865

The Floating Swimming Bath, Charing Cross, London, 1875
Engraving showing the floating swimming bath in the River Thames at Charing Cross, London, 1875. The swimming bath drew its water from the Thames, then cleaned and heated it

Charing Cross, 18th Century
Engraving showing Charing Cross, London, 18th century, after a painting by Canaletto. Date: 13 February 1864

Demolition of Hungerford Market, London, 1862
Engraving showing the demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for Charing Cross Railway Station, London, 1862

People Dancing in Charing Cross Road, 1935
Photograph showing people dancing in Charing Cross Road during the celebrations for King George Vs Silver Jubilee, 1935

The New Grand Hotel, Charing Cross, 1880
Engraving showing the New Grand Hotel, Charing Cross, London, 1880. This hotel was built on the site of Northumberland House

Charing Cross, London, c. 1880
Photograph showing Charing Cross, London, c.1880. The photographer used an exposure of sufficient length to blur some of the moving vehicles and pedestrians, but retain the stationary ones perfectly

Prince of Wales opening the new wards of Charing Cross Hospi
Established in 1831, this picture shows the opening ceremony after improvements made to the hospital in 1877. The alterations cost approximately 13, 000 and took just over a year to complete"

The Funeral Procession of Lord Palmerston, 1865
Engraving of the Funeral Procession of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), as the hearse passes Charing-Cross, London, 1865

Charing Cross Railway Bridge, March 1860
Engraving of the Charing Cross railway bridge over the Thames, with Westminster in the distance, from the Illustrated London News, 31st March 1860

Boulanger in England
General Boulanger, successful general and right- wing politician, no friend of the government, visits England where he is welcomed by supporters at Charing Cross

OPEN AIR ACADEMY 1950S
A glimpse of the Open Air Academy, held every year in the Victoria Embankment Gardens, near Charing Cross, London. It is here that young artists exhibit paintings

Nurses waiting to travel to the coast to prepare for the rec
London Hospital nurses at Charing Cross station ready to travel to the aid of casualties of the First World War

Transporting patients through busy London streets
Method of transporting patients before the introduction of ambulances. In 1905 a proposal was put forward to Parliament to establish and maintain a street ambulance service

Charing Cross Pier 1950S
A busy scene at Charing Cross Pier, Victoria Embankment, London, showing tourists enbarking on or alighting from boat trips up and down the River Thames, London

Thames / Charing X 1926
The Thames: Charing Cross by night

Royal Stables 1747
Horses and carriages are the principal form of transport for royalty & nobility, so the Royal Stables at Charing Cross play a vital role. St Martins in the Fields to the right

N umberland Hse / Canaleti
A view of Northumberland House and Charing Cross with various people going about their business

Charing Cross C1915
Looking east along the Strand, with Charing Cross station on the right; motor buses and taxi-cabs drive past Queen Eleanors Cross

Westminster / 1540
Ancient view of St. James s, Westminster Abbey, Hall and Charing Cross

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