Charlton Collection

GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire Hawk
Entering service in February 1976, the Fire Hawk was built by Watercraft of Shoreham at a cost of £ 60, 000. Measuring 45 feet in length, 13.5 inch beam and with a 3.5 foot draft

Charlton House, C18
A View of the Manor House at Charlton, built by Sir Adam Newton. Then in Kent, today in SE London, it is considered one of the finest examples of Jacobean architecture

17th Lancers, Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, Crimea
Into the Valley of Death - The 17th Lancers during the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava on 25th October 1854 during the Crimean War - by John Charlton. 1854

Turnbull / Clapton Orient
R Turnbull, player for Clapton Orient; also played for Arsenal, Charlton and Chelsea

Client: George Newnes - Shoot for Woman's Own
Client: George Newnes (Publisher) - Shoot for Woman's Own (likely for an advertising space sales feature) - Mother and daughter knitting - February 10, 1964 - shot at 20

George Newnes shoot for Woman's Own - Knitting
Client: George Newnes (Publisher) - Shoot for Woman's Own (likely for an advertising space sales feature) - Mother and daughter knitting - February 10, 1964 - shot at 20

The Art of Alfred J Munnings R. A
The Art of a Great Animal and Country Life Artist: The Work of Sir Alfred James Munnings R.A. (1878-1959). On left, the Right Hon

Charlton sand Pits - Charlton, South East London. The home football ground of Charlton Athletic FC, The Valley dates from 1919, at a time when the club were looking for a new home

Watching performance, garden fete, Charlton Park, London
Watching a performance at a garden fete, Charlton Park, SE London, 17 July 1920 Date: 1920

Table of handiwork, Garden Fete at Charlton Park, London
Table of knitting and sewing, Garden Fete at Charlton Park, SE London, 17 July 1920 Date: 1920

Aircraft spotter on duty at football match, WW2
Aircraft spotter on duty at a football match Charlton v Arsenal at the Valley during the Second World War Date: circa 1940s

Don Welsh, Charlton footballer, serving in the army, WW2
Don Welsh, Charlton footballer who became a sergeant-instructor at the Army School of Physical Training during the Second World War Date: circa 1940s

Don Welsh and Joe Mercer sparring
Joe Mercer of Everton (R) sparring with Don Welsh of Charlton (L), Army Physical Training sergeant-instructors, watched by Bruton, Davidson, Tremelling, Smith, Taylor Date: 1946

Morning Star gala
Retired Dockers Union leader Jack Dash (on the right) and communist activist Peter Kerrigan (on the left) help out on the Morning Star stall at the gala at Charlton House organised by Greenwich

Photograph of Woodman PH, Charlton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Photograph of Swan Inn, Old Charlton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Photograph of Greyhound Inn, Charlton Mackrell, Somerset. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Side on view of the pub

Photograph of Crown PH, Charlton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Nothing for the Crown

Photograph of Bugle Horn PH, Old Charlton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Paladin, belonging to Mr. R. Holbech, seen clearing the last fence in the Charlton Park Steeplechase at Cheltenham in November 1940. Date: 1940

Eddie Charlton - Snooker Player Date: 1970s - 1980s

Famous Footballers
Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, George Best, Stanley Matthews, David Beckham, Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks, Wayne Rooney, Paul Gascoigne, Bobby Moore - Football

Bobby Charlton - England footballer Date: 1960s - 1970s

Suffragette chained to prison window
Suffragette poems cover illustration: Beware! A warning to Suffragists by Cicely Hamilton, sketches by M Lowndes, D Meeson Coates and C Hedley Charlton: Artists Suffrage League, 1908 Date: 1908

Photograph of Anchor & Hope PH, Charlton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Rear view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Sir Edward and Lady Carson on their wedding day
Sir Edward Carson (1854-1935), Irish barrister, judge and unionist politician, seen here on his wedding day with his bride, formerly Miss Ruby Frewen. They married at Charlton Musgrove, Somerset

Blitz in London -- bombing in Charlton, WW2
Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing at St Pauls Church, Fairfield Road, Charlton, London SE7

Photograph of Antigallican PH, Charlton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

The Knave of Diamonds by Charlton Mann
Promotional flyer for The Knave of Diamonds by Charlton Mann, from Ethel M. Dells novel (1912). First produced at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, 24th January and Globe Theatre, 23rd April 1921

Charlton Road, Kingswood, Bristol County, England. Showings Crates Stores & TL Dunsford Draper Date: 1920s

A. B. C of Politics for Women Politicians
A.B.C of Politics for Women Politicians. A.B.C of Politics for Women Politicians, Mary Lowndes & C. Hedley Charlton, Dora Meeson Coates. B is that baby. Date: 1910

Dorset County Asylum (Herrison Hospital), Charlton Down Date: 1904

Blitz in London -- St Pauls Church, Charlton, SE London
Blitz in London -- the remains of St Pauls Church, Fairfield Road, Charlton, SE London, 3 September 1940

LCC-LFB Charlton fire station, SE London
Built by the London County Council in 1903, Charlton fire station was located at 117 Charlton Road SE7. The widespread adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB led to a reduction in the number

Sketches in the Hunting Field - The Finish. 1880

Crowd at Brighton & Hove Albion Vs Charlton Athletic Football Club, Sussex, England. Date: 1910s

How the Vote was Won Cicely Hamilton. Illustration, by C. Hedley Charlton from How the Vote was Won. Womens Suffrage League, winding-up-sale. Date: 1908

A. B. C, Artists Suffrage League Ad
A.B.C, Artists Suffrage League Ad. A.B.C of Politics for Women Politicians, Mary Lowndes & C. Hedley Charlton, Dora Meeson Coates. Inside Back Cover, Womens Suffrage League Ad. Date: 1910

Zosterops flavifrons, yellow-fronted white-eye
Ff. 158. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated muscicapa heteroclita and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

The Cry of The Children. A line of little children, each holding a placard reading, Votes for Mammies Stretches into the distance. Captioned, The Cry of the Children by C. Hedley-Charlton

East Combe Charlton
Then in Kent, today in south- east London : the seat of the countess of Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1800

Rotten Row, Hyde Park, London, 1887
Engraving by John Charlton, originally entitled Waiting for the Princess, showing members of Londons society in Rotten Row, Hyde Park, London 1887

Tram Graveyard
The sad sight of a Special London Transport trams in their graveyard (having been replaced by buses), Charlton, south east London. Date: 1950s

Cotswolds Farmstead
Goldwell Farm, a typical Cotswold farm, in the countryside near Charlton Abbots, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 19th century

Boy Charlton, Australian Olympic swimmer
The Australian freestyle swimmer Andrew Murray Charlton (1907-1975), nicknamed Boy Charlton. He won a gold medal in the 1500 metres freestyle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris

Charlton House
Across the Heath from our Library, Charlton House is frequently the scene of such events as this fete in aid of the Royal Kent Dispensary, featuring a tournament

Charlton House (Holland)
A superb view of Charlton House, then in Kent : the building is as it was in the 18th century, but the figures are not of any particular historical period

Mock Tourney, Charlton
A mock tournament is staged in the grounds of Charlton House, then in Kent, now a suburb of SE London, a few arrows flight from our Library

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