Congreve Collection

Mrs Congreve, wife of a VC and mother of a VC
Mrs Congreve, wife of General Sir Walter Norris Congreve, VC and mother of Major Congreve. The latter was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at at Longueval, France

Tatler front cover - Mrs La Touche Congreve and baby daughte
Mrs William La Touche Congreve, wife of Major William ( Billy ) La Touche Congreve V.C. pictured with her baby daughter, Mary Gloria Congreve, born 21 March 1917

Miss Pamela Maude (Mrs William La Touche Congreve)
Miss Pamela Maude, the daughter of actor Cyril Maude, pictured at the time of her marriage to Captain William La Touche Congreve of the Rifle Brigade

Wedding of Captain La Touche Congreve V. C
Marriage of Captain (later Major) William La Touche Congreve to Miss Pamela Maude, the daughter of actor Cyril Maude. Major Congreve was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at at Longueval

George V on guided tour near Mametz, The Somme, France
King George V passing between two mine craters near Mametz in The Somme, northern France, in a party guided by Mr Harding of the Royal Engineers

W H Congreve, Secretary of Birkbeck Institute, London
W H Congreve, Secretary of Birkbeck Institute, later Birkbeck College, London. Studio portrait in jacket, waistcoat and tie, captioned Mr W H Congreve'

Miss Edith Evans as Mrs Millimant
Oil painting of London Born actress, Miss Edith Evans costume dressed in an elaborate blue dress, using a red and white fan, playing the role of Mrs

Walter N Congreve
Sir Walter Norris Congreve (1862-1927) VC, KCB, MVO, DL, KStJ Date: 1917

Chatham naval barracks and William Congreves rockets for the British military used in the Napoleonic Wars from 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Way of the World, Congreve
The Way of the World by William Congreve. Mrs Pitt as Lady Wishfort. Act III. Scene I. Come fill fill... Date: 1776

THE WAY OF THE WORLD
by William Congreve - Mr Betterton

CONGREVE / OLD BACHELOR
Mr Foote as Fondlewife Date: 1693

CONGREVE / LOVEFOR LOVE
A scene from Love for Love Date: 1695

Lt. General Sir W. N. Congreve
One of a superb series depicting Generals and Admirals of the British Forces. They were drawn by Francis Dodd R.A who replaced his brother-in-law Muirhead Bone as an Official War Artist

Catherine Cockburn
CATHERINE COCKBURN, nee Trotter : precocious writer whose first play was staged when she was 16 ! Friend of Congreve and Locke : thought beautiful when young. Date: 1679 - 1749

Congreve rocket making process
A monkey press, or small pile driver, as used for filling Congreve rockets Date: 1855

Invitation to Coronation of King George IV
An elegant admission card to the splendid and costly coronation of King George IV, signed by the Deputy Earl Marshal, Lord Howard of Effingham

Elizabeth Pope in the Character of Zara in The Mourning Bride by Congreve. 1791

Old Batchelor benefit performance for Joe Miller
The Old Batchelor, benefit performance for Joe Miller at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Joseph Miller (1684-1738) was an English actor who first played Sir Joseph Whittol in William Congreves

Rockets Fired from Boats
Congreve rockets being fired from men-of-war boats, to attack enemy coastlines, the purpose for which William Congreve originally developed his rocket in 1804 Date: 1827

Congreve / Earthworks
The rockets developed by William Congreve in 1804 are here shown fired from earthworks in bombardments Date: 1827

Congreve / Fireships Use
Rockets introduced by William Congreve in 1804 shown in use in British navy fireships Date: 1827

Congreve / Cavalry Repulse
The rockets introduced by William Congreve in 1804 are here shown used for the repulse of cavalry and for the storming of a town Date: 1827

Congreve / John Bell
WILLIAM CONGREVE Restoration playwright Date: 1670-1729

Congreve & Ron
WILLIAM CONGREVE Restoration playwright, with Nicholas Ron (1673-1718) Date: 1670-1729

William Congreve (1670-1729) Restoration playwright

Victorian interior - Hubert Congreve
The room in which Hubert Congreve shot himself. A young Edward Lear was infatuated with the young Congreve. A fine example of a Victorian interior, with heavily-stocked mantlepiece and fine fireplace

Kit Cat Club
A gathering of the Kit-Kat Club, a London political and literary society which was the centre of opposition during Queen Annes Tory ministry (1710-14)

Congreve / Gucht
WILLIAM CONGREVE Restoration playwright

Congreve / Old Bachelor
A scene from a performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane London

Theatre / Plays / Congreve
THE WAY OF THE WORLD by William Congreve - Mr Baddeley in the character of Petulant

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