Devonshire Collection (page 7)

Ansteys Cove, a picturesque bay near Torquay, Devon, on the English Riviera. Date: 1930s

Devonshire Cottages
Lovely old thatched cottages, with their windows flung wide open during a summer heatwave, in the village of Branscombe, between Beer and Sidmouth, Devon, England. Date: 19th century

Devonshire Farmhouse
A lovely partly thatched farmhouse at Galmpton, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Teignmouth Archway
A distant glimpse of Teignmouth, Devonshire, , England, seen through the entrance to the Botanical Gardens at Shaldon. Date: early 1960s

England / Salcombe
Low tide at Salcombe, a picturesque village on the south coast of Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Thatched Farmhouse
A well-built Devonshire farmhouse, near Croyde village, on the northern coastline of Devon, England. Date: 18th century

Teignmouth Quay
A glimpse of Teignmouth, Devonshire, England, seen from the deck of one of the fishing vessels moored in the Old Quay. Date: early 1960s

Devonshire Snow Scene
A Wintertime view of some delightful old thatched cottages at Buckland-in-the- Moor, a picturesque village, set in the heart of Dartmoor, Devon, England. Date: 1960s

Silhouette portrait of Duchess of Devonshire
Silhouette portrait of Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire (1757 - 1806). Date: c.1780s

The Duchess of Devonshire in silhouette
Silhouette portrait of Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire (1757 - 1806) after Gainsboroughs celebrated portrait of her. Date: 1904

HMS Carnarvon, British armoured cruiser
HMS Carnarvon, British Devonshire-class armoured cruiser, launched 1903, served before and during the First World War, briefly used as a training ship, then sold and broken up 1921

Prince of Wales at Costume Ball
The Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII) as the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers of Malta. He wore this costume to the Historical Costume Ball at Devonshire House

Advert / Devonshire Choc
Pascalls Ambrosia Devonshire Milk Chocolate Date: circa 1900

Costume / Loungers 1820
Bond Street Loungers wear: strapped trousers, hessian boots, a greatcoat, a frock coat, top hats, buttonhole, coats cut-away at the front & cossack trousers. Date: 1820

Shooting Apple Trees
In Devonshire, on Twelfth Eve, countryfolk go into the orchards and shoot at one of the best trees, to ensure a good fruit crop : much cider is drunk on this occasion... Date: 1851

Workhouse inmate Mary Jane promoting charitable work
A postcard promoting the work of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG). Its caption reads Mary Jane, who is a deaf and blind inmate of a Workhouse in Devonshire

Robert Herrick in his Devonshire home
My maid (my Prue), by good luck sent, to save that little, fates me gave or lent. Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), English poet, in the garden of his home in Devonshire

The conservatories at Chiswick House
Wealthy Victorians enjoy the hospitality of the Duke of Devonshire as part of his fete celebrations at Chiswick House

Banquet in the Imperial Pavilion
The banquet hosted by the Duke of Devonshire as part of his fete celebrations at Chiswick House

Theatre, The Astaires, Nerman
Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire in the shows Lady Be Good and Funny Face, joined by Leslie Henson

Duke of Devonshire 1843
Portrait of William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

Statue of the 8th Duke of Devonshire, Whitehall, London
The Marquis of Lansdowne unveiling a statue to the 8th Duke of Devonshire (Spencer Compton Cavendish, Lord Hartington, 1833-1908), Liberal politician

Prince of Wales (George V) at Bolton Abbey
The Prince of Wales (soon to be George V) at Bolton Abbey as a guest of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at the opening of the grouse shooting on Wharfedale Moor

Exmouth, Devon
Distant view of Exmouth, situated at the mouth of the Exe, Devonshire

Deborah Freeman-Mitford
Photograph of Deborah Freeman-Mitford as a debutante in 1938. She later became the Duchess of Devonshire after marrying Andrew Cavendish in 1941

Devonshire Terrace, London, 1897
Photograph showing the rear of Devonshire Terrace, Marylebone, London, the home of Charles Dickens from 1839 to 1850

Spencer Cavendish, Marquis of Hartingdon (1833-1908)
Engraving of Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquis of Hartington and 8th Duke of Devonshire, pictured in 1880. Cavendish was an English politician who served the Liberal party in various positions

Devonshire / Cartoon 1784
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, secures votes for Charles James Fox in the Westminster election by licentious behaviour. Fox orates in the background

A Devonshire lace-maker
Lace-making was a typical cottage industry and could be carried out independently by women in their homes. The woman in the picture sits by the hearth in a cottage with a bolster-style pillow firmly

Equipment being prepared by Red Cross nurses
Bedding and camp equipment being packed for the field. The Duke of Devonshire donated the whole ground floor of Devonshire house in Piccadilly to the British Red Cross Society to use as its

Cavendish / Hartington
SPENCER COMPTON CAVENDISH Pictured while Marquess of Hartington, later 8th Duke of Devonshire

Foaling Around
A couple of Devonshire Moorland Pony foals, play fighting together

Devonshire Caravan Park
A caravan site at West Luccombe, Exmoor, Devon, England

Devonshire Farmers Wife
A young farmers wife holds her baby, in a Devonshire farmyard full of animals

Erme River, Devon
The Erme river, Devonshire is overhung with trees and enclosed by rocks

Stiebel / Devonshire
Mary, Duchess of Devonshire photographed in ceremonial robes designed by fashion couturier Victor Stiebel

Devonshire Regiment
THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT 4th and 5th Battalions

Baskets of Apples
A girl with baskets of freshly picked apples from a Devonshire orchard, England

5th Duke of Devonshire
WILLIAM CAVENDISH 5th Duke of Devonshire

Georgiana / Duchess / Jesse
GEORGIANA SPENCER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE Daughter of 1st Earl Spencer Married 5th Duke of Devonshire

Georgiana / Duchess / Baldwn
GEORGIANA SPENCER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE Daughter of 1st Earl Spencer Married 5th Duke of Devonshire

Georgiana / Duchess / F man
GEORGIANA SPENCER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE Daughter of 1st Earl Spencer Married 5th Duke of Devonshire

Georgiana / Duchess / Cig Cd
GEORGIANA SPENCER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE Daughter of 1st Earl Spencer Married 5th Duke of Devonshire

Georgiana / Duchess / Sewell
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, wears a hat of the period - a broad brimmed hat with the crown adorned with ostrich plumes over frizzed hair with large ringlets

Devonshire dentists trade card and price list
A Devonshire dentists trade card, including price list

England / Chatsworth
Derbyshire; seat of the Duke of Devonshire

Edward Earl Devonshire
Edward Courtenay, earl of DEVONSHIRE statesman

Pack Horse, Devonshire
Leading a pack horse along a country road in Devonshire, England Date: early 19th century

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