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Doorway Collection

Background imageDoorway Collection: Winston Churchill at Sidney Street Siege, East London

Winston Churchill at Sidney Street Siege, East London
Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, with a group of policemen during the Siege of Sidney Street in Stepney, East London, on 3 January 1911. Date: 1911

Background imageDoorway Collection: Chapel Quad, Lincoln College, Oxford

Chapel Quad, Lincoln College, Oxford. circa 1890

Background imageDoorway Collection: Castle Hotel, Bakewell

Castle Hotel, Bakewell
Now called the Castle In, the premises is still in business over a century after this photo was taken. Ernest Battersby is standing in the doorway and the man sitting on the steps is named Ted Ellis

Background imageDoorway Collection: Children with ice lollies on a Balham street, SW London

Children with ice lollies on a Balham street, SW London
Five children eating ice lollies in the doorway of a betting shop on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageDoorway Collection: Bayards Cove, Dartmouth, Devon

Bayards Cove, Dartmouth, Devon
View of Bayards Cove through a medieval stone doorway of Dartmouth Castle, a fort at Dartmouth, Devon. circa 1980s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Drake & Mount Ltd shopfront - Pet Food Store

Drake & Mount Ltd shopfront - Pet Food Store
Drake & Mount Ltd, High Street, Bracknell - shopfront - Pet Food Store Date: mid 1930s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Peat Man & Irish Cottage

Peat Man & Irish Cottage
A man delivering peat in a basket to a typical Irish cottage, watched by a little boy and two women in the doorway. Date: October 1938

Background imageDoorway Collection: Walton Street Police Station, Knightsbridge, SW London

Walton Street Police Station, Knightsbridge, SW London. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Side door of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Genoa, Italy

Side door of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Genoa, Italy
The side door of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Genoa, Italy Date: 1927

Background imageDoorway Collection: Zanzibar - Tanzania - Large Ivory Tusks

Zanzibar - Tanzania - Large Ivory Tusks Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Cat in hot street, Almaria, Spain

Cat in hot street, Almaria, Spain
In the heat of the midday sun, a cool cat sits in the shade on an alley corner in Almeria, Andalusia, Spain. Demonstration of the Rule of Thirds Date: 1986

Background imageDoorway Collection: Main entrance, Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset

Main entrance, Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset, a late Elizabethan mansion with garden. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Entrance to the Haram, Hebron, West Bank, Palestine

Entrance to the Haram, Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. Date: 1920s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia

Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
An absolutely fabulous Arab Doorway in the port town of Sidi Bou Said Tunisia, with a pair of knockers for the main decorated wooden doors (for ease of knocking when on a camel or on horseback)

Background imageDoorway Collection: Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party

Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party causing a servant to spill a soup tureen over him. Other guests shocked, servants amused. More Miseries

Background imageDoorway Collection: The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page

The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page - Anne Page and Slender, an inept and unsuccessful suitor. 1862

Background imageDoorway Collection: Samuel Johnson / Temple

Samuel Johnson / Temple
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON " Dr Johnsons Staircase" at the writers old home in Inner Temple Lane, London Date: 1709 - 1784

Background imageDoorway Collection: Hardware shop in Islington, London

Hardware shop in Islington, London with very extensive stock. Proprietor stands at door. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Homeless man in doorway

Homeless man in doorway
A homeless man puts on his shoes in the doorway of an East End warehouse, London. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Hamitic nomadic woman and two children, Aswan, Egypt

Hamitic nomadic woman and two children, Aswan, Egypt
Hamitic nomadic woman and two children, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt. Date: 1922

Background imageDoorway Collection: The Ornate Priors Door at Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire

The Ornate Priors Door at Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire. A twelfth-century carved door way connected the Cathedral to the medieval cloister

Background imageDoorway Collection: Woman and girl outside a shop, Handsworth, Birmingham

Woman and girl outside a shop, Handsworth, Birmingham. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDoorway Collection: Santiago de Compostela - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria

Santiago de Compostela - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria
Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDoorway Collection: The Village Post Office, Paglesham, Essex

The Village Post Office, Paglesham, Essex. The postmistress stands in the doorway along with her son and their pet cat, curled up on the step. Date: 1909

Background imageDoorway Collection: Hotel Russischer Hof - Grand Hotel de Russia - Berlin

Hotel Russischer Hof - Grand Hotel de Russia - Berlin
Night Scene at the Hotel Russischer Hof - Grand Hotel de Russia - Berlin - Georgenstrasse 21-22 Date: 1935

Background imageDoorway Collection: WW2 - Me After The War

WW2 - Me After The War
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Me After The War, written by Ursula Bloom. The image shows a British Army servicewoman standing in an open doorway. Date: 1944

Background imageDoorway Collection: The Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire

The Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire
The Passage and doorway of the Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire. During the early 19th century, mining in the area caused one side of the building to begin gradually sinking

Background imageDoorway Collection: The Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire - Doorway

The Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire - Doorway
The Doorway of the Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire. During the early 19th century, mining in the area caused one side of the building to begin gradually sinking

Background imageDoorway Collection: View of south doorway (east end), St Edburg's Church, Bicester, Oxfordshire Date: 1930s

View of south doorway (east end), St Edburg's Church, Bicester, Oxfordshire Date: 1930s

Background imageDoorway Collection: Advertisement Illustration, Men Sleeping

Advertisement Illustration, Men Sleeping
An advertisement illustration, showing an interior scene in which a smartly dressed man is pointing, beside two sleeping fellows who are slumped in their chairs

Background imageDoorway Collection: Modernist House At Chilwell, Nottingham

Modernist House At Chilwell, Nottingham
A pair of photographs, one shows the exterior view of a modernist house located at Hallams Lane, Chilwell, Nottingham, designed in 1937 by architect Raymond Myerscough Walker

Background imageDoorway Collection: Modernist House, Downshire Hill, Hampstead

Modernist House, Downshire Hill, Hampstead
A pair of photographs showing the doorway and exterior view of a modernist house at Downshire Hill, Hampstead, designed in 1936 by architects Michael John Hewetson Bunney and Charlotte Bunney

Background imageDoorway Collection: House In Hampshire, Entrance Front

House In Hampshire, Entrance Front
An architectural photo lithograph showing the entrance front of a house in a woodland clearing in Hampshire, between Basingstoke and Newbury

Background imageDoorway Collection: Cottage Doorway, Home of R. F. Wells

Cottage Doorway, Home of R. F. Wells
This photograph shows a cottage doorway from the early 1900s, giving entrance to the home of the designer, the architect and sculptor R. F. Wells, (Reginald Fairfax). Date: circa 1929

Background imageDoorway Collection: Dwelling House Entrance Design

Dwelling House Entrance Design
A lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing a design for an entrance doorway for a dwelling house. The quatrefoils above the doorway allow for inviting light

Background imageDoorway Collection: The Tale of Dick Whittington

The Tale of Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington - Dick lying in the doorway of the house of a kindly merchant (2 of 12) Date: circa 1900

Background imageDoorway Collection: Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 2

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 2
Part two of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk, looking over his shoulder

Background imageDoorway Collection: Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 4

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 4
The final part of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk

Background imageDoorway Collection: Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 1

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 1
Part one of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk, looking over his shoulder

Background imageDoorway Collection: Walking Along The Street

Walking Along The Street
A sketch of a gentleman walking along a French cobbled street path, past an open doorway in which an old woman is standing. Date: circa 1901

Background imageDoorway Collection: Willis & Son newsagents, Lime Street, East London

Willis & Son newsagents, Lime Street, East London
Willis & Son newsagents, booksellers and stationers, shop front, 28 Lime Street, East London Date: circa 1915

Background imageDoorway Collection: Hampshire Barn

Hampshire Barn
A painting of a strong, white work horse being led out of the large doorway to a barn in Hampshire, he is pulling a big hay wagon. Date: circa 1923

Background imageDoorway Collection: Balcony View

Balcony View
A pencil sketch of an interior room, looking through a balcony doorway, which overlooks a city. Date: circa 1920

Background imageDoorway Collection: Porta Della Carta, Venice

Porta Della Carta, Venice
An etching which shows the magnificence of the Porta Della Carta, an illustrious carved marble gateway which sits between the Basilica of San Marco and the Doge's Palace

Background imageDoorway Collection: If Dreams Came True

If Dreams Came True
This painting acts as an advertisement for De Reszke Cigarettes, and was inspired by the artist, from a letter sent by a military officer at the front to the cigarette manufacturers

Background imageDoorway Collection: La Blanchisserie De La Place Margot

La Blanchisserie De La Place Margot
A painting of the painted blue premises of a laundromat in France, with laundry hanging from the window ledge above. A woman can be seen at each doorway and some cats are playing outside

Background imageDoorway Collection: Fisherman's Cottage, Volendam

Fisherman's Cottage, Volendam
A colourful painting showing a Dutch girl sitting in the doorway of a blue painted fisherman's cottage at Volendam, a town in the Netherlands. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDoorway Collection: Her Majesty, the Queen amongst sandbags

Her Majesty, the Queen amongst sandbags
Her Majesty, the Queen photographed amongst sandbags, in an arched doorway in South Africa House, with the King, George VI in the background



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