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Aveling and Porter General Purpose Engine Elizabeth MA 5525Aveling & Porter General Purpose Engine, regn. MA 5525, number: 4157, Elizabeth. Built in 1898 by Aveling & Porter at Rochester, powered by a 6 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s
Part of a feature from London Life magazine charting the daily routine of Patrick Lichfield, cousin of the Queen, who carved a career for himself as a photographer
Betrothal of Duke of York later King George VI and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (The Queen Mother) at Glamis Castle
Advertisement for the 10ft high royal wedding of the Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, placed by McVitie and Price of Edinburgh, who strangely, call themselves biscuit makers
It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1900
ELIZABETH IIs SILVER JUBILEE A childrens tea party in a street in Horley, south-east England. The paper cups are decorated with Union Jacks. 1977
Elizabeth Hope, known as Elizabeth d Esperance, materialises the spirit of Leila Date: 1855 - 1919
Gold Naval Reward for the defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588
Young Princess Elizabeth with her first toy pramYoung Princess Elizabeth (Later Queen Elizabeth II) (1926-2022) with her first toy pram in the grounds of her parents home in Piccadilly with her nanny. Date: 1928
Duke and Duchess of York - Ashtead Potteries, SurreyDuke and Duchess of York visiting the Ashtead Potteries, Surrey - founded to train disabled ex-servicemen in pottery. Date: 1928
Young boy flees from the Duchess of YorkApril, 1928 - The Duchess of York in Chichester, Sussex at a charitable Garden Party - she was presented with purses, but this young lad, overcome by the occasion
Duke and Duchess of York at a Salvation Army ConcertDuke and Duchess of York at a Salvation Army Brass Band Concert - Congress Hall, Clapton - greeted by the Head of the Army, General Bramwell Booth (1856-1929) and Mrs Booth. Date: 1928
The Duchess of York given a teddy by Dr. Barnardos childrenThe Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) given a large teddy bear for the infant Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) by the small children from the Dr
The Duke and Duchess of York invested as bards - EisteddfodThe Duke and Duchess of York invested as bards at the Welsh National Eisteddfog at Swansea in August, 1926. They were given the bardic names Albert o Efrog and Betsi o Efrog
17 Bruton Street - Home of Earl and Countess of Strathmore17 Bruton Street, London - Home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, where the Duke and Duchess of York temporarily resided and where the Duchess gave birth to their first child
Centenary Pageant - Stockton and Darlington RailwayCentenary of British Rail Transportation Pageant - Stockton and Darlington Railway - visit by the Duke and Duchess of York - July, 1925. Date: 1925
British Empire Exhibition - Duke and Duchess of YorkBritish Empire Exhibition - The Duke and Duchess of York having fun in the Amusement park - June 1925. They are preparing to set out on a dizzying ride in an aerial boat (shaped like a chicken...!)
British Empire Exhibition - 2nd Year - The Railodok carsThe Duke and Duchess of York visiting the British Empire Exhibition during its second year with the Duke now the President of the Exhibition, replacing his brother
Duke and Duchess of York visit the Guest Hospital, DudleyA fine photograph of the Duke and Duchess of York visiting the Guest Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands. The Guest Hospital had an extensive Childrens section
Duchess of York - Preparing to leave for Africa, White LodgeThe Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth the Queen Mother) - pictured at White Lodge, Richmond, where both the Duke
Duke & Duchess of York, Prince of Wales, AmusementsThe Duke & Duchess of York and the Prince of Wales enjoy a rollercoaster ride on the Giant Switchback at the Amusements, Wembley, May 1924. Date: 1924
Duke and Duchess of York visiting Docklands - April 1924The Duke and Duchess of York visiting Docklands in April 1924. This picture shows the Duchess (1900-2002) (later Queen Elizabeth)
Duchess of York at the Royal Overseas League Garden PartyElizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) at the Royal Overseas League Garden Party in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society in Regents Park in July, 1923
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visiting McVitie & Price Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visitingElizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) visiting the McVitie & Price factory in Edinburgh, Scotland
Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) - Hostess of Glamis Caste - taken just after she attained her majority
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Glamis Castle - Pet dogLady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - future wife of King George VI) - pictures with a pet dog at a garden party at Glamis Castle
Bertram Pollock - Bishop of NorwichDate: 1937
Thomas Banks Strong - Bishop of OxfordDate: 1937
Herbert Hensley Henson - Bishop of DurhamDate: 1937
Cyril Forster Garbett - Bishop of WinchesterDate: 1937
Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram - Bishop of LondonDate: 1937
St John Basil Wynne Willson - Bishop of Bath and WellsSt John Basil Wynne Willson (1868-1946) - Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. He was the Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1921 to 1937
William Foxley Norris - Dean of WestminsterDate: 1937
Archbishop of York - Dr William TempleDate: 1937
Cosmo Gordon Lang - Archbishop of CanterburyCosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury(1864-1945), who officiated at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937
Big Ben and Houses of Parliament - Inset portrait of BalfourTower of Big Ben and Houses of Parliament - inset portrait of Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour and Conservative Prime Minister between 1902-1905. Date: circa 1904
Feeding the Python - Port Elizabeth Museum - South AfricaFeeding the South African Python (Python Sebae) at the Port Elizabeth Museum - South Africa. The snake is 16 feet long! Date: circa 1908
Habit of a wealthy London merchant, time of Elizabeth I.. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin
Dress of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603.. She wears a high lace ruff and cuffs, elaborately jeweled bodice, belt and headdress. Stubbs, Stow, portrait at Henham, described by Miss
Mothers and children at a Cecil House, LondonMothers and children at one of the womens lodging houses known as Cecil Houses. The hostels, for homeless and vagrant women
Moving the Great Bell 1858Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, entering the arch, being propelled by levers upon a tramway. Date: 1858
May Sutton & Elizabeth Ryan May Sutton & Elizabeth RyanAmerican lawn tennis champions, the winners of Pacific States Ladies doubles in 1908. Date: 1908
FALL / K. C. SPANIEL / 1951CHAMPION ELIZABETH OF HOMEHURST Date: 1951
FALL / K. C. SPANIEL / 1952CHAMPION ELIZABETH OF HOMEHURST Date: 1952
FALL / K. C. SPANIELS / 1951CHAMPION ELIZABETH OF HOMEHURST & LOUISE OF HOMEHURST Date: 1951
WESTMINSTER SCHOOLWestminster School, Deans Yard, Westminster, London. The school was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1560, on the site of a former medieval monastic school. Date: 1960s
OLD ENGLISH COINSOld (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - heads. Date: 1960s
LUMLEYS ALMSHOUSESA beautiful copperplate of the almshouses erected by Elizabeth, viscountess Lumley, in the pest house field at Shoreditch in 1672 but - alas - pulled down in 1822. Date: 1672 - 1822