Formal Gallery

Advertisement for Charles Baker & Co.'s Store

Advertisement for Charles Baker & Co.'s Stores Ltd. - Gentlemen & Boy's high-class clothing & outfitting - "Opened to keep pace with the Civil Service Stores"
circa 1890s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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In the Stalls at the Empire Theatre, 1894

Engraving showing three theatre-goers heading for their seats, in the stalls, at the Empire Theatre, 1894. All these people are depicted wearing formal, evening attire for their trip to the theatre. This image may have been made at the famous Hackney Empire.

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Brasenose College 1675

A bird's-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Dean's lodgings & the formal gardens. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan.

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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