Gentlemans Collection

A map of Ladies and Gentlemans Clubs of London
A map of Ladies and Gentlemans Clubs of the West End of London - Clubland. Date: circa 1910

Gentlemans courtesans
Close up detailing the lock of a gentlemans private book of photographs of courtesans, some of whom he may very well have visited

Map of the Pall Mall area of London
Map of the Charing Cross, Pall Mall and Pimlico area of central London showing, the famous thoroughfare of Pall Mall with its numerous club houses

Knightsbridge, London - looking east. The Hyde Park Hotel is on the left. Date: circa 1910s

Ron and Pam Williams - Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster
Ron and Pam Williams last private owners of Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster, Yorkshire. They are pictured in Brodsworth Hall drawing room Date: 1989

Barber shop, Scunthorpe
A traditional gents barber trims a customer while another one waits his turn in a barbers shop, Scunthorope, Lincolnshire. First published in The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Notre Dame de Strasbourg, Cathedral, France Date: 1795

The great Church at Calais, N. E
The great Church at Calais, N.E. Date: 1776

The Cascade of Velika Gubavica, Croatia Date: 1778

Birthplace of Peter Paul Rubens, Cologne, Germany (though he was actually born in Siegen, Westphalia) Date: 1831

Birthplace of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Geneva, Switzerland Date: 1831

South View of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date: 1824

Disadvantages of a short cut. "I have kept my dear Amelia waiting a deuced long time
Disadvantages of a short cut. " I have kept my dear Amelia waiting a deuced long time! - but this short cut will soon bring me to her enchanting presence;

St. Jamess Street, London
circa 1910s

Whites Club
Whites is an exclusive gentlemans club in St Jamess, London, founded in 1693 by Francesco Bianco (Francis White), who organized it to sell hot chocolate and tickets to the Kings Theatre

The City of Prague, now in the Czech Republic. 1742

The City of Egra, West Bengal, NE India
The City of Egra, West Bengal, north east India. 1742

Shoeshiner 1867
What a polish! The youngsters were astonished! The gentlemen delighted! Date: 1867

Pickpocket Caught
An observant policeman apprehends a pickpocket who has stolen a gentlemans pocket hankerchief. He claims he only borrowed it because he has a cold. Date: circa 1830

SPEAKING WATCH (INSIDES)
A watch designed by M.Sivan, which contains a miniature Edison phonograph, allowing it to speak the time, by reading off a rubber disc. Date: 1894

A dandy at his dressing table, 1818
A dandy getting himself dolled up at his dressing table. Date: 1818

Edward Cave (1691-1754). was an English printer, editor and publisher. He coined the term magazine for a periodical, founding The Gentlemans Magazine in 1731

Interior of a London West End Boutique, specialising in Gentlemans formal wear. Date: circa 1950s

Woman using a urinal - WW2
" I m doing a mans job ain t I?" A tall imposing lady World War Two Factory worker passes comment in reposte to the surprise shown at her appearance at the Gents Toilet urinals by a fellow

The Cocoa Tree Club of St. Jamess Street
Interior of the Cocoa Tree Club, said to be the oldest club in London, showing the tree, which went up through two floors

Street Scene - Butchers and Hairdresser / Tobacconist
Unidentified London Street Scene - Butchers (London Central Meat Company Limited) and C. Crowe Ladies and Gents Hairdresser and Tobacconist. Date: circa 1920

Warwick, hall porter of the Marlborough Club
(Mr) Warwick, the long-serving hall porter of the Marlborough Club, described by The Tatler as, probably one of the best-known men in London

Waitress in a gentlemens club by Fish, WW1
Uncle Fred, one of the characters in The Tatler magazine s, Letters of Eve, drawn by Annie Fish is pictured enjoying having his lunch at his club

Advert for Aquascutum coats 1934
Aquascutum raincoats, overcoats and macintoshes. Date: 1934

Advert for Moss Bros summer suits for men 1934
Summer suits of fine quality in attractive new seasons materials, ready for immediate wear. 1934

Advert for Aquascutum weatherproof coats 1923
Reliability in rain is the first attribute of an Aquascutum - familiarly called a " scutum". Date: 1923

The Fireman of a Gentlemans Club
Character portrait of the Fireman of a Gentlemans Club - whos role was to stoke and feed all of the open fires throughout the establishment. Date: 1892

Gentlemans Row - Enfield, North London
Gentlemans Row - Enfield, Middlesex, North London Date: 1916

Market Reports Illustrated - Hares - Moderate Supply
Market Reports Illustrated - " Hares - Only a very moderate supply!" A barber ponders the task ahead (get it?) as he is faced with an elderly gentleman who happen to be rather follicularly

Advert for Skinner & Grant, Gentlemens tailors, 1920s, London Date: 1920s

After You Sir - two Gentleman unsure as to whom should make the first move

Selfridges, London - Section of Gentlemans Outfitting
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Section of Gentlemans Outfitting. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947)

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