Geoffrey Collection

Chaucers Pilgrims by Pauline Baynes
The numerous pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, pictured riding in procession

The Men of the 1924 Everest Expedition
Photograph showing the 1924 Everest Expedition team in their camp. Those pictured are back row, left to right: Irvine, Mallory, Norton, Odell and MacDonald

Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road
* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)

de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth G-aa
de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth, G-aa, the private aircraft of Captain Geoffrey de Havilland, became the first coupe model when it was experimentally fitted with a light wood

Marriage certificate, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip
Marriage certificate of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip Mountbatten (Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. circa 1151

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen passing through Westminster Abbey wearing St Edwards crown and carrying the orb and sceptre. Date: 2nd June 1953

Halford, Whittle, de Havilland and Walker
From left: Major Frank Halford, Sir Frank Whittle, Sir Geoffrey de Havilland and C.C. Walker in front of the first prototype de Havilland Comet airliner

HMS Habbakuk in section
Illustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946
Illustration showing the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk (centre), a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

Golfers at the Redan, North Berwick
A group of well-known people at the famous hole on the North Berwick links: Miss Katherine Tennant on the left, then Lady Oxford; Lady Dorothy Macmillan; Mrs Sylvester Gates; Lady Constance Hatch;

Geoffrey Keyes and his father
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, with his son Geoffrey in a the full dress uniform of a subaltern in the Royal Scots Greys

Royal Aircraft Factory S. E. 2
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2 (Scouting Experimental 2) with Geoffrey de Havilland at the controls. One of a series of incremental steps at the Royal Aircraft Factory

Royal Wedding 1947 - Archbishop of Canterbury
The Most Rev. Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1887 - 1972), who officiated at the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey

Knights Templar / Effigy
A effigy of Geoffrey de Magnaville Earl of Essex & Templar Knight

Geoffrey Boycott - England cricketer Date: 1970s - 1980s

Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS, (27 July 1882 21 May 1965) holding a model of the de Havilland Mosquito

Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965)
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, 1882-1965. Date: 1965

Six Sons and a father under arms, WW1
Mr J. B. Gilbert (centre) of Poole, Dorset; in the National Reserve, formerly of the 18th Middlesex and 1st Warwicks pictured with his six sons who were all serving with the British Army

The second de Havilland DH108 TG306
The second de Havilland DH108, TG306, on the Wednesday before the fatal accident which killed Geoffrey de Havilland

Lady Louis Mountbatten - Tatler front cover
The Hon. Mrs Wilfred Ashley (left), Colonel Geoffrey Carr-Glyn and Mrs Ashleys daughter, Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Earl of Derbys Cabinet, 1867
Engraving showing the Cabinet of then Prime Minister, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

Chaucer Reads at Court
GEOFFREY CHAUCER Chaucer reads one of his Canterbury Tales to Edward III and his court, at Sheen Castle in Surrey

AIRCO DH-4
Designed by Geoffrey De Havilland, this two-seat biplane is Britains first purpose-built bomber

Chaucer / Old England / Col
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet

Geoffrey Haig Pike, test pilot, de Havilland, alongside a de Havilland Vampire

Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith
Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895

Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel
Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895

Alan Marsh and Geoffrey Dorman leaving Cierva Air Horse
Alan Marsh (in cap) and Geoffrey Dorman leaving the Cierva Air Horse

1945 Farnborough Show - de Havilland, Walker, Butler
1945 Farnborough Air Show. From right: Geoffrey de Havilland, C.C. Walker (standing) and Alan Butler. Date: 1945

Hubert Stanford Broad, left, and Geoffrey de Havilland

Geoffrey de Havilland, Frank T. Hearle and Wilfred E. Nixon
From left: Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, Frank T. Hearle, General Manager and Wilfred E. Nixon, Company Secretary, in September 1949. Date: 1949

Industrial Design And The Future Rolls Royce
An advertisement for a forthcoming book published by The Studio Limited, Industrial Design and the Future, by Geoffrey Holme. The central photograph shows a Rolls-Royce continental touring saloon

Music cover, Did You Ever Catch A Weasel Asleep?
Music cover, Did You Ever Catch A Weasel Asleep, words by Geoffrey Thorn, composed by Walter Redmond, sung by G H MacDermott, design by Alfred Concanen Date: 19th century

Near Kirkwall
A landscape oil painting of a mixed view of land and water, the buildings in the background stand under some gloomy, grey clouds. Date: circa 1918

The Green Coat
A portrait painting of a red haired woman standing by the edge of a cliff on a windy day, admiring the view, she is wearing a distinctive green coat, with her hat sat on the floor. Date: circa 1917

Study In The Tropics
A portrait painting study of a bot sat on a rock edge, wearing a blue outfit with a green flat cap, looking out towards the ocean in the tropics. Date: circa 1916

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - six books. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (2nd impression), The Titanic and The Californian by Peter Padfield (first edition, 1965), The Titanic

Geoffrey
This painting shows a baby boy, named Geoffrey, on the lap of a seated lady, with other members of the family looking on. Date: circa 1922

Lord and Lady Headfort
Geoffrey Taylour, 4th Marquess of Headfort (1878-1943) and his wife Rosie, Marchioness of Headfort (1878-1958), an ex-chorus girl, born Rosie Boote. Date: 1940

Music cover, Piano Selection, film version of The Mikado
Music cover, Piano Selection, arranged by Geoffrey Toye, film version of The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Date: 1939

Music cover, I Should Like a Little Bit of Nougat, words by Clifford Seyler, music by Geoffrey Gwyther, sung by Lupino Lane Date: 1923

Beagle Pup G-AXEV
Beagle B.121 Pup Series 1 G-AXEV (msn B121-070), nearing completion at Shoreham Airport, before delivery to Geoffrey Beard, circa April 1969. Date: 1969

GEOFFREY HOWE (1926 - )
GEOFFREY MP and Thatcher's longest serving cabinet minister. Became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1979. Made a life peer in 1992. Date: 1979

The Royal Wedding at Westminster Abbey - Princess Margaret and Mr Anthony Armstrong-Jones kneel before The Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher - May 6, 1960 Date: 1960

John Gower (1340-1408) was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. Date: 1875

Regency gentlemen riding horses using whips
Regency gentlemen riding horsesat a gallop using whips. How to Ride up Hyde Park. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration by Henry Bunbury from Geoffrey Gambados

Regency designs for wooden chin pieces for falling animals
Regency designs for wooden chin pieces to protect animals when they fall, and to keep away boring Christians. The Puzzle for the Dog, The Puzzle for the Horse, The Puzzle for Turk, Frenchman, or

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