Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, D Oyly Carte SouvenirD Oyly Cartes Season of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, Souvenir Programme, Princes Theatre, London, 29 September 1919 - 31 January 1920, showing a large cast of characters from the operettas. 1919-1920
Walter Passmore / IolantheWALTER PASSMORE Comic actor and singer, best known for his Gilbert & Sullivan roles, seen here in Iolanthe
Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862
Gilbert L Jessop cricketer
Greyhound Racing at White CityAn advertisement for greyhound racing at White City stadium with a painting by Gilbert Holiday. The caption reads: " The trap snaps open...the 30
Gilbert and Sullivan theatre posterPoster for the Gilbert and Sullivan production The Gondoliers. W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan worked together to create fourteen operas between 1871 and 1896
All that was left of them, 17th Lancers near Modderfontein, 17 September 1901.Chromolithograph after Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927)
Cockpit of Supermarine Spitfire IXB G-ASJV / MH434Cockpit of Supermarine Spitfire IXB, G-ASJV/MH434. James Gilbert photo
Poster advertising the D Oyly Carte Opera Company, famous for its Gilbert and Sullivan operetta productions. Pictured are scenes from The Gondoliers, The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard
Greyhounds by Gilbert HolidayPainting by the well-known horse and animal artist, Gilbert Holiday of a greyhound bitch and her two puppies. During the 1930s
Ws Gilbert / Vanity FairWILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan
Supermarine Spitfire IXB G-ASJV / MH434Supermarine Spitfire IXB, G-ASJV/MH434, flown by Ray Hanna. James Gilbert photo
Poster advertising HMS Pinafore, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. 20th century
Pinafore / Programme 1Cover of the programme for the original production, incorporating portraits of Mr Gilbert and Mr Sullivan, also Mr D Oyly Carte
Sullivan / Vanity FairSIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas
Mikado / Music Sheet 2featuring the Mikado in person
The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur SullivanPromotional postcard for the Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, first produced Savoy Theatre, 14th March 1885 Date: circa 1885
W. G. Grace batting at Gravesend, 1913Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915) batting in the Gravesend vs. Eltham cricket match, held at Gravesend cricket ground, 1913
Mikado / Music SheetThree little maids from school Date: first produced 1885
Cincinnati Federal Theatre presents Pirates of Penzance a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of The Pirates of Penzance at Emery, Walnut & Parkway
Glasgow UniversityTHE UNIVERSITY GALOP Edward and Alexandra are cheered as they leave after opening GLASGOW UNIVERSITY in its fine new building by George Gilbert Scott Date: 1870
The Mikado at the SavoySketches from The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre in London: The Mikado (Mr R. Temple), Nanki-Pooh (Mr Durward Lely), Katisha (Miss Brandram), Pooh-Bah (Mr R)
G K Chesterton, writerGilbert Keith Chesterton writer
D Oyly Cartes Opera Co. in Utopia, limited Gilbert & Sullivans new opera. Date c1894
Warwickshire Cricket Club - 1888Sketches at the County Ground, Edgbaston, Birmingham - the home of Warwickshire CC. The main pavilion is shown in the centre
Ws Gilbert / EglingtonWILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan
Avro Vulcan B2 at Heyford. James Gilbert photo
Breaking Up a Rush - Polo by Gilbert HolidayThe glamour and thrill of the galloping game depicted by equestrian artist Gilbert Holiday, showing an incident during an Inter-Regimental Polo match where the ball
R D oyly Carte / Van FairRICHARD D OYLY CARTE English impresario, producer of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas
Ws Gilbert / SambourneWILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan, satirised for his love of the sea and sailing
Sullivan / SambourneSIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas
Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC G-FIRE / NH904Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC, G-FIRE/NH904, flown by Ray Hanna at Biggin Hill in 1981. James Gilbert photo. Date: 1981
Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly CarteRetro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s
Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptorBarbara Hepworth (1903-1975), English artist and sculptor. circa 1948
George Grossmith / 1895GEORGE GROSSMITH (SNR) English actor, associated with the Gilbert & Sullivan operas
Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the FewLeslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942
Statue of ErosThe famous statue of the Greek god of love, Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert in 1893. It was originally called the Shaftesbury Monument. Date: 1893
Williton Union WorkhouseThe Union workhouse at Williton, Somerset. Some of the workhouse staff and some local residents are visible. The building, designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt
Wycombe Union Workhouse, Saunderton, OxfordshireThe Wycombe Union workhouse at Saunderton, Oxfordshire. The building, designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, was erected in 1843
Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952
Marianne Faithfull, singer, songwriter and actressMarianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school. circa 1962
Coach party having lunch in a pubA coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s
Design for Gilbert and Sullivan, A Dream of PatienceDesign by Alice Mary Havers for Gilbert and Sullivan, Savoy Operas, A Dream of Patience. circa 1880s
Portions of fern. Chromolithograph from John Gilbert Baker and Sir William Jackson Hooker, Synopsis filicum, or a synopsis of all known ferns. Drawn from nature by Mr. Fitch, F.L.S. Date: 1868
Supermarine Spitfire TRIX ML407Supermarine Spitfire TRIX, ML407, currently owned by Caroline Grace. James Gilbert photo
Supermarine Spitfire. James Gilbert photo
HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and crewHMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran and crew of the ship. My gallant crew, good morning! Date: 1908
G O Smith, footballer and cricketerGilbert Oswald Smith (1872-1943), amateur footballer who played for Oxford University and the Corinthians, and was captain for England. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey
