Gipsy Collection

Gipsies and Caravan / 30S
Gypsies stand outside their caravans in a corner of the huge gypsy camp near Grantham, Lincolnshire

Old Gypsy Man & Pet Dog
At an encampment in Surrey an old Gypsy man sits on a can close to the fire

Gypsies and their caravans Date: 1910s

Gypsy Woman on Caravan
A Gypsy woman stands by the entrance to the family caravan on an encampment in Surrey as a pet dog looks on

Gypsies in Kent
A gipsy family in their traditional caravan, on Wrotham Hill, Kent, England

Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941) - pioneering English female pilot - pictured standing in front of her Gipsy Moth just before she undertook a 19-day solo flight to Australia

Gipsy Hill railway station, south London
Gipsy Hill railway station (LB&SC, London, Brighton and South Coast), south London. Date: circa 1910

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

Policeman talk to Gypsies on Epsom Downs
Two Policeman talk to a Gypsy family by their caravan and wagon on Epsom Downs Date: circa 1920s

Jane Eyre & Gipsy
Jane and the gipsy

Elderly Gypsy Woman
An elderly gypsy woman with long dark hair and wearing a thick cardigan stands in front of the brightly painted family caravan at an encampment in Surrey

Gipsy Wedding
A gipsy wedding at Baildon, Yorkshire. The King of the Gipsies in England, Petulengro performs the ceremony, cutting the hands so the blood of both can unite

French Palmistry Manual
L ART DE LIRE DANS LES LIGNES DE LA MAIN ( The art of reading the lines of the hand ) - a popular French manual

Gipsy Caravans
Gipsy families by their caravans. Date: 1902

Gipsy couple on their horse-drawn cart
A middle-aged gipsy couple riding along a country road on their horse-drawn cart. A London Transport bus stop can be seen in the background

Amy Johnson with her de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth G-aAH
Amy Johnson with her de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth, G-aAH, Jason, at Croydon Airport before her flight to Australia in 1930. Date: 1930

Gipsy girl plaiting horses tail at an encampment in Surrey
A gipsy girl plaiting the tail of the family horse as she sits on the step of their caravan at an encampment in Surrey. (2 of 2)

Gypsy Boy with Hen 1973
A gypsy boy sits by the door to his family caravan clutching onto a chicken at a Surrey encampment

Christmas card, silhouette of gypsy caravan

No Gypsies on Epson Downs 1929
Romany Folk whose presence was forbidden on Epom Downs even on Derby Day. A group of gipsy women and children peg-making Date: 1929

Gipsy woman with four children
A gipsy woman with four children, standing outside their caravan

Gipsy Encampment on the Curragh. Kavanagh, Joseph Malachy 1856-1918

Inside a tent on Mitcham Common, the home to two men, their wives, and fourteen children of various ages. Mr. George Smith, social reformer of Coalville, Leicester

Gipsy girl plaiting horses tail, Surrey
A gypsy girl plaiting the tail of the family horse as she sits on the step of their caravan at an encampment in Surrey. (1 of 2)

Gipsy women sketched by Queen Victoria
Gipsy women, encamped near Claremont in Surrey where Queen Victoria spent the Christmas of 1836 (when she was still Princess Victoria)

Zaphne of the Woods
A pretty young gypsy girl sits in a woodland glade by a camp fire

Reading Palm Left
A gipsy reads a palm - the left hand Theres happy days in store for you

Young Napoleon has his fortune told by a gipsy
The young Napoleon, later Emperor of France, has his fortune told by a gipsy in Corsica

Gypsy Petulengro Lee
Gypsy Nathaniel Petulengro Lee. Head of Romany tribe of gypsies, and fortune teller Date: circa 1970

Miss Modern magazine fortune teller
Front cover of Miss Modern magazine for November 1931, featuring a young gipsy fortune teller with a crystal ball (and the free gipsy ring, found FREE inside the magazine!). Date: 1931

Marjorie Vereker and Adelaide Cleaver - Heston Aerodrome
Mrs Marjorie Rosamond Seton Dower Vereker (nee Mulliner) (1902-1992) and Adelaide Franklin Cleaver (nee Pollock) (1885-1939)

Horse-drawn Caravan, Bunratty, County Clare, Ireland
Horse-drawn Caravan, Bunratty, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Large and Lavish Gypsy Caravan and its owners (and dog) Date: 1905

Helen Mary Elizabeth Taylor as a Gypsy by Madame Yevonde
Helen Mary Elizabeth Taylor (nee Collins) (*to insert dates when known) dressed in gypsy costume. Yevonde Cumbers Middleton (18931975) was an English photographer

Romany caravan Date: circa 1960

The Gipsy Girl
A portrait painting of a seated Romani woman, caressing her shoulder, while wearing a red and white outfit with a bright headscarf. Date: 1915

The Gipsy
A portrait painting of a Gypsy woman, wearing a coat and hat. Date: circa 1915

Jim Mollison and Kangeroo
Scottish aviator James Allan Jim Mollison (1905-1959) was greeted by a kangaroo in Croydon, at the end of his record breaking flight from Australia to England

Music cover, Glowing Embers by Evan Marsden, Narrative-Intermezzo, piano solo Date: 1924

Fortune Telling with a Crystal Ball at the local Fete Date: circa 1947

Annie Benham, a Romany traveller
A portrait of Annie Benham, a Romany traveller pictured in the Dorset Downs. Date: 1939

Music cover, Sing Gipsy, sung by Irene Ambrus
Music cover, Sing Gipsy (Chante Tzigane), English lyric by Jack Fishman, words and music by Charles Humel, sung by Irene Ambrus Date: 1946

Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe Loss
Music cover, Serenade in the Night (Violino Tzigano), English lyrics and musical adaptation by Jimmy Kennedy, original song by C A Bixio and B Cherubini, played by Joe Loss. Date: 1935

ROMANY FUNERAL PYRE
A Romany gipsy funeral pyre, where the caravan of the deceased gipsy elder is burned. Here, accompanied by a policeman, relatives are paying their last respects. Date: 1930s

Gipsy Encampment in Essex
A gypsy family on an encampment. Date: late 1890s

Wreck of the ship Gipsy at Bristol
The stranded Waterford Steam Navigation Companys steamer, the Gipsy, on, May I2th, 1878. The boat left Cumberland Basin for Waterford in the early morning. It was then high water

Gipsy Love by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross. First produced by George Edwardes at Dalys Theatre, London on 1 June 1912. Showing Harry Dearth, Sari Petrass and Robert Michaelis. Date: circa 1912

German gipsies in Scotland
German gipsies, who had arrived in Leith and travelled across Scotland to set up an encampment in Glasgow

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