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Background imageGranny Collection: Brita Edholm in Biba dress

Brita Edholm in Biba dress
Brita Edholm, a graphic designer and art director at Trends Promotion Unit, pictured in London Life magazines What People are Wearing section in a silver dress from Biba

Background imageGranny Collection: Cottage Near Midhurst

Cottage Near Midhurst
Grannys Cottage, Henley Common, near Midhurst, Sussex with Granny outside

Background imageGranny Collection: Queen Mary with grandchildren

Queen Mary with grandchildren
Queen Mary with three of her grandchildren: left, young Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II), right, Princess Margaret, and centre (on Queen Marys lap), Prince Edward, son of Prince George

Background imageGranny Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - There is still a lot to do

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - There is still a lot to do
The war is over. The message on the back by Churchill exhorts There is still a lot to do. The card, captioned Love for Love, carries the senders message Dear Granny

Background imageGranny Collection: Granny Grimmond's Best Hat

Granny Grimmond's Best Hat
A wartime children's short story illustration from Granny Grimmond's Best Hat, written by Janet Fraser. The image shows the old lady placing her hat on her head. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGranny Collection: Little Red Riding Hood at Grandma's door, by Muriel Baines

Little Red Riding Hood at Grandma's door, by Muriel Baines
Illustration, Little Red Riding Hood at Grandma's door, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century

Background imageGranny Collection: Granny

Granny
A portrait painting of an old granny wearing a white bonnet, sat at a kitchen table doing some knitting. Date: circa 1922

Background imageGranny Collection: Hudson's Soap Advertisement

Hudson's Soap Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for R. S. Hudson Limited, which shows a hooded girl leaning on a wall, smiling, with a basket containing a packet of Hudson's soap. Text reads

Background imageGranny Collection: Masking the Medicine, Henry cartoon

Masking the Medicine, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

Background imageGranny Collection: Grannie Quack Granny Quack's shop/ best in the Fair?

Grannie Quack Granny Quack's shop/ best in the Fair? by Lorna Steele

Background imageGranny Collection: On May 1st, 1843 English Academic painter and illustrator John Callcott Horsley designed the first

On May 1st, 1843 English Academic painter and illustrator John Callcott Horsley designed the first commercially produced and printed Christmas card

Background imageGranny Collection: Extremely jolly elderly couple - Granny in a bath chair

Extremely jolly elderly couple - Granny in a bath chair, Grandpa in his Sunday best and bowler hat. Smiles as wide as possible!! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGranny Collection: Pantomime Poster - Little Red Riding Hood

Pantomime Poster - Little Red Riding Hood

Background imageGranny Collection: Savage CE 607, Granny

Savage CE 607, Granny
Maker: Savages, Ltd. St. Nicholas Works, Kings Lynn Type: CE Number: 607 Built: 1893 Class Cylinders: Double Name: Granny Date: 1970s

Background imageGranny Collection: Old Woman Reads Letter Date: 1941

Old Woman Reads Letter Date: 1941

Background imageGranny Collection: LADY GRANNY BEGGAR

LADY GRANNY BEGGAR
Lady Granny A well known beggar on the London streets. Date: 19th engraving

Background imageGranny Collection: Granny

Granny
Black and white. And old woman with a knitted shawl leaning of of a leaded glass window. A photographic version of this slide was exhibited by the Royal Photographic Society in 1886

Background imageGranny Collection: Queen Mary with grandchild Prince Edward

Queen Mary with grandchild Prince Edward
Queen Mary consort with Prince Edward, son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, at Sandringham. Date: 1936

Background imageGranny Collection: Comic postcard, Deaf old lady misunderstanding Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Deaf old lady misunderstanding Date: 20th century

Background imageGranny Collection: Punch Bowl

Punch Bowl
THE PUNCH BOWL

Background imageGranny Collection: Couples in a club on Granny Night

Couples in a club on Granny Night -- don t ask! Date: 1970s

Background imageGranny Collection: Old lady in a bath chair

Old lady in a bath chair
Old lady in a rather large bath chair, talking to three women on a bench while shielding herself from the sun with an umbrella. Date: 1920s

Background imageGranny Collection: Judy Whitehouse wearing Granny Takes a Trip blouse

Judy Whitehouse wearing Granny Takes a Trip blouse
Judy Whitehouse, a plastic surgery nurse, featuring in London Life magazines What People are Wearing section in a brown suede suit from Trog in Paris worn with a beige silk blouse from Granny Takes a

Background imageGranny Collection: Granny Takes a Trip blouse, 1966

Granny Takes a Trip blouse, 1966
Model wearing a Victorian style blouse from the famous 1960s Kings Road boutique, Granny Takes a Trip. The enamel fob watch is from F. Young and the opera glasses from Rita

Background imageGranny Collection: Family (with Grandma) stroll along the Seafront at Margate

Family (with Grandma) stroll along the Seafront at Margate, Kent. The elder girl is holding a newly-purchased comic and all look suitably clothed in windproof attire! Date: circa 1930s

Background imageGranny Collection: The Granny Rock, Ballycastle

The Granny Rock, Ballycastle (1852). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1852

Background imageGranny Collection: Granny Cairn or Graves Townland of Craigarogan, Templepatric

Granny Cairn or Graves Townland of Craigarogan, Templepatric
Granny Cairn or Graves - Townland of Craigarogan, Templepatrick, Co. Antrim (1854). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1854

Background imageGranny Collection: Old lady with little girl, Normandy, France

Old lady with little girl, Normandy, France
Old lady with a little girl on her lap, Normandy, France, October 1899. Date: 1899

Background imageGranny Collection: French Happy Families - Cobbler

French Happy Families - Cobbler
French Happy Families - La Famille Lebouif, Grandmother, Cobbler. early 20th century

Background imageGranny Collection: Illustration, Grandma Bear

Illustration, Grandma Bear. circa 1900s

Background imageGranny Collection: GRANNY BOOGIES / 60 S

GRANNY BOOGIES / 60 S
Granny boogies with her young male partner, while a hippy in the foreground watches the the spectacle Date: 1960 s

Background imageGranny Collection: Fathers Portrait

Fathers Portrait
FATHERs PORTRAIT Granny shows a child its papas portrait Date: circa 1860

Background imageGranny Collection: Old Ladys Tales

Old Ladys Tales
During the mid-day break at harvest-time, granny entertains the company with her tales of past times Date: early 19th century

Background imageGranny Collection: Whiteoaks by Mazo de la Roche

Whiteoaks by Mazo de la Roche
Promotional flyer for Whiteoaks by Mazo de la Roche from his famous Canadian story. First produced Little Theatre, 14th April 1936. Touring flyer

Background imageGranny Collection: Little boy with his grandmother

Little boy with his grandmother Date: c.1910

Background imageGranny Collection: WW1 knitting and the end of the war, cartoon

WW1 knitting and the end of the war, cartoon
" Granny, I AM glad we ve lived to see peace!" A little girl expresses her relief at surviving the war. It did rather go on longer than anyone expected

Background imageGranny Collection: Granny making Lace

Granny making Lace
Granny making Buckingham Pillow Lace at Quainton, Aylesbury. Date: 1907

Background imageGranny Collection: Queen Mary and baby Princess Elizabeth

Queen Mary and baby Princess Elizabeth
Queen Mary holds her granddaughter Princess Elizabeth at her christening, which took place in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. Date: 1926

Background imageGranny Collection: Heavy artillery, Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, WW1

Heavy artillery, Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
British heavy artillery, nicknamed Granny, with shells ready for firing, at the Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imageGranny Collection: Little girl writes a letter to her granny

Little girl writes a letter to her granny
A little girl writes a letter to her grandmother, and makes sure to check her grammar before posting it. Date: 1908

Background imageGranny Collection: Policeman with enthusiastic granny

Policeman with enthusiastic granny
A policeman receives a kiss from an enthusiastic granny brandishing a bunch of mistletoe

Background imageGranny Collection: Metropolitan Police officers with a member of the public

Metropolitan Police officers with a member of the public
Two Metropolitan Police officers, one male, one female, chatting on a London street with an elderly member of the public

Background imageGranny Collection: Family group on a sofa on a verandah

Family group on a sofa on a verandah
A family group of two children, mother, father and grandparents, all sitting on a sofa on a verandah. The grandmother is perching on the arm of the sofa

Background imageGranny Collection: Old lady knitting

Old lady knitting
Portrait of an old lady sitting in her chair, knitting

Background imageGranny Collection: Jesus, Mother, Granny

Jesus, Mother, Granny
Mary shows her baby to her mother, Anna

Background imageGranny Collection: Women & Girl 1890S Photo

Women & Girl 1890S Photo
Girl: smocked & embroidered frock with full sleeves. Women: lace jabot, gigot sleeves, lace gloves & fichu, spectacles. Granny sports the hairstyle of her youth

Background imageGranny Collection: Granny Tells Story 1893

Granny Tells Story 1893
Four children gather round to hear Granny read them a story

Background imageGranny Collection: Drunken Blind Granny

Drunken Blind Granny
Blind Granny: a half blind, drunken nuisance who would beg by using her paricularly long tongue to wash her blind eye then spend the money on drink. Poems were written about her!



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