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Grosvenor Collection (page 2)

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Cover design, Chester School of Art Prospectus

Cover design, Chester School of Art Prospectus, Grosvenor Museum, 1914

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Contract Bridge Contest, 1932

Contract Bridge Contest, 1932
Scenes at the Anglo-Dutch-German contract bridge contest played at Grosvenor House in January 1932. Crockfords Club, one of the best-known bridge centres in London

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: W W Reville-Terry Ltd, Elspeth Champcommunal

W W Reville-Terry Ltd, Elspeth Champcommunal (British fashion designer and first editor of Vogue in Britain), 50 Grosvenor Street, London W1. 1936

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Flood victims, Grosvenor Road area, Pimlico, London

Flood victims, Grosvenor Road area, Pimlico, London
Flood victim residents of the Grosvenor Road area, Pimlico, London, sorting out their ruined belongings

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Comper C. L. A. 7 Swift G-ABUS

Comper C. L. A. 7 Swift G-ABUS
Comper C.L.A. 7 Swift G-ABUS, race Number 41, flown by A.L. Cole and David Ogilvy in the 1956 Grosvenor Trophy Race at Baginton (Coventry Airport), achieving second place. Date: 1956

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Young girls at a Ragged school in Grays Yard, James Street in Oxford Street, London

Young girls at a Ragged school in Grays Yard, James Street in Oxford Street, London. Making new patent toy-work for an exhibition at the mansion of Earl of Shaftesbury in Grosvenor Square

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Disderi Portrait Mosaic of English Luminaries of the 1860s

Disderi Portrait Mosaic of English Luminaries of the 1860s
Collage Mosaic photograph by Disderi reproduced on a carte de visite showing well-known English luminaries of the period (the 1860s)

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: The Roosevelt Memorial, London

The Roosevelt Memorial, London
Date: circa late 1940s

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: The Grosvenor Gallery of Fine Art, London 1877

The Grosvenor Gallery of Fine Art, London 1877
Interior of the Grosvenor Gallery of Fine Art in Bond Street, London, 1877. Date: 1877

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: 1ST DUKE OF WESTMINSTER

1ST DUKE OF WESTMINSTER
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, then 1st marquis and finally 1st duke of WESTMINSTER (1825 - 1899), statesman. Date: 1870

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: New York City, USA - Lower Manhattan from Grosvenor Island

New York City, USA - Lower Manhattan from Grosvenor Island. Date: circa 1931

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Tate Britain - Art Gallery - Millbank, London

Tate Britain - Art Gallery - Millbank, London
The impressive facade of Tate Britain - Art Gallery - Millbank, London. Opened in 1897 and enlarged in 1899 Date: circa 1905

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Rinaldo Grosvenor Restaurant - 15 Wilton Road, Pimlico

Rinaldo Grosvenor Restaurant - 15 Wilton Road, Pimlico, London. Date: 1924

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Roosevelt Memorial unveiled at Grosvenor Gardens, London

Roosevelt Memorial unveiled at Grosvenor Gardens, London
The Roosevelt Memorial unveiled at Grosvenor Gardens, London by Mrs Roosevelt in the presence of King George VI and members of the British Royal Family on 12th April 1948 - Statue of Franklin Delano

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Grosvenor House ice rink, 1929

Grosvenor House ice rink, 1929
An impression of the Ice Rink at the International Sportsmens Club at Grosvenor House, a popular destination in 1929. In progress is a race during a recent gymkhana which was judged by Captain Duff

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Society ladies at the Jewels of Empire Ball

Society ladies at the Jewels of Empire Ball
Three of the ladies at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held in June 1935 at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Over 3 million pounds worth of jewels were worn in the shape of bracelets, tiaras, necklaces

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Lady Ursula Filmer-Sankey

Lady Ursula Filmer-Sankey (1902-1978), formerly Lady Ursula Grosvenor, daughter of the Duke of Westminster. Date: 1929

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940

Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940
The Bystander depicts a range of different sleeping arrangements during night-time stays in air-raid shelters. On the top-left (Lansdowne House shelter) women can be seen resting on li-los, rugs

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Streamline Silhouette, the Adorables cabaret act

Streamline Silhouette, the Adorables cabaret act
The Adorables, an American all-comedy floor-show playing with huge success at the Grosvenor House Hotel in the autumn of 1938. Introduced to London the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance, The Yam

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Grosvenor China cup and saucer - WWI era

Grosvenor China cup and saucer - WWI era
Grosvenor China (Jackson and Gosling) cup and saucer. Transfers show ship, British soldier, British sailor and Allied flags. Reads MIGHT IN THE RIGHT CAUSE SHALL PREVAIL - EUROPEAN WAR 1914

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: National League of Airmen Poster

National League of Airmen Poster
Poster, National League of Airmen, formed to promote Britains air security. This Concerns You, Enrol Now. 20th century

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: 1st Duke of Westminster

1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st duke of WESTMINSTER statesman

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Wartime Advertisement for Shepherds Restaurant, Grosvenor

Wartime Advertisement for Shepherds Restaurant, Grosvenor
" Where war worries are left with the gas masks in the cloakroom." 1940

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Women of Woodlands Laundry, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Women of Woodlands Laundry, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Three women at work in the Woodlands Laundry, Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, August 1963. Date: 1963

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Roosevelt Memorial, London

Roosevelt Memorial, London
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) Memorial, Grosvenor Square, London. Paid for through donations by the British Public

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: The Adorables, Grosvenor House Hotel cabaret act

The Adorables, Grosvenor House Hotel cabaret act
Bernice Thomas, Christine Forsyth, Christine Harris, Olava Layne and Iris Marshall, five members of The Adorables, an American cabaret act appearing at the Grosvenor House Hotel

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: London - Grosvenor House on Upper Grosvenor Street

London - Grosvenor House on Upper Grosvenor Street - pulled down in the 1920s. Date: circa 1908

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Grosvenor Ball, 1954 - guests

Grosvenor Ball, 1954 - guests
The third annual Grosvenor Ball at Londonderry House, on Park Lane in Mayfair, London. (The building was demolished in 1965.) Guests Mrs R M Hicks, wearing a beautiful tiered ballgown

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Robert Baron Ebury

Robert Baron Ebury
ROBERT GROSVENOR, first baron EBURY statesman Date: 1801 - 1893

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Westminster / Whitehall

Westminster / Whitehall
1ST DUKE OF WESTMINSTER HUGH LUPUS GROSVENOR British Politician Date: 1825 - 1899

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Ormonde / Whitehall Review

Ormonde / Whitehall Review
MARCHIONESS OF ORMONDE British aristocracy- (nee Grosvenor); Elizabeth daughter of 1st Duke of Westminster; married 3rd Marquess of Ormonde in 1876 Date: -

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Lady Chesham / Whitehall

Lady Chesham / Whitehall
LADY BEATRICE CHESHAM (nee Grosvenor) British aristocracy Married Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham Date: -

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Lord Robert Grosvenor

Lord Robert Grosvenor
LORD ROBERT GROSVENOR First Baron of Ebury. Statesman and Reformer. Date: 1801 - 1893

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Until we meet again - Music Sheet Cover

Until we meet again - Music Sheet Cover, Waltz ballad, words by Stanley J. Damerell, music by Tolchard Evans and featured by Sidney Lipton and his Grosvenor House Dance Band

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Duchess of Westminster - amateur dramatics, Eaton Hall

Duchess of Westminster - amateur dramatics, Eaton Hall
A scene from Scaramouch an amateur theatrical production performed at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: The 2nd Duke of Westminster

The 2nd Duke of Westminster
Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879 - 1953), known as Bendor (or Bend Or, after his fathers winning racehorse) pictured in The Ladys Realm in 1904. Date: 1904

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Caricature of Winston Churchill and Francis Howard

Caricature of Winston Churchill and Francis Howard
Caricature entitled " Winston asking for trouble? A caricaturists dream" showing a would-be Grosvenor Gallery young man (Churchill)

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Society at Grosvenor House ice rink, 1929

Society at Grosvenor House ice rink, 1929
Fashionable society taking up a fashionable pastime in 1929. An impression of the splendid ice rink at Grosvenor House by Helen McKie. Date: 1929

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (1825 1899), English landowner, politician and racehorse owner. Date: 1853

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Irelands new Vicereine, 1915

Irelands new Vicereine, 1915
Viscountess Lady Alice Wimborne(nee Grosvenor)(d.1948)and her son Ivor(1903 -1967), later 2nd Viscount Wimborne, pictured following the appointment of her husband as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Tatler cover - Dukes of Marlborough & Westminster in uniform

Tatler cover - Dukes of Marlborough & Westminster in uniform
General Bridges, head of the British mission with the Belgian Army in Brussels, pictured with two of Englands premier dukes - Major Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879 - 1953)

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Infantryman, WW1 Rifle Brigade Memorial

Infantryman, WW1 Rifle Brigade Memorial
Infantryman, part of the First World War Rifle Brigade Memorial at Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1. By John Tweed (1869-1933)

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Sketch cover - Duke of Westminster, hero of a VC action

Sketch cover - Duke of Westminster, hero of a VC action
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring, Major Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879 - 1953), known as Bendor (or Bend Or, after his fathers winning racehorse)

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Society ladies as programme sellers at concert, WW1

Society ladies as programme sellers at concert, WW1
A group of well known society ladies, dubbed by The Tatler, Some Kindly " Souls" (alluding to their heritage as children or relations of the group of Edwardian intellectuals known as)

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: 2nd Duke of Westminster in Cairo, WW1

2nd Duke of Westminster in Cairo, WW1
Major Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879 - 1953), pictured at Shepheards Hotel, Cairo just after his return from his famous motor dash on the Senoussi camp in the direction of Mersa

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Cabaret at the Grosvenor House, London

Cabaret at the Grosvenor House, London
Programme cover for the Monte Carlo Follies of 1935 cabaret at the Grosvenor House, London, 1935 Date: 1935

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Tatler cover featuring Duke of Westminster, WW1

Tatler cover featuring Duke of Westminster, WW1
Front cover of The Tatler with a caricature by The Tout of Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster. Generally known as Bendor

Background imageGrosvenor Collection: Nurses at the Coulter Hospital, WW1

Nurses at the Coulter Hospital, WW1
A group of ladies who were nursing at the Coulter War Hospital in Grosvenor Square during the First World War. From left to right



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