Hammersmith Collection (page 3)

Blitz in London -- Standish Road, Hammersmith, WW2
Blitz in London -- repairing a fractured water main in Standish Road, King Street, Hammersmith, 4 September 1940. A bomb-damaged house can be seen, top left. Date: 1940

West London District School, Ashford
Opened in 1872, the West London District School provided accommodation away from the workhouse for pauper children from the Fulham, Hammersmith, Paddington, and St George Hanover Square unions

Hammersmith King St
Saturday night in King Street. Date: 1900

Blitz in London -- Weltje Road, Hammersmith, WW2
Blitz in London -- clearing up after an air raid in Weltje Road, Hammersmith, 4 September 1940

Entrance to West London District School, Ashford, Staines
Staff near the entrance to the West London District School on Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, opened in 1872 as the West London District School for workhouse children from Fulham

Opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith Bridges, Londo
Engraving showing 5 scenes from the opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith bridges, by the Prince and Princess of Wales, to become toll-free bridges, 1880

From Convent to Throne by J A Campbell
Promotional postcard for From Convent to Throne by J.A. Campbell by artist E P Kinsella. First produced at the Rotunda in Liverpool, 26th July and the Lyric, Hammersmith on 6th September 1909

For Wife and Kingdom by Ward Bailey. First produced at the Theatre Royal in Smethwick, on 8th March 1909 and moving to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, on 29th March 1909

The Duenna by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 7 July 1816). First produced at Covent Garden Theatre on 21st November 1775

Hammersmith Bridge over the River Thames, West London - note the Horse-drawn Harrods Delivery van - designed by the noted civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Date: circa 1904

The Chinese Bungalow by Marion Osmond and James Corbet from Osmonds novel written in 1923, starring Matheson Lang. First produced at The Grand Theatre in Hull on 2nd October 1925 with the first

The Chinese Bungalow by Marion Osmond and James Corbett
The Chinese Bungalow by Marion Osmond and James Corbet starring Matheson Lang. An example of an image being supplied with more than one text. The artist is Charles Buchel

The Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London - on the corner of Hammersmith Road and Rowan Road. Date: circa 1907

Dick Whittington. Bookmark advertising The Kings Theatre
Dick Whittington. A souvenir bookmark advertising the pantomime at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith. The clown, who slides up and down, was part of the old pantomime tradition

Chauve Souris Theatre, Bat Theatre Moscow
Reverse of the flyer for Chauve Souris Theatre at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith commencing on 28th November 1938. It lists seven reasons why it is the worlds most unusual entertainment including

Aladdin, Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London
Aladdin, at the Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London, 26 December 1904(?) A refined spectacular operatic and extremely funny presentment of the ever-popular Eastern Tale

The Angel of His Dreams by George A Degray, first produced Castleford, April 1909, then The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, October 1910

Advert for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Fancy dress night at the Palais de Danse and some members of
A fancy dress night at the Palais de Danse and some members of staff, London, 1921 Date: 1921

The final of the 200 Dancing World Competition, London, 1922 with Miss Evetts and Mr Consadinos (winners of the 1st prize for the Foxtrot)

Art deco sketch by G. Peres of the interior of the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1922 for the Dancig World dancing competition 24 May 1922 Date: 1922

Two scenes of Univeristy College Ball held at the Palais de
Two scenes of the Univeristy College Ball held at the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1922 Date: 1922

The second Palais de Danse anniversary ball, London, 1921 with Maud Allan presenting prizes Date: 1921

A La Russe, Lydia Kyasht
A La Russe - Lydia Kyasht, shown here, was a much admired Russian ballet dancer, who came to England in 1908. A La Russe was an entertainment which she devised herself to show off her talents

The Rectors Ambassadors Orchestra fulfilling an exclusive engagement at the Palais de Danse Hammersmith, London, 1924 Date: 1924

Advert for the Royal Magazine Gala Night at the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1 November 1921 Date: 1921

Nazareth House, Hammersmith, London
A view from its gardens of Nazareth House, Hammersmith. Date: Early 1900s

Police officers at work, Hammersmith, London
Male and female police officers at work in Hammersmith Police Station, West London. A sergeant sits at a desk making notes. The woman on the right is Matron Mrs Collins

Two women police officers at Hammersmith, London
Two women police officers (Sylvia King and Sylvia Humphrey, one of them in plain clothes) at Hammersmith Police Station, West London, with a male sergeant sitting at a desk. Date: 1952

Woman police officer standing by car, Hammersmith, London
Woman police officer standing by a large black car just off Hammersmith Bridge, West London, writing something in a notebook. Date: circa 1950s

Refuse Boat
Refuse is tipped onto barges moored at Hammersmith, on the River Thames, London Date: late 1960s

Power Boats on Thames
Racing on the river Thames for the Duke of Yorks trophy : the boats pass under Hammersmith Bridge. Date: 1926

The Never-Never Land by Wilson Barrett
Promotional postcard for The Never-Never Land by Wilson Barrett. First produced at the Grand Hull, 1st February and Kings Hammersmith, 21st March 1904

The Man Who Came Back by Henrietta Schrier
Promotional postcard for The Man Who Came Back by Henrietta Schrier & Lodge Percy. First produced as The Slacker, Grand Theatre, Nottingham, 27th March 1916

Advertisement for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, 1919
1919 advert for the Palais de Danse, a vast and hugely popular dance venue in West London where American jazz bands played the tunes

The Greatest Scoundrel Living by A McLeod Loader
Promotional postcard of The Greatest Scoundrel Living by A. McLeod Loader (real name Alfred M. Daylor). First produced St. Helens, 2nd March and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 2nd November 1903

The latest craze - ballet on skates, 1929
Photographs reporting on the craze for ice dancing over normal dancing in 1929. The skaters featured were performing ice cabaret at the Hammersmith Ice-Drome which opened on 30 December 1929

William Bull MP
Sir Willam James Bull, MP (1863 - 1931) British solicitor and Conservative politician. MP for Hammersmith (1900-1918) and Hammersmith South (1918-1929). Created a Baronet, of Hammersmith in 1922

Students at a school for women chemists, WW1
Women at a London County Council school in Hammersmith, training in chemistry following the acceptance of women dispensers by the Army medical authorities during the First World War

Death Plaque of Corporal Henry Leonard Amess
Death Plaque in the name of 290043 Corporal Henry Leonard Amess, 1st/10th (T.F.) Battalion, Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment). Born Hammersmith, London. Enlisted Shepherds Bush, Middlesex

Workmen at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Two workmen looking at an architectural plan on the site of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. They are Stan Strowbridge (left)

Queen Charlottes birthday Ball, 1930
Queen Charlottes Birthday Ball, held at the May Fair Hotel, to raise funds for the Queen Charlotte Hospital at Hammersmith

Hammersmith Infirmary, London
The Hammersmith Infirmary, opened in 1905 on Du Cane Road, was the most visible section of a site which also included a new Hammersmith workhouse. Date: 1909

Sir William J. Bull MP, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR WILLIAM JAMES BULL MP, 1st Baronet (1863-1931) British solicitor and Conservative politician. MP for Hammersmith (1900-1918) and Hammersmith South (1918-1929)

Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith suspension bridge built by Tierney Clark. Date: 1827

Brandenburg House, on the Thames as Hammersmith, Date: early 19th century

Doves Hammersmith
The Doves public house, on the Thames as Hammersmith, Date: circa 1880

Ravenscourt Park Date: 1888

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