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Background imageHatch Collection: Gypsy Caravans

Gypsy Caravans
A group of travellers and their horse-drawn caravans/wagons. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageHatch Collection: County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch, Middlesex

County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch, Middlesex
The Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex. It later became known as Colney Hatch Mental Hospital and then as Friern Hospital

Background imageHatch Collection: Prince Michael of Kent driving an E-type Jaguar at Brands Ha

Prince Michael of Kent driving an E-type Jaguar at Brands Ha
Nineteen year old Prince Michael of Kent (born 1942) driving at 100mph in an E-type Jaguar at Brands Hatch race track in April 1962

Background imageHatch Collection: Tanners Hatch Hostel

Tanners Hatch Hostel
Tanners Hatch Youth Hostel, remotely situated, on the edge of Ranmore Common, Surrey, England. A very popular hostel, especially during the Winter months. Date: 1950s

Background imageHatch Collection: Berkeley Arms, Purton, Gloucestershire

Berkeley Arms, Purton, Gloucestershire
Landllady of The Berkeley Arms, Purton, beside the River Severn, Gloucstershire. A customer collects his pint of beer through a serving hatch at the side of the public bar

Background imageHatch Collection: Social occasion at Colney Hatch Asylum, Middlesex

Social occasion at Colney Hatch Asylum, Middlesex
A social event, occasion unknown, in the grounds of the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex

Background imageHatch Collection: A troublesome egg to hatch

A troublesome egg to hatch. Illustration shows the rulers of Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria, France, and England, as chickens trying to hatch a large egg labeled China

Background imageHatch Collection: Golfers at the Redan, North Berwick

Golfers at the Redan, North Berwick
A group of well-known people at the famous hole on the North Berwick links: Miss Katherine Tennant on the left, then Lady Oxford; Lady Dorothy Macmillan; Mrs Sylvester Gates; Lady Constance Hatch;

Background imageHatch Collection: Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum, 1849

Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum, 1849
The Italianate exterior of the New Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London). The foundation stone was laid in 1849 by Prince Albert

Background imageHatch Collection: Apollo 7 Prime Crew

Apollo 7 Prime Crew
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission (from l to r) Module Pilot Don F Eisele, Commander Walter M Schirra Jr. and Lunar Module pilot Walter Cunningham

Background imageHatch Collection: 60S Record Playing

60S Record Playing
Four smartly-dressed teenagers having cocktails around a record player

Background imageHatch Collection: Paphiopedilum haynaldianum orchid

Paphiopedilum haynaldianum orchid (Cypripedium haynaldianum).. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants

Background imageHatch Collection: Ightham Mote, Sevenoaks, Kent

Ightham Mote, Sevenoaks, Kent
Ightham Mote, Sevenoaks, near Ivy Hatch, Kent, England. Showing the moat Date: 1919

Background imageHatch Collection: Client: Peter Hatch Partnership (for Woollands)

Client: Peter Hatch Partnership (for Woollands) - May 20, 1964 - Model: June Abbey. Date: 1964

Background imageHatch Collection: Peter Hatch design - Lido bar by The Lovable Company Ltd

Peter Hatch design - Lido bar by The Lovable Company Ltd
Peter Hatch design packaging - Lido bar by The Lovable Company Ltd. - Original packaging late 1960s Date: late 1960s

Background imageHatch Collection: Peter Hatch design - Jonquil bra by The Lovable Company Ltd

Peter Hatch design - Jonquil bra by The Lovable Company Ltd
Peter Hatch design packaging - Jonquil bra by The Lovable Company Ltd. - Original packaging late 1960s Date: late 1960s

Background imageHatch Collection: Shoot for the book In Search of Charm

Shoot for the book In Search of Charm
Client: Peter Hatch Partnership - Girl sitting travelling - Shoot for the book In Search of Charm by Mary Young - 1962. A book providing instruction to young girls on how to behave/etiquette

Background imageHatch Collection: Peter Hatch - when serving in the Royal Navy - WW2

Peter Hatch - when serving in the Royal Navy - WW2
Peter Hatch (1913-1989) - Graphic Designer - when serving in the Royal Navy - WW2 - circa 1941. Date: circa 1941

Background imageHatch Collection: Flor de Mayo or Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae

Flor de Mayo or Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard

Background imageHatch Collection: The Eagle pub - Eagle Lane, Kelvedon Common, Brentwood

The Eagle pub - Eagle Lane, Kelvedon Common, Brentwood. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHatch Collection: Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight on USS Antietam CVA-36

Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight on USS Antietam CVA-36
United States Navy - Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight performing touch and goes on the newly installed Angled Deck of USS Antietam CVA-36

Background imageHatch Collection: WW2 British Fighter Plane In Section

WW2 British Fighter Plane In Section
This illustration shows a British eight-gun single seater fighter plane in section, giving a somewhat detailed view of components including the radio, first-aid equipment, starboard hatch, etc

Background imageHatch Collection: WW2 German U-Boat And Vet

WW2 German U-Boat And Vet
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a German man smoking from the open hatch of a U-Boat, while the right picture portrays a military vet. Date: circa 1940

Background imageHatch Collection: Hatch Mansfield and Co Advertisement

Hatch Mansfield and Co Advertisement
An advertisement for Hatch Mansfield & Co. Limited, London based winemakers, promoting old master port wine, ideal for hunting flasks, clubs and messes

Background imageHatch Collection: Easter chick hatching from egg - 1950s printer's block

Easter chick hatching from egg - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imageHatch Collection: Comic postcard, Darts match in pub - double top Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Darts match in pub - double top Date: 20th century

Background imageHatch Collection: Photograph of Swan PH, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex

Photograph of Swan PH, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1940

Background imageHatch Collection: Photograph of Prince Of Wales PH, Chingford Hatch, London

Photograph of Prince Of Wales PH, Chingford Hatch, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imageHatch Collection: American crow and brown-headed cowbird

American crow and brown-headed cowbird
American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos 1, and brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater, female 2, and male 3. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry

Background imageHatch Collection: Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch

Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London), seen from the railway bridge. The foundation stone was laid in 1849 by Prince Albert

Background imageHatch Collection: Autumn laelia orchid, Laelia autumnalis

Autumn laelia orchid, Laelia autumnalis. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard, Boston, 1885

Background imageHatch Collection: Loddigess cattleya orchid, Cattleya

Loddigess cattleya orchid, Cattleya loddigesii. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard

Background imageHatch Collection: Mosss cattleya or easter orchid, Cattleya

Mosss cattleya or easter orchid, Cattleya mossiae. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard

Background imageHatch Collection: The beautiful cattleya or azucenas, Cattleya quadricolor

The beautiful cattleya or azucenas, Cattleya quadricolor. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants

Background imageHatch Collection: Veitchs masdevallia, Masdevallia veitchiana

Veitchs masdevallia, Masdevallia veitchiana
Veitchs masdevallia or king of the masdevallias, Masdevallia veitchiana. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids

Background imageHatch Collection: Paphiopedilum niveum orchid

Paphiopedilum niveum orchid (Cypripedium niveum). Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard

Background imageHatch Collection: Cymbidium hookerianum orchid

Cymbidium hookerianum orchid. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard, Boston, 1885

Background imageHatch Collection: Vanda tricolor var. suavis orchid

Vanda tricolor var. suavis orchid (Vanda suavis). Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard

Background imageHatch Collection: Ainsworths hybrid dendrobium orchid

Ainsworths hybrid dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium x ainsworthii. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after an illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Boston, 1885

Background imageHatch Collection: Sweet scented lycaste orchid, Lycaste aromatica

Sweet scented lycaste orchid, Lycaste aromatica. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard

Background imageHatch Collection: Dancing lady orchid, Oncidium alexandrae

Dancing lady orchid, Oncidium alexandrae (Odontoglossum alexandrae). Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids

Background imageHatch Collection: Dancing lady orchid, Oncidium spectatissimum

Dancing lady orchid, Oncidium spectatissimum (Odontoglossum triumphans). Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids

Background imageHatch Collection: Pansy orchid, Miltoniopsis roezlii

Pansy orchid, Miltoniopsis roezlii (Odontoglossum roezlii album). Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants

Background imageHatch Collection: Cat s-tail or fox brush orchid, Aerides quinquevulnera

Cat s-tail or fox brush orchid, Aerides quinquevulnera. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants

Background imageHatch Collection: Christmas orchid hybrid, Calanthe x veitchii

Christmas orchid hybrid, Calanthe x veitchii. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard, Boston

Background imageHatch Collection: Dancing lady orchid, Oncidium tigrinum

Dancing lady orchid, Oncidium tigrinum (Oncidium barkerii). Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants

Background imageHatch Collection: Laelia dayana or Cattleya bicalhoi orchid

Laelia dayana or Cattleya bicalhoi orchid. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard, Boston

Background imageHatch Collection: Devons dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium

Devons dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium devonianum. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after an illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Boston, 1885

Background imageHatch Collection: Refreshments for emergency workers, WW2

Refreshments for emergency workers, WW2
Refreshments for emergency workers on the Home Front during the Second World War, no doubt including a warming and fortifying hot Bovril drink. Date: 1940s

Background imageHatch Collection: Men Talk with Dogs Date: 1947

Men Talk with Dogs Date: 1947

Background imageHatch Collection: Avro York C. 1 LV639

Avro York C. 1 LV639
Avro York C.1 LV639, the fourth prototype York, used for paratroop dropping trials from a hatch in the belly, but was found unsuitable due to slipstream effects. Date: circa 1943

Background imageHatch Collection: Interior of the Short S14 Sarafand, S1589, looking forw?

Interior of the Short S14 Sarafand, S1589, looking forw?
Interior of the Short S14 Sarafand, S1589, looking forward. The compartment in the foreground has a workbench with vice and a hatch through which a spare engine can be lowered

Background imageHatch Collection: The Cleveland Mobile Canteen (patent no. 5783) for Finland

The Cleveland Mobile Canteen (patent no. 5783) for Finland
The Cleveland Mobile Canteen (patent no. 5783) designed specifically for Finland. Date: circa 1938

Background imageHatch Collection: Alligator Joe watching young Alligators hatch from their egg

Alligator Joe watching young Alligators hatch from their egg - according to sender of this card he made a living out of raising alligators and crocodiles in Miami. Date: 1907

Background imageHatch Collection: Cora L V Scott, American spiritualist medium

Cora L V Scott, American spiritualist medium
Cora Lodencia Veronica Scott (1840-1923), American spiritualist medium. She married four times, and adopted her husbands surname each time (Hatch, Daniels, Tappan, and Richmond)

Background imageHatch Collection: Photograph of Black Horse PH, Pilgrims Hatch, Essex

Photograph of Black Horse PH, Pilgrims Hatch, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Background imageHatch Collection: Robin hatching from egg on a New Year card

Robin hatching from egg on a New Year card
Robin hatching from a egg with holly in its beak on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHatch Collection: Woman Munition Worker and Shells WW1

Woman Munition Worker and Shells WW1. A young woman sits posing on a pile of shells in the munitions factory. Caption reads, One of the little ducks helping to hatch the shells Date: circa 1916

Background imageHatch Collection: GLC-LFB Canteen Van

GLC-LFB Canteen Van
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageHatch Collection: GLC-LFB - Canteen van at Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB - Canteen van at Lambeth HQ
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned, showing each type of fire engine either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageHatch Collection: Hot Dog Wagon - Greenfield Village - Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Hot Dog Wagon - Greenfield Village - Dearborn, Michigan, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHatch Collection: Cowes - Stern Lady Skipper with her young female crew

Cowes - Stern Lady Skipper with her young female crew
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Stern Lady Skipper with her young female crew. Date: 1901

Background imageHatch Collection: Babies in a broken eggshell

Babies in a broken eggshell, carried by lambs in a harness. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageHatch Collection: Babies in broken eggshells

Babies in broken eggshells with rabbits or hares. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageHatch Collection: Easter card with white bunny and yellow chick

Easter card with white bunny and yellow chick
Easter card (front cover) with white bunny and yellow chick. circa 1935

Background imageHatch Collection: Easter Greetings Postcard featuring child and chickens

Easter Greetings Postcard featuring child and chickens
Easter Greetings Postcard featuring a young child sat atop a chickens hutch with a liberal sprinkling of mutli-coloured Easter Eggs! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHatch Collection: Luttik Oudorp (House with the shovels) The Netherlands

Luttik Oudorp (House with the shovels) The Netherlands
Alkmaar Luttik Oudorp (House with the shovels) commercial building with rich stepped gable. Use of natural stone in the form of water frames, blocks, strips

Background imageHatch Collection: London, England - Wooton Hatch

London, England - Wooton Hatch - Large detached house, pony and trap outside.. Part of Box 177 Boswell collection - Round about London. Date: circa 1897

Background imageHatch Collection: Russian Soldiers hatching out of eggs - Easter Postcard

Russian Soldiers hatching out of eggs - Easter Postcard
A rather odd Easter Greetings card depicting a unit of Russian Soldiers hatching out of eggs! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHatch Collection: Children Hatch out 1905

Children Hatch out 1905
Lots of babies hatching out of eggs in a hen coop. Date: 1905

Background imageHatch Collection: Hen and chicks on an Easter card

Hen and chicks on an Easter card
Hen and chicks on an egg-shaped Easter card. circa 1890s

Background imageHatch Collection: Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling

Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling, in the Letter Book Series. Showing a yellow duckling just emerged from the egg. Date: 1921

Background imageHatch Collection: Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling, in the Letter Book Series. Showing three yellow ducklings just emerged from the egg. Date: 1921

Background imageHatch Collection: Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing

Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, with some people sorting through the rubble and others stopping for a refreshment break. Date: 1940s

Background imageHatch Collection: Refreshment vehicle at Lambeth HQ

Refreshment vehicle at Lambeth HQ
Refreshment vehicle at the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth, probably during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for the opening of the building. Date: 1937

Background imageHatch Collection: Cubs in refectory, Baden Powell House, London

Cubs in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Cubs queueing for food in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHatch Collection: Women and girls in refectory, Baden Powell House, London

Women and girls in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Women and girls in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHatch Collection: Rene Fraser washing engine room hatches area on Medusa

Rene Fraser washing engine room hatches area on Medusa

Background imageHatch Collection: British submarine training by G. H. Davis

British submarine training by G. H. Davis
Officers and men of the British submarine service being trained in use of the Davis submarine escape apparatus: A water-filled tank with a dummy submarine compartment and the new canvas air lock

Background imageHatch Collection: Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg by George Studdy

Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg by George Studdy
Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg -- clearly an ancestor from prehistoric times! Date: 1924

Background imageHatch Collection: Childrens Party Cake

Childrens Party Cake
Seasonable Cakes, Childrens Party Cake Date: 1936

Background imageHatch Collection: Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cemetery, 1851

Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cemetery, 1851
The consecration of the cemetery of the new Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London), 1851

Background imageHatch Collection: Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum fire, 1903

Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum fire, 1903
The ruins of the temporary annexe at the Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London), following the disasterous fire there in 1903

Background imageHatch Collection: The foundation stone of the Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum

The foundation stone of the Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum
The ornate silver trowel used on 8th May 1849 by Prince Albert to spread the mortar on the foundation stone of the New Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet



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