Holborn Collection

Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London
Four boys on the doorstep of a sweet shop in Balham, SW London, with bottled drinks. Date: circa 1961

London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stations
Formed in 1833, the LFEE took over firefighting in London from the various Insurance Company fire brigades. It had 19 fire stations and its headquarters was located at Watling Street, City of London

London arms and seals
The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London and of the City of London, with a block map showing their boundaries

Shakespeare Exhibition at Earls Court, London
Londons great attraction: what to see in Shakespeares England. How to find and identify the chief reconstructions of old Tudor buildings at Earls Court. Date: 1912

Monument to the Royal Fusiliers, High Holborn, London
Monument to the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) who fell in the Great War, High Holborn, London

Airmail postcards at Gamages, London
People at Gamages in Holborn, Central London, addressing postcards and posting them in the special London Aerial Postbox, in time for the first aerial mail service from Hendon to Windsor

Entrance to the Dining Hall, Grays Inn, London
Chief Entrance to the Dining Hall, Grays Inn, High Holborn, London Date: circa 1910s

Advertisement, Buchanans Black & White Whisky
Advertisement for Buchanans Black & White Whisky, Christmas 1927. 1927

Slow Velocipede
A man pushing his boneshaker velocipede bicycle in Holborn, central London, through a heavy traffic jam! Date: early 1930s

LCC-LFB Major fire at Prudential Insurance Building
Massive crowds gather to watch the London Fire Brigade fight the fire in the Prudential Assurance Company building located in High Holborn WC1, 16 June 1932

Holborn, London, c. 1880
Photograph showing some of the older houses and bars of Holborn, with several horse-drawn vehicles outside, London, c.1880

Endell Street Open Air Swimming Pool
A view of the open air swimming pool in Endell Street, Holborn, London, on the site of Holborn Borough Councils Public Swimming bath which was pulled down in 1938 in preparation for the building of a

Holborn Military Hospital, Mitcham
The Holborn Military Hospital operated during the latter part of the First World War in the premises of the Holborn Union workhouse at Mitcham

Holborn showing Staple Inn and Roneo an office appliance shop. Date: 1937

Old Curiosity Shop
A view of The Old Curiosity Shop in Holborn, London, in the 1930s. Artist: Alker Tripp

Royal Music Hall - waiting to go on 1900
Standing in the entrance to go on stage at the Music Hall, Holborn, London. Date: 1900

The Improved Ladys Own Sewing Machine by Leigh & Crawford, Brooke Street, Holborn, London EC. 19th century

Victor G Ginn & Co, catalogue (front cover)
Victor G Ginn & Co, High Holborn, London, catalogue (front cover), Price List of Carnival Novelties. 1939

Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, London
The Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London. A tram passes by. The infirmary, which was opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell

Converting a London telephone exchange
Front cover photograph of the stupendous task of converting a London telephone exchange to the new Automatic Principle. Date: October 1926

Hall type-writer
Advertisement for the Hall type-writer, the only portable writing machine of the time. Available from Witherby and Co. High Holborn, London

Interior of invitation for one-woman exhibition
The (folded-open) interior of the invitation card to Nancy Sandys Walker's one-woman exhibition 'Feminine Eye View' at the Ilford Gallery, 106/7 High Holborn, London - December 1955

Walter Shead shop, Holborn, London Date: early 1900s

Walter Shead's shop, Holborn, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Holborn Circus, London

London Holborn Circus Victorian period

Daily Mirror HQ Holborn Circus London - probably 1960s

Daily Mirror Sunday Mirror office, Holborn Circus, London in the 1960s

Royal Fusiliers Memorial High Holborn London

Staple Inn, High Holborn, London, on a wet winter's day. Artist: Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) Date: 1905

Staple Inn, Holborn, London - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Ridge Studios Advertisement
An advertisement page for the Ridge Studios, London based specialists in mail order illustrations in line and colour for commercial art, covering topics including interior furnishing and fashion

Mechanical Advertisement Illustrations
A pair of mechanical advertisement illustrations, the top image promotes the Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ltd, while the bottom car interior image promotes Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Date: circa 1939

Chelsea Studios Advertisement, Private View
An advertisement page which promotes the services of the Chelsea Studios Ltd. specialists in figure, lettering, still life and retouching

Advert, Chas Baker & Co Stores Limited, London
Advert, Chas Baker & Co Stores Limited, High Holborn, Oxford Street, Tottenham Court Road and Ludgate Hill, London, School Outfits, Gentlemen's & Boys Superior Clothing

The Aerograph Advertisement
This advertisement for The Aerograph Co. Ltd, promotes the product of the same name, a useful instrument for watercolour artists whether it be landscape, seascape or portrait. Date: circa 1919

Royal Doulton Potteries Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for the Royal Doulton Potteries of Burslem, showcasing some examples of Old Sung Glaze card bowls and figurines. Date: circa 1917

Oliver Cromwell discovering the letter of King Charles I at the Blue Boar, Holborn, London Date: 1647

Poster Page, Oranges and Sugar Cubes
Poster page showing a lot of striking oranges, one of which has been neatly part pealed into quarters. There is also a blue bag of sugar cubes, satisfyingly spilling out across the picture

Advert, A W Gamage Ltd, Holborn, London, Steam Engines and Model Railway Trains Date: 1908

Daily Mirror Building
The Daily Mirror Building at Holborn, London, home to the Mirror Group of newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and Sporting Life

Exterior of the Black Bull Inn, Holborn, London in 1904. This ancient inn was mentioned by Charles Dickens in connection with the immortal character Mrs. Gamp'. Date: 1904

Interior of Queen Anne's Bath, a natural springs between Holborn and Long Acre, London, 1845. Being a source of fresh water it was known for its medicinal properties from at least the time of

Staple's Inn, Holborn, by night Date: 1905

Holborn Circus and Viaduct, City of London Date: circa 1900

Where The Rainbow Ends by John Ramsay and Clifford Mills - The Lake at the End of the Wood. First produced at the Savoy Theatre, 21 December 1911, Holborn Empire revival by Italia Conti

Musicians Memorial Chapel, St. Sepulchres Church
circa 1910s

A scene from the popular childrens play Where the Rainbow Ends at the Holborn Empire, London, 1926 with Myrtle Peter as Betty and Bobby Smith as Cubby Date: 1925

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