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Holloway Collection

Background imageHolloway Collection: Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch

Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch
The Holloway Brooch, designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, for presentation to W.S.P.U released prisoners. It depicts the portcullis symbol of the House of Commons with chains and broad arrows in purple

Background imageHolloway Collection: Suffragette Flora Drummond Tartan

Suffragette Flora Drummond Tartan. Flora Drummond (1879-1949) wearing a tartan shawl, arm raised, may be doing The Highland Fling Probably taken when Scottish suffragettes welcomed Mary Phillips

Background imageHolloway Collection: Royal Holloway College

Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, was one of the first womens colleges in England, when it was opened by Queen Victoria in 1886. Designed by W.H. Crossland for T. Holloway

Background imageHolloway Collection: Caledonian Park Clock Tower Metropolitan Cattle Market

Caledonian Park Clock Tower Metropolitan Cattle Market
The Caledonian Park Clock Tower - a Grade II*-listed structure, as the centrepiece of a vast cattle market. The Metropolitan Cattle Market opened in 1855 in Holloway

Background imageHolloway Collection: The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Scene in Gloucester Terrace, The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, decorated with flags and bunting to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII

Background imageHolloway Collection: LCC-LFB Holloway fire station, N7

LCC-LFB Holloway fire station, N7
Built by the London County Council, Holloway fire station was located at 80-84 Mayton Street, with the side engine bay at 1A Hertslet Road

Background imageHolloway Collection: Suffragettes Released from Prison

Suffragettes Released from Prison. A group of suffragette prisoners leave Holloway Prison on 31st July 1908, smiling and waving

Background imageHolloway Collection: LCC-LFB Holloway fire station appliance room

LCC-LFB Holloway fire station appliance room
Station 76 was Holloway fire station, North London, located in Mayton Street, opened in 1907. Here its self propelled pump and pump-escape stand ready in the appliance room

Background imageHolloway Collection: West London Union Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London

West London Union Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London
The West London Union workhouse on Cornwallis Road in Upper Holloway, North London, was erected in 1864. The architects were Searle, Son and Yelf

Background imageHolloway Collection: Suffragette Poetry Holloway Jingles

Suffragette Poetry Holloway Jingles. A collection of poems written in Holloway Prison during March and April 1912 and published by the Glasgow Branch of the Womens Social & Political Union

Background imageHolloway Collection: The Laurels

The Laurels, Brickfield Terrace, Holloway, home to the Pooters

Background imageHolloway Collection: Ground plan of Holloway Prison

Ground plan of Holloway Prison
Ground plan of London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Background imageHolloway Collection: Ruth Ellis death notice

Ruth Ellis death notice
Official notice of the death of Ruth Ellis on the door of Holloway Prison. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Date: 13th July 1955

Background imageHolloway Collection: The Whityngton Stone, Holloway, London, 1854

The Whityngton Stone, Holloway, London, 1854
Engraving showing the Whityngton Stone, a memorial to Sir Richard Whittington (1358-1423), London, 1854. This stone was placed on the spot in Upper Holloway where he was traditionally supposed to

Background imageHolloway Collection: Passing Through Holloway & Caledonian Road Railway Station

Passing Through Holloway & Caledonian Road Railway Station
Express Locomotive Passing Through Holloway & Caledonian Road Railway Station, Holloway, near Caledonia Road, County of London, England. Great Northern Railway (station now demolished) Date: 1910s

Background imageHolloway Collection: A suffragette in Holloway Prison

A suffragette in Holloway Prison
A nervous looking and well-dressed suffragette sits on a stool at Holloway Prison after being arrested during a demonstration

Background imageHolloway Collection: Poster advertising Nicholas Nickleby film, Ealing Studios, produced by Michael Balcon

Poster advertising Nicholas Nickleby film, Ealing Studios, produced by Michael Balcon, directed by Cavalcanti, screenplay by John Dighton, starring Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway

Background imageHolloway Collection: Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith

Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith
Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895

Background imageHolloway Collection: Statue of Queen Victoria by Count Gleichen

Statue of Queen Victoria by Count Gleichen, commemorating her Golden Jubilee, erected at Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey Date: 1887

Background imageHolloway Collection: Suffragette in Prison Cell

Suffragette in Prison Cell. Cover illustration for Die Suffragettes by Kaethe Schirmacher (Alexander Duncker Verlag Weimar 1912) Based on a sketch made in Holloway Prison by Sylvia Pankhurst

Background imageHolloway Collection: Charlotte Despard, political activist and writer

Charlotte Despard, political activist and writer
Charlotte Despard, nee French (1844-1939), suffragette, novelist and Sinn Fein activist. She was an active member of the Labour Party, and joined, in turn

Background imageHolloway Collection: Children standing near the artificial lake in Finsbury Park, London. Date: 1901

Children standing near the artificial lake in Finsbury Park, London. Date: 1901

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Tollington PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Tollington PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Royal Victory PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Royal Victory PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Queens Arms, Holloway, London

Photograph of Queens Arms, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Prince Of Wales PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Prince Of Wales PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Prince Of Denmark PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Prince Of Denmark PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Plough PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Plough PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Monarch PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Monarch PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Medina PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Medina PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Nothing for the Medina

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Marlborough PH, Upper Holloway, London

Photograph of Marlborough PH, Upper Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Lion PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Lion PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1950

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Horse & Groom PH, Upper Holloway, London

Photograph of Horse & Groom PH, Upper Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Background imageHolloway Collection: Photograph of Holloway Castle PH, Holloway, London

Photograph of Holloway Castle PH, Holloway, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageHolloway Collection: The Company of the Co-optimists, October 1921

The Company of the Co-optimists, October 1921
Nine of the ten Co-Optimists, a variety revue in London. From left to right (top row) Phyllis Monkman, Laddie Cliff, Elsa Macfarlane, Stanley Holloway; (second row) Betty Chester

Background imageHolloway Collection: Hit the Deck at the Hippodrome by Hynes

Hit the Deck at the Hippodrome by Hynes
Caricatures of the players in Hit the Deck at the London Hippodrome in 1928 including Stanley Holloway and Ivy Tresmand (centre figures)

Background imageHolloway Collection: Pears Soap advertising hoardings, Holloway Road, London

Pears Soap advertising hoardings, Holloway Road, London. 1893

Background imageHolloway Collection: Nags Head and Holloway Road, Holloway, North London

Nags Head and Holloway Road, Holloway, North London. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageHolloway Collection: Holloway prison

Holloway prison
Birds-eye view of the new London city prison and House of Correction, Holloway, that opened on 6th of October 1852, with 371 males and 93 female prisoners. Date: 1853

Background imageHolloway Collection: New Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London 1870

New Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London 1870
Exterior of the intended building for erection of a workhouse, at Upper Holloway, for the parish of St. Mary, Islington, containing about seven acres and tree quarters of land. Date: 1870

Background imageHolloway Collection: Steam sewing factory 1854

Steam sewing factory 1854
A large clothes manufactures at Holloway and Co factory, here you can see twenty machines at work, driven by steam power attended by young women. Date: 1854

Background imageHolloway Collection: Holloway and Suffragette

Holloway and Suffragette
Holloway prison... We place them on plank beds and very low diet, To stop all their din, We just run them in, Into this house that man built. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHolloway Collection: The Worthing Pier Pavilion. Performing were the Co-Optimists

The Worthing Pier Pavilion. Performing were the Co-Optimists, a variety revue from London starring: Laddie Cliff, Elsa Macfarlane, Stanley Holloway, Davy Burnaby, Melville Gideon, Babs Valerie

Background imageHolloway Collection: St Mary Magdalene Canvas Church Crusade

St Mary Magdalene Canvas Church Crusade - Highbury Corner, Holloway - run by the Rev Arthur William Goodwin Hudson (1906-1985) (who signed the back of the card in May 1953). Date: circa 1952

Background imageHolloway Collection: Suffragette Play An Allegory Vera Wentworth

Suffragette Play An Allegory Vera Wentworth. A one-act play, An Allegory was published in 1913, by the Actresses Franchise League

Background imageHolloway Collection: Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst Prison Dress

Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst Prison Dress. Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel Pankhurst, arm in arm, both wearing prison dress

Background imageHolloway Collection: Wardress and suffragette inmate, Holloway Prison

Wardress and suffragette inmate, Holloway Prison
A suffragette in Holloway Prison, dressed in prison uniform is given her orders by a stern looking wardress to take a bucket of dirty water to clean her cell

Background imageHolloway Collection: The Darling of the Gods by David Belasco & John Luther Long

The Darling of the Gods by David Belasco & John Luther Long
The Darling of the Gods by David Belasco and John Luther Long. The heroine, Princess Yo-San, is in white on the right. The image corresponds to the right hand page of a double-page spread in



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