Kensington Collection (page 6)

Adelaide Hall outside her home 1A Collingham Road, London
Adelaide Hall outside her home 1A Collingham Road, Kensington and Chelsea, London SW5. Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator

Photograph of Bolton Hotel, South Kensington, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

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

Why Not Matches? WWI cartoon by William Heath Robinson
Lights for All: Trapping Glow Worms in Kensington Gardens. A typically ridiculous idea by Heath Robinson for trapping glow worms, thus providing light for Londoners during the black out. Date: 1917

Kensington Olympia Exhibition Hall, London Date: 1909

Photographer C Vandyk, SW London
Photographer by royal appointment, C Vandyk, 125 Gloucester Road, South Kensington, SW London. circa late 19th century

Illustration, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by Arthur Rackham -- An elderberry hobbled across the walk, and stood chatting with some young quinces. A curious group of humanised trees. Date: 1906

Kitchen at Weir Red Cross Hospital, Balham, London, WW1
Red Cross nurses in the kitchen at Weir Red Cross Hospital, Balham, South London. Mrs Tytler, head cook, manages the kitchen with a staff of Kensington Red Cross VAD members. Date: 1915

Opening of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Scene during the official opening of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, by Queen Elizabeth II. The building received a number of awards

Cubs in the gift shop at Baden Powell House, London
Three cubs in the gift shop of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, chatting to two assistants. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Last pair of horses used by London Fire Brigade
An historic and sad occasion for the London Fire Brigade in November 1921, when the Brigade said farewell to the last pair of horses (together with their horse-drawn fire engine)

LCC-LFB Brompton fire station, Kensington
Located at 18 South Parade, station A3 (later A6) Brompton was built in 1892. The escape ladder, covered in canvas, is on the station forecourt

LCC (LFB) Stores and Clothing Depot, Elgin Avenue, W9
London firefighters from the Kensington sub-station (12W) Lonsdale Road School, attending the London County Councils stores and clothing depot in Elgin Avenue, W9, to be kitted out with uniforms

Sir George Frampton in studio with Peter Pan statue
Sir George Frampton pictured in his studio with a sculpture of Peter Pan, the famous fictional creation of J. M. Barrie. The sculpture was erected in Kensington Gardens on 1 May 1912

Royal wedding 1863 - exhibition of gifts
The exhibition of royal wedding presents in the then new north court at the South Kensington Museum, later known and the Victoria and Albert Museum

The Fountains, Kensington Gardens, London. Date: circa 1913

High Street Kensington - looking west
High Street Kensington, London - looking west - showing the Queen Victoria column (which was moved to Warwick Square in 1934). Date: circa 1908

Kensington Rangers FC football team, past v. present, 1912-1913. 1912-1913

Advert for Barkers of Kensington corsets 1914
Women wearing autumn to early winter collection of Royal Worcester Kidfitting waist-line corsets. 1914

The exterior of the Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington, London, 1920s - the ballroom became one of the most fashionable cabaret night-spots in London during the 1920s

Natural History Museum, WW1 farm
War transformation in Cromwell Road: growing agricultural produce at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London

?The Glorious 13th Want Men?, recruiting leaflet
?The Glorious 13th Want Men?.Recruiting leaflet for the 3rd/13th Princess Louise?s Kensington Battalion referring to good pay, uniform and food.The leaflet also records a reference to

Sheep Grazing - Kensington Gardens, London - Albert Memorial
Sheep grazing in Kensington Gardens, London. The first ever Ha-Ha in the country acted as the dividing line between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

Two women in walking dresses, Kensington Gardens
Two women in walking dresses, as seen in Kensington Gardens, London, June 1806. 1806

Advert for Barkers corsets 1914
Elegant designs from Barkers of Kensington. 1914

The Old Buildings, South Kensington Museum (1877). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1877

In Peter Pans Garden, bys B Pearse
Children in Peter Pans Garden in Kensington Gardens, London, during winter. Nannies with prams oversee small children who are wrapped up against the cold. circa 1928

YMCA Hut - High Street Kensington, London. Almost every available square foot of greenery in central London was comandeered for war purposes, often in some of the most prestigious locations

Easel, painting and artists palette on a greetings card -- Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria. Date: circa 1890s

The Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington
Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington High Street, Kensington, Greater London Date: 1908

The Albert Memorial, London - with pretty floral border
The Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens, London - with pretty floral border Date: circa 1910s

The Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London Date: circa 1910s

Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rank
The Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rank. Date: circa 1910s

Taxis outside Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington, London
Taxis (Unic Landaulette with white wall tyres) outside the Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington, London. Date: circa 1910

United States. Kensington Fire Brick Works. Engraving. Color
United States. Philadelphia. Kensington Fire Brick Works, 1884. Engraving. Colored

Cover design, Irish Exhibition Programme, Olympia, London
Cover design, Irish Exhibition, Official Daily Programme, Olympia, London, 6, 7 and 8 August 1888. 1888

Colonial & Indian Exhibition, South Kensington, London
Cover design, daily programme, Colonial & Indian Exhibition, South Kensington, London. 1886

Albert Memorial
The Albert Memorial, Kensington, London, designed by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1872 and completed in 1876, when it was unveiled by Queen Victoria in memory of Prince Albert. Date: Completed 1876

Kensington Palace 1930S
Children and adults enjoying themselves in Kensington Gardens, outside Kensington Palace, London. Date: 1930s

South Ken Mus (V and A)
An interior view of the South Kensington Museum, which will be renamed the Victoria and Albert in 1899 and rebuilt to reopen in 1909. Date: 1867

V and a Exterior Mono
A boring photo of the recently rebuilt Victoria and Albert Museum, formerly the South Kensington Museum, renamed in 1899 as the V & A, and rebuilt to reopen in 1909. Date: 1914

Kensington Palace, London, viewed from The Green. Date: 1916

Kensington Palace 1911
Kensington Palace, London: the garden Date: 1911

York House / Kensington
York House, Church Street, Kensington, demolished in 1904 Date: 1899

Spr Office - Letterbox
Offices of the SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH at their former address, Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington, London : letterbox in front door Date: 1987

Spr Office - Archives
Offices of the SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH at their former address, Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington, London : part of the Archives Date: 1987

First Council
Queen Victorias first Council held in Kensington Palace Date: 21 June 1837

Advert for John Barker & Co, lace blouses 1912
Three women wearing laced blouses, in ivory with black ribbon velvet introduced down the front and scallop edging, high neck of alternate rows of Valenciennes lined thoughout the net

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