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Lane Collection

Background imageLane Collection: Entrance to Tottenham Hotspur football ground, c. 1906

Entrance to Tottenham Hotspur football ground, c. 1906. Date: c. 1906

Background imageLane Collection: Hogarth, Gin Lane

Hogarth, Gin Lane. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin (which later became the Gin Act)

Background imageLane Collection: Fox hunting - riders and their dogs

Fox hunting - riders and their dogs
Fox hunters in traditional red jackets ride out on a hunt, accompanied by their hounds. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageLane Collection: Hampstead / West End Lane

Hampstead / West End Lane
A street in Londons inner suburbs - West End Lane, Hampstead

Background imageLane Collection: Drinking / Intemperance

Drinking / Intemperance
Political print of Gin Lane supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. The pawnbrokers, gin cellar and distillery are now flourishing

Background imageLane Collection: Wind in Willows / Grahame

Wind in Willows / Grahame
Toad, Ratty & Mole set off with a yellow caravan, pulled by an old grey horse on the Open Road... Date: First published: 1908

Background imageLane Collection: Dance-Time at the Dorchester Hotel

Dance-Time at the Dorchester Hotel
This painting by Matania shows people dancing in the ballroom of the Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane

Background imageLane Collection: Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Noon

Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Noon
Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, 2. Noon. A group of Huguenots attend the French Church in Hog Lane, London (right), opposite an eating house and a group of disreputable people (left)

Background imageLane Collection: Me and My Girl - Lambeth Walk sheet music cover, 1937

Me and My Girl - Lambeth Walk sheet music cover, 1937
Bill Snibson (actor Lupino Lane 1892-1959) peeps from behind his stately home on this music cover for The Lambeth Walk, as featured in Arthur Rose and Douglas Furbers musical Me and My Girl. 1937

Background imageLane Collection: Hardy / Tess D urbervilles

Hardy / Tess D urbervilles
Tesss first encounter with Alec D Urberville

Background imageLane Collection: Front Façade of the Dorchester Hotel, 1953

Front Façade of the Dorchester Hotel, 1953

Background imageLane Collection: Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1

Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageLane Collection: Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, London

Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, London, near Earlsfield, County of London, England. Showing Earlsfield London & South Western Railway Station Date: 1909

Background imageLane Collection: Dorset Hay Wain

Dorset Hay Wain
A farmer leading a horse-drawn hay cart (or hay wain) in a country lane in Dorset, England. Date: early 1940s

Background imageLane Collection: Drury Lane Theatre in London

Drury Lane Theatre in London
Scene outside the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Designed by Benjamin Dean Wyatt, it opened on 10 October 1812. Artist signature is Shepherd. Date: 1900s ?

Background imageLane Collection: London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury Lane

London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury Lane
Old tea chests and a cart at Feathers Court, Drury Lane - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

Background imageLane Collection: Hampstead Heath 1939

Hampstead Heath 1939
Two women walking together up Sandy Lane, an avenue of huge trees leading to Spaniards Lane, Hampstead Heath, north London, England, during winter snow. Date: January 1939

Background imageLane Collection: Advert for United Kingdom Tea Company 1894

Advert for United Kingdom Tea Company 1894
Asian man pours tea from a china tea-pot. Date: 1894

Background imageLane Collection: Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1

Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageLane Collection: Withington Hospital, Manchester

Withington Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates

Background imageLane Collection: Walton Hospital, Liverpool

Walton Hospital, Liverpool
Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool. The central clock tower concealed a large water storage tank. The building was designed by William Culshaw

Background imageLane Collection: Barming Asylum, Maidstone, Kent

Barming Asylum, Maidstone, Kent
The main building of Barming Asylum located on Hermitage Lane, Barming Heath, Maidstone, Kent, opened in around 1833. Also known as the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, then renamed Oakwood Hospital

Background imageLane Collection: Banstead Asylum, Surrey

Banstead Asylum, Surrey
Banstead Asylum, located on Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey, was established in 1877 as the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum

Background imageLane Collection: James Doughty, oldest clown in England

James Doughty, oldest clown in England
James Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs

Background imageLane Collection: Shire horse pulling a hay wagon

Shire horse pulling a hay wagon
A heavy working horse pulls a high hay wagon along a country lane. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageLane Collection: Car & Motorbike on Road

Car & Motorbike on Road
A motorcyclist and two ladies in an open saloon car enjoy a drive into the country in this advertisement for Gargoyle Mobiloils & Greases

Background imageLane Collection: George Eliot / Chilvers Ch

George Eliot / Chilvers Ch
GEORGE ELIOT Chilvers Coton Church, where she was baptised on 29 November 1819: it became a model for Shepperton Church in Scenes of Clerical Life

Background imageLane Collection: Pigs Ride in Tandem 1898

Pigs Ride in Tandem 1898
Two pigs go for their honeymoon on a tandem bicycle - a comment on the current cycling craze

Background imageLane Collection: Roman Bath, London

Roman Bath, London
Roman bath discovered in 1800 in Strand Lane, London

Background imageLane Collection: Coleridge Nether Stowey

Coleridge Nether Stowey
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critics cottage at Nether Stowey, Somerset Date: 1772 - 1834

Background imageLane Collection: Roberttown Lane, Roberttown, Liversedge, England

Roberttown Lane, Roberttown, Liversedge, England
Roberttown Lane, Roberttown, Liversedge, near Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageLane Collection: Petticoat Lane Market, Wentworth Street, London

Petticoat Lane Market, Wentworth Street, London
Petticoat Lane Market, Wentworth Street, Tower Hamlets, County of London, England. Date: 1908

Background imageLane Collection: Four Lane Ends, Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire

Four Lane Ends, Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire. The crossroads end of Market Street, Milnrow Road, Beal Lane and Rochdale Road. The Pineapple Inn (on right) is still in business! Date: 1906

Background imageLane Collection: Coliseum, London

Coliseum, London
The London Coliseum, on St Martins Lane, London, now the home of English National Opera (ENO). The memorial statue to Edith Cavell is in the foreground left. Date: 1947

Background imageLane Collection: Whittingham Asylum, near Preston, Lancashire

Whittingham Asylum, near Preston, Lancashire
Female quarters at Whittingham Asylum, Cumeragh Lane, Goosnargh, near Preston, Lancashire. The asylum, designed by Henry Littler of Manchester, opened in 1873 as the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum

Background imageLane Collection: ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham

ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham
Entrance to the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. Two officers and a large dog stand at the entrance

Background imageLane Collection: Heavy horses pull a Timber Wagon uphill

Heavy horses pull a Timber Wagon uphill. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageLane Collection: Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, south east London

Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, south east London
Aerial view of the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy, were erected in 1899-1902 as a workhouse for the Greenwich Union

Background imageLane Collection: London Leather Lane

London Leather Lane
The premises of a Dealer in old china are on the right

Background imageLane Collection: Nell Gwynn and the houses in which she lived

Nell Gwynn and the houses in which she lived
Engraved portrait of Nell Gwynn (1650-1687), the English actress and mistress of King Charles II, and two of the houses in which she lived

Background imageLane Collection: Immanuel Kant / Home

Immanuel Kant / Home
IMMANUEL KANT German philosopher: his home at Konigsberg, Germany

Background imageLane Collection: Poster advertising Rambles in Somerset

Poster advertising Rambles in Somerset

Background imageLane Collection: England / Rickmansworth

England / Rickmansworth
A solitary vehicle leaving Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, in the days when it was more like a country lane. Date: 1950s

Background imageLane Collection: Bus Lane Sign

Bus Lane Sign
A Bus Lane sign. Date: 1960s

Background imageLane Collection: Petticoat Lane, 1940s

Petticoat Lane, 1940s
A busy scene at historic Petticoat Lane market in the East End of London in the late 1940s. 1940s

Background imageLane Collection: Thomas Telford / Holl / Lane

Thomas Telford / Holl / Lane
THOMAS TELFORD, engineer, bust portrait

Background imageLane Collection: Stagecoach and horses on an oval Christmas card

Stagecoach and horses on an oval Christmas card
Stagecoach and horses travelling through the snow at night on an oval Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageLane Collection: LCC-MFB West Hampstead fire station, NW London

LCC-MFB West Hampstead fire station, NW London
Built in the suburbs of a growing London, West Hampstead fire stations design reflected the semi-rural setting of the area. Located in West End Lane NW6, it still stands today

Background imageLane Collection: Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots -- walking along a country lane. 19th century

Background imageLane Collection: Petticoat Lane Market, East End of London

Petticoat Lane Market, East End of London
Part of Petticoat Lane Market, located on Middlesex Street and Wentworth Street in the East End of London

Background imageLane Collection: Kensington Infirmary, West London

Kensington Infirmary, West London
The entrance to Kensington Infirmary on Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road) in West London. The infirmary, designed by Thomas W Aldwinckle, was built in 1893 by the poor law parish of St Mary Abbots

Background imageLane Collection: City of London Asylum, Stone, Dartford, Kent

City of London Asylum, Stone, Dartford, Kent
The City of London Asylum for pauper lunatics was established in 1862 on Cotton Lane at Stone near Dartford, Kent. The buildings, designed by James Bunstone Bunning

Background imageLane Collection: Napsbury Asylum Administration Block, Hertfordshire

Napsbury Asylum Administration Block, Hertfordshire
The administration block of the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum, also known as Napsbury Asylum, originally opened in 1905 on Shenley Lane, London Colney, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire

Background imageLane Collection: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Bury, White Hart Lane, 1929

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Bury, White Hart Lane, 1929
Photograph of a scramble in the goalmouth during a Second Division match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bury, held at White Hart Lane, during the 1929-30 season. The game resulted in a two-all draw

Background imageLane Collection: Dorchester Hotel 1930S

Dorchester Hotel 1930S
The main entrance of the exclusive Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, London

Background imageLane Collection: Dance at the Dorchester

Dance at the Dorchester
Dancing at the Dorchester Hotel, fashionably located in Park Lane, Mayfair, Londons smartest district. Evening dress is of course de rigueur

Background imageLane Collection: Dulwich College C1760

Dulwich College C1760
View of a corner of Dulwich College

Background imageLane Collection: Epicurus / Full Length

Epicurus / Full Length
Epicurus Greek Philosopher

Background imageLane Collection: Clack Lane Ends, Osmotherley, Yorkshire

Clack Lane Ends, Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Clack Lane Ends, Osmotherley, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageLane Collection: LCC-MFB Dulwich fire station

LCC-MFB Dulwich fire station
Built by the London County Council, Dulwich fire station was located at 250 Lordship Lane, Forest Hill. It was closed in 1947

Background imageLane Collection: Petticoat Lane 1930S

Petticoat Lane 1930S
A busy day on Middlesex Street, part of the famous Petticoat Lane market, east London

Background imageLane Collection: Wessex / Bockhampton Lane

Wessex / Bockhampton Lane
Wessex scenery: Bockhampton Lane near Dorchester, model for Mellstock Lane in Thomas Hardys novel Under the Greenwood Tree

Background imageLane Collection: Dunmurry Lane

Dunmurry Lane - a view of a rural road with two men talking, one with a bicycle. (Location: Northern Ireland: [County Antrim] : [County Londonderry] (could be either): Dunmurry)

Background imageLane Collection: Arlington Row, Bibury, Gloucestershire

Arlington Row, Bibury, Gloucestershire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageLane Collection: Oak Lodge, Dropmore, Buckinghamshire

Oak Lodge, Dropmore, Buckinghamshire
Oak Lodge, Dropmore, near the village of Burnham, Buckinghamshire, on Lord Grenvilles estate, built in the 19th century and clad with Renaissance wooden panels

Background imageLane Collection: Dan Leno as Mrs. Twankey 1897

Dan Leno as Mrs. Twankey 1897
Dan Leno (1860 1904), as Mrs.Twankey in Aladdin at Drury Lane Theatre, London. Leading English music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during the late Victorian era. Date: 1897

Background imageLane Collection: Welsh Sheep Farming

Welsh Sheep Farming
A farmer and his sheepdog wait for stragglers on a country lane in Brecon, Wales. Date: 1930s

Background imageLane Collection: Marylebone Lane and police station, London

Marylebone Lane and police station, London
Marylebone Lane and police station, on the corner of Wigmore Street, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageLane Collection: LCC-MFB firefighters at Dulwich fire station

LCC-MFB firefighters at Dulwich fire station
Opened in 1892, Dulwich fire station was located at 250 Lordship Lane. The firefighters pose on the horse drawn steamer whilst a child looks out the first floor window

Background imageLane Collection: NFS-London Region 50ft wheeled escape ladder, WW2

NFS-London Region 50ft wheeled escape ladder, WW2
An Ajax style wheeled escape ladder, wound out in its carriage, from Fire Force Area 34 Acton fire station (E1Z) located at 24 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, West London

Background imageLane Collection: White Horse Hill, Chislehurst View from pub window

White Horse Hill, Chislehurst View from pub window
White Horse Hill, Chislehurst. View from pub window. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment. Studied At Lambeth School Of Art, St

Background imageLane Collection: Birmingham General Hospital

Birmingham General Hospital
A view of Birmingham General Hospital, founded in 1779. The institution, which was also a teaching hospital, moved to the Steelhouse Lane premises shown here in 1897. Date: circa 1905

Background imageLane Collection: Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
A Policeman and two smartly-dressed messanger boys stand in the street at Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Huddersfield Industrial Society Building is on the left (still standing)

Background imageLane Collection: LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW London

LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW London
Brixton fire station, located in Shepherds Lane, Ferndale Road, Brixton, built in 1867. Brixton firemen pose with their two engines (an escape cart and steamer pump)

Background imageLane Collection: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. In the foreground, the corner of Catherine Street and Tavistock Street. Date: 1947

Background imageLane Collection: St Mary Abbots Workhouse, Marloes Road, Kensington, London

St Mary Abbots Workhouse, Marloes Road, Kensington, London
In 1847-8 the parish of St Mary Abbots, Kensington, south west London, erected a workhouse at the east of Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road)

Background imageLane Collection: Maidstone Union Workhouse, Coxheath, Kent

Maidstone Union Workhouse, Coxheath, Kent
Entrance to the Maidstone Union workhouse. Designed by John Whichcord, it was erected in 1836 on Heath Road in Coxheath. The site later became Linton Hospital

Background imageLane Collection: Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey

Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey
The dining hall at the Reedham Orphanage, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. It was founded by the Rev Dr Andrew Reed, a Congregational Minister

Background imageLane Collection: Union Workhouse, Fir Vale, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Union Workhouse, Fir Vale, Sheffield, Yorkshire
The gates of the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale in South Yorkshire, with the workhouse porter standing behind. The workhouse, on Smilter Lane (now Herries Road), was opened in 1880

Background imageLane Collection: County Asylum, Newport, Isle of Wight

County Asylum, Newport, Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1896 at Sandy Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight. It later became the Isle of Wight County Mental Hospital and then Whitecroft Hospital

Background imageLane Collection: St Benedicts Hospital, Tooting, South London

St Benedicts Hospital, Tooting, South London
St Benedicts Hospital which lay between Church Lane and Rectory Lane in Tooting, South London. The hospital was established in 1897

Background imageLane Collection: Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West Yorkshire

Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West Yorkshire
The Keighley Union workhouse infirmary during its First World War role as an Auxiliary Military Hospital. The building was erected in 1871 on Fell Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire

Background imageLane Collection: Union Workhouse, Hailsham, Sussex

Union Workhouse, Hailsham, Sussex
Hailsham Union workhouse was built in 1835-6 on what became Union Road (now Hawks Road) at Upper Horsebridge, Sussex. A horse and cart drive past the entrance

Background imageLane Collection: Atmospheric country scene - seated children with dog

Atmospheric country scene - seated children with dog
A Boy and girl sit alongside a country lane in purple atmospheric misty light - possibly on a summers evening. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith



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