Leicester Collection (page 6)

WW2 greetings card, To Daddy. Date: circa 1942

Alexandra, Countess of Airlie by J. Percival Anderson
The Countess of Airlie, formerly Lady Alexandra Marie Bridget Coke, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Leicester. Married David Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Airlie in 1917 and had six children including the Rt. Hon

Codex Leicester, or Codex Hammer (1508-1510). Drawing of an old man sitting on a rock and some sketches on water movement. Renaissance art. Drawing

Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London
The Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London, where Robert Montgomery is appearing in the MGM film, Lovers Courageous. Date: circa 1932

Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (1752 - 1842), British agriculturist Date: 1806

Leicester Children at Poor Childrens Summer Homes, Mabletho
Children from Leicester in the dining room of the Poor Childrens Summer Homes, Mablethorpe. Date: 1914

Britain poster, Leicester, 14th century Guildhall
Britain poster, Leicester, the 14th century Guildhall, by J Dixon-Scott for The Travel Association. Date: 1948

Advertisement, Dryad Tea Waggon
Advertisement for the Dryad Tea Waggon, with three oak trays, on four plated swivel wheels, rubber tyred, with cane work. Very convenient for houses with long passages and for tea on the lawn

Advertisement, Dryad Cane Furniture
Advertisement for Dryad Cane Furniture, showing three little girls in a garden, sitting inside a wide cane chair. Date: July 1914

Albert Grant, Vanity Fair, Ape
ALBERT GRANT (1831-1899) (born Abraham Gottheimer) Irish born British company promoter. Established many companies which were to fail at the expense of the shareholders leading to claims of fraud

Leicester House, which formerly stood on the site of todays Leicester Square. Date: circa 1700

Alliance with England
Allegory of the alliance with England : Elizabeth and Leicester are depicted as supporting the Netherlands against the king of France. Date: 1576

2nd Marquess Townshend
GEORGE, second marquess TOWNSHEND soldier, depicted while still only earl of Leicester Date: 1755 - 1811

John Baron De Tabley
JOHN FLEMING LEICESTER, first baron de TABLEY soldier and patron of art Date: 1762 - 1827

Thomas Staveley
THOMAS STAVELEY historian and antiquary of Leicester : we also have a portrait of his wife Mary.. Date: 1626 - 1684

Mary Staveley
MARY STAVELEY (nee Onebye) wife of Thomas Staveley of Leicester. Date: ? - 1669

Robert Sidney Leicester
ROBERT SIDNEY first earl of LEICESTER Statesman Date: 1563 - 1626

Robert Dudley Leicester
ROBERT DUDLEY, earl of LEICESTER Statesman and courtier favoured by queen Elizabeth I: he died of malaria, much to her regret. Date: 1532? - 1588

Dorothy Ctess Leicester
DOROTHY countess of LEICESTER (nee Percy) wife of Robert Sidney, second earl. Date: ? - 1659

Anna Countess Leicester
ANNA AMELIA, countess of LEICESTER (nee Keppel) second wife of Thomas Coke, first earl : subsequently married Edward Ellice MP. Date: ? - 1844

Eliz. Ctess. Harrington
ELIZABETH countess of HARRINGTON (nee Green) wife of Leicester Stanhope, fifth earl : she is depicted romantically strumming her lyre by moonlight. Date: ? - 1898

Leicester Square, London - By Night - Neon Illuminations Date: circa 1920s

Leicester Square - Empire, Cafe de l Europe, Cafe Cavour
Leicester Square, London - Empire Theatre, Cafe de l Europe, Cafe Cavour and the Alhambra. Date: 1903

The Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London Date: circa 1910s

London - Leicester Square at night. Date: circa 1911

Orange Seller with his barrow - Leicester Square, London Date: circa 1906

Balloon event, Charles Green, Leicester
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 411th ascent in his Royal Victoria Balloon, from the Cricket Ground, Leicester. With special trains laid on from nearby cities. 27 June 1849

Head Quarters staff: 1) Colonel Vico; 2) Major the Honourable Leicester Curzon; 3) Lord Burghersh; 4) Orderly; 5) Count Revel; 6) Mr. Calvert Interpreter; 7) Colonel Poulett Somerset; 8) Colonel A

National fund for the Welsh troops. Grand Matinee, St. Davids day, March 1st, at the Alhambra, Leicester Square, W. Poster showing a soldier from behind, as he faces a bright light on the horizon

Ruins of Ulverscroft Priory, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of the ruins of Ulverscroft Priory, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Leicester Great Fire, church destroyed
The most disastrous fire ever known in Leicester broke out on a Thursday evening in Queen Street, and a series of warehouses and large factories were destroyed

Home of Sir Joshua Reynolds - Leicester Square, London
The Home of Sir Joshua Reynolds at 47 Leicester Square, London. He lived at this address between 1761 and 1792. In 1937 the house and backbuildings were demolished for the extension of Fanum House

Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Film Performance, 1952
Front cover of the Tatler, featuring a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II leaving the Royal Film Performance at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square

Advertisement for silhouette portraits, Leicester
Advertisement for silhouette portraits by silhouette artist H.L. Oakley MBE, at Joseph Johnson and Company Limited, Market Street and Belvoir Street, Leicester

Cavendish House Ruins
The ruins of Cavendish House, in the ancient Abbey Gardens, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. It was built for William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire, using Abbey stone. Date: 17th century

Heavy Snowfall
Workmen removing broken branches after a heavy snowfall, Leicester Park, Leicestershire, England. Date: 1950s

Monte Carlo Hotel, House of Hamburger, Leicester Street
The corner of Lisle Street and Leicester Street, central London (near Leicester Square) : the Monte Carlo Hotel and the House of Hamburger restaurant. Date: 1947

KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire

Leicester Square, London - with the Alhambra Music Hall Theatre (on the east side of the square) - established 1854, demolished in 1936. Date: circa 1910s

Roman Forum. Leicester
Part of the Roman Forum, now known as the Jewry Wall, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Date: 1st century

Street Entertainer
A street entertainer performs a trick involving a tartan bag and a wooden box, much to the amusement of the tourists in Leicester Square, where Doctor Zhivago is on at the cinema! Date: 1966

Leicester Castle Gate
Castle Gateway, or Ruperts Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Date: medieval

Mountsorrel Market Cross
The Market Cross at Mountsorrel, near Leicester, Leicestershire, England, which was built by Sir John Danvers in 1793. Date: late 18th century

Winter Weir
Winter by the weir - a scene on the River Soar, in Abbey Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Date: 1950s

The Entrance to the Gardens at Penshurst Place, Kent - The Leicester Arms pub can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1917

Empire, Leicester Square
The Empire cinema, Leicester Square, London, showing Easter Parade starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. Next door is a large Dolcis fashion shoes sign. Date: 1948

Drivers hotel on Regent Street, London, next to The Leicester Lounge. A horse-drawn cart is coming along the street, along with motor cars. Date: 1947

Aerial view near Leicester Square, London
Aerial view of a street near Leicester Square, London, with the Monseigneur News Theatre on the left, and Bravingtons jewellers further along. circa 1940s

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