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Leigh Collection

Background imageLeigh Collection: Market Place & Church, Leigh, Lancashire

Market Place & Church, Leigh, Lancashire
Market Place & Church, Leigh, near Wigan, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageLeigh Collection: Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924

Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924
Illustration showing an artists impression of George Leigh Mallory (top) and Andrew Irvine climbing up the Second Step on Everest, 1924

Background imageLeigh Collection: 1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Norton and Mallory

1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Norton and Mallory
1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - Major Edward " Teddy" F. Norton (1884-1954) and George Herbert Leigh Mallory (1886-1924) at nearly 27, 000 feet. Date: 1922

Background imageLeigh Collection: Cockle Sheds, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Cockle Sheds, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Cockle Sheds, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageLeigh Collection: Woodfield Road, Leigh on Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1909

Woodfield Road, Leigh on Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1909

Background imageLeigh Collection: The Beach, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

The Beach, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
The Beach, Leigh-on-Sea, near Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageLeigh Collection: Vivien Leigh on front cover of The Tatler

Vivien Leigh on front cover of The Tatler
Vivien Leigh pictured on the front cover of The Tatler wearing a magnificent ball gown of black satin, velvet and taffeta designed by Cecil Beaton for her film role of Anna Karenina

Background imageLeigh Collection: Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh
VIVIEN LEIGH British actress photographed shortly after starring in " Gone With the Wind"

Background imageLeigh Collection: George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924)

George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924)
Photographic portrait of George Leigh Mallory, the British climber who took part in three expeditions to Everest in the 1920 s, pictured in 1924

Background imageLeigh Collection: Allied D-Day Commanders

Allied D-Day Commanders
The Allied general staff for the invasion - Air Marshal Tedder, gen. Bradley, Eisenhower, Admiral Ramsay, Leigh-Mallory, Montgomery, lt.gen. Biddle Smith

Background imageLeigh Collection: Tatler front cover featuring Vivien Leigh, 1942

Tatler front cover featuring Vivien Leigh, 1942
Front cover of The Tatler featuring actress Vivien Leigh, appearing at the time in Irene Hentschels production of The Doctors Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw at the Haymarket Theatre in London

Background imageLeigh Collection: Sir Thomas Leigh

Sir Thomas Leigh
SIR THOMAS LEIGH London merchant, alderman and Lord Mayor in 1558

Background imageLeigh Collection: Vivien Leigh / Paramount

Vivien Leigh / Paramount
VIVIEN LEIGH English actress of stage and film

Background imageLeigh Collection: Dorma Leigh in 1920

Dorma Leigh in 1920
Dorma Leigh (1890 - ?), British stage performer, appearing here in The Whirligig, at the Palace Theatre, London. 1920

Background imageLeigh Collection: Consolidated Liberator GRV FL927 / G

Consolidated Liberator GRV FL927 / G
Consolidated Liberator GRV, FL927/G, fitted with rocket projectile sponsons and a Leigh Light under the starboard wing, under test at the Aircraft and Armaments Experimental Establishment

Background imageLeigh Collection: Union Workhouse, Leigh, Lancashire

Union Workhouse, Leigh, Lancashire
Opened in 1851, the Union workhouse on Leigh Road, Leigh, Lancashire, later became Atherleigh Hospital. This early 1900s view focuses on the recently added workhouse offices and receiving home

Background imageLeigh Collection: A portrait of the dancers Oyra and Dorma Leigh, 1914

A portrait of the dancers Oyra and Dorma Leigh, 1914 Date: 1915

Background imageLeigh Collection: The Improved Ladys Own Sewing Machine

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

Background imageLeigh Collection: Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947

Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947
A scene during the great freeze of 1947, one of the harshest winters known in Britain. At Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, a boatman is pictured rescuing his dinghy from the encircling ice which makes

Background imageLeigh Collection: Bystander front cover featuring Miss Marjorie Leigh

Bystander front cover featuring Miss Marjorie Leigh
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a colour photograph by Raphael of Miss Marjorie Leigh, debutante daughter of Sir John Leigh Bt. M.P. and Lady Leigh

Background imageLeigh Collection: W. S. P. U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners

W. S. P. U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners
W.S.P.U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners. A menu for the Welcome Dinner in Honour of Released Prisoners, 16th February 1912. The prisoners including Mrs

Background imageLeigh Collection: Abbots Leigh church after the fire

Abbots Leigh church after the fire
Engraving of the church in Abbots Leigh near Bristol, which suffered a fire on 20th February 1848. The fire was thought to have originated from the flues of a stove becoming over-heated

Background imageLeigh Collection: Leigh Hunt / 1815 Drawing

Leigh Hunt / 1815 Drawing
JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT - English poet and essayist and critic of Prince Regent

Background imageLeigh Collection: Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714

Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714
Royal Air Force - Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714. Seen fitted with chin-mounted ASV Mk. III radar, retractable Leigh Light in the Ventral turret position and RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch)

Background imageLeigh Collection: Leigh - Lord Leigh

Leigh - Lord Leigh

Background imageLeigh Collection: Leigh on Sea Cockling Shed Victorian period

Leigh on Sea Cockling Shed Victorian period

Background imageLeigh Collection: Grandad and grandaughter, Leigh on Sea

Grandad and grandaughter, Leigh on Sea

Background imageLeigh Collection: Leigh on Sea, Victorian period

Leigh on Sea, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageLeigh Collection: Entrance to Park, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent

Entrance to Park, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageLeigh Collection: Post Office, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent

Post Office, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageLeigh Collection: War Memorial, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent

War Memorial, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageLeigh Collection: Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent

Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageLeigh Collection: Leigh Ashton, British art historian and museum director

Leigh Ashton, British art historian and museum director
Sir Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton (1897-1983), British art historian and museum director (Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1945 to 1955). Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLeigh Collection: Canada's Air Chief in Britain

Canada's Air Chief in Britain
Air Commodore Leigh Forbes Stevenson (1895-1989), in command of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Great Britain, with Wing Commander A. P. Campbell, a member of his staff. Date: 1940

Background imageLeigh Collection: A Gone With The Wind party

A Gone With The Wind party
Actress Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), film producer David O. Selznick (1902-1965) and actress Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020) at the Trocadero

Background imageLeigh Collection: British actors at a microphone

British actors at a microphone
British actors Greer Garson (1904-1996), Leslie Howard (1893-1943), Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), Brian Aherne (1902-1986), Ronald Coleman (1891-1958) and Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) in Hollywood

Background imageLeigh Collection: Music cover, The Dubarry Operette in 9 Scenes

Music cover, The Dubarry Operette in 9 Scenes
Music cover, Piano Selection, Stanley Scott presents The Dubarry, Operette in 9 Scenes, by Paul Knepler and J M Welleminsky, English book by Desmond Carter and Rowland Leigh, music by Carl Millocker

Background imageLeigh Collection: The School of Arms, Eton College

The School of Arms, Eton College Date: 1904

Background imageLeigh Collection: Drury's, Eton, demolished 1902

Drury's, Eton, demolished 1902 Date: 1901

Background imageLeigh Collection: Baldwin's End, Eton

Baldwin's End, Eton Date: 1899

Background imageLeigh Collection: Vivien Leigh (1913 - 1967), British actress, star of the 1939 blockbuster film

Vivien Leigh (1913 - 1967), British actress, star of the 1939 blockbuster film, Gone with the Wind in costume. Date: 1939

Background imageLeigh Collection: The Vale of Health

The Vale of Health
View of the Vale of Health, Hampstead, London. Those who wished to attract visitors or new residents invented and promoted the Vale of Health name, which was first recorded in 1801

Background imageLeigh Collection: Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (1 / 2)

Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (1 / 2)
Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (1/2) - To the Riviera by Car (illustration by Helen McKie) and photograph showing holidaymakers on the Croisette at Cannes, France. Date: 1931

Background imageLeigh Collection: Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2 / 2)

Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2 / 2)
Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2/2) - Sunward-bound through France - On the Blue Train (illustration by Helen McKie) and photograph showing speedboating on the Cote d-Azur. Date: 1931

Background imageLeigh Collection: Cartoon, Mrs Leigh Murray, English actress

Cartoon, Mrs Leigh Murray, English actress
Cartoon, Mrs Elizabeth Leigh Murray (1815-1892), English actress. 1884

Background imageLeigh Collection: Music cover, I se A-Waitin For Yer, Josie

Music cover, I se A-Waitin For Yer, Josie, words by Frederick W Leigh, music by Henry E Pether, sung by G H Elliott. Date: 1900s



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