Londons Collection (page 2)

Darkest London's Brightest Lights Date: 1916

Rose Bertin Advertisement
Advertisement for Rose Bertin, London's smartest hat shop'. Picture shows a very well dressed lady wearing a hat created in 1782 by Rose Bertin herself, who was Milliner to Marie Antoinette

Elizabeth Fry Reading Scriptures at Newgate Prison
Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry gives a Bible reading to female inmates at London's Newgate Prison. Date: Date unknown

The Lord Mayor of London's State Coachi s, along with the Queen's Gold State Coach and the Speaker's State Coach, one of the three great State Coaches of the United Kingdom

New Paper the Daily Mirror 1903
A scene at 3 a.m. outside the Daily Mirror office. Where proprietors of the Daily Mail issued the first penny paper for gentlewomen for which the demand was unprecedented. Date: November 1903

Funeral of General William Booth
The funeral procession of General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, which took place on 29th August 1912 after Booth's death on 20th August and a lying-in-state at the Congress Hall

London First Sewage System Fleet Streets Street
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Clock Tower, London 1899
The famous clock of the Houses of Parliament. Date: 1899

It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1877

The bells inside Big Ben and the Clock Tower in Westminster Palace, London. Date: 1887

Big Ben and the Clock Tower 1887
Behind the scenes of the famous Big Ben, clock tower at Westminiter Palace, London. Date: 1887

PEARLY KING GRAVE
A group of Pearly Kings and Queens pay their respects to Henry Croft, London's first Pearly King, who died on 1 January 1930, aged 68. Date: 1930s

Children of London's West End. Boys: knitted jersey suits with knickerbockers. Girls: pink polonaise & sunbonnet; lilac dress with yoke, sash, gathered bodice & gigot sleeves Date: 1884

Horse-drawn buses and carriages ride along London's Piccadilly, a few days before the coronation of King Edward VII. Date: August 1902

Royal Artillery Memorial Death War Memorials
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ROYAL ARTILLERY MEMORIAL
The Royal Artillery Memorial at London's Hyde Park Corner was designed by Charles Sargeant Jagger from 1921-25, depicting both the brutality of war and artillery's power

St Marylebone Workhouse Inmates
Aged male inmates of Londons St Marylebone workhouse sit in their airing yard, chatting, reading newspapers and smoking pipes. Date: circa 1905

Two women chat at second hand clothes stall, London
Two women chat at a second hand clothes market stall in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Three young boys playing in street, London
Three young boys playing with cardboard boxes in a street after the close of a market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Sifting through old clothes at a market, London
Women sift through old clothes on a stall in a street market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Shop window display, West End of London
A surreal window display in a mens outfitters in Londons West End. Date: circa 1950s

Second hand clothes stall, street market, London
Women examine second hand clothes on a stall in a street market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Selling second hand clothes from a barrow, London
Man selling second hand clothes from a barrow on the street in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Savile Row, Mayfair, London
Savile Row in Londons Mayfair dominated by an estate agents hoarding. Date: circa 1930s

Rush hour in Regent Street, London
Passengers wait in the rain for buses during rush hour in Londons Regent Street. Date: circa 1960s

Sorting through old clothes in Londons East End
Sorting through old clothes on a stall in a market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Londons Whitechapel Market
People out shopping in Whitechapel Market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Dominion Theatre and Burton store at night, London
Dominion Theatre and Burton store in Londons Tottenham Court Road at night. Date: 1935

Libertys corner, Regent Street, Central London
Two women look in Libertys window on a corner of Londons Regent Street. Date: circa 1930s

Jaeger window display, West End of London
A Jaeger clothing store window display in Londons West End. Date: circa 1950s

Houses wait for demolition, Farringdon Road, London
Boarded-up houses in Londons Farringdon Road await demolition. Date: circa 1950s

Fruit stall, East End market, London
Fruit stall in a market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

East Enders celebrate Silver Jubilee, London
Londons East Enders celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, with decorations on their house. Date: 1935

East End market barrow, London
Londons East End - a market barrow, with washing pegged out to dry in the background. Date: 1950s

Bourne & Hollingsworth shop window, London Bourne & Hollingsworth shop window
Wedding dress displayed in a window of Bourne & Hollingsworth, in Londons West End. Date: 1958

Accordion player, Bethnal Green Road, London
An accordion player busking amidst market crowds in Londons Bethnal Green Road. Date: circa 1930s

A family shopping in Whitechapel Market
A family out shopping in Whitechapel Market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1930s

Proposals for Charing Cross Bridge by G. H. Davis 1926
Proposals for Charing Cross Bridge. Date: 1926

Homecoming of martyred Dublin officers: Londons tribute to victims of Sinn Fein murderers. Date: 1920

The Bayswater Conduit
From 1439 until 1812 the Bayswater Conduit carried water from Baynards Watering to supply the City of London and the area around was one of Londons beauty spots. Date: 1875

Swiss Cottage and Institution for the Blind, London
The main street at Londons Swiss Cottage, north London. The scene includes the Institution for the Blind (far left), the old Swiss Cottage inn (far right), and men and women on bicycles

Solving Londons traffic problems, roundabouts 1924
Diagram showing how to help traffic flow in Oxford Street, by a circular route, what we call today a roundabout. 1924

Chartwell, Westerham
A view of Chartwell, Westerham, the home of Sir Winston Churchill. In the 1760s, the property housed a branch of Londons Foundling Hospital. Date: Date unknown

Advert for Frascati restaurant, Oxford Street, London, 1925
Advert for Frascati restaurant, (Londons Floral Restaurant) Oxford Street, London, 1925 showing the magnificent Winter Garden and Grill room Date: 1925

Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Male Training
A male training workshop at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental conditions

Alexis Soyer
French-born Alexis Soyer was Britains first celebrity chef. He was head chef at Londons Reform Club, set up a soup kitchen in Dublin during the Irish Famine, wrote best-selling cookery books

London Transport tram tickets 1952
Selection of original tram tickets for London Transport on the last tram week, showing the fronts and backs. Date: March to July 1952

Improvements at Londons cycle shows, 1900
The world of wheels. Improvements at Londons cycle shows, 1900. Date: 1900

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