Magistrates Collection

Newport Riot
At Newport, Monmouthshire, Chartist rioters from nearby mines, led by John Frost, fire on the magistrates at the Westgate hotel but are dispersed by the military

Suffragettes Gathered at Bow Street
A group of W.S.P.U members in sashes and long motoring scarves wait outside Bow Street Magistrates Court Date: circa 1908

St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent
The main building of St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent. The School, for Roman Catholic boys, was established in 1872

Industrial School, Ashford, Kent
The Kent County Industrial School (also knows as the Stanhope Industrial School) at Kingsnorth near Ashford in Kent opened in 1875 for 150 boys. After 1933 it became an Approved School

Industrial School, Buxton, near Norwich, Norfolk
Boys and dog stand on the football pitch of the Buxton Industrial School near Norwich, Norfolk, established in 1855 to hold 100 boys. From 1933 it became Red House Farm Approved School

Industrial School for Girls, Dundee, Scotland
The Industrial School for Girls, at Balgay Park, Dundee, Scotland, was established in 1861. Industrial Schools, often privately run

The Bridge - Bridge of Allan, Scotland
The Bridge - Bridge of Allan - a town in the Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. The town lies on the Allan Water, a northern tributary of the River Forth

Training Ship Southampton, Hull, Yorkshire
The Southampton Industrial Training Ship was established on the Humber, at Hull, in 1868. Boys aged 11-15, placed there by magistrates, were trained in seamanship

Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay
The Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay (or Whitley-on-Sea), was an industrial school established in 1879 for 140 girls. It became an Approved School in 1933

Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, Glasgow
The Glasgow Industrial School for Girls at Maryhill was established in 1855. Industrial Schools, often privately run, housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a variety of reasons

Industrial School, Harborne, Birmingham
A man with umbrella at the gates of Harborne Industrial School, Balden Road, Birmingham, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. It later became Ansell School then after 1933 was the Tennal Approved School

Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex, opened in 1902 to house children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for reasons such as vagrancy, begging, disrupting schools

Liberton Industrial School, Edinburgh
A view of the Industrial School at Liberton, Edinburgh. Industrial Schools, often privately run, housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a variety of reasons such as vagrancy

Eponymous archons or chief magistrates of ancient Greece
Eponymous archon or chief magistrate examining a young man 1, and archon with two deputies 2. From ancient Greek vases. Arconti nelL Esercizio del loro Magistrato

Belsize House
View of Belsize House in 1800. Belsize House was rebuilt in 1663 in the restoration style. In 1720 it opened as a pleasure garden with concerts, dancing, fishing, hunting and racing

Fire-Engine, Drawing Goods on a Truck, East India
The Fire-Engine, Drawing Goods on a Truck, East India House and London Stone. London fire brigade pumping water on a fire 26

Exterior of the Great Mosque in Cordoba, Spain, 18th century. Esterno della moschea di Cordova. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Magistrates from an ancient Etruscan urn. President with curule seat, four praetors or judges in short-sleeved tunics. Urna Etrusca rappresentante alcuni magistrati

Etruscans in garlands lying on couches at a feast. Servants bring food and wine, while musicians play lyre, panpipes and flute

Mounted police and unemployed demonstrators, London
Charge of mounted police on unemployed demonstrators near Bow Street Magistrates Court, London, October 1931. 1931

Applicants for relief from the poor box 1887
Mothers with their children handing in applications for relief, to the Magistrates Court. Date: 1887

Royal Air Force - Hunting Jet Provost T. 4 XP680
Royal Air Force Hunting Jet Provost T.4 XP680 (msn PAC/W/18304) of The Macaws aerobatic team from the College of Air Warfare, based at Royal Air Force Manby

Dr Guthries Boys Industrial School, Liberton, Edinburgh
Thomas Guthries Boys Industrial School opened in 1888 on Lasswade Road, Liberton, Edinburgh. Industrial Schools, often privately run

Industrial School, Chelmsford, Essex
The Essex Industrial School on Rainsford Road, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, certified in 1879 to hold 150 boys. In 1933 it became the Essex Home Approved School

St Josephs Industrial School, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
St Josephs Industrial School at Ferryhouse, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland, was opened in 1885 for 170 Catholic boys. Industrial Schools, often privately run

Roman Praetor
A Roman PRAETOR : originally magistrates, as time goes on the praetors acquire increasing authority and eventually become consuls

Ticket to Review of Scottish Volunteers, Edinburgh, Scotland
Ticket to Review of Scottish Volunteers by Queen Victoria on the Grand Stand at Queens Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, on 25 August 1881. 1881

Cartoon, F N Charrington, temperance worker
Cartoon, Frederick Nicholas Charrington (1850-1936), English social reformer and evangelical Christian who devoted himself to temperance work. He was a member of the Charrington Brewery family

Koch Street, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, with Resident Magistrates Office on the right. Date: circa 1910

Office of the Justice of the Peace, Praslin, Seychelles
Office of the Justice of the Peace, Praslin Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1910

Magistrates court, Kuling (Lushan), China circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Woman police officer taking oath in court, London
Woman police officer taking the oath from the witness box in a magistrates court, London. She is wearing the Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Woman police officer giving evidence in court, London
Woman police officer giving evidence from the witness box in a magistrates court, London. She is wearing the Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Masons and Police
When Paris magistrates led by police commissioner Jean de Lespinay seek to break up a Masonic meeting, the duc d Antin defies them, but the Lodge is eventually closed Date: 10 October 1737

Bow Street Police Station, Covent Garden, London
Bow Street Police Station and Magistrates Court, Covent Garden, London. Date: circa 1910

Bow Street and Great Northern Rail office, London
Bow Street Magistrates Court and the Great Northern Rail office, Covent Garden, London. Date: circa 1910

Bow Street Magistrates Court with policemen outside, London
Bow Street Magistrates Court with policemen outside, Covent Garden, London. circa 1905

South Africa - Magistrates Court & Post Office, Beaconsfiel
Magistrates Court & Post Office, Beaconsfield, Northern Cape, South Africa. Date: 1900s

South Africa - Magistrates Court, King Williams Town
Magistrates Court, King Williams Town, near East London, Amatole, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Now a National Monument Date: 1900s

Chinese court with the judicial power exercised by a mandarin at the time of the Qing Dynasty. Illustration in travel magazine El viagero ilustrado (The Illustrated traveler). Year 3. No. 7

South Africa - Beaufort West Dutch Church and Magistrates C
Black and white image of Dutch Reformed Mother Church and Magistrates Court, Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.. Part of Box 287, South Africa Diamond Mines, Boswell Collection

Suffragette Window Smashing Bow Street
This shows a large queue of people, surrounded by police, waiting to enter Bow Street Magistrates Court. Captioned on reverse, Window Smashing Continued

Christabel Pankhurst Bow Street 1908. Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst leaving Bow Street Magistrates Court in October 1908

W Kinnard, Magistrate
W KINNARD one of the magistrates of the Thames police, London Date: circa1820

Courthouse scene in Australia - cartoon by Phil May
A Reminiscence of Australia. Bush Magistrate (to visiting Magistrates who have had a wild night) - " Look here, Fellers, before we go on wid this case

Magistrate at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London. Date: 1892

Princess Mary Village Homes, Addlestone, Surrey
Children at the Princess Mary Village Homes for Little Girls, Addlestone. The cottage homes style development opened in 1870 as an Industrial School for girls placed there by magistrates for reasons

Balloon event, Charles Green, Macclesfield
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 74th ascent, under the patronage of the Mayor and Magistrates, from the Gas Works near Waters Green, Macclesfield

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