Mansion Collection (page 8)

Mansion House Hotel, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1908

Cockington Court and church, near Torquay, Devon
Cockington Court (right) and church (left), near Torquay, Devon. The Court building is a mansion house dating back to the 16th century (with later alterations and extensions). Date: circa 1980s

Cabinet Minister as Fireman: Winston Churchills daring
Winston Churchill, then President of the Board of Trade, is shown in his pyjamas and a firemans helmet taking part in yeoman service at the burning of Burley-on-the-Hill

Alice in Blunderland. Alice with the Gryphon and the Mansion House Turtle. Cartoon by John Tenniel in Punch (with Mr Punchs profoundest apologies to Alice in Wonderland). Date: 1880

The Citys Homage to the Sirdar
The retiring Lord Mayor entertains Lord Kitchener - who had just returned victorious from a campign in Sudan - with a banquet at the Mansion House

The making of the Lord Mayor
Scenes relating to the Lord Mayors Show in London, showing the dragon emblem of the City of London, the Lord Mayors chair

Titanias Palace Dolls House
Titanias Palace, a model mansion constructed over twenty years by architect Sir Neville Wilkinson. In the late 1920s, it was exhibited to raise money for the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1930

Two minutes silence at Mansion House, 1920
Crowds observing the two minutes silence on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920, outside Mansion House in the City of London. Date: 1920

Queens Work for Women Fund, making socks for soldiers, WW1
The Queens Work for Women Fund, whose headquarters were based in a mansion in Piccadilly, pictured with just some of the seventy machines which had been installed in the drawing room to work on some

Mellody Farm, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA -- residence of J Ogden Armour, meat packing magnate. The estate had its own railway station. Date: circa 1910

Advert for Mansion polish 1937
The bright way to lovely floors. Floor retain there loveliness far longer when polished with Masion Polish. A single application will keep a floor looking bright and fresh for days. 1937

Governors Mansion, Juneau, Alaska, USA, with water and mountains in the background. Date: circa 1910

End of First World War, crowds at Mansion House
Joyous crowds outside Mansion House in the City of London celebrating the end of World War One on the 11th November 1918. Soldiers of all kinds of nationalities can be seen along with a sea of flags

Paris, France - Eglise des Filles du Calvaire. Date: 17th century

Paris, France - Conciergie. Date: circa 1850

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, House of Francois 1st. Date: 1830

Vice-Regal Mansion, Simla (Shimla), India
Vice-Regal Mansion at Simla (Shimla), Himachal Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s

Jo Mattli and Mrs Rosemary Parker at Mansion House
The British-based Swiss fashion designer Jo (Guiseppe) Mattli (1907-1982), pictured talking to the much taller Mrs Rosemary Parker (a model)

Norman Hartnell & Duchess of Gloucester at Mansion House
Sir Norman Bishop Hartnell (1901-1979) British couturier and favourite fashion design of the Queen and Queen Mother, seen greeting another royal patron, Princess Alice

Victor Stiebel & Mrs Fay Gill at Mansion House
Victor Stiebel (1907-1976), British fashion designer, contemporary of Norman Hartnell who designed for royalty and Hollywood stars

Rudyard Kipling speaking in support of recruitment bands
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), British writer, speaking at a meeting at the Mansion House, in support of the formation of bands as aids to recruiting and route marching during World War One

Two gardeners sweeping leaves, 1889
Two gardeners at work sweeping leaves in the grounds of a stately home. Date: 1889

The Va et Vient at Rout and Revel by H. C
A typical scene outside a great London mansion (now sadly the majority have been demolished) showing smart society coming and going, or taking the night air on the steps to avoid the crush inside

A Society ball in a London mansion during the Season
An impression of one of the many formal Society balls in a big London mansion during the Season showing an ambassador approaching two ladies (possibly with his dance card)

The Gala of the Ton, Carlton House Terrace during the Season
A huge house on Carlton House Terrace, ablaze with lights during the London Season. Elegant guests at a ball or party can be seen arriving by car, while up on the verandah or portico

A Garden Party at Holland House
A garden party at Holland House, Kensington during the height of the London Season. Holland House, originally known as Cope Castle when it was built in 1605

Dorchester House, Park Lane, designed by Lewis Vulliamy for Robert Holford, built on the site of an earlier house belonging to the Earls of Dorchester in 1851 - 53. It was the residence of Mr

Guests arrive at a ball during the London Season, 1886
Hundreds of guests ascend the stately staircase of a large hall inside a London mansion to attend a ball or reception during the London Season. Date: 1886

New mansions in Park Lane, 1903
New mansions built in Park Lane in 1903, one of the most prestigious addresses in London. On the left is the home of Mr R. W. Hudson and on the right, that of Sir Edward Albert Sassoon

The Mansion House, official residence of the Lord Mayor of London in the heart of the City of London opposite the Royal Exchange and Bank of England. Date: c.1810

London Mansion House
Mansion House and Queen Victoria Street, unusually free of traffic Date: circa 1900

Stocks Market
The old Stocks Market, on the site of the Mansion House. Date: early 18th century

Mansion House 1810
Street view with a few idlers Date: 1810

Vanderbilt Biltmore
George W Vanderbilts mansion at Biltmore, near Asheville, North Carolina, the most costly and magnificent country place in America. Date: 1903

Mansion Conservatory
The luxury conservatory, with its plants and stained leaded glass windows, of the Mayfair (London) mansion of City financier Clarence Hatry, who was jailed for fraud. Date: 1930s

Mansion Interior
One of the fireplaces and private bar of the Mayfair (London) mansion of City financier Clarence Hatry, jailed for fraud. Date: 1930s

Luxury Swimming Pool
The luxury outdoor private swimming pool of the Mayfair (London) mansion of City (of London) financier Clarence Hatry, jailed for fraud. Date: 1930s

Marlborough House, London
Partial view of Marlborough House, London - a Grade I listed mansion in the City of Westminster, central London, in The Mall, east of St Jamess Palace. Date: circa 1906

Greetings postcard from Wood Green and Alexandra Park, London, featuring inset of Riversdale Gardens, Buckingham Road, Alexandra Park Road, Palace Gates Railway Station, a balloon over the Palace

Belgrade, Serbia - Damage to houses on Knez Mihailova Street
WW1 - Belgrade, Serbia - Damage from shells fired by Austrian Monitor Boats on the Danube and Sava River - July/August 1914 to houses on Knez Mihailova Street or Prince Mihailo Street

The Mansion House and the Lord Mayors Coachman Date: circa 1950

Netherhall Mansion, Cumbria, England Date: 1910

Arlington, Virginia, USA - Custis-Lee Mansion. Date: 1920

Wootton Wawen Hall, near Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire
View of Wootton Wawen Hall, near Henley-in-Arden in Warwickshire. It was built mainly in 1687 in the Palladian style, incorporating parts of an earlier, probably Elizabethan, house

Hong Kong, China - The Tiger Pagoda
The 7-storey Tiger Pagoda, the highlight of the Tiger Balm Garden (Aw Boon Haw Garden), on the Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong, opened in 1935

Irelands Mansion, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Irelands Mansion, High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire - the most ambitious surviving 16th Century timber building in Shrewsbury, built by Robert Ireland partly as property speculation

Doncaster - High Street (showing Mansion House)
Doncaster, South Yorkshire - High Street (showing Mansion House). Date: 1939

C W A Scott and Giles Guthrie
C.W.A. Scott and Giles Guthrie, winners of the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race, attended the Mansion House to hand to the Lord Mayor, Sir Percy Vincent

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