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Martins Collection

Background imageMartins Collection: Coliseum, London

Coliseum, London
The London Coliseum, on St Martins Lane, London, now the home of English National Opera (ENO). The memorial statue to Edith Cavell is in the foreground left. Date: 1947

Background imageMartins Collection: Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Colored engraving

Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Colored engraving
Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Portuguese franciscan priest. Colored engraving. 19th century

Background imageMartins Collection: Sir David Brown and his Aston Martins

Sir David Brown and his Aston Martins
The car manufacturer, Sir David Brown, and his Aston Martins Date: 1970

Background imageMartins Collection: In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London

In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London
A great stage and a great curtain: in front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London. Top centre: a diagrammatic view of the revolving stage

Background imageMartins Collection: Prayer before returning to the Front

Prayer before returning to the Front
British soldiers pray in St Martin-in-the-Fields church, London, before leaving from Charing Cross Station for the trenches

Background imageMartins Collection: G. P. O. Inland Office

G. P. O. Inland Office
The General Post Office, St. Martins-le-Grand, London - the Inland Office

Background imageMartins Collection: Model with collie dog outside National Gallery, London

Model with collie dog outside National Gallery, London
Model in sleeveless summer dress with a pet bearded collie dog outside the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square (with St. Martin's in the Field Church in background). Date: late 1950s

Background imageMartins Collection: Monument to Jose Tomas de Sousa Martins, Lisbon, Portugal

Monument to Jose Tomas de Sousa Martins, Lisbon, Portugal
Monument to Dr Jose Tomas de Sousa Martins (1843-1897) in front of the Medical School, Campo de Santana, Lisbon, Portugal

Background imageMartins Collection: Teddy Tail, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London

Teddy Tail, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
Teddy Tail, a childrens fantastic musical play by Charles Folkard, music by Frederic Norton, based on the Teddy Tail comic strip in the Daily Mail newspaper, at the Duke of Yorks Theatre

Background imageMartins Collection: Aldersgate Ward and St Martins Le Grand Liberty

Aldersgate Ward and St Martins Le Grand Liberty

Background imageMartins Collection: Basin de la Bastille, St Martins Canal, Paris

Basin de la Bastille, St Martins Canal, Paris

Background imageMartins Collection: House Martin

House Martin Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMartins Collection: Spring cleaning the play

Spring cleaning the play perform at St Martin's theatre, directed by Mr Frederick Lonsdale. Mr. Denys Blakelock and Miss Edna Best, are seen in the picture and the main actors in the play

Background imageMartins Collection: St Martins Church

St Martins Church
Proposal to widen the pavement in front of St Martins Church, the council declined the proposition, was built in 1726 by James Gibbs on the site of an earlier church

Background imageMartins Collection: Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) by Juseppe de Ribera

Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) by Juseppe de Ribera
Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Portuguese friar of Franciscan Order. Painting by Juseppe de Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish painter. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageMartins Collection: Cameron Smith and Marriott Advertisement

Cameron Smith and Marriott Advertisement
An advertisement for Cameron Smith and Marriott Ltd, a packing and logistics company of Art treasures. Date: circa 1926

Background imageMartins Collection: Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh (1626-1672). D

Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh (1626-1672). D
Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh (1626A?i?1672). Dutch admiral. Ghent's tomb. Effigy. St. Martin's Cathedral. Utrecht. Netherlands

Background imageMartins Collection: Karl Marx at IWMA meeting, London

Karl Marx at IWMA meeting, London
Reproduction of a painting by O.G. Verejski entitled Marx at the IWMA Meeting. Karl Marx was attending, but not speaking at, a meeting of the IWMA (International Working Men's Association)

Background imageMartins Collection: Flight in St. Martin's Lane between the police and the contingent from Clerkenwell Green

Flight in St. Martin's Lane between the police and the contingent from Clerkenwell Green. Police meet rioters and dispersed a procession marching from Clerkenwell Green

Background imageMartins Collection: Ypres, The City of Death, Cloth Hall and St Martin's Church

Ypres, The City of Death, Cloth Hall and St Martin's Church
Ypres - The City of Death showing the shelled Cloth Hall and St. Martin's Church. Captain Gilbert Holiday, Royal Field Artillery (1879-1937). Holiday'S Early Life Was Spent In St

Background imageMartins Collection: Winston Churchill's funeral, mourners reading messages left

Winston Churchill's funeral, mourners reading messages left
Sir Winston Churchill laid to rest in the churchyard of St Martin's in the Oxfordshire village of Bladon, mourners reading messages left. Date: 30th January 1965

Background imageMartins Collection: Exterior of the General Post Office in St. Martin's-le-Grand. Date: 1899

Exterior of the General Post Office in St. Martin's-le-Grand. Date: 1899

Background imageMartins Collection: Exterior new Post Office, savings Bank, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Exterior new Post Office, savings Bank, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Background imageMartins Collection: Exterior of the new General Post Office, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Exterior of the new General Post Office, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Background imageMartins Collection: The Rotunda and St. Martin's Circus, Birmingham, England. Date: May 1966

The Rotunda and St. Martin's Circus, Birmingham, England. Date: May 1966

Background imageMartins Collection: CEMETERY, DRURY LANE

CEMETERY, DRURY LANE
An inner-city burial ground - the graveyard at St Martin's Church, Drury Lane, in the heart of London

Background imageMartins Collection: ST MARTIN'S MIRACLE

ST MARTIN'S MIRACLE
Saint Martin of Tours, by the force of prayer, brings a dead man back to life Date: circa 350

Background imageMartins Collection: General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London. This was the main post office for

General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London. This was the main post office for London between 1829 and 1910. Photograph showing the room devoted to sorting of newspapers

Background imageMartins Collection: Trafalgar Squre by night, London. Date: circa 1909

Trafalgar Squre by night, London. Date: circa 1909

Background imageMartins Collection: Photograph of St Martins Tavern, Camden Town, London

Photograph of St Martins Tavern, Camden Town, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Background imageMartins Collection: The Admiralty Office, the Sailing Match and the Drowned Boy

The Admiralty Office, the Sailing Match and the Drowned Boy. The Admiralty Office of the Navy on Whitehall 61, sailboats racing on the River Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to Vauxhall in a Sailing

Background imageMartins Collection: Conversazione of educational exhibition, St. Martins Hall

Conversazione of educational exhibition, St. Martins Hall
Prince Albert stopping by the Norway stand at the Educational Exhibition, held at St. Martins Hall in July 1854. 1854

Background imageMartins Collection: Orlando Martins

Orlando Martins (1899-1985) was a Nigerian actor who had a long and successful career in British cinema. Date: 1946

Background imageMartins Collection: St. Martins flower, Alstroemeria pulchra

St. Martins flower, Alstroemeria pulchra. Handcoloured copperplate engraved and drawn by Frederick W. Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageMartins Collection: St. Martins flower, Alstroemeria ligtu

St. Martins flower, Alstroemeria ligtu
St. Martins flower or Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Background imageMartins Collection: Smooth hammerhead shark, hammer oyster, brahminy

Smooth hammerhead shark, hammer oyster, brahminy
Smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna malleus 1, hammer oyster, Malleus malleus 2, brahminy myna, Sturnia pagodarum 3 and rosy starling, Pastor roseus 4. Marteau (poiss), Marteau (moll), martins

Background imageMartins Collection: St. Martins Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London

St. Martins Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London

Background imageMartins Collection: Burghley Memorial, St Martins Church, Stamford, Lincs

Burghley Memorial, St Martins Church, Stamford, Lincs
Burghley Memorial, St Martins Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire. 1902

Background imageMartins Collection: Golf in the West-End

Golf in the West-End
Golfers, including James Braid at the opening of the Piccadilly Open Air Golf Practice Course at 8, Upper St Martins Lane. The course was on the roof of a garage 1924

Background imageMartins Collection: Funeral of Lord Randolph Churchill 1895

Funeral of Lord Randolph Churchill 1895
Funeral of Lord Randolph Churchill, British statesman, inside St Martins Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire. Date: 1895

Background imageMartins Collection: Statue of Bishop Alves Martins, Viseu, Central Portugal

Statue of Bishop Alves Martins, Viseu, Central Portugal
Statue of Antonio Alves Martins (1808-1882), Portuguese bishop, professor, journalist and politician, Viseu, Central Portugal

Background imageMartins Collection: Duke of Yorks Theatre, St Martins Lane, London

Duke of Yorks Theatre, St Martins Lane, London, with a production of Ernest Dennys light comedy, All-of-a-Sudden Peggy, starring Marie Tempest. Date: circa 1908

Background imageMartins Collection: Collecting Wroth Money

Collecting Wroth Money
Ceremony at Knightlow Cross. A tribute which dates back for a thousand years and connects the present with that remote past when the central countries of Ebgland were for the most part a wild

Background imageMartins Collection: The opening concert at the new St Martins Hall, Long Acre, London. Date: 1850

The opening concert at the new St Martins Hall, Long Acre, London. Date: 1850

Background imageMartins Collection: Letter sorting office at the General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London

Letter sorting office at the General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London. This was the main post office for London between 1829 and 1910. Date: 1900

Background imageMartins Collection: New sorting-room at General Post Office 1846

New sorting-room at General Post Office 1846
New Inland department of the General Post Office in St. Martins-le-Grand in London. Date: 1846

Background imageMartins Collection: General Post Office London 1890s

General Post Office London 1890s
Women at work in the General Post Office tube room at St Martins-le-Grand in the City of London. The room had pneumatic tube connections to post office establishments. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMartins Collection: BIRMINGHAM / BULL RING

BIRMINGHAM / BULL RING
The Bull Ring, with St Martins church Date: 1906

Background imageMartins Collection: The Way to Treat a Woman, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London

The Way to Treat a Woman, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
The Way to Treat a Woman, a play by Walter Hackett, at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, St Martins Lane, London. 1930

Background imageMartins Collection: The Red Light, New Theatre, St Martins Lane, London

The Red Light, New Theatre, St Martins Lane, London
The Red Light, at the New Theatre, St Martins Lane, London. 20th century

Background imageMartins Collection: Cyril Maude in Grumpy, New Theatre, London

Cyril Maude in Grumpy, New Theatre, London
Cyril Maude in Grumpy, by Horace Hodges and T Wigney Percyval, at the New Theatre, St Martins Lane, London

Background imageMartins Collection: Scene from Damaged Goods, Palace Theatre, Tottenham

Scene from Damaged Goods, Palace Theatre, Tottenham
Scene from the first act of Damaged Goods, Palace Theatre, Tottenham, North London, the great play on the social evil, by Brieux. Previously at St Martins Theatre, London. circa 1917

Background imageMartins Collection: Scene from Damaged Goods, St Martins Theatre, London

Scene from Damaged Goods, St Martins Theatre, London
Scene from the first act of Damaged Goods, at the St Martins Theatre, London. The great play on the social evil, by Brieux. circa 1917

Background imageMartins Collection: The Bad Man, comedy by Porter Emerson Browne

The Bad Man, comedy by Porter Emerson Browne
The Bad Man, a melodramatic comedy by Porter Emerson Browne, starring Matheson Lang, at the New Theatre, St Martins Lane, London

Background imageMartins Collection: House martins gather around a telephone pole before emigrati

House martins gather around a telephone pole before emigrati
House martins gathering around a telephone pole before emigrating

Background imageMartins Collection: The Coliseum in St. Martins Lane nearing completion

The Coliseum in St. Martins Lane nearing completion
The Coliseum in St. Martins Lane, pictured nearing completion with hoardings announcing three stages in one. Designed by renowned theatre architect Frank Matcham for the impresario Oswald Stoll

Background imageMartins Collection: Leicester - St Martins Church

Leicester - St Martins Church Date: circa 1904

Background imageMartins Collection: Trafalgar Square from Whitehall, London - Charles I Statue

Trafalgar Square from Whitehall, London - Charles I Statue - looking toward the Dome of the Coliseum Theatre and St. Martin s-in-the-Fields Church. Date: 1913

Background imageMartins Collection: London - General Gordons Statue

London - General Gordons Statue in St. Martins Place, London. A statue of Gordon on a camel by Edward Onslow Ford was erected in Chatham funded by monies raised by soldiers

Background imageMartins Collection: London Trade Card - John Brailsford, Cutler

London Trade Card - John Brailsford, Cutler, St Martins Court, Leicester Fields. 18th century

Background imageMartins Collection: Oscar Asche as Count Hannibal, by Asche and Norreys Connell

Oscar Asche as Count Hannibal, by Asche and Norreys Connell
Count Hannibal by F. Norreys Connell (b. 1874) and Oscar Asche (1871 - 1936) from the novel by Stanley John Weyman (1855-1928) written in 1901

Background imageMartins Collection: London Trade Card - Charles Peter, Surgeon

London Trade Card - Charles Peter, Surgeon
London Trade Card - Charles Peter (c.1648-17??), Surgeon to King Charles II in the Dutch Wars, Surgeon of the Horseguards to King James II and Surgeon of the Household to King William

Background imageMartins Collection: Madge Mavis in role of Fay Collen, Spring Cleaning, London

Madge Mavis in role of Fay Collen, Spring Cleaning, London
Miss 1925 - Actress Madge Marvis in the role of Fay Collen in the comedy play Spring Cleaning, by Frederick Lonsdale, in production at St Martins Theatre, London

Background imageMartins Collection: Statue of Sousa Martins and Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal

Statue of Sousa Martins and Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal
Statue of Dr Jose Tomas de Sousa Martins (18431897) and the Medical School, Campo dos Martires da Patria (formerly Campo de Santana), Lisbon, Portugal. Date: circa 1905

Background imageMartins Collection: National Gallery and st Martins

National Gallery and st Martins - Building in sunshine - no people or traffic. Part of Box 34 Boswell Collection - London Streets. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMartins Collection: St. Martins in the Field Church, London - Floodlit

St. Martins in the Field Church, London - Floodlit. Note the exposure time creating a view of a Ghost Bus in the centre of the image! Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMartins Collection: Social / Usa Martins Ferry

Social / Usa Martins Ferry
A scene in small-town America: 4th Street, looking north, Martins Ferry, Ohio Date: circa 1914

Background imageMartins Collection: G. P. O. London

G. P. O. London
The General Post Office, St. Martins-le-Grand, London Date: 1840s

Background imageMartins Collection: Seventy Seven Park Lance by Walter Hackett

Seventy Seven Park Lance by Walter Hackett
Promotional postcard for Seventy Seven Park Lane by Walter Hackett. First produced St. Martins Theatre, 25th October 1928. Well-dressed couples arrive at the prestigious London address of the title

Background imageMartins Collection: Floodlit London - General Post Office, St. Martins Le Grand

Floodlit London - General Post Office, St. Martins Le Grand
Floodlit London - The General Post Office in St. Martins Le Grand was the main post office for London between 1829 and 1912. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMartins Collection: Sand Martins - quarrel over nest holes in a sand

Sand Martins - quarrel over nest holes in a sand wall of a ravine near river Bolshoi Ugan (Riparia riparia). near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Background imageMartins Collection: Ruins of St Martins Cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, WW1

Ruins of St Martins Cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
Ruins of St Martins Cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, First World War

Background imageMartins Collection: Ypres - Artillery convoy on road passing St Martins Church

Ypres - Artillery convoy on road passing St Martins Church
Ypres - Artillery convoy on road passing St. Martins Church with the Cloth Hall behind them. Captain Gilbert Holiday, Royal Field Artillery (1879-1937). Holidays Early Life Was Spent In St

Background imageMartins Collection: Nelsons Column silhouette from St Martins-in-the-Field

Nelsons Column silhouette from St Martins-in-the-Field
A view of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square from between the columns of St. Martin s-in-the-Field church. Date: 1926

Background imageMartins Collection: St Martins in Fields

St Martins in Fields
seen from the Mews Date: late 18th century

Background imageMartins Collection: St Martins Le Grand

St Martins Le Grand
St Martins-le-Grand, with a glimpse of St Paul s, in the eighteenth century. Date: 18th century

Background imageMartins Collection: Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square
A pigeon-filled Trafalgar Square with St. Martins in the Fields church in the background. Date: late 1960s

Background imageMartins Collection: London - Interior of St. Martins in the Fields

London - Interior of St. Martins in the Fields
London - A stunnig postcard image of the interior of St. Martins in the Fields Church. Date: circa 1911

Background imageMartins Collection: Bell-shaped vase belonging to the Castro culture

Bell-shaped vase belonging to the Castro culture. Iron Age. Ceramics. PORTUGAL. Guimaraes. Association Martins Sarmento Museum. Proc: PORTUGAL. Guimaraes. Citania de Briteiros

Background imageMartins Collection: St Martins and Ambassadors Theatres

St Martins and Ambassadors Theatres in West Street, near Charing Cross Road, in Londons West End. Date: 1947

Background imageMartins Collection: Trafalgar Square 1950S

Trafalgar Square 1950S
Trafalgar Square, London, showing St.-Martins-in-the- Fields church and Africa House, with the statue of King Charles I in the foreground. Date: 1950s

Background imageMartins Collection: Trafalgar Square Scene

Trafalgar Square Scene
Trafalgar Square, London, looking towards St. Martins-in -the-Fields, that lovely church designed by Gibbs. Africa House is on the right, obscured by a fountain. Date: 1930s

Background imageMartins Collection: St Martins Theatre, West Street, London

St Martins Theatre, West Street, London
St Martins Theatre on West Street, London. A play called Odd Man In is on, starring Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr. St Martins Hotel is in the background. Date: 1957

Background imageMartins Collection: The font in the Church of St Martins, Canterbury

The font in the Church of St Martins, Canterbury
The Norman font in the Church of St Martins, Canterbury, Kent, England - the oldest English parish church in continual use. It was here that St



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