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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



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