Night Collection (#70)

Kitchen of a Common Lodging House
Residents eating and socialising in the kitchen of a common lodging house, location unknown. Such establishments provided cheap accommodation by the night for those of limited means

Vagrants asleep on bench on Thames Embankment, London
Two tramps in shabby overcoats, flat caps and muddy shoes, spend the night on a bench on Londons Thames Embankment

London County Council Night Office, Charing Cross Bridge
Applicants waiting outside the London County Councils Night Office at Charing Cross Bridge, Central London. The Office had telephone links to the citys casual wards, as well as to the Salvation Army

Dormitory of a Common Lodging House
The dormitory of a common lodging house where a clean bed for the night and washing facilities could be had for (in 1930) between sixpence and a shilling

Large field gun at night
A large field gun at night, with soldiers and a large pile of shells

Holland with Cooks
Cover photograph for Holland with Cooks, showing a young woman in a swimsuit and bathing hat in the sea, with a beach ball in her hands. In the background is a night view of the resort of Scheveningen

Lions hunting zebra by moonlight. One has made a kill

Wave Lodging House, Canning Town, East London
The Wave Lodging House for working men at 235 Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, East London. Beds and baths are on offer for 4d (four pence) or 6d (six pence) a night

Manchester Union Casual Wards, Manchester
Casual wards for tramps and vagrants at Tame Street, Ancoates, Manchester. The original premises were set up in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt in around 1900 after being burnt down

Snow Babies - A Safe Landing by Dorothy Wheeler
A snow baby, which has tumbled from the sky as it snows, lands safely on the chimney pot of a snow covered roof top

Sky rockets
A group of children stand on a hill top watching a dazzling display of fireworks

Guy Fawkes by John Hassall
A group of young boys put together a bonfire and a guy to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night

Police Notice -- Street Crossing Signals
A Police Notice showing Street Crossing Signals in Bridge Street, New Palace Yard, London, close to Parliament and the Met Police headquarters

Music cover for The Gipsy Quadrilles, by Stephen Glover (1813-1870). A group of gipsies are depicted in the open air at night, dancing in the firelight

candle snuffer / W H Robinson
And so to bed. A simple, but typical Heath Robinson design for a candle snuffer. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

1925 Exhibition of Decorative Arts - Paris - nightime view

Childrens Party American Indian and Dutch girl
Two children make their way along a garden path to a fancy dress party in costume. The boy is dressed as a Native American Indian complete with feathered head dress

The Church of Our Lady before Tyn - Prague (at night)
The Gothic magnificence of the Church of Our Lady before Tyn - Prague, Czech Republic

Czech Republic - Promoting Sokol Rally 1920s
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Ship sails past lighthouse
A steamer sails past a lighthouse under the light of the moon

Fruit stall at Christmas, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Aerial view of a colourful fruit stall in the local market in Funchal, Madeira, on the night before Christmas eve (23 December) during the annual Noite de Mercado dos Lavradores (workers market night)

Fontaine Park, Montreal, Canada
Fontaine Park (with Fountains in full effect!) at night, Montreal, Canada

Maltas Defences firing - WWII
World War Two - Maltas Fixed night defences firing - July 1943

Fancy Dress Costume in the Snow by Elsie Harding
A couple in fancy dress (Harlequin and Columbine) try to keep warm next to a rather small fire. Not quite sure how they ended up in the middle of nowhere in the snow

Searchlights over St Pauls Cathedral
Searchlights pick out the menacing shape of a German Zeppelin flying a bombing raid over the capital during World War One

Stolen Sweets by Webster Murray
A romantic balcony scene showing an 18th century gentleman in wig and frock coat gazing into the eyes of a young lady who leans down towards him from her balcony

Central London traffic at night
A view of a Central London street by night, with buses and cars

St. James Hall Opening Concert
Advertisement for opening night concert of the new St James Hall in Great Portland Street showing Tchaikovsky, Zacharewitsch and Wieniawski

Night-time Street Scene, Malta
Street scene, night-time, Santa Marija, Victoria / Rabat, Gozo, Malta. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Ferry transporting railway wagons
A wonderful nightime photograph of the Suffolk Ferry departing Harwich with a load of railway wagons. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Laying railway tracks at night
A very atmospheric shot of a steam engine and cranes aiding the laying of a new set of railway tracks. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Barcelona, Spain - International Exhibition
The Great Fountain by night. Barcelona, Spain - International Exhibition of 1929 - 1930. In a large park on the Montjuic hill

Theatricals at Tavistock House
A scene from Frozen Deep, a play by Mr Wilkie Collins staged at Charles Dickens residence, Tavistock House

Cover design for The Poster, August 1899, Number XIII, Volume III, price sixpence. A young woman sits at a cafe table watching a couple walk by

Poster depicting herring drifters in the North Sea
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting herring drifters in the North Sea

Two Monuments of London
Illustration showing the obelisk, Cleopatras Needle on the Thames Embankment in Central London with the Hotel Cecil in the background

The Skyline of Constantinople at night
The dramatic skyline of Constantinople, Turkey, with the moonlight reflecting on the waters of the Bosphorus as two rowing boats make their way homeward. View from Asia toward Europe

Ferry Boat on the Bosphorus at night at Moda on the Asian side. Today it is a very up market area of Istanbul. A summer resort

The Dolmabahce Mosque, Constantinople at night
The Dolmabahce Mosque, on the banks of the Bosphorus. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times

Red sky at night
The sky turns red as the sun begins to set. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Le Havre port poster
Nuit et Jour le port du Havre travaille - poster advertising that night and day the port of Le Havre in France is working

Veterans Riot at Washington
The Bonus Amy besieging the Capitol: an all night wait by Californian veterans to impress upon Congress the urgency of their demands

Delineator magazine cover August 1927
Stylish art deco front cover featuring a sleek looking blonde woman with fashionable cropped hair positioned against an inky blue starlit sky

Chicago by night 1911
As the sun goes down, the electric lights go on, illuminating shop fronts in Chicagos commercial centre. Empty tram lines run down the middle of the street

And So To Bed by David Wright
Illustration by pin up artist David Wright featuring one of his trademark Lovelies wearing a diaphanous night dress through which you can see her shapely legs and pert figure

Thames at Night
The river at Westminster at night

A Night to Remember, film studio scene
An artists colour sketch of a film studio scene for the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912

A Night to Remember, book and film items
The book by Walter Lord, with an information folder and film poster advertising the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912

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