Noisy Collection

George Whitefield preaching at Moorfields Fair, 1742
George Whitefield(1714-1770), nonconformist preacher, depicted preaching under difficult circumstances at Moorfields Fair on Whit Monday, 1742. 1742

Chicago Board of Trade - the interesting, lively, and at times noisy trading on the floor. Date: 1916

Metropolitan Police air raid siren
A Metropolitan Police air raid siren, as used in wartime

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter. circa 1910s

Port Sunlight Lido
A noisy scene at Port Sunlight open air swimming pool, with lots of children having fun, Merseyside, England. Date: circa 1960

Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1
Canadian gunners firing a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Pied currawong, Strepera graculina (Noisy crow, Corvus strepera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany

Norwegian railway
When the railway comes over Dovre Mountain, Norway. Caricature by Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914)

Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet
A Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet, as used in wartime

Caley Crackers, Norwich - Coming To Your Town Date: 1950s

Children in fancy dress pulling a Christmas cracker Date: 1940s

Manchester City football fans in London for Millwall match
Peacetime Manchester City football fans in London to face Millwall in an FA Cup match Date: 1946

Comic postcard, Man disturbed by late night party in hotel Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man in bed disturbed by party Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Man playing bugle in the street - Christians Awake Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, dilemma at baptism Date: 20th century

Silhouette, Practising a Duet. late 19th century

Advert for Luvisca pyjamas by Lawson Wood 1931
Delightful advertisement by Lawson Wood for Luvisca pyjamas, showing a Scottish father playing the bagpipes in order to rock a concerned looking baby to sleep. Date: 1931

Cartoon, J L Shine, director of the Gaiety Theatre
Cartoon, J L Shine (left), director of the Gaiety Theatre, London - Now, Mr Shine, what does all this rumpus mean? 1885

Thomas Collins MP, Vanity Fair, Spy
THOMAS COLLINS MP (d.1884) British Conservative Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. Caption: Noisy Tom Date: died 1884

Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, WW1
Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, showing the ladies of the Turkish Harem alarmed by the sound of the guns of Gallipoli - likewise the Sultan himself! Date: 1915

Suffragettes Geese to Parliament. Four white geese in a line head for parliament. Geese often featured on suffragette cards and ceramic figures

Young lady jumps over her bed, practising the hurdles
A sporty young lady jumps over the bed (disturbing the dogs and the neighbours in the flat beneath), practising her hurdling. Date: 1923

Runner holding an accordion - Istanbul, Turkey
A Turkish Fireman - a runner who ran ahead to warn of a fire, making an almighty wail and a racket on his accordion. Date: 1873

Destructive boy demolishes radio
A destructive little boy prepares to demolish a radio - a little girl sticks her fingers in her ears to deaden the noise. Date: 1933

Social / Britain / Revellers
The Revellers: Sir Toby Belch, Maria, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Feste, with Malvolio just about to come through the door to tell them off Date: early 18th century

Cartoon, The Martians, WW1
Cartoon, The Martians. During the First World War, the residents of Mars complain to their neighbouring planet about the noise, and ask them to be more considerate. Date: 1918

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Farmyard Puppies, showing Chappie (a beagle) and Chips (a terrier) releasing a dozen quacking ducklings from their wooden crate by chewing through the fastenings

Bearded bellbird, Procnias averano, and noisy friarbird, Philemon corniculatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology

Two young children discuss the merits of piano size
" Do you like them big pianners better than the likkle uns Aurelia?" " No, Dolpaus, they take up to much room; an besides they don t make any more noise than the little uns

Cockney Comment on the purchase of a parrot
Two Pals outside a pub looking at a third bargaining for a parrot with a sailor outside a pub. " Why, es Missus jaws enough. Wot ds e want with a bloomin parrot." !! Date: 1895

The Witness Who Spoke Up by H. M. Bateman
Humorous cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting a rather vociferous witness in the stand at a court hearing, shattering the ear drums of the judge and others around him

Huntsman onhorseback amid the hounds
None better skilled the noisy pack to guide - A Hunstman sits confidently on his fine grey steed aid the foxhunting hounds. Date: 1907

Street music: Unwelcome musician, c. 1835
A rotund servant bribes a noisy street musician with three pence to move on, as his playing is disturbing the master of the house

Street music: St Cecilias Day street scene, 1837
A street scene showing the cacophony of noises to be heard on St Cecilas feast day, the patron saint of music, which falls in November

Satire on amateur musicians, 1799
A trio of unattractive but enthusiastic regency ladies make music together. Date: 1799

A medley of Edinburgh musicians

German heavy railway-mounted gun in action, WW1
A German heavy railway-mounted gun in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Austrian 15cm howitzer in Galicia, Eastern Front, WW1
An Austro-Hungarian heavy howitzer (Skoda, 15cm) in action near Ladyna-Nova, Galicia, on the Eastern Front during the First World War

River Tavy Weir
A fine study of the weir and salmon jumps on the River Tavy at Tavistock, Devon, England. Date: circa 1960

Old lady and five geese
An old lady goes for a walk, and is irritated by the cackling of five geese. first published 1879

Street music: 1892 slum scene
A noisy street scene of 1892:children dance to a barrel organ, competing with an accordion, penny whistle and the hubbub of passers by. 1892

Time, gentlement, please! - anti-jazz music, 1913
The personification of Time drops her lyre in horror and covers her ears against the latest American import: Jazz. Date: 1913

Jazz music while you dine, 1929
A couple listen to jazz over a rather fraught dinner. The dog, cat and pet bird screech while the music blares out of the gramophone. Date: 1929

340 mm gun on Western Front, northern France, WW1
A 340 mm gun in action on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War. One of the gunners (centre right) has his fingers in his ears. Date: 26 September 1918

Queen prima-donna at home, 1874
Three girls plead with their musical Mamma to stop playing the piano. Date: 1874

Ta ra ra boom de ay - the popular favourite
Mr. Punch shields his ears against the din of the popular music hall hit Ta ra ra boom de ay, sung, played and whilsted in the street by all and sundry. Date: 1892

Noisy Musical Boy
A noisy little boy marches round banging a drum and playing a trumpet. Date: circa 1900

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