The nursery rhyme Lets go to bedLets go to bed, said sleepyhead. Tarry a while, said slow, Put on the pan, said greedy Nan, Lets sup before we go. Date: c. 1930
The nursery rhyme, Mary, Mary, quite contraryMary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? Silver bells and cockle-shells, and pretty maids all in a row. Date: c. 1930
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away
The Land of Christmas Plays by Pauline BaynesCharming illustration showing a land populated by all the characters from Christmas plays and pantomimes including Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe
Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. But ne er a penny was therein, except the lining round it. 20th century
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, rapping at the window, crying through the lock, Are the children in their beds...?
Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676Dolls House of Petronella Dunois (1650-1695), c. 1676. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Three Little Kittens Are Washing Their Mittens. Artist: Louis Wain. Traditional nursery rhyme Date: circa 1905
Lords Cricket Ground as a Goose Farm, 1915Photograph showing the pitch and pavilion of Lords Cricket Ground, during the grounds use as a farm for rearing geese in World War I
Peter Pan / Michael & NanaMichael rides on the back of the dog Nana
Polly Put the Kettle OnPolly, put the kettle on, we ll all have tea; Sukey, take it off again, they ve all gone away ! - Polly fills her kettle at the pump
Three Little KittensThe Three Little Kittens are washing their mittens. 19th century
Off to Fairyland by Muriel DawsonA small child engrossed in a huge book of fairy tales
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffys house
Song of Sixpence 1818Sing a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie
Little Miss Muffet (K. GShe upsets her stool when she finds a - really, rather small - spider sharing it with her
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, the little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon
I had a Little Nut TreeI had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear but a silver nutmeg & a golden pear The king of Spains daughter came to visit me, all for the sake of my little nut tree
Puss in Boots -- walking along a country lane. 19th century
Lucy Locket / GreenawayLucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. There was not a penny in it but a ribbon round it
Four & Twenty Blackbirds Date: circa 1918
Bye Baby Bunting Date: circa 1918
Rock-a-bye-baby - Illustration of traditional nursery rhyme. Artist: From Cassells Childrens Annual. Florence Mary Anderson circa 1920
WW1 - Lords Cricket Ground used as a Goose Farm, 1915Photograph showing the pitch of the Marylebone Cricket Ground (Lord s), during the grounds use as a farm for rearing geese in World War I
The Newmarket Houghton MeetingVarious horse races relating to the Newmarket Houghton meeting, including the Limekiln Stakes won by Mr Fairies Bayardo, The Old Nursery Stakes won by Charlemont
The nursery rhyme, Georgie Porgie, pudding and pieGeorgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away. Date: c. 1930
Nursery Rhyme -- Baa Baa Black SheepNursery Rhyme - Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool? Date: circa 1920s
Humpty Dumpty looking unhappy after his fall, with cracks all over his head. A soldier in the background looks on helplessly
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary - Nursery RhymeMary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row
Christmas Is ComingChristmas is coming the geese are getting fat Please to put a penny in the old mans hat If you havent got a penny a hapenny will do If you havent got a hapenny God bless you Father Christmas sits in
Dressing doll. Dick WhittingtonDick Whittington. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
The man in the MoonA boy, retrieving his kite from the branches of a tree, finds himself confronted by the Man in the Moon
J Mercer. The Queen of HeartsThe Queen of Hearts she made some tarts... 20th century
Mary had a little pigTraditional nursery rhyme. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1918
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Bakers Man... 20th century
Ride-a-cock-horse to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady ride on a white horse... 20th century
Humpty Dumpty by Dorothy WheelerA little boy and girl stare up at a wall on which sits a very superior looking Humpty Dumpty wearing a crown and an eye glass
If all the World WasIf all the world was apple pie; And all the sea was ink, And all the trees were bread and cheese, What should we have to drink? Date: circa 1912
Nursery Characters - How Many Can You Spot? by Pauline BayneStunningly detailed illustration by Pauline Baynes featuring no less than 56 different nursery rhyme characters. Can you spot them all? If not, there is a key to the picture in Holly Leaves, 1954
Cock Robin 1After the unfortunate death of Cock Robin, the Rook reads the burial service
Baa Baa Black Sheep / 1884Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes Sir, Yes Sir - three bags full. One for the master and one for the dame, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane
Nursery rhyme, This Little PigDepiction of the nursery rhyme, This Little Pig -- This little pig went to market, This little pig stayed at home, etc
Two children admire new babyTwo children admire the new baby: " Mum found him in an Easter egg..."
Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. The boy on the right is Tom, while the man on the left, dressed as a yokel, holds the pig that Tom steals
Fairyland Express, All Aboard for the Land of NodToddlers in white nightgowns board a train to the Land of Nod, accompanied by various toys as bedtime companions. Date: 1924
I saw a ship a-sailing - Traditional nursery rhyme. From The Land of Nursery Rhyme published by JM Dent Date: 1930
Hey Diddle DiddleThe artist has got cow, cat, fiddle, dish, spoon and dog into his picture, but the connection between them remains obscure
Little Jumping JoanHere am I, little Jumping Joan, when nobodys with me I m all alone
