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Oct20 Collection

Background imageOct20 Collection: A view of Talbot Castle, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland; the first school attended by the Duke

A view of Talbot Castle, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland; the first school attended by the Duke of Wellington. Date: 1852

Background imageOct20 Collection: A night scene at the Cenotaph in the days following 11th November 1920

A night scene at the Cenotaph in the days following 11th November 1920, where a hundred thousand wreaths were laid, and over a million people passed by to offer their tributes to the dead of

Background imageOct20 Collection: In the Countrys sanctuary: the burial place of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey

In the Countrys sanctuary: the burial place of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey by William Blamire Young (1862 - 1935). Date: 1920

Background imageOct20 Collection: War leaders as pall bearers of the Unknown Warrior

War leaders as pall bearers of the Unknown Warrior
At the Cenotaph, 11th November 1920. The twelve war leaders as pall bearers for the coffin of the Unknown Warrior: left to right Sir Hedworth Meux, Earl Beatty, Sir Henry Jackson

Background imageOct20 Collection: The coffin for the remains of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey before it was

The coffin for the remains of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey before it was taken to France to receive the remains

Background imageOct20 Collection: Albert Craig, the so-called Surrey Poet (1859-1909) a popular character who composed

Albert Craig, the so-called Surrey Poet (1859-1909) a popular character who composed poems which he recited at football and cricket matches, afterwards selling printed sheets of his verse to crowd

Background imageOct20 Collection: Albert Craig, the so-called Surrey Poet, a well-known character who would recite poetry

Albert Craig, the so-called Surrey Poet, a well-known character who would recite poetry he had composed at cricket and football matches and sell printed sheets of his poems, and the Burmese dwarf

Background imageOct20 Collection: Albert Craig, the Surrey Poet

Albert Craig, the Surrey Poet
Albert Craig (1849 - 1909), known as The Surrey Poet. Craig was a well-known character who would attend cricket and football matches to write verses and short essays describing the players

Background imageOct20 Collection: Craig, The Surrey Poet, haranguing the crowd at the Oval cricket ground on the subject of

Craig, The Surrey Poet, haranguing the crowd at the Oval cricket ground on the subject of Max Pemberton and professional football

Background imageOct20 Collection: Queen Mary on a visit to Bethnal Green in the east end of London

Queen Mary on a visit to Bethnal Green in the east end of London, accompanied by the Mayor after enjoying a performance of I Pagliacci by the Oxford House Choral Society at the Excelsior Cinema in

Background imageOct20 Collection: Page from The Sphere showing the newly married Princess Elizabeth

Page from The Sphere showing the newly married Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh setting off from Buckingham Palace in a landau carriage for Waterloo Station from where they would depart

Background imageOct20 Collection: Double page spread from The Illustrated London News showing photographs of the royal

Double page spread from The Illustrated London News showing photographs of the royal family at the Windsor Horse Show, Princess Elizabeth in her capacity as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards

Background imageOct20 Collection: Page from The Sphere featuring photographs of the best man

Page from The Sphere featuring photographs of the best man, bridesmaids and page boys at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in November 1947

Background imageOct20 Collection: Page from The Tatler reporting on the godparents to the Queens children

Page from The Tatler reporting on the godparents to the Queens children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, as well as the children to whom the Queen has been godmother too including Princess

Background imageOct20 Collection: Syrie Maugham

Syrie Maugham
Article in The Sphere by Derek Patmore profiling interior designer Syrie Maugham, wife of the novelist W. Somerset Maugham

Background imageOct20 Collection: Private Lives, fashion on stage, Gertrude Lawrence

Private Lives, fashion on stage, Gertrude Lawrence
Article by Florence Roberts in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the fashions on stage (and in the stalls) during Noel Cowards play, Private Lives at the Phoenix Theatre

Background imageOct20 Collection: Caricature by Macmichael of Noel Coward, at that time causing a sensation with his play

Caricature by Macmichael of Noel Coward, at that time causing a sensation with his play, The Vortex. The cartoon suggests Coward is so busy he has no time for any leisure

Background imageOct20 Collection: Page from The Sphere with a selection of pictures showing art students at work at three

Page from The Sphere with a selection of pictures showing art students at work at three of Londons art schools - Heatherleys in Newman Street

Background imageOct20 Collection: Page from The Sphere reporting on art students at the Royal Academy

Page from The Sphere reporting on art students at the Royal Academy and the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts, showing art and scupture studios. Date: 1925

Background imageOct20 Collection: Proposed method for the removal of Cleopatras Needle from Alexandria

Proposed method for the removal of Cleopatras Needle from Alexandria and its transportation by sea to London. Date: 1877

Background imageOct20 Collection: Lady footballers, the South Team, 1895

Lady footballers, the South Team, 1895
The determined-looking ladies of the South football team who played the North team at the in the opening match of the British Ladies Football Club at Nightingale Lane ground at Crouch End in March

Background imageOct20 Collection: Article in The Illustrated London News showing a variety of chic bags

Article in The Illustrated London News showing a variety of chic bags and containers for transporting ones gas masks in the early months of the Second World War. Date: 1939


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