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Oratory Collection

Background imageOratory Collection: Cardinal Newman Lying in State

Cardinal Newman Lying in State
The late Cardinal Newman, lying in state in the chapel of the Oratory, Birmingham. John Henry Newman (1801-1890) converted to Catholicism in October 1845 and became a cardinal in May 1879

Background imageOratory Collection: Communist Demo 1931

Communist Demo 1931
Communist demonstration in Hyde Park : the intense excitement of the crowd reflects the inflammatory oratory of the speakers

Background imageOratory Collection: Communist Orator 1931

Communist Orator 1931
A Communist orator harangues the crowd at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, London : despite the vigour of her oratory, she fails to win many converts

Background imageOratory Collection: Brompton Oratory, London

Brompton Oratory, London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageOratory Collection: Russian Commissar speaking at a meeting

Russian Commissar speaking at a meeting
Peoples Commissar Voroshiloff speaking at a meeting on board the deck of a cruiser

Background imageOratory Collection: Equal Rights Campaign

Equal Rights Campaign
Campaign for equal rights for women. The woman speaking is unidentified, but may be Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Bengals Joan of Arc. Freedom movement in India

Background imageOratory Collection: Sir Jock Delves Broughton and Lady Broughton

Sir Jock Delves Broughton and Lady Broughton attending the wedding o f Lord and Lady Lovat at Brompton Oratory in October 1938

Background imageOratory Collection: Gallarus Oratory, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry

Gallarus Oratory, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland

Background imageOratory Collection: Royal Oratory, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France

Royal Oratory, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France
Royal Oratory, or private chapel of the king, with stone vaulted coffered ceiling, in the Francois I wing of the Chateau de Chambord

Background imageOratory Collection: St. Joseph Oratory (Oratoire St. Joseph), Montreal, Canada

St. Joseph Oratory (Oratoire St. Joseph), Montreal, Canada. Date: circa 1930

Background imageOratory Collection: St Peter's Statue, London Oratory

St Peter's Statue, London Oratory

Background imageOratory Collection: Manning Requiem Mass Death Funerals 1892 Funeral

Manning Requiem Mass Death Funerals 1892 Funeral
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Background imageOratory Collection: Ruins of St Pirans Oratory, near Perranporth, Cornwall

Ruins of St Pirans Oratory, near Perranporth, Cornwall, at the time of its excavation. Date: 1910

Background imageOratory Collection: Oratorio de la Bonanova, Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Spain

Oratorio de la Bonanova, Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Spain
Oratorio de la Bonanova, an oratory or sanctuary in Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1903

Background imageOratory Collection: Dos for Public Speakers by H. M. Bateman

Dos for Public Speakers by H. M. Bateman
Dos for Public Speakersfrom the Public Speaking Club of America visualised by the cartoonist H. M. Bateman. Date: 1912

Background imageOratory Collection: Perugia, Italy - Oratory of St. Bernardino

Perugia, Italy - Oratory of St. Bernardino
Italy - Umbria Region - Perugia - Oratory of St. Bernardino - Facade by Agostino di Duccio (145761) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOratory Collection: A speaker addresses her fellow women revolutionaries in the church of Saint-Germain l

A speaker addresses her fellow women revolutionaries in the church of Saint-Germain l Auxerrois during the Paris Commune Date: 1871

Background imageOratory Collection: 9TH CENTURY MASS

9TH CENTURY MASS
MEDIEVAL MASS The celebration of mass in an oratory Date: 9th century

Background imageOratory Collection: Wedding of Margaret Whigham and Charles Sweeny

Wedding of Margaret Whigham and Charles Sweeny
The society wedding of the year in 1933; that of society beauty and media darling, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Duchess of Argyll, to Mr Charles Sweeny

Background imageOratory Collection: Wedding of Lord Lovat and Hon Laura Lister

Wedding of Lord Lovat and Hon Laura Lister
The wedding of Lord Lovat (Brigadier-General Simon Joseph Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat, 1871-1933) and the Hon Laura Lister (daughter of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale) at the Brompton Oratory

Background imageOratory Collection: St. Marys Hall and Oratory, Buncrana

St. Marys Hall and Oratory, Buncrana - a front view of these two buildings. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Buncrana). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageOratory Collection: Spain. The Alhambra. Royal Palace

Spain. The Alhambra. Royal Palace
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Royal Palace. View of the walls, the Tower of the Ladies and the Oratory of Partal. 14th century

Background imageOratory Collection: Spain. The Alhambra. The Mexuar-Oratory

Spain. The Alhambra. The Mexuar-Oratory
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. The Mexuar-Oratory. Interior. 14th century

Background imageOratory Collection: Sphere cover - wedding of Charles Sweeny & Margaret Whigham

Sphere cover - wedding of Charles Sweeny & Margaret Whigham
Front cover of The Sphere magazine featuring society wedding of the year in 1933; that of society beauty and media darling, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Duchess of Argyll, to Mr Charles Sweeny

Background imageOratory Collection: ISOCRATES (436-338 BC). Ancient Greek rhetorician

ISOCRATES (436-338 BC). Ancient Greek rhetorician and one of the ten Attic orators. From the book Pinacotheca imaginum illustrium by Gian Vittorio de Rossi (1577-1647). Engraving. SPAIN

Background imageOratory Collection: Mr & Mrs Charles Sweeny at sons christening

Mr & Mrs Charles Sweeny at sons christening
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at the christening of their younger child, Brian at Brompton Oratory on 7 May 1940 with their daughter, Frances (later Duchess of Rutland)

Background imageOratory Collection: Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rank

Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rank
The Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rank. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOratory Collection: Bergantina. Ceramic panel. 1779. Spain

Bergantina. Ceramic panel. 1779. Spain
Panel of ceramic polychrome tiles depicting a bergantina. 1779. Catalan ceramics. From the Oratory of Mariners, Palma of Majorca. Maritime Museum. Barcelona. Spain

Background imageOratory Collection: Spain. Granada. The Palace of the Generalife, the Albaicin a

Spain. Granada. The Palace of the Generalife, the Albaicin a
Spain. Granada. The Palace of the Generalife. 12th-14th century. Muslim Oratory of the viziers. In the background, the Albaicin and the Sacromonte

Background imageOratory Collection: Georg Glacianus

Georg Glacianus
GEORG GLACIANUS German educator; professor of oratory at Altdorf. Date: ? 1607

Background imageOratory Collection: Bossuet Instructs

Bossuet Instructs
JACQUES BENIGNE BOSSUET, though best known for his pulpit oratory, is shown here giving private admonition to an attractive young lady. Date: 1627 - 1704

Background imageOratory Collection: Saint Guthlac

Saint Guthlac
SAINT GUTHLAC Scenes from his life - he becomes a monk; he sails to Crowland; he builds his oratory; he is visited by king Aethelbald Date: 663 - 714

Background imageOratory Collection: Pierre De Berulle

Pierre De Berulle
PIERRE DE BERULLE French cardinal, founder of the Congregation of the Oratory Date: 1575 - 1629

Background imageOratory Collection: Bertrand Barere de Vieuzac

Bertrand Barere de Vieuzac
Bertrand BARERE DE VIEUZAC (1755 - 1841) French revolutionary, depicted in the course of impassioned oratory Date: circa 1790

Background imageOratory Collection: Brompton Oratory, Knightsbridge, SW London

Brompton Oratory, Knightsbridge, SW London
Brompton Oratory, Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW London. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOratory Collection: George Robey & Horatio Bottomley recruiting in London

George Robey & Horatio Bottomley recruiting in London
Popular music hall star, George Robey, known as the Prime Minister of Mirth, pictured speaking at a recruitment rally in Trafalgar Square, London in 1915 alongside Horatio Bottomley

Background imageOratory Collection: Bernard Lamy

Bernard Lamy
BERNARD LAMY French churchman and philosopher, priest at the Oratory of Jesus. Date: 1640 - 1715

Background imageOratory Collection: Gallarus Oratory, near Smerwick, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry

Gallarus Oratory, near Smerwick, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry
Gallarus Oratory, near Smerwick, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. This strange building is an early Christian chapel, stone with no mortar. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOratory Collection: Saint Catherines Oratory - Isle of Wight

Saint Catherines Oratory - Isle of Wight, Hampshire - found on St Catherines Hill, overlooking Chale Bay. Formerly part of a small chapel and also used as a lighthouse. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOratory Collection: Cenotaph of San Millan. 12th c. SPAIN. San Millᮠ

Cenotaph of San Millan. 12th c. SPAIN. San Millᮠ; de la Cogolla. Suso Monastery in San Millᮮ Cave or oratory with San Millans cenotaph. Romanesque art. Relief on rock; Architecture

Background imageOratory Collection: Alhambra. Oratory Mihrab. Spain

Alhambra. Oratory Mihrab. Spain
Alhambra. The Arms Square of the Alcazaba. Baths. SPAIN. Granada. Alhambra. Architecture

Background imageOratory Collection: Early Christian Chapel

Early Christian Chapel
Gallarus Oratory, near Smerwick, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. This strange building is an early Christian chapel, stone with no mortar, Date: circa 800 A.D

Background imageOratory Collection: Priest of Oratory

Priest of Oratory
Priest of the ORATORY - in France Date: 1848

Background imageOratory Collection: Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign - Meeting in Corn Exch

Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign - Meeting in Corn Exch
View of the Ladies Gallery in the Corn Exchange, Edinburgh during a meeting in which four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone undertook his tour of Midlothian during a US-style campaign

Background imageOratory Collection: At the Conservatoire

At the Conservatoire
A student practices her singing and oratory at a Conservatoire in France

Background imageOratory Collection: St Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Canada

St Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Canada

Background imageOratory Collection: Mass, 11th Century

Mass, 11th Century
MEDIEVAL MASS The celebration of mass in an oratory

Background imageOratory Collection: A Liberal Candidate

A Liberal Candidate
Show of Hands for a Liberal Candidate. Election satire showing a young candidate being very liberal indeed with his attempt to bribe constituents



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