Park Collection (#89)

Suffragettes Ejected Canford Park 1909. Scene at Canford Park, Dorset, 2nd August, 1909, Suffragette escorted by policeman away from Liberal fete. Annie Kenney and others tried to question W.S

Suffragette Demonstration Charlotte Marsh 23 July 1910. Charlotte Marsh, as Colour Bearer of the Union Flag pictured at the Great Demonstration, Hyde Park, 23rd July 1910. Date: 1910

Suffragette Procession Hyde Park. Leaflet/flyer addressed to Men and Women of Paddington and Willesden to Come and walk in the Great Procession to Hyde Park Today Sunday June 21st (1908)

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, American Nut Tree. Date: 1868

Paris, France - Bagatelle, near Bois de Boulogne. This parc was ironically called Bagatelle, which means bauble, by reference to its considerable cost (around 4 million)

Opening of the Great Exhibition
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert make their entrance at the opening ceremony of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park Date: 1 May 1851

54 Mount Street home of Prince & Princess Arthur Connaught
No. 54 Mount Street, Park Lane, London, take by Prince Arthur of Connaught to be his London home after his marriage to his cousin, Princess Alexandra of Fife on 15 October 1913

AFS exercise, Hyde Park, London
Attending an AFS exercise in Hyde Park, London, on 27 October 1957 -- the Director General of Civil Defence, Sir Sidney Kirkman (1895-1982), the Chief Inspector of Fire Services, Mr H M Smith

Food Protest in Hyde Park, WW1
A crowd in Hyde Park, London, protesting about the high price of food and of profiteering during the First World War. Date: 1917

Trent Park Teacher Training College, North London (later part of Middlesex University). Being remote from road access and water supply

Fire in Kennington Park Road, SE London
Fire at a derelict house in Kennington Park Road, SE London, 30 April 1955. Two boys were trapped on the top floor, and escaped by dropping from the two top floor windows

Cricket match at Dublin in 1866
A cricket match being hosted at The Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix Park, Dublin in 1866, people gather round to watch the match in place. Date: 1866

Cricket being played in Regents Park, London
Spectators watching a cricket match in progress in Regents Park, here named The Lungs of London. Date: 1890

LFB display at an Annual Review in a park, with horse-drawn fire engines and men on ladders

Prince of Wales at London Fire Brigade Annual Review
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) at the Annual Review of the London Fire Brigade in Victoria Park. Date: 1929

LFB water relaying drills, Hyde Park, London
LFB water relaying drills taking place in Hyde Park, London, on 12 February 1938, watched by mothers and their children. Date: 1938

Lord Snell at London Fire Brigade Annual Review
Lord Snell (Chairman of the Council) at London Fire Brigade Annual Review in Victoria Park, 30 June 1934, inspecting firefighters wearing Proto breathing equipment. Date: 1934

Distorted rails after fire in Hackney, East London
Distorted rails after a fire at Wallis Road, Hackney, East London, 16 August 1955. The fire involved baled cork in the arch under Clarnico Bridge on the railway line between Stratford

Mote Park, Maidstone
Kent playing Sussex during the annual Maidstone festival week at the Mote Park Ground. The ground was used by Kent for the annual cricket week until the end of 2005 Date: July 1937

Rescue following V2 rocket attack, Manor Park, London, WW2
Rescue of a woman following a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks, launched in the latter stages of WW2

Digging A. R. P. shelters in Kensington Gardens, 1938
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.) volunteers digging trenches and shelters in Kensington Gardens, London, on 26th September 1938, watched by an interested crowd. A.R.P

The new army at drill in Hyde Park at the start of WWI
In the six weeks between 4th August and 15th September 1914, over 501, 000 recruits were enlisted into the British Army. The training was essentially practical

Business as usual - despite air raids, 1915
Business as usual - despite air raids: an amourous couple carry on regardless during an air raid. Date: 1915

Growing vegetables for victory, WW1
A page from The Graphic demonstrating the wide variety of ways the British population was growing vegetables during the First World War

Camp of the Alpine Club of Canada, looking towards the Eremite Valley in Jasper National Park. Date: 1934

The impact the war had on upper classes in Hyde Park
A slightly comedic illustration in Hyde Park, showing the effect of WW1 on the upper classes. Shown in rags, the only sign of their class is the style of their clothes with a suggestion that this was

Wartime in London, WW1
A two page spread, showing what happened in Hyde park during WW1, telling of the different lifestyles of each soldier. The illustration is showing how Hyde park had changed since the war started but

LCC-London Fire Brigade Royal Review in Hyde Park
London Fire Brigade annual review in Hyde Park, by King Edward VII. Queen Alexandra and the royal children were accompanying him

St Dunstans Hostel advertisement, WW1
A full page of The Tatler devoted to reporting on the work of St. Dunstans Hostel for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors in Regents Park, London

Embroidered badge of the Coldstream Guards, worked by Corporal Tom Hughes, 17321, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, The Park, Hurley Common, near Atherstone, Warwickshire. Dated March 1917

Scouts cooking in South Australia
Three Scouting Pack Leaders of the First College Park Group, South Australia, functioning as cooks for a Commissioners Weekend course held at Glenalta, Sterling, 9-10 June 1934. Date: 1934

Loafers in the park - WW1 recruitment cartoon
Wastage! " War? Well, wot abart it?" The stirring carll to arms - " Your King and Country Need You!" - has still failed to reach

Miss Margot Park, actress and war worker
Miss Margot Park, an actress, who, according to The Sketch, had left the stage during the war to work at the Ministry of Munitions. Whether this was in a factory or office setting is unclear

Seamans Orphanage, Liverpool
A view of the Liverpool Seamans Orphanage at the citys Newsham Park. Date: Date unknown

Beacons of Silver Jubilee day 1935, by G. H. Davis
The great bonfire held in Hyde Park to celebrated the monarchs Silver Jubilee, which King George lit by pressing a button in Buckingham Palace, the first in a chain of 200 beacons. 1935

Self portrait with parasol (2 / 2)
A self-portrait of Vera Punter taken in the grounds of Badminton Park, Wiltshire England. The photograph is taken with an O Box Brownie camera

Self portrait with parasol (1 / 2)
A self-portrait of Vera Punter taken in the grounds of Badminton Park, Wiltshire England. The photograph is taken with an O Box Brownie camera

War Economy by A. Wallis Mills, WW1
Lady Sybil de Vere: " Do look at those extraordinary people. Their clothes are quite new!" Sir Hugo: " Rotten bad form

Boating scene
An oar cuts through the inky waters of Regents Park boating lake, London. Date: 2010

Riley Pathfinder reg. No. WAF 580 at Cosawes Caravan Park, (Rene Fraser at the wheel)

Children on the Wrigley three wheeled motorized cart at Cosawes Caravan Park in 1950. Date: 1950

Rene Fraser & Co on the Wrigley at Cosawes Caravan Park in 1950. Date: 1950

Ros Fraser in cowboy outfit, Goldie Fraser on horse, Ian Fraser with shotgun, Cosawes Caravan Park in 1953. Date: 1953

Alan Fraser on BSA Bantam D10L motorcycle in 1967 at Cosawes Caravan Park. Date: 1967

Goldie Fraser with tame Magpie Sammy at Cosawes Caravan Park in 1950 s. Date: 1950s

Tatler cover - Lady in riding breeches, Rotten Row
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a photograph of a young woman in Rotten Row, the famous and fashionable riding thoroughfare in Londons Hyde Park

Tatler cover, Lord Rosebery & Hon. Neil Primrose
Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847 - 1929), Prime Minister, statesman and author, pictured (right), walking with his son, the Hon

WW1 silhouette - soldier in the park
A silhouette showing a scene in a park with a British soldier seated on a bench in between two ladies. A small child, described as an enthusiast in the caption asks politely

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