Permission Collection

First airmail letter delivered, Windsor Castle
The first airmail letter ever to be delivered is handed to the Postmaster of Windsor, to whom it is addressed, on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle

Airmail postcards at Gamages, London
People at Gamages in Holborn, Central London, addressing postcards and posting them in the special London Aerial Postbox, in time for the first aerial mail service from Hendon to Windsor

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Prince of Wales with the Grendiers Guards, 1914
Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, on a route march with the Grenadier Guards in 1914

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Ticket, Ben Nevis road permit, Lochaber, Scotland - for one person on foot, one shilling. Date: circa 1900s

Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter
The aviator Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter which he himself will transport by air to Windsor. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon
The aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight

Charing Cross Dressing Station bunkers, Ploegsteert
These are close by the Plugstreet Experience 14-18 (Interpretation Centre) and served the Dressing Station which, like many of the sites around here, used a series of Central London names

Rozinka
A portrait painting of a sly looking woman, wearing a red covering with a large, fully bloomed pink rose upon her shoulder. Date: circa 1915

Henry III granting licence to dig coal in 1234. Different historical moments when coal was first noted to be used. The King is seen here giving permission to men in Newcastle to dig coal

Ruins, Combles
This oil painting depicts the aftermath of the capture of Combles, an incident that took place in the Battle of Morval during the First World War in Picardy, France. Date: circa 1919

Sir William Orpen, R. A
A self portrait oil painting of Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, R.A. British war artist, wearing a helmet and military coat. Date: circa 1919

Cornish Farm
A landscape painting of a quaint countryside Cornish farm, with old stone walls and houses. A flock of chickens and a resting sheepdog can be seen on the grounds. Date: circa 1931

Le Tapis Vert
An oil painting showing a gentleman in a perculiar position at a colourfully decorated venue. Date: circa 1932

A Glade
Oil painting of a glade containing a near path leading to a large house. Date: circa 1931

Busy Town Centre
Oil painting of a busy town centre, filled with lots of people in brown and white robes. Date: circa 1930

Villefranche
An oil painting of Villefranche, on the French Riviera. Houses of different heights and colours can be seen dotted around the rocky outcrops. Date: circa 1931

Paysage, Last Radiance
Landscape oil painting at sunset, showing a countryside village getting the last glimmers of sunlight. Date: circa 1931

Les Bibliophiles
Etching showing an autumn day in Paris, with a line of bibliophiles reading by the water. Date: circa 1931

Gorse in Bloom
Etching showing gorse in bloom, a yellow shrub of the pea family. They cover a landscape, centred by five tall trees with a silhouetteed form. Date: circa 1930

The Gate of the West
Etching of a shepherd holding a crook rested on his shoulder, leading a herd of sheep up a country path. Date: circa 1930

The Garden of Si-Sci
Still life oil painting featuring a figurine of a Japanese Lady smiling, wearing green and red robes, alongside some blue and pink flowers. Date: circa 1930

Quartier Latin
An etching of Quarter Latin, a French area known for its plentiful bookshops, home to landmarks including Sorbonne University and Shakespeare and Company. Date: circa 1930

Still Life Fruit and Flowers
Still life oil painting of fruit and a large, yellow vase holding flowers of red and violet. Date: circa 1930

Doris Niles
An etching of American dancer, Doris Niles, wearing an exotic dancing dress with a performing stance. After moving to Spain

Ambleteuse, France
Landscape oil painting of Ambletuse, in Northern France. Date: circa 1930

Surf Fishing
Etching showing a man engaging in surf fishing, looking life he has got a big catch. Date: circa 1930

The Bank of England Rebuilding 1929
Etching showing the 1929 phase of rebuilding the Bank of England, the central bank in London. Date: circa 1930

Seated Woman in Living Room
Oil painting of a woman casually seated on a sofa in a living room, beside a cluttered table top. Date: circa 1930

Irene
Portrait of Irene Dineley, model in a number of portraits. This sketch, which appears so hasty is really quite delibrate and considered

Calendar Miniatures, June
Miniature painting, one of a series of Calendar Miniatures, for the month of June. Shows the process of shearing sheep and other works of agricultural life. Date: circa 1530 (originally)

Calendar Miniatures, March
The Month of March painting from Calendar Miniatures'. Features a settlement with lots of busy people outside, including a grave digger with onlooking grieving civilians

The Tree of Jesse
A print of a stained glass window depicting the Tree of Jesse, where Jesse is shown fast asleep in a walled garden. Date: circa 1929

The Well
Painting of a well at the base of an ominous tree amidst a simple town. Date: circa 1929

Immigrants Awaiting Outside Court-Room, Blackwall Pier 1906
The Immigration Act of 1906 was the first legal mechanism for enforcing a policy of selective categories of prohibited immigrants

DEATH THE REAPER OF POOR
DEATH - THE TRUE RELIEVING OFFICER Dedicated without permission to the Poor Law Board Date: 1868

DEATH RELIEVES THE POOR
DEATH - THE TRUE RELIEVING OFFICER Dedicated without permission to the Poor Law Board Date: 1868

Georges Van Damme in the cockpit of the Renard R. 35 airliner
Ex Warrant Officer Georges Van Damme sat in the cockpit of the ill-fated Renard R.35, a pressurised airliner developed in Belgium from 1936

Scaffolding & observatory on St Pauls
It was when the cross of St Pauls was taken down in 1821 to be repaired and reguilt, that the noted surveyor, Thomas Hornor

Robert Baron
ROBERT BARON (flourished 1645) - poet and drama- -tist, notable for borrowing from other writers, without permission or acknowledgement. However, some good lines have not been traced to others

The Aerial Steam Carriage, or Ariel. An artists imaginary representation of a propeller-driven flying machine with wings. By Permission of the Patentees, this Engraving of The First Carriage

Coronation 1953, Queen accepts pearl sword at Temple Bar
The newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II taking part in a traditional ceremony at Temple Bar in Fleet Street, London on 12 June 1952, 10 days after her Coronation

Chelson China cup and saucer - Britannia and Allied flags
Chelson China (New Chelsea Porcelain, Longton) cup and saucer. Transfers show Britannia and Allied flags and reads World War Peace - 1914-1919 - Liberty, Justice, Truth

Horseracing Trainers Licence
A Horseracing Trainers Licence for a Mr C Wilkinson of Holland Park, London. Signed bys M Weatherby for the Stewards of the Jockey Club Date: 1906

Francis and Innocent III
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI asks Innocent III for permission to found an order of friars, the Franciscans. Date: 1182 - 1226

French charlatan selling his wares in the street
A French charlatan selling his wares in the street. Date: 18th century

Title page, The Mothers Picture Alphabet, dedicated by Her Majestys Permission to HRH the Princess Beatrice, designed by Henry Anelay, engraved by James Johnston. Date: circa 1860

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