Places Collection (page 10)

The Cafe Anglais, Leicester Square in 1927
A scene in the new Cafe Anglais in Leicester Square showing couples on the dancfloorr while diners watch from tables. Date: 1927

Dining room, Portobello Hotel, Walton, Essex
The Dining Room at The Portobello Hotel, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, with tables laid ready for a meal. 1963

Merton College Library, Oxford, 1864
An interior view of the library at Merton College, Oxford, 1864. This image appeared as part of a feature in The Illustrated London News to mark the six hundreth anniversary of the founding of

Merton College, Oxford, 1864
A general view of Merton College, Oxford, from Christ Church meadow. This image appeared as part of a feature in The Illustrated London News to mark the six hundreth anniversary of the founding of

Royal Wedding 1947 - honeymoon at Birkhall
Birkhall on the Balmoral estate where Princess Elizabeth and her new husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh spent the second part of their honeymoon after their marriage at Westminster Abbey on 20

East Dereham Church, Norfolk, England, a place of pilgrimage for all lovers of English poetry; for it is here that William Cowper (1731 - 1800) is buried. Date: 1950s photo

Royal Hop Pole Hotel
The Royal Hop Pole Hotel, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, immortalised by Charles Dickens in his Pickwick Papers (1836-7) Date: 19th century

Dr Lettsoms home - 1
DR LETTSOMs home at Camberwell Grove, Surrey. Date: 1803

Dickens Plaque
The Dickens plaque on the Royal Hop Pole Hotel, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. It was immortalised in Pickwick Papers (1836-7) Date: 19th century

48, Doughty Street
No. 48, Doughty Street, Holborn, London, the residence of Charles Dickens from 1837 until 1839. Date: 19th century

The Colosseum Print of London, 1842 - ILN
The Colosseum Print, a view of north and south London, based on a photograph by Antoine Claudet taken from the top of the Duke of Yorks Column, 124 feet high

Morosis mountain stronghold in Basutoland, South Africa
British soldiers inspect from afar the stronghold of Morosi, a chief of the Bapedi, in the rugged highland country of the Basutos in South Africa

Wagner / Birthplace
RICHARD WAGNER House in Leipzig where the German composer was born on 22 May 1813 Date: 1813 - 1883

The King at Biarritz
A page depicting various landmarks and scenes around Biarritz on Frances west coast, a favourite resort of royalty popularised by the Empress Eugenie

The Thames by H. L. Oakley
The Thames in summer silhouette cut by H. L. Oakley depicting rowers on the river, sailing boats and people enjoying the spectacle or a picnic on its banks

Canterbury in Winter by Ernest Uden
The twin towers of Canterbury Cathedral seen towering above the old Christchurch Gate of the city, brightly lit on a snowy winters evening

J P Morgan Newport Home
The seaside home of financier JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN at Newport, Rhode Island

The Lord Mayors Banquet at the Guildhall, November 9th 1887
Banquet scene at Londons Guildhall. An annual banquet is traditionally held to celebrate the mayors installation in November each year

Problem of Lemuria
The location of Lemuria : Lewis Spences suggestion

Ibsen / Siusi Villa / Italy
HENRIK IBSEN Norwegian dramatists villa at Siusi in Italy

Keats / Wentworth Place
JOHN KEATS Lawn Bank, formerly Wentworth Place, Hampstead, home of the English poet

Home of B. Young
BRIGHAM YOUNG Home of the Mormon leader in Great Salt Lake City, photographed in June 1866

Dotheboys Hall school, Bowes, Yorkshire, associated with the Dickens character Wackford Squeers, who (in " Nicholas Nickleby" ) took in unwanted boys and mistreated them

Exploring with Airships
The airship will enable explorers to get to remote places easily and comfortably, avoiding lions and bears though it will not enable them to avoid heat and cold

Mu and Lemuria
The submersion of MU - The great Pacific continent is overwhelmed by a combination of flood and volcanic action

Children with Wreath
A girl has made a floral wreath for her toddler sister. The pet dog looks on as she places the wreath over the little girls head

Arriving at Restaurant
A monocled gent guides two ladies to their table in a fashionable restaurant, past another monocled gent in dinner jacket with two ladies

Atlantis Site ?
Are the Azores, in mid- Atlantic, the site of the Atlantis continent ?

Atlantean Continent Map
Map of the Atlantean Continent showing the extent of the Ice Age

Shakespeare / Birthplace
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The house in Stratford-upon- Avon in which Shakespeare was born

Monks Bar, York. The van of J. H Alderson(fat, hide and skin broker)can be seen driving towards the gatehouse in the city walls. c.1936

High Street, Wick, Scotland
An early 20th century street scene in Wick, Scotland, depicting the High Street

North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh
The exterior of North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh. Since its refurbishment in 1988, the hotel is known today as the Balmoral. Date: circa 1920s

St Pauls constractor, by William Heath Robinson
In 1913 the major architectural journals were reporting about the possibility that the dome of St Pauls could collapse due to subsidence and the weakness of the supporting piers

Offices of The Times
View of the offices of The Times in Printing House Square, London. The Times later relocated to Grays Inn Road, then Wapping and is now located at 1 London Bridge. Date: 1906

Highgate Archway in the early 19th century
Highgate Archway during the reign of William IV. 1927

The view from Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace in the early 19th century. Westminster Abbey and St Pauls Cathedral are visible. 1927

Advertisement for Nice on the French Riviera
Advertisement, published in The Tatler in January, for the town of Nice on the fashionable French Riviera, a place of eternal spring, ideal for spending your winter vacation. 1930

Fountain of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria
Ablution fountain in the yard of the Umayyad Mosque (Great Mosque) in Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1910

Natural History Museum, WW1 farm
War transformation in Cromwell Road: growing agricultural produce at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London

New buildings at the London Hospital, Whitechapel
New buildings of the London Hospital in Whitechapel, East London, opened in 1887 by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Top left is the library of the medical college

St. Annes Church, Kew
Kew Church, the wedding venue for the marriage of Princess Mary of Cambridge and Prince Francis of Teck on 12 June 1866. Date: 1866

The Chitral Expedition: the fort of Mastuj

The fort of Gilgit, on the Hunza Frontier of Kashmir. Date: 1892

Dinner at the Chambre d Amour, Biarritz
Impression of diners at the Chambre d Amour at the fashionable French resort of Biarritz in 1934. Date: 1934

The bathing pool at Chambre d Amour, Biarritz
The bathing pool at the Chambre d Amour in fashionable French resort, Biarritz in 1934. Date: 1934

Social map of the Continent
A social map of the continent showing all the fashionable resorts during the 1930s including Biarritz, Monte Carlo, Cannes, Venice, Baden, Le Touquet, Deauville and St Mortiz. Date: 1934

The Caledonian Market in Islington
Scene at the Caledonian Market at Islington where buyers and sellers thronged every Friday morning. It was renowned for junk, bric-a-brac and antiques. Date: 1925

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