Places Collection (page 9)

Tennis in Johannesburg
The Wimbledon of Johannesburg - a crowd of spectators watching a match on a hard court in South Africa. Date: 1929

Map of Carnaby Street, 1960s
Map of showing the location of epicentre of sixties cool, Carnaby Street, in central London, as directed by one of the leading male boutiques, Lord Kitcheners Valet. Date: 1966

Stair Park, Girvan, Scotland
A view of Stair Park, Girvan, with the war memorial and ornate bench shelter visible

Vanderbilt Mansion and Plaza, New York City
Plaza at 5th Avenue and 59th Street, New York, showing Vanderbilt Mansion. The Vanderbilt Mansion is also known as the Cornelius Vanderbilt II house

Map showing Auckland & the River Waikato, New Zealand, 1863
Map of the country between Auckland and the River Waikato, New Zealand, illustrating the war with the native Maori tribes. Date: 1863

New Extended Gatwick Airport, South London 1958
Illustration by George Horace Davis, showing the transport links by road and railway to the new extended international Gatwick airport, and the 7000ft long runway with reflective lights

Mrs Richard Norton & Lady Brecknock at Monte Carlo beach
A snapshot from Monte Carlo beach showing two well-known beauties - one sunburned quite brown and the other still white-skinned. The Hon

Advert for winter holidays to France 1937
France this winter! Advertisement for a winter experience in France, for winter sports, pleasure or health, tickets with 25% reduction. Date: 1937

Cecil and Nancy Beaton in Antibes, 1929
Cecil Beaton, and his sister Nancy, going on for the full-on Riviera look at Antibes (in what the Tatler describe as the Antibes Tanning Factory ) in 1929. Date: 1929

Victoria Falls Bridge crossing the Zambezi River
Steam Locomotive on the Victoria Falls Bridge crossing the Zambezi River, near Livingstone, Zambia/Zimbabwe. Date: Circa 1910

Grace Darlings Boat
The boat in which GRACE DARLING and her father rowed out to rescue the crew of the Forfarshire is displayed at the International Fisheries Exhibition, 1883. Date: 6 September 1838

Arnolds home at Fox How
Matthew Arnolds home at Fox How, near Ambleside in Cumbria, built by his father Thomas A. at Wordsworths suggestion : W. and Harriet Martineau lived close by. Date: 1822 - 1888

Charles Gounod / St Cloud
CHARLES GOUNOD French musician and composers home at St Cloud, near Paris Date: 1818 - 1893

Jules Verne / Library
JULES VERNE His library at 1 rue Charles Dubois, Amiens Date: 1828 - 1905

Arcadia (Sannazaro)
Shepherd, Cowherd and Goatherd meet on the plains of Arcadia; galleys ply the waters, flowers strew the meadows, and the music of the musette alarms a dog Date: circa 1500

Klingsors Castle
KLINGSORs CASTLE The sinister home of the evil magician Klingsor, featured in Wagners opera Parsifal

Paris Exhibition - Water Palace and Electricity 1900
In front of the Palace of Electricity was a huge erection of the Chateau d Eau. It formed a gigantic grotto in which a fountain of rainbow-coloured water plays incessantly, lite by over 1

Paris Exhibition - Palace of science, letters and art 1900
The entrance of printing exhibits, the scholastic exhibits, the display of books, ancient and modern, mathematical, scientific and musical instruments. Date: 1900

Eiffel Tower being built 1888
Construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, strated in January 1887 and finished in March 1889, here you can see workmen building parts of Eiffel Tower

BERICOURT, Etienne (18th c. ). Revolutionary procession
BERICOURT, Etienne (18th c.). Revolutionary procession, c. 1789. Watercolour. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Interior of the Guildhall, London
Interior view of the ancient Guildhall in the City of London. Date: 1918

Map of Lancashire
A map of Lancashire, from the mid 18th century. Date: Mid 18th century

Port Sunlight - aerial map
Superb aerial view of Port Sunlight, the factory and home of Sunlight and Lifebuoy soaps, together with the model village built on the Wirral by William Lever for the benefit of his workers

Charleroi by Joseph Pennell
Charleroi in Belgium in the municipality of Wallonia in the province of Hainault. Renowned for its coal mining and steel industry, the landscape is typically industrial. Date: 1914

British Army in Mesopotamia, the creek at Basra, 1916
A view of the creek at Basra, showing British soldiers hiring a ballam or skiff during the First World War. Date: 1916

The opening of the Queens Park, Manchester, 1846. Built in the grounds of Hendham Hall, Harpurhey, it was one of Britains first municipal parks, designed and laid out by Joshua Major in 1845

Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens on Gala Night, 1804
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. Merrymakers seen gathered around the illuminated band stand. Date: 1804

Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair, London. It was built by Robert Adam for the Earl of Bute who sold it before it was completed to the second Earl of Sherburne in 1768

Burlington Arcade, London, 1828
Burlington Arcade linking Piccadilly with Bond Street showing fashionable society about to sample the delights of the arcades shops. Date: 1828

Vauquelin Birthplace
The birthplace of French chemist Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin, at Saint-Andre d Hebertet, Calvados (Normandie), Date: 1763

Dr Lettsoms home - 2
DR LETTSOMs home at Camberwell Grove, Surrey, seen from the garden. Date: 1803

The Tomb of Nadir Shah of Persia at Mecca
The Tomb of Nader Shah Afshar Nadir Shah (1688? - 1747) of Persia at Mecca. The hah of Iran. Date: 1880s

Scenes from Konya, Turkey
Two Kiosks in the Public Garden, Konya, Turkey and a view of houses on Station Street, Konya. Date: circa 1909

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

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