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Platt Collection

Background imagePlatt Collection: State of Oklahoma, USA - Bear Falls, Platt National Park

State of Oklahoma, USA - Bear Falls, Platt National Park, Sulphur. Date: circa 1940

Background imagePlatt Collection: Tableau of Hope

Tableau of Hope
Mrs Ernest Platt performing a tableau of Hope at the Ritz Hotel in London. She is representing a painting of the same name by the artist George Frederic Watts, painted in 1886. Date: 1910

Background imagePlatt Collection: Portrait of KH Platt, IMechE Secretary, 1961-1976

Portrait of KH Platt, IMechE Secretary, 1961-1976. Date: circa 1976

Background imagePlatt Collection: Portrait of Baroness Beryl Platt of Writtle

Portrait of Baroness Beryl Platt of Writtle
Portrait of Baroness Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle signing IMechE Honorary Fellow book. Date: 1984

Background imagePlatt Collection: Cotton Spinning Machine 1862

Cotton Spinning Machine 1862
Cotton Manufacture in the International Exhibition. Platts Self-Acting Mule, or the Cotton Spinning Machine. Date: 1862

Background imagePlatt Collection: Great Exhibition, cotton machines 1851

Great Exhibition, cotton machines 1851
A perspective view, looking West, of Messrs. Hibbert and Platts cotton machines and Messrs. Hick and Sons high- pressure steam-engine and driving gear. Date: 1851

Background imagePlatt Collection: Cotton machines at the Great Exhibition 1851

Cotton machines at the Great Exhibition 1851
A perspective view, looking East, of Messrs. Hibbert and Platts cotton machines amd Messrs. Hick and Sons high- pressure steam-engine and driving gear. Date: 1851

Background imagePlatt Collection: Platt-Lepage Aircraft Company Xr-1 Experimental Helicopt?

Platt-Lepage Aircraft Company Xr-1 Experimental Helicopt?
Platt-Lepage Aircraft Company Xr-1 Experimental Helicopter Flying Date: 1940s

Background imagePlatt Collection: Old man sitting alone, Stretford Arndale Shopping Centre

Old man sitting alone, Stretford Arndale Shopping Centre
An old man sits alone in the Stretford Arndale Shopping Centre, Manchester, now called The Stretford Mall

Background imagePlatt Collection: Wheatenhurst Union Workhouse, Eastington

Wheatenhurst Union Workhouse, Eastington
The Wheatenhurst Union workhouse at Chippenham Platt, Eastington, Gloucestershire. The main building (right) has a greenhouse attached. A large pond is in the foreground

Background imagePlatt Collection: Tranmere Rovers FC football team 1934-1935

Tranmere Rovers FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: Knowles (Secretary), Spencer, Platt, McLaren (Captain), Gray, Amery, Bradshaw, Carr (Manager), Hurrell (Director)

Background imagePlatt Collection: Irish Fashion Show 1960

Irish Fashion Show 1960
Leisure Wear Show at the Irish Export Centre: Model in a black shirt by Dorothy Pinnock, coffee handknitted tunic by Kennedy of Ardara & black skirt by Cater Platt. Date: 24 May 1960

Background imagePlatt Collection: William Platt

William Platt
WILLIAM PLATT benefactor to St Johns College, Cambridge Date: 1579 - 1637

Background imagePlatt Collection: Let Boss Platt beware - Father Knickerbocker is in training

Let Boss Platt beware - Father Knickerbocker is in training for this Sandow Act. Father Knickerbocker breaking out of chains. Date 1897 June 9

Background imagePlatt Collection: PLATT HALL

PLATT HALL
Platt Hall, Manchester, England, is an early Georgian house. An earlier building here was once the home of Parliamentarian Charles Worsley. Now a costume museum Date: built 1764

Background imagePlatt Collection: Machine Dept / Gt Exhib

Machine Dept / Gt Exhib
The machinery department of the Crystal Palace exhibition - Messrs. Hibbert, Platt and Co.s cotton-machines


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