Queens Collection (page 12)

Dining room staff, Baden Powell House, London
Dining room staff preparing for visitors at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Women and girls in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Women and girls in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Dining room of Baden Powell House, London
People eating and serving in the dining room of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Main hall at Baden Powell House, London
The main hall at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Plaque in Assembly Hall, Baden Powell House, London
Plaque in the Assembly Hall of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. The plaque was unveiled in October 1966

Dormitory at Baden Powell House, London
Communal dormitory at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Checking a dormitory at Baden Powell House, London
Man checking a communal dormitory at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Boys in dormitory at Baden Powell House, London
Two boys in a communal dormitory at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Girl Guides in dormitory at Baden Powell House, London
Girl Guides in a communal dormitory at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Man in dormitory at Baden Powell House, London
A man adjusting his tie in the mirror of a communal dormitory at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961

Communal bathroom at Baden Powell House, London
Washbasins in a communal bathroom at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Statue unveiling at Baden Powell House, London
The statue of Lord Baden Powell, founder of the scouting movement, unveiled at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London, with scouts standing to attention

Laying the foundation stone, Baden Powell House, London
Scene during the laying of the foundation stone for the new Baden Powell House in Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

Trowel, Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
The trowel used by Lady Olave Baden Powell in 1959 when she laid the foundation stone for the new Baden Powell House in Queens Gate, South Kensington, London

Site of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Visitors looking round the newly built Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

Statue arriving at Baden Powell House, London
A statue of Lord Baden Powell, founder of the scouting movement, arriving at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, being lifted off a lorry by a crane

Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Street view of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

George Robey
Sir George Robey (1869 1954), English music hall comedian and singer. Here dressed as Dame Trot, in the Panto-Land: Hipprodrome Leads. Date: 1922

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Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort by Glan Williams
Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (1900 - 1984), Preisdent of the Royal Windsor Horse Show and the Queens Master of the Horse

Coronation of King William III and Queen Mary
Coronation of William III and Mary II, 11 April 1689 showing the moment William was crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Bishop of London

Queens Palace (Buckingham Palace) in 1809
Queens Palace in St. Jamess Park, now Buckingham Palace, in 1809. Date: 1809

Bandsman of 7th Queens Own Hussars
A portrait of a bandsman in the uniform of the 7th Queens Own Hussars Date: C.1910

Soldier of 7th Queens Own Hussars
A British soldier in the uniform of the 7th Queens Own Hussars. The young man sports a moustache and a short-back-and-sides haircut. Date: C.1914

Queens Treasury
The east front of the Queens Treasury, viewed from the Thames. Date: circa 1800

The Proms, 1912
A joy of the dog-days: the promenade concerts, which benefit the sandwich man as well as the music lover. Date: 1912

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
WILHELMINA, QUEEN OF HOLLAND (1880 - 1962) Reigned 1890-1948 - she abdicated in favour of her daughter Juliana. Date: 1904

Lord Mayors Show, London, 1884
Engraving showing the Kings and Queens of England with Barons, Knights and Crusaders who were all part of the Lord Mayor of Londons Show of 1884

Agnes Strickland
AGNES STRICKLAND author of books on such subjects as the queens of England Date: 1796 - 1874

Thomas Tickell
THOMAS TICKELL writer, of Queens College, Oxford. Date: 1686 - 1740

Pearly Queens at Races
Two old Pearly Queens out for a day at Epsom Races, Surrey, England. Date: early 1930s

Pearly King at the Derby
A Pearly King and his son pose proudly for the camera among a crowd at the Epsom Derby (horse races), Surrey, England. Date: early 1930s

Queens Road East, Hong Kong, China - Street Scene
Queens Road East - The main street in the Eastern part of Hong Kong, China Date: 1920

Entrance to Queens House, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Queen Street, showing the entrance to Queens House, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Madagascar - Queens Palace - Ancient Royal Residence Date: circa 1910s

Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies - Queens Park Hotel Date: circa 1930s

New York Worlds Fair - The Parachute Jump - a 200 ft tower - one of the highest buidlings at the fair Date: 1939

Three of a Kind and Two Jacks - a very solid full house card hand in Poker - cheekily represented here! Date: circa 1920s

Queens Promende and Derby Castle, Isle of Man
Queens Promende and Derby Castle, Douglas, Isle of Man Date: 1903

Queens College, Belfast, Northern Ireland Date: 1906

Three American Sporty Types
Three Queens Three American sporty girls, one holding a tennis racket - peep over a garden fence. Date: circa 1910s

Short SB6 Seamews under construction at Short Brothers
Short SB6 Seamews under construction at the Short Brothers and Harland Ltd factory at Queens Island, Belfast

First flight of the first Short Skyvan G-ASCN
First flight of the first Short Skyvan, G-ASCN, on 17 January 1963 at Queens Island, Belfast, powered by two Continental piston engines. Date: 1963

Short Sunderlands (including L2163) and Stirlings outside the Queens Island factory in 1943. Date: 1943

de Havilland DH114 Heron of the Queens Flight

de Havilland DH114 Herons XM295 and XM296
de Havilland DH114 Herons, XM295 and XM296, of the Queens Flight awaiting delivery to RAF Benson from de Havillands Chester factory

Aerial view of the control tower and south east face passenger building, Heathrow Airport Central. On the left is the Queens Building

Queens Building the Europa Terminal & central control tower
Queens Building, the Europa Terminal and central control tower rise up out of a sea of gravel at Heathrow Airport in the early 1950s. Just above the control tower can be seen the road tunnel

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