Ratcliffe Collection

London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stations
Formed in 1833, the LFEE took over firefighting in London from the various Insurance Company fire brigades. It had 19 fire stations and its headquarters was located at Watling Street, City of London

Miss Estelle Ratcliffe
A portrait painting of a young woman, Miss Estelle Ratcliffe, wearing a fashionable hat with feather decorations, and a dress with furry collar. Date: circa 1916

Dorothy Una Ratcliffe
Water-colour drawing of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, F.R.A.S. F.R.G.S. (Mrs. Charles Ratcliffe). Clutching a dog. Date: circa 1929

Miners and Masters: Coal-dispute Protagonists - representatives from both sides, both capital and labour. Included are: Enoch Edwards MP, Mr D A Thomas, Mr Thomas Ashton, Mr Frde Hall MP

Albert E. Jamrach, London dealer in exotic wildlife
Albert E. Jamrach (?-1917) - he continued the family business started by his Father Charles, an exotic pet store on the Ratcliffe Highway in east London at the time the largest such shop in

Charles Jamrach, London dealer in wildlife, birds and shells
Charles Jamrach (1815-1891) - a leading dealer in wildlife, birds and shells in 19th-century London. He owned an exotic pet store on the Ratcliffe Highway in east London at the time the largest such

Inside a Power Station
The Control Room of Ratcliffe- on-Soar Power Station, Nottinghamshire, England

Singing saloon in the East End of London
The crowded singing saloon (pub) in Ratcliffe Highway, in the Limehouse area of the East End of London

Lion Rock, Dovedale, Derbyshire with two Edwardian ladies
A fine example of what the prosperous Edwardian lady would wear for a walk in the coutry - on the left is Kate Nash, daughter of an industrialist from London

The Ratcliffe Fire - Mr Beres House miraculously saved
The Ratcliffe Fire was the largest fire disaster in London between the Great Fire of 1666 and the Blitz in 1940. The fire took place in July 1794 when a smaller fire ignited a barge loaded with

Male Child found dead -- reward poster

Commander E. R. G. R. Evans of HMS Broke
Commander E.R.G.R. Evans of HMS Broke

Thomas Earl Sussex
THOMAS RATCLIFFE, earl of SUSSEX statesman, rival to Robert earl of Leicester with his autograph

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