Rayner Collection

The Bright Young People - mock Rayner-Ponsonby wedding
A group of Bright Young Things indulging in one of their many silly pranks, in this case a mock wedding where Elizabeth Ponsonby married John Rayner. The best man was Robert Byron

Bas relief from the Anzac Memorial - Sydney, Australia
Bronze Bas relief from the Anzac War Memorial by Rayner Hoff - Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia - showing the landing of troops at Gallipoli, Dardanelles Front, WW1. Date: circa 1934

The cast of Hay Fever, described as Noel Cowards Clean Play "by The Sketch
The cast of Hay Fever, described as Noel Cowards Clean Play " by The Sketch. Marie Tempest played the role of Judith Bliss, a bohemian ex-actress, while Graham Browne her husband, David Bliss

Haddon Hall Chapel. Rayner, Margaret fl.1866 - 1895

Greenstead Green
An etching of a countryside house at Greenstead Green, a village in a civil parish of the same name, in Essex, England. Date: 1915

Windmill
An etching of a tall windmill, erected behind a group of simple farmhouses on the crest of a bumpy hill in the countryside. Date: circa 1916

White Star Line - three uniform brass buttons by Miller, Rayner & Haysom Ltd. Date: 20th century

Ivor Novello in I Lived With You
Ivor Novello (1893-1951) wrote and starred in this stage production of I Lived With You, which was later made into a film

Idyll
A bronze relief, showing a muscular man, lovingly embracing a woman with one hand, both of them are holding out their child, with their other hands. Date: circa 1924

Hercules, Dianira and Archelous
This bas relief depicts the scene of Greek hero, Hercules, saving Dianira from having to marry Achelous, the river god, who is defeated. Date: circa 1924

Sandra
A portrait sculpture showing the head of Sandra, the daughter of the sculptor, George Rayner Hoff. Date: circa 1924

Salome and the Head of John the Baptist
A sculpture depicting Salome, the daughter of Herod II, sat on top of the pedestal, after requesting the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Herod was forced by oath to have John beheaded

Circular Dance
A sculpture depicting the scene of men and women dancing around a central column, on top of which, sits a small child, playing a woodwind instrument. Date: circa 1924

Chicago Savings Bank building, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago Savings Bank building, State and Madison Streets, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Buck & Rayner, Druggists, on the ground floor. Date: circa 1910

PEPPERCORNS OFF LICENCE
Peppercorns off licence in Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, South Harrow. This shop later became Fosters and then the well-known chain, Peter Dominic. Date: JUNE 1934

Studio photograph by Langfier, Glasgow & London, of Australi
A studio photograph of an Australian soldier in Army uniform. An embossing stamp on the photograph is S. Langfier, London & Glasgow. On the reverse is written in ink Rayner

Js Rayner, Ermelo Scout Troop, South Africa
Js Rayner, Scoutmaster, Ermelo Scout Troop, South Africa

Madame Rayner by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette portrait of a lady in the evening dress. Date: c.1935

Silhouette portrait of Baron Goddard, Chief Justice
Silhouette portrait of Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard (1877-1971), Lord Chief Justice of England from 1946 to 1958. Date: circa 1940s

West Porch, Lichfield Cathedral. Rayner, Samuel fl.1821 - 1872 d.1874

Co-designers A P Freeman and T Rayner (in cockpit)
Co-designers A.P. Freeman and T. Rayner (in cockpit) discuss the performance of the Sealand SH1 hovercraft. c.1970

Uxbridge Chemist s
The attractive shop front of Rayner & Son, Chemists, on the High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England. Note the handsome shop sign of an old time apothecary. Date: 19th century

Llangefri Clock Tower
This Neo-Gothic clock tower in Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, is a War Memorial to George Pritchard Rayner, who died at Bloemfontein Hospital (Boer War) in 1900. Unveiled 1902

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