Retired Collection

Royal Hospital, Chelsea - The Colonnade Date: circa 1910s

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield United, F. A. Cup Final, 1901
Photograph of the 1901 F.A. Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United held at Bolton. The Cup was won by Tottenham

W. G. Grace batting at Gravesend, 1913
Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915) batting in the Gravesend vs. Eltham cricket match, held at Gravesend cricket ground, 1913

London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, Woking
General view of the main building of the London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking, Surrey. The orphanage was founded in 1885 in Clapham, south west London

Retired coal miner Blaenavon, South Wales
A retired coal miner sits with his mongrel dog at Blaenavon, South Wales. Behind them is the redundant Blaenavon coal mine

Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, Dorset
The house at Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, England, where British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)

Pit Ponies in Retirement - Plum & Danny with Alfred Brisco (Organising Secretary). Card issued on behalf of The National Equine Defence League. Date: circa late 1930s

Kenneth Kendall with teddy bears
Kenneth Kendall (1924-2012), British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)

Kenneth Kendall (b 1924), retired British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)

Miniature silhouette - Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde
Miniature bust-length silhouette in ebonised frame of Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde, 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. He is in Mess Dress uniform

Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital
Lord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day

Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
A portrait of Greta Garbo on her yacht off Catalina Island. Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm and was spotted whilst studying at the Royal Theatre Dramatic School by the Swedish director Mauritz

Chelsea Pensioner and young boy
Chelsea Pensioner recounting tales to a young boy. 1891

RMS Carnarvon Castle Passing the Needles, 1927
Illustration of the Union-Castle Line Royal Mail Motorship Carnarvon Castle passing the Needles, Isle of Wight, on its way to South Africa

Old man in pigeon loft, Stoke
An old man wearing a cloth cap checks his racing pigeons in his back yard pigeon loft Date: 1987

Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW. 2 WR960 Dougal
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR960 Dougal, delivered to No.8 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth on 8 June 1972 and retired in 1981

Old men, Bermeo, Spain
Old men - three with traditional Basque berets - sit on a park bench in Bermeo, Biscay, Spain. Date: 1990

The Tetrarch, a Racehorse
The Tetrarch (1911-1935), also known as Spotted Wonder, was a celebrated thoroughbred racehorse. Undefeated in his racing career, he was retired to stud in 1913. Date: circa 1925

Rt. Hon. David and Dame Margaret Lloyd George
The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and his wife Dame Margaret Lloyd George (1888-1941) attending a Territorial Army dinner. Date: 1939

HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921) in naval uniform, with telescope, on board ship. Captioned, The Sea's Loss and the Land's Gain'

Photograph of Tolstoi (Tolstoy) riding to his bath, outdoor portrait on horseback. Captioned, Russia's Dead Thinker: picturesque photograph of the late Count Tolstoi'

General Dynamics WB-57F NASA 925 (N925NA, ex 63-13501, converted from RB-57D 53-3975). Retired on 15 September 1982, 925 is seen in storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Date: circa 1990

Lockheed P-3A Orion 152177
United States Navy - Lockheed P-3A-60-LO Orion 152177 (msn 185-5147, base code LD, call-sign 5'), of VP-10 at RAF Mildenhall, on 21 May 1966

Stirling Moss, English racing driver
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (b 1929), English racing driver from 1948 to 1962. He retired after a crash left him in a coma for a month. His name has become synonymous with speed. Date: circa 1960s

Cyril Smith and David Steel, Liberal politicians
Sir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992

Cyril Smith, British Liberal politician
Sir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992. Date: circa 1960s

General Dynamics WB-57F N926NA - NASA 926
General Dynamics WB-57F N926NA / NASA 926 ( ex 63-13501, converted from RB-57D 53-3975). Retired on 15 September 1982, 925 is seen in storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Date: circa 1990

Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 59-1489
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 59-1489 (msn 17977), of the Utah Air National Guard, at RAF Mildenhall ca March 1999

Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 58-0040
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 58-0040 (msn 17785), at RAF Mildenhall circa February 1999. (KC-135E - re-engined with JT3D / TF33-PW-102 engines salvaged from retired civilian)

Hawker Siddeley Hawk T. 1A XX218
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A XX218 (msn 054/312054), of N0, 208(R) Squadron. (Retired to FAF Cosford as an instructional airframe in 2020). Date: 1976

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 1XB G-APAS
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1XB G-APAS (msn 6022, ex F-BGNZ / XM823 / 8351M), at the RAF Museum Cosford / Aerospace Museum Cosford

Frognal Priory
View of Frognal Priory, built in 1818 by John Thompson, a retired auctioneer. The house, on an elevated site with extensive views, had Gothic crenellations, Renaissance windows, Dutch gables

National Childrens Home - Rev. Arthur E Gregory
The Rev. Arthur E Gregory was the second Principal of the National Childrens Home (NCH), having succeeded its founder Thomas Bowman Stephenson who retired in 1900. Gregory died suddenly in 1912

Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-2589
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 57-2589 (MSN 17725) 13 December 1958: First flight. 21 January 1959: 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE

Short Skyvan 2 G-ASCO (msn SH1829), at the 1966 SBAC Farnborough air show, 5-11 September 1966, in the colours of Ansett-Mal

Vickers 953C Merchantman G-APES (msn 721, of British Airways Cargo. The Merchantman freighters were converted from passenger carrying Vanguards)

Grumman TC-4C Academe 155729 Spirit of Fentress
United States Navy - Grumman TC-4C Academe 155729 Spirit of Fentress (msn 186, base code AD, call-sign 577), of VA-42 The Green Pawns

Lockheed C-130E Hercules 63-7872
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130E-LM Hercules 63-7872 (msn 382-3942), of the Military Air Transport service. 7872 was retired as a target, at the weapons testing area on Eglin AFB

Lockheed KC-130F Hercules 148896
United States Marine Corps - Lockheed KC-130F Hercules 148896 (msn 282-3623), of VMGR-252 at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Retired to AMARC on 28 June 2006. Date: circa 1980

General Dynamics F-111G 68-0289 Queen-Hi
United States Air Force - General Dynamics F-111G 68-0289 Queen-Hi (msn B1-61). Built as an FB-111A and converted to F-111G standard

Found FBA-1A CF-GMO-X (msn 1). The pre-cursor to the Found FBA-2A Bush Hawk, first flown on 13 July 1949, was designed and built by brothers N.K (Bud) and S.R. (Mickey) Found from 1946

Ling Temco-Vought A-7B-3-CV Corsair II 154481
United States Navy - Ling Temco-Vought A-7B-3-CV Corsair II 154481 (msn B121, unit code AB, call-sign 305), of VA-45 (ATKRON 45), embarked on USS John F

USAF - Douglas-Tulsa B-47E Stratojet 53-2115
United States Air Force - Douglas-Tulsa B-47E-45-DT Stratojet 53-2115. 2115 was retired to MASDC at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 5 January 1966 and declared excess on 29 January 1969

Curtiss-Wright C-46D Commando CC-CDH
Curtiss-Wright C-46D-10-CU Commando CC-CDH (msn 32940), of Alfa Chile at Miami International Airport, with a RANSA (Rutas Aereas Nacionales SA) Boeing 377 in the background

North American F-100C Super Sabre 54-1760
District of Columbia Air National Guard - North American F-100C-1-NA Super Sabre 54-1760 (msn 217-19), of the DC ANG at Nellis Air Force Base. Retired to MASDC on 30 December 1971 as FE147

McDonnell Douglas YC-15A 72-1876 (msn CX002), the second prototype, at the 1976 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. First flown in December 1975

United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker
United States Air Force Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker 44-92026 (msn 23), of the7th Bombardment Wing, at Detroit, Michigan. Built as a Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker, first flown 8 July 1948

Sunday at Chelsea the Royal Hospital Chelsea. With limited number of men receiving accommodation from time to time in almshouses to which the Crown had a right of presentation

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