Reviews Collection

Gordon Highlanders
A detachment of Gordon Highlanders dip the colours to passing royalty near Buckingham Palace on Constitution Hill

LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB review
Lambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse drawn steam

Life Guards Parade
Parade of the First Life Guards in Whitehall

Queen Elizabeth reviews female LFB dispatch rider, WW2
Visit to LFB by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth reviews a female dispatch rider at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB Fire engines in the HQ drill yard
Lambeth fire station appliances in the drill yard together with senior officer staff cars, and a lorry delivering stores

Cartoon, Henry Irving and F B Chatterton
Cartoon, Henry Irving (1838-1905), legendary actor-manager, and Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), theatre manager, with a bust of Shakespeare in the background -- Shakespearian Experimenters

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

Bannockburn / Bruce Review
Before the battle, King Robert de Bruce VIII reviews the Scottish army, who proceed to defeat the English

LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review
The Fire Brigade Band performing at the 1929 Annual Review in Victoria Park, East London. Formed after the First World War

French Army Reviewed
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon reviews his army at Milano Date: December 1800

Female Munitions Workers
The Australian Premier, William Hughes, reviews female munitions workers at Cardiff, escorted by Phyllis Ayrton

Hyde Pk Military Review
Great review of 80, 000 Volunteers by Queen Victoria in Hyde Park

Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei, School at Bakhmut
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich reviewing the children of the popular school Venus in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. Date: circa 1913

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II meets Crimean War veterans
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and his family in Sevastopol (Sebastopol) meeting and greeting veterans of the Crimean War (fought between 1853-1856)

William Ewart Gladstone's state funeral, London
State funeral of William Ewart Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister, his last journey from Westminster Hall to the Abbey, 28 May 1898 Date: 1898

Catherine Gladstone, wife of William Ewart Gladstone
Catherine Gladstone (1812-1900), wife of William Ewart Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister. She was the founder of convalescent homes and orphanages. Date: circa 1890s

Max Nordau, Zionist leader, writer and physician
Max Nordau (1849-1923), Zionist leader, writer and physician Date: circa 1890s

Edouard Adolphe Drumont, French writer and politician
Edouard Adolphe Drumont (1844-1917), French antisemitic writer and politician Date: circa 1880s

Joseph Chamberlain, caricature by Harry Furniss
Joseph Chamberlain, Liberal politician, caricature by Harry Furniss Date: circa 1890s

H G Wells, English author
H G Wells (1866-1946), English author, as a young man Date: circa 1880s

Cartoon, The Alliance Wheel, Uncle Sam and John Bull
Cartoon, The Alliance Wheel, Uncle Sam (Jonathan) and John Bull riding a tandem with maps as wheels - a satirical comment on the relationship between Britain and America Date: 1898

RMS Titanic - letter and envelope from W T Stead
RMS Titanic - a one page typed letter, with envelope, from W T Stead to his friend and biographer Edith K Harper, on The Review of Reviews headed notepaper, dated 13 November 1891

Kenneth Tynan with J B Priestley
Kenneth Peacock Tynan (1927-1980), influential and often controversial English theatre critic and writer. Seen here (left) with J B (John Boynton) Priestley (1894-1984)

Kenneth Tynan, English theatre critic and writer
Kenneth Peacock Tynan (1927-1980), influential and often controversial English theatre critic and writer. Date: circa 1960s

Reviews Troops Lyon Napoleon I Scenes Events
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The Medal and the Maid, musical comedy at the Lyric Theatre, Tom B Daviss company, book by Owen Hall, lyrics by C H Taylor, music by Sidney Jones. Date: 1900s

Cartoon, The New Hamlet - Waiting for the Verdict - the Shakespearean actor Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) waits for the reviews of his new production to come in. 1884

Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind, Violet Vanbrugh and F C Burnand - Shall I be safe in these, Mr Burnand? Burnand is holding a copy of the Fortnightly Review

King Arthur addresses a Knight
King Arthur was a (possibly mythical) British King from the 5th and early 6th Century, who is believed to have fought the Saxon invaders

King Edward VII and Scottish soldiers, 1905
King Edward VII(1841-1910) reviews a Highland regiment. Date: October 1905

WW2 - HM King George VI visits the BEF, December 1939
WW2 - HM King George VI saluting French soldiers just prior to departure back to England following his first visit to the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) in France, December 1939. Date: 1939

Queen Victoria reviews troops for the Ashanti War
She reviews troops for the Ashanti War, at Windsor Date: 1895

LFB - a Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crew
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian horse-drawn steam fire pump with the crew in period dress

Naval review at Spithead, Hampshire
King George V reviewing the British naval fleet at Spithead, Hampshire. The Fleet Review is a British tradition, in which the reigning monarch reviews the massed Royal Navy

Cartoon, Mr Pettitt, The Spiders Web
Cartoon, Mr Pettitt takes the Spiders Web to a better Pitch. A satirical comment on Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist, with a reference to the title of one of his plays

Cover design, The Man in the Moon, a magazine which ran for just over two years. The editors were Albert Smith and Angus B Reach. late 1840s

Caricature, Sir Squire Bancroft and Mowbray Morris
Caricature, Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor-manager, and Mowbray Morris, theatre critic, with other critics in the background enjoying food and drink in the Critics Buffet

Advert / Henkell Champagne
Henkell Champagne - Frederick the Great reviews his troops Date: 1908

Napoleon at Jena (Vernet
BATTLE OF JENA Napoleon reviews his men before they go into battle against the Prussians; their victory will give Napoleon command over all Prussia Date: 14 October 1806

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert
SIR ALAN PATRICK HERBERT English journalist and writer. Author of theatrical reviews, musicals and operettas. Date: 1890 - 1971

Allies Outside Paris
After defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the Allies march south and camp outside Paris, where Wellington reviews the British troops beneath the heights of Montmartre Date: 21 October 1815

Womans Love by Annie Alleyn
Reverse page of a promotional flyer for Womans Love by Annie Alleyn, adapted from La Dame aux Camelias by Alexandre Dumas the Younger. (Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, 2nd May 1852)

White Cargo by Leon Gordon
Promotional flyer for White Cargo by Leon Gordon from the novel Hells Playground by Vera Simonton. First produced in England, at the Playhouse Theatre, 15th May 1924

A Showmans Sweetheart by Arthur Law
Inside pages of a promotional flyer for A Showmans Sweetheart by Arthur Law; music G. Byng. First produced at the Queens Theatre, Crouch End, 29th August 1898

Pantaloon by J M Barrie
Promotional flyer for Pantaloon by J. M. Barrie. First produced at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, 5th April 1905. Inside pages of a 4-page touring flyer

A Night in Town by H A Sherburn
Reverse side of a promotional flyer for A Night in Town by H. A. Sherburn. First produced at the Strand Theatre (matinee), 21st April 1891, and Royalty Theatre, 27th June 1894

Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crew
A Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given to chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937

Horse-drawn fire vehicle and crew in display
A horse-drawn fire vehicle and crew in traditional dress, taking part in a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937

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