Room Collection (page 5)

Exterior of British Museum - reading room 1855
Construction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library Date: 1855

LADY PLAYS LUTE AT KNOLE
An aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent

The Grill Room of the Hotel Bristol, New York, USA. " Here are the finest moderate priced meals in New York. Only the best foods prepared by expert chefs and served by courteous waiters."

Lourdes - Praying at the Grotto and the Basilica
Three porters at the Piscines (Baths) - Lourdes, France. These gents were employed to assist the transportation of sick and disabled pilgrims to this site of miraculous healing where water from

General William Booth, Salvation Army Headquarters
William Booth (1829-1912), British founder of the Salvation Army, and first General pictured in the meeting-room at the headquarters of the Salvation Army in Queen Victoria Street in a photograph

The Grand Pump Room and Abbey, Bath, Somerset. circa 1920s

The Dolly Sisters in their Dressing Room Date: 1927

Room of Martin Luther (1483-1546) at Wartburg. Engraving. Co
Martin Luther (1483-1546). German reformer. Luthers room at Wartburg. Engraving by Hurel. The Religious Revolution, 1880. Colored

Beethoven / Home in Vienna
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN His home in Vienna - the room in which he composed his ninth symphony Date: 1770 - 1827

The Day After Christmas by Mark Symons
Cosy front room festooned with decorations and filled with Christmas toys. Date: 1931

Mongrel puppy tempted by his masters shoes. Date: 1914

LCC-MFB Kensington fire station, W London
The appliance room of the former Kensington fire station which was located in King Street, W8. It was built in 1871 and closed in 1905 when the new Kensington fire station was opened

Metropolitan Police operations room, London
View of a Metropolitan Police operations room at New Scotland Yard, London, with officers and telephonists busy taking calls

Firemen at Chipping Norton Workhouse, Oxfordshire
Firemen stand in a burnt-out section of the Chipping Norton workhouse in Oxfordshire following a fire on 19 March 1911. Sewing machines and cotton reels amongst the debris indicate a sewing room

Gentlemen Smoking Cigars
A languid group of Victorian gentlemen smoking cigars in front of the fire

Signal Room 1940S
A signal box at Surbiton for the Southern Railway

Two little children give their mother a large Easter egg

Billiards champion with trophy
Billiards champion with the trophy he has won. Date: circa 1910s

Eton College, Eton, Berkshire
Eton College, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire, England. Showing the headmasters room Date: 1910s

Engine-Room of H. M. S. Warrior
The Engine-room of H.M.S.Warrior, which at the time of its construction was at the forefront of warship development. Date: c 1860

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The Parasol. 1777. Was painted as a cartoon for a tapestry that would decorated the dinning room of the Palace of El Pardo. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid

Interior at New College Lane, Oxford
Watercolour sketch of an interior at New College Lane, Oxford, showing Reverend Baden Powell and his wife (they married in 1846), with five children

Advert for Ewarts Califront hot water 1928
" Just turn the tap" Ewarts Califront hot water instantly night or day. Hot water supply to bath, lavatory, basin ect. 1928

Harrogate Pump Room
The Spa at Harrogate Pump Room, built in 1842 to house the sulphur well. It was designed by Isaac Shutt. No longer functioning, it has been a museum since 1953. Date: built 1842

Examples of art on the RMS Queen Mary. At the top left are four statuettes carved from limewood blocks by Norman J Forrest, representing The Four Seasons, for the main tourist class staircase

Lavatory made out of the trunk of a Redwood
Lavatory made out of the trunk of a Giant Redwood Tree at Mount Patterson, California.The Twig lettering on the top reads Rest Room !

Conservative Ladies
A Meeting of Primrose Dames - leading conservative ladies in Lady Salisburys drawing room. Few if any of them favour the emancipation of woman

Sugar Beet Weighed
In the washing room, 28lbs of beet is weighed before and after washing and the average dirt content is calculated for the complete load

Social / Us Sewing Room
Two girls and a woman in an old-time sewing room

Dining in the Moonlight : In the Garden Grill-Room
The Garden Grill-Room at the May Fair Hotel in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London showing diners in black tie and evening dress, attending to by numerous waiters

A Game of Bezique / Photo
A man and two women play a game of bezique around a polished wood table in a comfortable drawing room

No Room for Rumors
NO ROOM FOR RUMORS American World War Two poster

Josephine (Pape)
MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER BEAUHARNAIS DE LA PAGERIE empress of France, first wife of Napoleon, at the door of his room... Not tonight, Josephine !

Girl Reads in Armchair
A girl sits in an armchair, with her hands behind her hair and wearing a white pinafore, reading a book

Ball-room dancing at the Piccadilly Hotel, London
Londons most popular partners, Miss Leonora Hughes and Mr Maurice, giving an exhibition dance during supper at the Piccadilly Hotel

Shakespeare / Home Room
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Room in his home at Stratford-upon-Avon, with a portrait and a bust

Victoria / Coronat / Jubilee
Two scenes from Queen Victorias reign: 1. her coronation, 1837 2. Golden Jubilee procession, 1887

A Queen Mary Stateroom

Rene Descartes / Birthpl
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: the room where he was born

Dinner at Simpsons C1905
Dining at fashionable Simpsons restaurant in the Strand : the Gentlemens Dining Room

Showgirls Changing Room
No doubt the envy of all his friends, this page boy has the important task of delivering messages and cards backstage, where most are prohibited from entering - hope he knocked!

Physicians Room
The Physicians room in the medical outpatient department of the London Hospital in Whitechapel

Communications / Radio
The Wireless Telegraphy room of an Atlantic liner

Social Scenes / France / C18
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART performing at a The a l Anglaise, chez le Prince de Conti, Paris

SE Asia, bare-breasted young woman doing her hair
Vintage 19th century photograph: south east Asia, bare-breasted young woman with a mirror, doing her hair

Bare-breasted tea house girls, geishas, relaxing, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Guests at the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt Ball at Kirtlington Park, home of the Budgett family. Pictured in the Monkey Room, with the magnificent painted ceiling by Clermont in 1745. Date: 1964

Cross section of a British submarine 1939
Illustration showing a labeled cross section of a British submarine. Reminds its readers of an announcement last week, stating that British submarine successes may not be brought to the attention of

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