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Rooms Collection

Background imageRooms Collection: Gravesend / Milton Place

Gravesend / Milton Place
Gravesend, Kent: Public Library, Reading Rooms, and Subscription Promenade Rooms in Milton Place

Background imageRooms Collection: Cut-away Diagram of the Tower of London, 1913

Cut-away Diagram of the Tower of London, 1913
Cut-away illustration showing a number of the rooms of the Tower of London, including the Chapel of St. John, the Armouries and the cells of Guy Fawkes, Sir Thomas More and Sir Walter Raleigh

Background imageRooms Collection: Wates house interior imagined by Anne Morrow

Wates house interior imagined by Anne Morrow
Artists impression of the interior of a Wates house, done up in a rather fabulous 1960s scheme. Wates built a large number of houses on estates

Background imageRooms Collection: Lady Laverys sitting room

Lady Laverys sitting room
A corner of a room belonging to Hazel, Lady Lavery, wife of the society portrait painter, Sir John Lavery. Hazel was strongly connected with Ireland

Background imageRooms Collection: British Museum - reading room

British Museum - reading room
The great domed reading room at the British Museum, forerunner of the British Library 1952

Background imageRooms Collection: Egan / Life in London / 1821

Egan / Life in London / 1821
FENCING: Jerrys admiration of Tom in an assault with Mr. O Shaunessy at the rooms in St. Jamess Street

Background imageRooms Collection: Christmas parcels for the trenches 1916

Christmas parcels for the trenches 1916
Army Post Office in Regents Park, was receiving a rate of half a million parcels for Christmas a day for the soldiers in the trenches

Background imageRooms Collection: LCC-LFB Holloway fire station appliance room

LCC-LFB Holloway fire station appliance room
Station 76 was Holloway fire station, North London, located in Mayton Street, opened in 1907. Here its self propelled pump and pump-escape stand ready in the appliance room

Background imageRooms Collection: Ballerinas in their dressing room

Ballerinas in their dressing room
Ballet dancers prepare for a performance in their dressing room. One dancer is seen applying make up, while the feet of another await her silk ballet slippers. c.1947

Background imageRooms Collection: The Savings Bank of Utica, New York

The Savings Bank of Utica, New York
Diebold Safe and Lock Co. The Savings Bank of Utica. Exterior of the Savings Bank of Utica building, Utica N.Y

Background imageRooms Collection: 1950s living room

1950s living room
An up-to-date interior from a home in the 1950s, where all the items of furniture harmonise with each other (according to the writer of the accompanying article)

Background imageRooms Collection: Dawlish Low Tide

Dawlish Low Tide
The beach at Dawlish, Devon, at low tide : the tide has washed up an enormous quantity of seaweed which lies between the sand and the water

Background imageRooms Collection: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The Dog. 1819 - 1823. Mural painting mounted on canvas. This painting with the other 13 works decorated two rooms of the Quinta del Sordo

Background imageRooms Collection: Entrance to Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland

Entrance to Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland
McLennan Arch - Entrance to Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland. When the Assembly Rooms, designed by James and Robert Adam, were demolished in 1890

Background imageRooms Collection: Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA

Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA
Map showing the route of the Santa Fe Railroad, USA, from the Great Lakes in the east, to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, and the Pacific coast in the west

Background imageRooms Collection: Northern Trust Company Bank, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Northern Trust Company Bank, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Northern Trust Company Bank, La Salle and Monroe Streets, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageRooms Collection: A Sectional Drawing of The Empress Club, 13 Berkeley Street

A Sectional Drawing of The Empress Club, 13 Berkeley Street
A Sectional Drawing through the extensive premises of The Empress Club, sitting between Dover Street and 13 Berkeley Street, W1, London

Background imageRooms Collection: Advertisement for Bechstein Hall, Brook Street, London

Advertisement for Bechstein Hall, Brook Street, London
Advertisement for the Bechstein Hall, Brook Street, London, in a building containing a concert hall, practice rooms, offices and showroom, built in 1929 by Bechstein, the German piano manufacturers

Background imageRooms Collection: Albion charabanc, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Albion charabanc, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of people on a choir outing in an Albion solid tyred charabanc outside Morses Refreshment Rooms in Dew Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Background imageRooms Collection: Abc Cafe London / 1900

Abc Cafe London / 1900
The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs

Background imageRooms Collection: Bowling in Chicago

Bowling in Chicago
Belles of the Bowling Alley - the Athletic Diversions of an Association of Dashing Damsels in their Club Rooms in Chicago

Background imageRooms Collection: Baxters House, High Street, Kidderminster - Dining Rooms

Baxters House, High Street, Kidderminster - Dining Rooms
Baxters House, High Street, Kidderminster (not Stourbridge as incorrectly labelled on the card!!) - Dining Rooms. The building was originally the home of the celebrated divine Richard Baxter

Background imageRooms Collection: Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms advertisement, 1916

Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms advertisement, 1916
Advertisement for the Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms - the most charming place in London for luncheons, teas and dinners. Illustration shows a lady having tea with an officer in uniform while a waitress in

Background imageRooms Collection: Ideal Home Exhibition - Heath Robinson Home

Ideal Home Exhibition - Heath Robinson Home
William Heath Robinsons Ideal Home - " The Gadgets". Displayed at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition at London Olympia. Date: 1934

Background imageRooms Collection: Dismal Desmond

Dismal Desmond was designed by Richard Ellett and was one of the most successful toys of the 1920's. He was the mascot of the England Cricket Team that year

Background imageRooms Collection: Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1896

Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1896
Selection of household furnishings. Date: 1896

Background imageRooms Collection: J.s Fry and Sons Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol 1884

J.s Fry and Sons Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol 1884
Interior and exterior of British company owned by Joseph Storrs Fry and Sons, Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol. Date: 1884

Background imageRooms Collection: Downing Street sectional drawing

Downing Street sectional drawing
A cut-away illustration of No. 10 Downing Street: the quiet backwater from which great men have ruled a great empire. 10 Downing Street from the garden front with Nos 11 and 12 at right

Background imageRooms Collection: Cunard Line poster

Cunard Line poster
Fabulously detailed poster for Cunard Line shipping company showing a passenger liner in cross-section with cabins and rooms visible on various decks

Background imageRooms Collection: Ye Green Parrot Tea Rooms, St Peters Green, Bedford

Ye Green Parrot Tea Rooms, St Peters Green, Bedford Date: 1916

Background imageRooms Collection: The Grill Room of the Hotel Bristol, New York, USA

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."

Background imageRooms Collection: Bernadette Soubirous

Bernadette Soubirous
BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS Her home at Lourdes, with rooms advertised for rent Date: 1894

Background imageRooms Collection: Port-na-Craig Tearooms Pitlochry, Scotland

Port-na-Craig Tearooms Pitlochry, Scotland
Port-na-Craig Tearooms, Ferry Road, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Still (wonderfully!) still open as a Tea House although they have also diversified into (gasp...) Modern European Cuisine!

Background imageRooms Collection: Cambridge Uni Punting

Cambridge Uni Punting
Punting on the Cam, near Kings College : one student who had rooms on the top floor on the left was Hilary Evans, writer and picture librarian

Background imageRooms Collection: Philharmonic Society

Philharmonic Society
The orchestra of the Philharmonic Society performs at the Hanover Square Concert Rooms, London

Background imageRooms Collection: Interior of New Royal Yacht - HMY Victoria and Albert 1901

Interior of New Royal Yacht - HMY Victoria and Albert 1901
HMY Victoria and Albert was a royal yacht of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. Showing the apartments for Edward VII and Alexandra that was furnished by Messrs Waring

Background imageRooms Collection: Interior of a working class home 1920

Interior of a working class home 1920
Decor of early 1910s working class home, but photograph taken near the end or just after the First World War, showing carpeted floor, wallpaper, photographs in frames and ornaments on shelving

Background imageRooms Collection: The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North

The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North
Illustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943

Background imageRooms Collection: India - Deolali - British Garrison

India - Deolali - British Garrison
British Garrison at Deolali (Devlali), in Nashik District in the state of Maharashtra, India - British soldiers and Officers outside the Billiard Room

Background imageRooms Collection: Florence - Italy - Giacosas Tea Rooms

Florence - Italy - Giacosas Tea Rooms. Date: circa 1903

Background imageRooms Collection: Mary Gibbs Shapter Drawing Book

Mary Gibbs Shapter Drawing Book
Drawing book with card covers, the front cover inscribed Miss Shapter 7 Clarendon Place Hyde Park GardensFurniture & Prices given

Background imageRooms Collection: The Assembly Rooms, Great Yarmouth, early 1900s

The Assembly Rooms, Great Yarmouth, early 1900s

Background imageRooms Collection: Edgbaston Assembly Rooms early 1900s

Edgbaston Assembly Rooms early 1900s

Background imageRooms Collection: One of the rooms at the Valencia nightclub, Charlottenburg

One of the rooms at the Valencia nightclub, Charlottenburg
One of the rooms at the Valencia nightclub, 8 Kantstrasse, Charlottenburg, Berlin 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageRooms Collection: One of the rooms at the Kakadu, Kurfurstendamm, Berlin

One of the rooms at the Kakadu, Kurfurstendamm, Berlin, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageRooms Collection: The interior of one of the rooms in the Pavillon Dauphine

The interior of one of the rooms in the Pavillon Dauphine, Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageRooms Collection: The outdoor Bismark Gardens - Chicago cabaret venue

The outdoor Bismark Gardens - Chicago cabaret venue
A view of the outdoor Bismark Gardens - one of the major cabaret venues in Chicago, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageRooms Collection: The Marigold Rooms in the Bismark Gardens, Chicago

The Marigold Rooms in the Bismark Gardens, Chicago
A view of the interior of the Marigold Rooms in the Bismark Gardens - one of the major cabaret venues in Chicago, 1920s Date: 1920s



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