Seating Collection (#8)

Palm Beach Kennel Club, Miami, Florida, USA. Date: 1940s

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Saloon Lounge Date: 1922

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Writing Room / Library
The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Writing Room and Library. Date: 1922

Banquet in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA
Banquet scene in Mammoth Cave, in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA. The underground dining room was able to seat 500 people. Date: 1915

Sports stadium, Il Littoriale, Bologna, Italy. Date: circa 1930

Auditorium interior, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA
Auditorium interior at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA, showing what was claimed at the time to be the largest organ in the world, made by the Hope-Jones Organ Company of Elmira, New York

A view of the interior of the Apollo Theatre Music Hall, Paris showing the change from dancing floor to seating Date: circa 1910s

Spain - The Roman Amphitheatre, Italica
Black and white lantern slide of the Roman Amphitheatre ruins in Italica, Seville. The amphitheatre was the third largest in Europe, seating 25, 000 spectators

Aftermath of fire, Arts Theatre Club, London
Aftermath of a fire at the Arts Theatre Club, Great Newport Street, Central London, on 4 August 1951. Date: 1951

Cub Scouts watching TV at Baden Powell House, London
A group of Cub Scouts watching TV in a seating area at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. Date: circa 1960s

Scouts relaxing at Baden Powell House, London
Boy scouts relaxing in a seating area at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. Two of them are playing a game of chess. Date: circa 1960s

Seating area at Baden Powell House, London
A seating area at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Light luncheons by W H Robinson
Couple having a picnic by sitting on the bonnet and boot of the car, and using the flat roof as the table. 1919

Orient Line steamship interior
The luxurious interior of an Orient Line mail steamer ship whose routes to Australia took in stops at Spain, the South of France, Italy, Egypt and Ceylon

Taking her seat at the Abbey for the Coronation by Paul Reno
An early arrival. A fair spectator going to take her seat among the temporary seating constructed within Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Edward VII. Date: 1902

1937 Coronation, stands constructed in Parliament Square
A mass of steelwork in the course of construction in Parliament Square to provide accommodation for those fortunate thousands who would witness the arrival and departure of King George VI

Queen Elizabeth passenger ship by G. H. Davis
The 83, 673-ton Queen Elizabeth as a passenger ship: diagrammatic details of the worlds largest liner. Date: 1946

Interior of the May Fair Hotel
A sitting room, most of which were decorated on a floral theme, at the newly opened May Fair Hotel in Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, showing an unusual, umbrella style ceiling. Date: 1927

The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA Date: 1940s

Two hundred policemen test stands before Coronation
Two hundred policemen test the strength of the viewing stands along the processional route for the Coronation of King George V in 1911

New Grand Stand at Epsom by G H Davis
A diagram of the newest grand stand at the Epsom race-course in Surrey, created in time for the Derby of 1927

Two cars in a ditch
Two cars which have somehow fallen into a ditch. People look with curiosity, wondering how to get them out again

Shanghai, China - Public Gardens. Date: circa 1909

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Garden of Progress with sea view Date: circa 1908

The Theatre and Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece Date: circa 1930s

Pompeii - Italy - Teatro Tragico. Date: circa 1910s

San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico - Open Air Theatre. The Pyramid of the sun can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1930s

The Central Hall, Bromley, Greater London. Date: 1907

Westland WE-02 large tilt-rotor concept
Westland WE-02 large, tilt-rotor concept seating 80 passengers. July 1968. Date: 1968

The Attenborough Studio
Photograph of the Attenborough Studio in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Reception Area, Main Building, Lambeth HQ
Reception Area, Main Building, London Fire Brigade Lambeth HQ

Theatre going: the audience, 1858
An array of upper class characters find their seats before a theatre performance begins

Seats in byzantine synagogue, Capernaum, Israel
Seats in a byzantine period synagogue at Capernaum, Israel. Date: early 20th century

Hanover Square Rooms
A man lights the chandeliers with a long taper at the Philharmonic Societys Rooms at Hanover Square, London. Date: c.1840s

The Handel Commemoration, Westminster Abbey, 1784
The Handel Commemoration at Westminster Abbey. View of the orchestra and organ erected in Westminster Abbey under the direction of Mr. James Wyatt. Date: 1784

Mules carry children in pannier seats
Women and children carried in pannier seating on a mule - Iran Date: 1913

The State Ball and Concert Room - Buckingham Palace Date: circa 1908

Scarborough - Open Air Theatre at the Pleasure Park
Scarborough, North Yorkshire - Open Air Theatre at the Pleasure Park Date: circa 1930s

Priene, Turkey - The Theatre
Priene - The Theatre. Priene was an ancient Greek city of Ionia at the base of an escarpment of Mycale, north of the Maeander (Buyuk Menderes) River. Date: circa 1906

Selcuk - Ephesus - Slopes and Terraces of the Theatre
Selcuk, Turkey - Ancient Ephesus - Slopes and Terraces of the Theatre Date: circa 1902

Bognor Regis Gardens
The seating pavilion in the public gardens at Bognor Regis, Sussex, England. Date: early 1930s

Westminster Abbey with cut away showing interior for Coronat
The setting for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Westminster Abbey, with the Northern walls cut away to show the interior seating arrangements

Stadium, Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London
View inside the Stadium at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Queens Hall, interior, Langham Place, 1900
The design for the Queens Opera House, Langham Place: the interior of the concert hall. In 1941, the hall would be destroyed by an incendiary bomb. Date: 1900

Windsor Chair C18
WINDSOR CHAIR Date: 1765

3 Gothick Chairs
Three chairs in the fashionable Gothic style favoured by the Romantics - suitable furniture for Jane Austens Northanger Abbey Date: 1826

Egyptian Chair
On this handsome seat a Pharaoh may have rested after a busy morning supervising the work on his new Pyramid. Well, its possible... Date: BCE

Bentwood Chairs
Advertisement for bent wood furniture designed by Thonet, Vienna Date: 1873

Sixth form lecture theatre
View of a sixth form lecture theatre, with the male lecturer speaking to a full audience of students. Date: 1967

The Lane at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire
Part of the gardens known as The Lane, at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. A wrought iron gate opens onto a pathway between tall hedges

Interior of early London to Paris passenger aircraft
View of the interior of a London to Paris passenger aircraft, in the early days of aviation. There are curtains at the windows, and the seating is made of wickerwork, in Lloyd Loom style

The Picnic Saloon / W H Robinson
Its quite easy to adapt any modern car to the purpose of picnickery if the front seats are temporarily replaced by piano stalls and a simple bench for two persons are fixed to the spare wheel

Interior of the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
Interior view of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Built for the 1936 Olympic Games, it has been a popular football venue for many years, and has undergone some renovation

Roman amphitheatre at Pula, Croatia
External view of the Roman amphitheatre at Pula, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. It was built in the first century AD and is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia

Interior view of Roman amphitheatre at Pula, Croatia
Interior view of the Roman amphitheatre at Pula, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. It was built in the first century AD and is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia

BOAC Stratocruiser Speedbird
Model of a BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) Stratocruiser Speedbird, cut-away to reveal the seating arrangement inside, with a pilots hat

Large open-top roadster car
A moustachioed driver in his large open-top roofed roadster with highly polished metallic bodywork and large rear seating section

Perfect Picnic Seating
Short of chairs for his little picnic, this enterprising Gent has removed the rather splendid seats from his car!

Aspendos, Turkey - The Theatre
Aspendos, Turkey - The fabulous theatre, prior to extensive restoration in the past 50 years. Aspendos was an ancient Greco-Roman city in the Antalya province of Turkey

Royal Commission in the House of Lords, 1846
Engraving showing the seating of the Commission which gave Royal Assent to the Corn Bill, in the House of Lords, June 1846

The Nave of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1852
Engraving showing the nave of St. Pauls Cathedral, with preparations for the state funeral of the Duke of Wellington well underway, 1852

The Duval Restaurant, Paris, 1878
Engraving of The Duval Restaurant at the Paris Exhibition of 1878. This restaurant was a huge wooden building, capable of seating several thousand diners. Date: 1878

A Bedford-Buick ambulance presented to Colchester. The vehicle features the Delco self starting gear, lighting and ignition system

Experiments with Fairlies steam carriage
Fairlies steam carriage; an invention that gained much criticism, due to its unusual seating design

French C17 Armchair
French armchair upholstered in figured velvet

Chair and Table
A cumbersome chair and table from a period not famed for the grace and elegance of its furniture

3 Chairs Hepplewhite
Three chairs by HEPPLEWHITE

3 Chairs Chippendale
Three chairs by THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

Students in lecture theatre, Warwick University, Coventry
Students in a lecture theatre at Warwick University, Coventry

Motoring in the Bois in style in 1900: Vis-a Vis style
This is a vis-a vis (face to face) style of seating for the motor car common to the little, slow, primitive cars of Victorian motoring

Two in Kissing Seat
Two in a kissing-seat

Rocking Chair (Gyp)
A rocking-chair, occupied by the French writer Gyp (La comtesse de Martel )

Settee and Chairs
French settees and matching chair upholstered in tapisserie (tapestry) de Beauvais

Caleche 1820S
A French caleche de Longchamp suitable for ladies to drive in le Bois de Boulogne : the small seating area contrasts with the overall size of the vehicle

Jordan / Petra Amphitheatr
Petra: ruins of the amphitheatre - " They shall build, but I will throw down"

Benywood Chairs 1862
Chairs and other bentwood furniture (including the flooring) by THONET of Vienna Date: 1862

Splendid American Chair
A triumph of American Victoriana, this Patent Continental Spring Chair is exhibited by the American Chair Company at the Crystal Palace

Royals on Bentwood
Lunching after a review at Krassnoje Selo, St Petersburg, the king of Sweden and the duke and duchess of Edinburgh sit on bentwood chairs by Thonet of Vienna

French Chaise Longue
A Duchesse chaise-longue by Duval

Byzantine Throne
The throne of a Byzantine emperor, making up in ornament what it probably lacks in comfort

Girls / Fireside Rocking
Every nursery should have one of these rockers - when the children are tired of rocking, it can become a pirate ship, a stagecoach or what they will !

Seating / Lyceum & Strand
Plans showing the layout of seating available for booking at the Palace Theatre & London Pavilion. Prices range from Boxes, via Stalls, Circles & Amphitheatre to the Pits

Social / Nijni Novgorod
A working class restaurant in Nijni Novgorod (with outdoor seating in the shade)

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