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Shaftesbury Collection (page 5)

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: HG Copeland, Shaftesbury Homes Joint General Secretary 1890

HG Copeland, Shaftesbury Homes Joint General Secretary 1890
Henry G Copeland, Joint General Secretary of Shaftesbury Homes, 1890-1926. Date: 1890s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: H Bristow Wallen, Shaftesbury Homes Joint General Secretary

H Bristow Wallen, Shaftesbury Homes Joint General Secretary
H Bristow Wallen, Joint General Secretary of Shaftesbury Homes, 1890-1926. Date: 1890s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes - Fortescue House Boys Singing

Shaftesbury Homes - Fortescue House Boys Singing
Boys from the Shaftesbury Homes establishment at Fortescue House, Twickenham, singing in front of a microphone. Date: 1930s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Tailors at Shaftesbury Homes, Fordham House, London

Tailors at Shaftesbury Homes, Fordham House, London
Boys training as tailors, some sewing by hand, others by machine, at the Shaftesbury Homes technical training school at Fordham House, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes - Ealing House School for Girls

Shaftesbury Homes - Ealing House School for Girls
The Ealing House School for Girls at Ealing, Middlesex, run by the Shaftesbury Homes from 1867 until 1930. Date: 1930s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa Boys with Dinghy

Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa Boys with Dinghy
Boys carry the dinghy Prince George donated by Edward VIII to the Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa in 1936. Date: 1936

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes - Boys Refuge, London

Shaftesbury Homes - Boys Refuge, London
One of the first Shaftesbury Homes establishments, the Boys Refuge at Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields. Date: circa 1857

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes Offices, London

Shaftesbury Homes Offices, London
Shaftesbury Homes Headquarters on Shaftesbury Avenue, London Date: circa 1900

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Olga Brandon - Australian-born actress

Olga Brandon - Australian-born actress
Olga Brandon (1863-1906), Australian-born actress, created the role of Vashti Dethic in the play Judah by Henry Arthur Jones at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Date: 1890

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: TS Shaftesbury - Sail making

TS Shaftesbury - Sail making
Boys on deck making sails aboard the training ship Shaftesbury, moored off Grays, Essex. Date: circa 1903

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: TS Shaftesbury

TS Shaftesbury
The training ship Shaftesbury moored off Grays, Essex. Date: early 1900s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Compton Abbas, Ashmore, Salisbury, England

Compton Abbas, Ashmore, Salisbury, England
Compton Abbas, Ashmore, Salisbury, near Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: The Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

The Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
The Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Camden Town, County of London, England. Midnight, getting a warm up over the gratings at the Palace. Date: 1890s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Champion Crossbred Pigs at London Cattle Show, Dorset

Champion Crossbred Pigs at London Cattle Show, Dorset
Champion Crossbred Pigs at London Cattle Show, From Manor Farm, Motcombe, near Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. Prize Pigs fed on Thornleys Food and Exhibited by Arthur Hiscock Esq Date: 1914

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: W H Wigley bakery van, Birmingham

W H Wigley bakery van, Birmingham
W H Wigley bakery van, a Ford van shaped like a loaf of bread, Shaftesbury Bakery and Normanton Road, Birmingham. circa 1920s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Thomas Lipton launches Shamrock IV, 1914

Thomas Lipton launches Shamrock IV, 1914
Sir Thomas Lipton photographed at Gosport in June 1914 after his fourth challenger for the Americas Cup had been christened by the Countess of Shaftesbury and safely launched in Portsmouth harbour

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Silhouette portrait, Countess of Shaftesbury

Silhouette portrait, Countess of Shaftesbury
Silhouette portrait, Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor, Countess of Shaftesbury (1875-1957), wife of the 9th Earl of Shaftesbury. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Piccadilly Circus in London, with the Shaftesbury Memorial

Piccadilly Circus in London, with the Shaftesbury Memorial (Eros statue)

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: What Piccadilly Circus looks like in the early morning

What Piccadilly Circus looks like in the early morning
A typical early morning scene in Piccadilly Circus, showing a a smart gentleman in a hansom, heading westward towards Piccadilly, perhaps from a club (the caption suggests the Garrick)

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: George Grenfell Glyn, Vanity Fair, Cecioni

George Grenfell Glyn, Vanity Fair, Cecioni
GEORGE GRENFELL GLYN, 2nd Baron Wolverton (1824-1887) British Liberal politician, Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury from 1857 until succeeding his father in 1873 and entering the House of Lords

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: First Earl Shaftesbury

First Earl Shaftesbury
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER first earl of SHAFTESBURY statesman Date: 1621 - 1683

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Emile Ctess Shaftesbury

Emile Ctess Shaftesbury
EMILIE countess of SHAFTESBURY wife of Anthony Ashley Cooper, seventh earl (the reformer) Date: 1810 - 1872

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Third Earl Shaftesbury

Third Earl Shaftesbury
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER third earl of SHAFTESBURY Date: 1671 - 1713

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury

Lord Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley Cooper, sevents earl of SHAFTESBURY reforming statesman Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: 7th Earl Shaftesbury

7th Earl Shaftesbury
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY inspecting costermongers donkeys, London. Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury & Donkeys

Shaftesbury & Donkeys
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY inspecting costermongers donkeys, London. Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Visit

Lord Shaftesbury Visit
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY visiting a costermongers home in London. Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Preach

Lord Shaftesbury Preach
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY preaching in the east end of London. Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lady Charlotte Lyster

Lady Charlotte Lyster
CHARLOTTE BARBARA, lady LYSTER daughter of the earl of Shaftesbury, wife of Henry Lyster of Rowton. Date: 1799 - 1889

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Scotts Restaurant in London

Scotts Restaurant in London - famed for its oysters and lobster, formerly with sawdust on the floor and a zinc bar. On the corner of Piccadilly and Shaftesbury Avenue. Date: circa early 1920s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: The Members of the Eccentric Club

The Members of the Eccentric Club
Members of The Eccentric Club in 1892. The clubs first President was Sir Charles Wyndham, an outstanding actor and a theatrical manager, who, according to the legend

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to Eros

A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to Eros
A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to the Statue of Eros, stopping the traffic (consisting of a row of London taxis). Date: circa 1909

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: LCC-LFB New enclosed London fire engine

LCC-LFB New enclosed London fire engine
The new enclosed breathing apparatus and ladder carrying fire engine supplied to the London Fire Brigade by Dennis, based on an LFB design

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: The rage of London, Shaftesbury Theatre, The Belle of New Yo

The rage of London, Shaftesbury Theatre, The Belle of New York. Date 1900?

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Cottage Water Pump

Cottage Water Pump
A picturesque corner of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, showing the courtyard of some old cottages and the fine old pump. Date: 1950s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lyric and Apollo theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue

Lyric and Apollo theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue, London. The Lyric has Robert Morley and Peggy Ashcroft in Edward My Son, and the Apollo has Emlyn Williams and Mary Hinton in Trespass. Date: 1947

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
The famous Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset. On the left is the ancient wall enclosing the Abbey ruins. A man in a raincoat walks down, demonstrating its steepness. Date: 1950s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Princes Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Princes Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
The Princes Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, in Londons West End, re-named the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1963. The theatre is presenting Irene Manning in The Dubarry. Date: 1947

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Saville Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Saville Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Saville Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, London, showing Noose, a comedy drama. The theatre opened in 1931, and converted to a cinema in 1970

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Globe Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Globe Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Globe Theatre (re-named the Gielgud Theatre in 1994) on the corner of Rupert Street and Shaftesbury Avenue, presenting Tuppence Coloured with Joyce Elisabeth, Grenfell Welch and Max Adrian. Date: 1947

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury moved by pauper funeral while at Harrow c. 1

Lord Shaftesbury moved by pauper funeral while at Harrow c. 1
An illustration depicting philanthropist Lord Shaftesbury as a youth and being moved by the sight of a pauper funeral while he was resident at Harrow School, Middlesex, in about 1816

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Foyer, the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Foyer, the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
View of the Foyer of the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue (near Piccadilly Circus), London, proprietors J Lyons & Co. Described (in French) as the foremost restaurant in the world

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: The Grill Room, Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

The Grill Room, Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Interior view of the Grill Room, Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue (near Piccadilly Circus), London, proprietors J Lyons & Co

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Production of The Dairymaids

Production of The Dairymaids
The Queens Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue, London) Production of The Dairymaids which ran for 76 performances from 5th May 1908, starring Phyllis Dare and Dan Rolyat

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Park

Shaftesbury Park
A street in Shaftesbury Park

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury House

Shaftesbury House
in Aldersgate Street

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: The General Strike - peeling potatoes in Hyde Park

The General Strike - peeling potatoes in Hyde Park
A Snap-Shot of Striketime Society: Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper and Lady Carmichael-Anstruther peeling potatoes in Hyde Park. Front cover of The Sketch emergency issue produced during the General Strike

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: England / Shaftesbury

England / Shaftesbury
Looking down Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorsets highest town. On the right is the Abbey Wall and part of the Old Town Wall. King Canute died here on 12 November 1035



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