Slept Collection

Peire Vidal / Troubador
Peire Vidal, French troubador of the late 12th, early 13th centuries, entertains the lady Azalais of Roquemartine, from whom he stole a kiss while she slept and had to leave court

WW2 Sailor In Pyjamas And Submarine Torpedo
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a Royal Navy sailor having just slept, wearing blue and white striped pyjamas

Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS Carpathia
Handwritten letter written on board RMS Carpathia dated 15 August 1912 with original Cunard envelope. Dear Papa and boys... we were delayed by boarding a large cargoe (sic) of spaghetti

Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here sitting up in the coffin in his hotel bedroom for his morning cup of tea. Date: 1971

Londoners sleeping in the Underground during the Blitz
German bombing campaign against Britain between September 1940 and May 1941 mainly targeting London and industrial places

1903 FA Cup Final: Derby County beats Bury 6-0
The Football Association Cup Final at the Crystal Palace, where Bury beat Derby County by six goals to nil in the presence of over 63, 000 spectators

Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here with a suitcase, helping to carry the coffin into his hotel. Date: 1971

Nicholas Hart, the Great Sleeper
Nicholas Hart, known as the Great Sleeper, who slept from 5 to 11 August 1711, though he was suspected of shamming with a view to earning money. Date: 1711

Sleeping Beauty
The Prince awakens the Sleeping Beauty who has slept for 100 years. Date: 1899

Irish Workhouse Dormitory Design 1840
Design by architect George Wilkinson for dormitories in Irish workhouse. On the upper two floors, inmates slept on raised platforms with a walkway in between

West London Union Mens Casual Ward 1857
The mens casual ward of the West London Poor Law Union, used to provide overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants. The men slept on the bare floor in a twelve-stall stable

I dreamt I slept at Madame Tussaud s
I dreamt I slept at Madame Tussauds ! A satirical depiction. Date: 1847

Volunteers during the General Strike
The Chiswick garage of the L.G.O.C. where the London volunteer bus-drivers and conductors slept during the strike

Manchester Union Casual Wards, Manchester
Casual wards for tramps and vagrants at Tame Street, Ancoates, Manchester. The original premises were set up in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt in around 1900 after being burnt down

Lear / Nonsense / Moldavia
There was an Old Man of Moldavia, who had the most curious behaviour; For while he was able, he slept on a table, that funny Old Man of Moldavia

Prison babies
Weighing a baby on its admission to Holloway prison. Holloway was a women-only prison where babies who were either born there or were under three months when their mothers were jailed

Babys cot by the side of its mothers bed
Prison babies at play in the day nursery in Holloway, a women only prison where babies who were either born there or were under three months old when their mothers were jailed were cared for in

Holloway Castles prison creche
Holloway Castle womens prison introduced the first creche for prison babies. Babies were admitted if they were born in prison or were under three months when their mothers were jailed

Day nursery in Holloway prison
A day nursery in Holloway, a women only prison where babies who were either born there or were under three months when their mothers were jailed were cared for in prison

Marie Antoinettes Bed
This is the bed that Marie Antoinette slept in when she was at Fontainebleau, where it is still to be seen

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