Storm Gallery

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey

Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties when their training vessel, a 32 foot ex-naval cutter, was hit by a sudden squall and capsized. Sadly, nine Sea Scouts died. There were 23 Sea Scouts, the Scout Master and five helpers on board. The tragedy was widely reported in newspapers at the time. A Memorial was erected in 1914 in Nunhead Cemetery.
4 August 1912

© Mary Evans / The Scout Association

Man being attacked by a parrot and cat in a drawing room

Man being attacked by a parrot and cat in a drawing room. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresford's Miseries of Human Life, Ackermann, 1808

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Tallulah Bankhead in The Green Hat

Scene from the stage adaptation of Michael Arlen's novel, The Green Hat at the Adelphi Theatre in 1924. The lead role of Iris was played by Tallulah Bankhead (seen right). Also on stage are Barbara Dillon as Venice and Leonard Upton as Napier Harpenden. The novel and the play was widely criticised in the press for its bad taste but its sensational storyline meant it was popular with the public. Date: 1925

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans