Thames Collection (page 16)

The Royal Surrey Theatre
The Surrey Theatre, London began life in 1782 as the Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy, one of the many circuses that provided entertainment of both horsemanship and drama (hippodrama)

River Thames
View of the south side of the River Thames taken from Adelphi Terrace. Date: 1875

Duke of Norfolks Almshouses, Greenwich
View across the Thames from Greenwich of the The Duke of Norfolks Almshouses, in 1796. In 1613 Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton

Greenwich Palace
The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, was an English royal residence that was initially built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443

Deptford Dockyard was an important naval dockyard and base at Deptford on the River Thames, in what is now the London Borough of Lewisham

Bermondsey
View of St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey in 1809. It is an Anglican church dedicated to St Mary Magdalen in the London Borough of Southwark

Jacobs Island
View of Folly ditch, Jacobs Island. Jacobs Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey, London, in the 19th century, located on the south bank of the River Thames

Phyllis Court, a so-called riverside country club at Henley, with views over the river Thames and a grandstand for watching the rowing. Date: c.1920

Skating, the Hard Frost and the Fire-plug. Apprentices and dandies ice skating on a frozen canal 82, woman with kettle at a frozen waterpump in a cold winter 83

The Admiralty Office, the Sailing Match and the Drowned Boy. The Admiralty Office of the Navy on Whitehall 61, sailboats racing on the River Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to Vauxhall in a Sailing

Temple Bar, Paviors and Westminster Abbey. The old city gate at Temple Bar 49, Paviors at work with pick and hammer paving the streets with Scottish stone 50

St Dunstans Church, Postman, Letter Carrier and Knife-Grinder. Clock with figures striking bells at St Dunstans Church in Fleet Street 42

The Bellman, a London Wharf and Coal-ship and barge
The Bellman, a London Wharf and Coal-ship and coal barge. London Bellman or Town Crier reading a notice about missing child Tommy Dallow 7, London Wharf at the East India Docks 8

Trades in Regency England: wheat harvest, oysters and buntine for flags. Farmers harvesting wheat in Essex 25, fishwife selling oysters from a stall in Colchester 26

Trades in Regency Ireland: bleaching, Irish cabin and salmon leap. Workers bleaching linen made from flax in Colerain 76, poor Irish potato farmers outside a cottage with pigs and dogs 77

Monument of Samuel Cooper in St. Pancras in the Fields
Monument of miniature painter Samuel Cooper (1609-1672) in St. Pancras in the Fields. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

Stoke House, Windsor, seat of Egyptologist Richard William Howard Vyse, built by architect James Wyatt with gardens landscaped by Capability Brown

Neoclassical mausoleum at Trentham Hall, seat of Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquis of Stafford. Designed by architect Charles Heathcote Tatham

Vauxhall Bridge on the River Thames in 1817
Vauxhall Bridge, initially named Regent Bridge, over the River Thames, London. built in 1816. Nine-span bridge designed by engineer James Walker with cast iron arches and stone piers

Plan and elevation of a Regency artists villa. Floorplan shows entrance hall A, anteroom B, picture gallery C, painting room D, drawing room F, dining room G, pantry K, servants entrance L

Westminster Penitentiary viewed from the River Thames, 1817. A red brick quadrangle with towers, a chapel, including wings for male and female prisoners

Plan and elevation of a Regency villa. Floorplan shows drawing rooms, dinner room and study.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1817

Plan and elevation of a Regency vicarage house. Floorplan shows dining parlor, dining rooms, study, kitchen, scullery, larder, closet, porch, hall and staircase

The New Custom House on the River Thames, London. Designed by architect David Laing built in Portland stone with Ionic superstructure supported to a basement and finished with an attic

Plan and elevation of a Gothic conservatory. Large greenhouse with glass roof and high windows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1816

Fred Karno, music hall star, pictured in the well-appointed living room of his house-boat on Taggs Island near Hampton Court

Packed riverboat at Windsor
Packed upper level of a riverboat preparing to take a boatload of daytrippers for a journey up the River Thames at Windsor

The Fishery club in Maidenhead, one of a number of fashionable riverside venues in the town that attracted society during the first half of the twentieth century. See picture no

Tower Bridge was designed by Sir Horace Jones and Mr. Wolfe Barry, comprises a permanent footway 142ft above high-water level and a drawbridge for passing ships

Cartoon, Permissive Government (Disraeli and Hartington)
Cartoon, Permissive Government -- a conversation between Lord Hartington, new leader of the Liberal Party (in opposition), and Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister

Thames River Pleasure Steamer Golden Spray II, Westminster
The Thames River Pleasure Steamer Golden Spray II moored at a jetty on the Westminster Embankment, London - Photograph taken from Westminster Bridge - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Advert, T E Turner, Bakery, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey
Advert, T E Turner, High-Class Baker, Richmond Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. 1901

Sailing match at Greenwich, SE London
Sailing match on the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent (SE London) on 3 July 1838, showing The Gazelle (left) beating Royal Sovereign. 1838

Map of London, 1952
Map of London in 1952. 1952

Advert, K &s Cycle & Motor Co, Kingston, Surrey Advert
Advert, K &s Cycle & Motor Co, Surbiton Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. 1902

Advert, Gas Cooking Stove, Kingston-upon-Thames Gas Company, Thames Street, Surrey. 1902

Advert, The Cooper Cycling Skirt, from J Strutt, London Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. 1901

Henley Regatta 1894
Enjoying an afternoon at Henley Regatta. Date: 1894

Frost fair on the River Thames, 1814
The last frost fair on the River Thames, London, in February 1814, looking upstream towards Blackfriars Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral

Don Salteros Coffee House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London
Don Salteros Coffee House and Curiosity Museum, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. 18th century

Map of underground and overground stations, South London
Map of underground and overground stations connecting the City to South London. The overground lines are the London & South Western Railway and the London Chatham & Dover Railway

Phyllis Court, Henley by G. H. Davis 1926
Detailed diagrammatic illustration by G. H. Davis in The Illustrated London News of Phyllis Court, a so-called riverside country club at Henley, showing extensions and improvements made in 1926

Underground railway construction, London 1861
Underground railway construction in progress for the Metropolitan line, London, at Thames Embankment. 1861

Women of the River Emergency Service, September 1939
Women of the River Emergency Services standing in a line in full uniform, complete with helmet and scissors slung on a cord around thier necks

Women training to become motor-bus conductresses 1917
Women on a trial trip on a motor-bus as part of their training to become conductresses. The Illustrated London News comments on the war

New Railway Bridge, Pimlico, London 1860
The new Railway Bridge across the Thames at Pimlico. Date: 1860

Thames Embankment Railway, construction 1870
Works on the Thames Embankment Railway, from Waterloo Bridge, looking westward. Date: January 1870

Waiting room at Tower Hill underground station 1870
The Tower Hill subway, waiting room and entry to the omnibus. Date: 1870

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