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Thorneycroft Collection

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: London in fog

London in fog - a real Pea Souper. The statue of Queen Boudicca of the Iceni on the banks of the River Thames at Westminster at is rended into dramatic silhouette

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: A couple take a break from fishing by a river

A couple take a break from fishing by a river
Illustration to Ellen Thorneycroft Fowlers Through Things Temporal captioned And then they went and fell in love with each other

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Thorneycroft steam bus operated by the London

Thorneycroft steam bus operated by the London Road Car Co. in London in 1902

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: WW1 - 13 pounder anti-aircraft gun on a Thorneycroft

WW1 - 13 pounder anti-aircraft gun on a Thorneycroft lorry near Fricourt, France - August 1916

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Anti aircraft gun on a Thorneycroft lorry, Fricourt

Anti aircraft gun on a Thorneycroft lorry, Fricourt, August 1916

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Murakumo-class torpedo boat destroyer

Murakumo-class torpedo boat destroyer
Imperial Japanese Navy - Murakumo-class torpedo boat destroyer. (One of a class of six, all built by Thorneycroft in England) Date: circa 1900

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher (Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, nee Roberts, 1925-2013), who served as British Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Carla Thorneycroft, philanthropist and patron of the arts

Carla Thorneycroft, philanthropist and patron of the arts
Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft (1914-2007), formerly Countess Carla Roberti, born Carla Maria Concetta Francesca Malagola Cappi

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Thorneycroft Peter George Edward Baron 1909 1994

Thorneycroft Peter George Edward Baron 1909 1994
thorneycroft, peter, george, edward, baron, 1909, 1994, british, uk, tory, conservative, politician, politics, chancellor, exchequer, 1957, 1958, chairman, party, 1975, 1981, air, hostess, hostesses

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Peter Thorneycroft, British Conservative politician

Peter Thorneycroft, British Conservative politician
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft (1909-1994), British Conservative politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1957 to 1958

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Cricket Team Photograph - The Gentlemen of Staffordshires XI. Date: 1932

Cricket Team Photograph - The Gentlemen of Staffordshires XI. Date: 1932

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Cricket Team Photograph - The Gentlemen of Herefordshire Date: 1932

Cricket Team Photograph - The Gentlemen of Herefordshire Date: 1932

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: The Illustrated Daily Postcard - Gladstone Statue

The Illustrated Daily Postcard - Gladstone Statue
The Illustrated Daily Postcard - November 4th, 1905 - Bronze Statue of William Ewart Gladstone - unveiled on this day by Mr John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn on The Strand

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Tatler cover - Mrs Peter Thorneycroft by Madame Yevonde

Tatler cover - Mrs Peter Thorneycroft by Madame Yevonde
Mrs Peter Thorneycroft, formerly Countess Carla Roberti, wife of the President of the Board of Trade pictured posed in front of an over mantel mirror by Madame Yevonde. Date: 1954

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Part of the frieze of The Institute of Chartered Accountants

Part of the frieze of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Moorgate Place, London - architect John Belcher, assisted by two decorative sculptors Mr Hamo. Thorneycroft R.A

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Alexander Thorneycroft

Alexander Thorneycroft
ALEXANDER W. THORNEYCROFT Military commander in the Zulu and Boer wars. Date: circa 1900

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Hiram Maxims flying machine at Baldwyns Park Kent

Hiram Maxims flying machine at Baldwyns Park Kent
From 1891-1894 Hiram Maxim constructed in the grounds of Baldwyns Park a huge steam-powered biplane machine. Powered with the assistance of a Thorneycroft marine boiler

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea

Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, London(toward the Embankment end) Date: circa 1920s

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: Telescope Man - Westminster

Telescope Man - Westminster
A wonderful photographic postcard depicting Big Bens Telescope Man under the Boadicea Statue, Westminster. The statue was sculpted by Lord Thomas Thorneycroft (1815 - 1865)

Background imageThorneycroft Collection: HMS Gadfly, 1906

HMS Gadfly, 1906
Photograph of the coastal destroyer, HMS Gadfly, built by Thorneycroft and Co. at Chiswick in 1906. Equipped with Parsons type turbine machinery and Thorneycroft water-tube boilers


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