Tooting Collection

Tooting Bec Asylum, Surrey
A woman pushes a pram at the entrance to the Tooting Bec Asylum at Tooting Graveney, erected in 1899-1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

A tube a train at a london underground platform at Euston. Northern line. The train is for Tooting via Bank. Date: c. 1930s

Totting Bec Common
Hyde Farm, on Tooting Bec Common in southwest London. Date: 1885

Airing Court at Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, Surrey
Children and nurses enjoy playing with toys in an airing court at the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London)

Springfield Hospital, Tooting, Surrey
Aerial view of Springfield Hospital on Glenburnie Road, Tooting, near Wandsworth (then in Surrey, now in south west London). It was opened in 1841 as the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum

Childrens Ward, Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, Surrey
Children in cots and nurses in a ward of the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London). The hospital was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London
Administration block of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London (originally in Surrey), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment

Grove Military Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
Children stand at the gates of the Grove Hospital at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) during its First World War service as a military hospital

Fountain Hospital, Tooting, Surrey
The Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London) was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
Birds eye view of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious

St Benedicts Hospital, Tooting, South London
St Benedicts Hospital which lay between Church Lane and Rectory Lane in Tooting, South London. The hospital was established in 1897

Tooting Military Hospital, Tooting Graveney, Surrey
The Tooting Military Hospital operated during World War One in a building on Church Lane, Tooting Graveney, Surrey, formerly St Josephs Roman Catholic college

LCC-LFB Tooting fire station, SW London
Built by the London County Council, Tooting fire station is located at 91 Trinity Road SW17 and remains operational today

Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
The Grove Hospital, at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) was one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious diseases such as

Photograph of Angel Inn, Tooting, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Photograph of Ye Old Angel Inn, Tooting, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Queen Victoria PH, Tooting, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Internal bar of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Photograph of Plough PH, Tooting, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1946

St Georges Hospital is a teaching hospital in Tooting, London. Founded in 1733, it is now one of the UKs largest teaching hospitals and one of the largest hospitals in Europe. Date: 1875

James Braid at the Tooting Tournament
Golfer James Braid in action at the Tooting Tournament. 1901

James Braid signing an autograph
Golfer James Braid signing an autograph for a young hunter at Banstead Golf Club during the Tooting Bec Challange Cup competition 1911

Vintage paper bag, The Record Centre, Tooting, London
Vintage paper bag for The Record Centre, 3 Mitcham Road, Tooting, SW London. 20th century

Vintage paper bag, Watkins record stall, Tooting Market
Vintage paper bag for Watkins record stall at Tooting Market, Tooting High Street, SW London. 20th century

Public Library, Tooting, London. 1906

Upper Tooting Road - The Bell Pub? Date: 1856

Tooting Market, 1930S
The fruit and veg stall, Tooting Market, London, England. Date: early 1930s

Mr Drouets pauper school, Tooting, Surrey
A view of the school for pauper children, privately run by Bartholomew Peter Drouet at Tooting in Surrey (now south west London). In 1849, a cholera epidemic broke out at the school

Grove Hospital, Tooting - entrance
Women, one with a bicycle, stand at the entrance to the Grove Hospital, Tooting. Date: early 1900s

Wandsworth Unions Old Peoples Cottages at Tooting
Cottages for the elderly poor erected in 1902 at Church Lane, Tooting, by the Wandsworth and Clapham Union. The scheme was designed by C.A. Sharp. Date: circa 1911

Military patients at Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
The Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, during the First World War when it became the Grove Military Hospital. Here, military patients, some wearing the hospital blues uniform

White bulldog puppy with two children
A white bulldog puppy with the farmers two children, recovering from his exploits. Date: 1905

William Maclagan, Archbishop of York
William Dalrymple Maclagan (1826-1910), Archbishop of York (1891-1908). The sender of the postcard, a Mr Harold Wood of Tooting, asked him to sign and return it, which he kindly did

YMCA Hut, Tooting Military Hospital, Surrey
The YMCA (Young Mens Christian Association) Hut in the grounds of the First World War military hospital on Church Lane, Tooting. Date: Circa 1921

Arab Musician blowing a small horn - Algeria, North Africa. Date: circa 1910s

NFS (London Region) HQ staff car
A staff car, with accident damage to front right wing, outside Lambeth workshops. Fire Force Area 38 headquarters was located at Wimbledon where this car would have been allocated

Wandsworth Union Old Peoples Cottages, Tooting
Cottages for the elderly poor erected in 1902 at Church Lane, Tooting, by the Wandsworth and Clapham Union. The scheme was designed by C.A. Sharp. Date: 1902

The Annual Get-There-First Golf Competition by William Hea
Takes place, as usual, at Tooting Bec. Illustration showing a golf race. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

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