Wandsworth Collection

Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, London, near Earlsfield, County of London, England. Showing Earlsfield London & South Western Railway Station Date: 1909

View of Wandsworth Prison
Exterior view of Surrey Prison and House of Correction, Wandsworth Date: 1862

Wandsworth Prison, south west London
A galleried wing of Wandsworth Prison in south west London. Two warders inspect the cells

London arms and seals
The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London and of the City of London, with a block map showing their boundaries

Ground plan of Wandsworth Prison
Ground plan of Surrey Prison and House of Correction, Wandsworth Date: 1862

Wandsworth High Street
Wandsworth: the High Street Date: circa 1905

Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8
London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959. Date: 1959

North Surrey District School, Anerley, Upper Norwood, Surrey
The North Surrey District School at Anerley, Upper Norwood, with the Crystal Palace visible behind. The school was opened in 1850 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8
London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959

LCC-LFB Wandsworth Fire Station appliance room
The newly opened fire station at Wandsworth, West Hill, with the stations appliances plus an Auxiliary Fire Service pump lined up in the appliance room

LCC-LFB fire station appliance room with engines
London firefighters turning out on a fire call from Wandsworth fire station, SW London

Whip and Whipping Post at Wandsworth Prison
Whip and Whipping Post at Surrey Prison and House of Correction, Wandsworth Date: 1862

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

The Great Train Robbery- train robber leaps to freedom
Page from The Illustrated London News, reporting on the latest episode in the Great Train Robbery saga. Ronnie Biggs and other prisoners leaps to freedom over Wandsworth Gaol wall

The Great Train Robbery- commando raid frees train robber
Front page of The Illustrated London News reporting on the latest episode in the Great Train Robbery saga. As Ronald Biggs clambers with there other prisoners over Wandsworth Gaol wall

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

Wandsworth Prison / Letter
Built in 1851 and originally called the Surrey House of Correction. The inmates writing letters

Photograph of Pensbury Arms, Wandsworth (Old), London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Mayhew / Wandsworth Prison
Built in 1851 and originally called the Surrey House of Correction. This picture shows the adult school in the chapel on the separate system

Birds Eye / Wandsworth
A bird s-eye view of the Surrey House of Correction, Wandsworth, now known as Wandsworth Prison, London

Wandsworth From Mr Nanneck'S

Squatters protest, Battersea, South London
Squatters protest, 78 Abercrombie Street, Battersea, South London, 8 December 1977. Squatters were resisting eviction by the Labour-run Wandsworth Council. Date: 1977

High rise tower block with banners, Clapham, London
A high rise 23-storey council tower block with banners, Sporle Court, Clapham Junction, South London. Residents were complaining that their requests to be rehoused were being ignored by the local

Polling Station, Referendum Day, 5 June 1975
Scene outside a Polling Station in the London Borough of Wandsworth, 5 June 1975. A Referendum was being held on the UK's membership of the EEC (now the EU), which it had joined in 1973

Photograph of Spotted Dog PH, Wandsworth, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Royal Oak PH, Wandsworth, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1938

Photograph of Prince Of Wales PH, Wandsworth, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Pensbury Arms, Wandsworth (New), London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Photograph of King William IV PH, Wandsworth, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Fishmongers Arms, Wandsworth, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

The Westminster Unions industrial school for pauper children, opened in 1851 on St James Road, Wandsworth. From 1904, it was used as a workhouse by the Wandsworth Union

Fishmongers Almshouses
The almshouses were on the area west of Newington Butts and south of St Georges Road. Erected in two phases: firstly St. Peters Hospital was built by the company in 1615-1618; the other

Wandsworth Prison Laundry
Inmates at work in the laundry at Wandsworth Prison, London. Some are irong and folding large sheets. Date: circa 1945

Wandsworth & Clapham Union Childrens Receiving Home, London
Design by the architects Landsell and Harrison for the Wandsworth & Clapham Union Childrens Receiving Home and Schools at Swaffield Road, off Garratt Lane, South London. Date: 1903

Photograph of Bolingbroke PH, Wandsworth, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Oatlands Court, Putney Heath - LCC 11-storey block of flats
Oatlands Court - LCC 11-storey point block of flats on the Ackroydon Estate on the Eastern fringe of Putney Heath. Date: 1953

Matchbox filling 1900
R. Bell & Co, Matchbox factory located in Wandsworth, Surrey, London. Date: 1900

WANDSWORTH COLLEGE
The Training College for Teachers, Trinity Road, Wandsworth, London. Originally the Royal Victoria Patriotic School for children whose fathers died in World War One. Date: 1950s

Wandsworth & Clapham Workhouse, Garratt Lane, London
Part of the new Wandsworth & Clapham Union Workhouse, at Swaffield Road, off Garratt Lane in south west London. It opened in 1886 and was designed by TW Aldwinckle

Photograph of Beehive PH, Wandsworth, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Royal Masonic Institute For Girls, Wandsworth, London
The Royal Masonic Institute For Girls opened in 1853 at St Johns Hill, Battersea Rise, Wandsworth. The school educated the daughters of Freemasons. Date: Date unknown

Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary, London
A ward in the Wandsworth & Clapham Union infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. The room is decorated with potted plants and pictures. The floor is bare apart from a strip of matting

Wandsworth & Clapham Workhouse, London
Architects birds eye view plan of the new Wandsworth & Clapham Union Workhouse, at Swaffield Road, off Garratt Lane in south west London. It designed by TW Aldwinckle and opened in 1886

Opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith Bridges, Londo
Engraving showing 5 scenes from the opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith bridges, by the Prince and Princess of Wales, to become toll-free bridges, 1880

The Large Lake, Wandsworth Co. mmon, Wandsworth, West London
Two young girls standing in the water at the edge of The Large Lake, Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth, West London Date: 1907

Sem on the Riviera, famous personalities 1913
" Sem" on the Riviera - the famous caricaturists very latest impressions. A page of caricatures by Sem (Georges Goursat) taken on the French Riviera

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

Dibdins home Wandsworth
The home of songwriter Charles Dibdin at Cedar Cottage, Wandsworth (at that time a semi-rural suburb of London). Date: 1745 - 1814

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