Watchman Collection

Night Watch / Amsterdam
The Night Watch by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Amsterdam

Police / Watchmen
A night watchman on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Last of the Charlies -- watchman at Brixton Hill, London
The last of the Charlies (the traditional nickname for watchmen). Seen here is Mr R Stokes at his watchmans box, 160 Brixton Hill, South London, well equipped with a truncheon

Warning Horn
A watchman at Kunszentmiklos, Hungary, blowing his horn during times of danger due to serious flooding over 200, 000 acres of low-lying acres of arable and meadow land. Date: 1930s

Air Raid patrol in London, WWII
Portrait study of a man on guard to warn the city of air attacks, with rattle in his hand to announce the use of gas - his handbell to sound the All Clear

Late C18 Fire Engine
Known as a bed-poster, this London engine is a manual machine worked by pumping handles on either side : a Beadle and a Watchman are in official attendance

Night Watchman, London
A night watchman patrols the London streets accompanied by his dog and carrying his lamp and bell. At the time, this was the only public policing body in London

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man raising a glass and waving his wig. Death and the Drunkard. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus

Russian Night Watchman pre-1900

Night Watchman, Russia

William Anthony, the last of the London night watchmen
William Anthony, the last of the London Charleys or night watchmen. Date: 1880

The Lamplighter, Watchman and Link-boy. London lamplighter with ladder and fuse lighting streetlamps 55, watchman in great coat with lantern and rattle 56

Tombs in Westminster Abbey, Westminster Hall and Westminster Bridge. Young man pointing to a Latin inscription on a stone tomb in Westminster Abbey 52

A Charlie or London Watchman. 1885

Night Watchman in blue coat carrying a lantern

Victorian scrap, an old English watchman. circa 1890

Night watchman and bellman, London

Watchman in the time of King James I
A watchman in the time of King James I. early 17th century

Spider wasp, pickerelweed and watchman prawn
Black-banded spider wasp, Anoplius viaticus 1, pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata 2, and watchman prawn, Anchistus custos 3. Pompile, Pontederie, Pontonie

Indian servants clothes: hukabardar or hookah pipe bearer, caukidar or watchman, serkar or steward, jamadar or head servant, seated banian or chief servant comptroller, chobdar or mace bearer

Londons night watchmen 1616
A night watchman from Dekker on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London. Date: 1616

Choukee-dar or watchman.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

NIGHT WATCHMAN 1804
A night watchman walks the streets Date: 1804

German Night Watchman
A Nachtwachter (nightwatchman) who cries the hours Date: 18th century

FRENCH VEILLEUR DE NUIT
A French VEILLEUR DE NUIT - night watchman - patrols the city streets with lantern and pike Date: 16th century

Night Watchman or Bellman 1608
The Night Watchman or Bellman of London, decribes the Watchman and Bellman as a person of some activity, the child of darkness, a common nightwalker; a man that had no man to wait upon him

Old London Characters - Night Watchman with lantern

Old London Characters - Charley, an aged parish constable or night watchman, carrying a lantern. 19th century

WW2 - ARP man with horse and flashlight wishing the recipient of this card a Happy Birthday. Note the helmet on the horse and the black and white legwear on both horse and watchman

Kavanaghs journey, Relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny
Scenes from Thomas Henry Kavanaghs (1821-1882) perilous journey leading to the Relief of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross

Fred Curd, watchman at Rye, Sussex
Fred Curd looking through his telescope at Rye, Sussex. He was one of two men employed by the Corporation of Winchelsea to maintain the Look Out

Edward Goldney
EDWARD GOLDNEY senior, widower, religious writer, whose motto was Love without dissimulation, depicted writing at 4 am, with a night watchman calling the hour. Date: 1710 - ?

Police Night Watchman
A night watchman in the snowy streets of Philadelphia. Date: early 19th century

Indian Watchman (Choakee-dar or Chow Kidar). Date: 1828

Italy - Meran or Merano - Saltners
Since in the earliest paradise on record poor human nature found the plucking of forbidden fruit an irresistible temptation

Illustration of an 18th century Bellman and Billman
A London night-watchman who gave warning of fire and who was meant to take first-aid measures to stop small outbreaks of fire. (Original print in the London Guildhall Library)

Plantain Walk - Bookkeeper - Watchman and Hut - man with casks of water / greattoe in stirrup. Date between 1808 and 1816

Chow Kidar - Indian Night Watchman Date: circa 1910s

A Saltner from Merano, Italy
Since in the earliest paradise on record poor human nature found the plucking of forbidden fruit an irresistible temptation

Police / Watchmen / 1827
A night watchman on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London. Date: 1827

Scotland / Orkney / Stone
STENNESS, ORKNEY Bridge of Brogar and The Watchman standing stone, Stenness, Orkney

Night Watchman crying Fire
A Night Watchman cries " Fire!". There were continual fires in Constantinople - only the very rich merchants and Pashas could afford stone houses

Police / Watchmen / Blarney
Ted Blarney, a night watchman on his rounds; he patrols a riverbank. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

The Watchman of the State

Watchman Waking US Up
The town watchman wakens, on Christmas morning, those who have not already been woken up by their children anxious to get at their presents

Night Watchman / Scrap
A NIGHT WATCHMAN

Spanish Night Watchman
A card given out by a Spanish night watchman, which shows how he helps to keep the public safe. He hopes that this piece of publicity with earn him a Christmas box

Night Watchman
DER NACHTWACHTER A German night-watch patrols the streets, armed with a pike and carrying a horn with which to summon help if required (his dog is already helping)

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