Watkins Collection

British Moths
A poster of moth specimens selected for The Boys Own Paper by Watkins and Doncaster, naturalists

2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade survivors
" All that is left of them", the survivors of the original 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade which went out to France in 1914 with the original BEF (British Expeditionary Force)

Group photo, Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, USA
Group photo of the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. They were an African-American a cappella ensemble who toured

British Beetles
A poster of beetle specimens selected for The Boys Own Paper by Watkins and Doncaster, naturalists

St Paul's Church, West Street, Brighton, Sussex Date: 1910

English huntsman dragged in the middle of the hounds by his headstrong horse, 19th century. Martin Muffington unable to control his horse during a fox-hunt. Mr

Facey Romford hands his candle to a footman
English gentleman in formal clothes attending a dinner, 19th century. Facey Romford hands his candle to a footman at the bottom of a staircase. Lucy Somersville in yellow crinoline dress follows him

Commemorative card, picnic to celebrate a wedding
Commemorative card for a picnic to celebrate the wedding of John Watkins and Maggie Laing, 3 August 1883, Grahamstone Farm, Loch Leven, Scotland, listing the names of all who attended. Date: 1883

Group photo, people at a picnic to celebrate a wedding
Group photo, people at a picnic to celebrate the wedding of John Watkins and Maggie Laing, 3 August 1883, Grahamstone Farm, Loch Leven, Scotland. Date: 1883

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

FALL / ROUGH COLLIE / 1937
CHAMPION CORELLA STARBOY Owner: Watkins Date: 1937

Farm worker in pub. Herefordshire
Farm worker Tommy Watkins poses by the fireplace mantlepiece of the Carpenters Arms pub, Walterstone, Herefordshire. The wall above the fireplace is covered in agricultural show prizes

Farm worker with scythe - 2
Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Head and shoulders portrait Date: circa 1975

Farm worker with scythe - 1
Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Full length portrait Date: circa 1975

Watkins Tower - Proposed Design - Wembley Park, London
Programme for a series of musical concerts and entertainments at Wembley Park, London in July 1894 (Wembley Park officially opened to the public in May 1894)

Watkins Glen, New York State, USA
Walkways provide a view of the waterfalls at Watkins Glen, New York State. The falls lie at the head of Lake Seneca. Date: circa 1895

Gladstone Reluctant
Gladstone is unenthusiastic about Watkins project. Date: 1888

Wembley Park Tower under construction. Also known as Watkins Tower, It was to be the centre piece of a pleasure park and based upon the Eiffel tower, 358 meters tall

Wembely Park Tower under construction
Wembley Park Tower under construction. Also known as Watkins Tower, It was to be the centre piece of a pleasure park and based upon the Eiffel tower, 358 meters tall

John Watkins
JOHN WATKINS compiler of the Universal Biographical Dictionary, but his own biography is obscure. Date: ? - 1831+

Charles Watkins
CHARLES WATKINS lawyer, barrister of the Middle Temple, legal writer Date: ? - 1808

Spring Flowers Date: circa 1898

Buds & Blossoms Date: circa 1898

Blossom Laden Date: circa 1898

Victims of the R101 airship disaster
A holocaust of air experts: victims of the R101 disaster. The British R101 airship crashed near Beauvais in France, on its maiden voyage to Egypt and India, on 5th October 1930

Fall / French Bulldog / Pup
BOMLITZ POBBLE Owned by Watkins. An adorable black French bulldog puppy sitting on the grass. Date: 1975

Brougham / Holl / Watkins
HENRY, 1ST BARON BROUGHAM British MP and lawyer in old age

John Lawrence / Watkins Cv
JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE 1st BARON LAWRENCE Governor-General of India

Owen Jones / Watkins Cdv
OWEN JONES English designer and architect

Ley Line Trackway
LEY LINES : a track sighted on a notch at Llanthony, Wales, which Watkins claims is evidence of an ancient trackway combining natural and man-made features

Dickens Watkins Photo
CHARLES DICKENS

Band of Hope Prize
C.E.T.S Church of England Temperance Society ? All England Challenge Competition for Band of Hope, Diocese of Canterbury, Herne Bay Branch. Claude Watkins wins a prize

L Oliphant / Watkins Cdv
LAURENCE OLIPHANT English writer

Edward Vii / Watkins Cdv
EDWARD VII, BRITISH ROYALTY as young PRINCE OF WALES seated in relaxed pose

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