Westminster Collection (page 17)

Vine Street Police Station, Westminster, London. Date: circa 1910

Rochester Row Police Station, Westminster, SW London. Date: circa 1905

Wedding of Lord Alington and Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper
Black and white photograph of the wedding group of Lord Alington to Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, in the Sketch of 3rd December 1928

Coronation, Receives Homage 1937
Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, performing his first act as a crowned and inthroned king. Receiving the homeage from the Archbishop and Bishops. Date: 12 May 1937

Coronation procession, King George VI of England 1937
Procession to Westminster Abbey, London. Down the Mall came the Procession, between the standards and banners which took pride of place among all Londons design for decorations

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - Westminster Abbey
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - Westminster Abbey - 2nd June 1953. 1953

Newport Market Refuge and Industrial School, Soho, London
The Newport Market Refuge and Industrial School on Market Street, Soho. The School, which developed into a training establishment for military bandsmen, later moved to Coburg Row, Westminster

Queue for Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920
Just part of the huge queue waiting their turn to pass by and pay their respects to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior following the Armistice Day ceremony in 1920. 1920

Explosions at Houses of Parliament 1885
The front cover of The Graphic, 31 January, 1885, reporting on dynamite explosions at the Houses of Parliament, part of a bombing campaign by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, nicknamed the Fenians

Turnout of vehicles from Lambeth HQ, with the River Thames and Houses of Parliament in the background. Date: circa 1937

Blitz in London -- Westminster Bridge Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hoses at John Oakey & Sons, Westminster Bridge Road. The building is at risk, as the wall is bulging. Date: 1940s

Munition workers guard of honour at Percy wedding, WW1
Munition workers forming a guard of honour at the wedding of Miss Stella Drummond to Lord Eustace Percy (third son of the late Duke of Northumberland) at St. Margaret s, Westminster

Peers entering Westminster Abbey for Coronation
Peers in their robes, entering Westminster Abbey to take their places for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953

Coronation of King George V
Archbishop of Canterbury adminsters the oath to King George V who places his hand on the Gospel and swears to maintain the Laws and customs of the land and the Settlement of the Church of England

Britain poster, Houses of Parliament, London
Britain poster, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, London, by J Dixon Scott for The Travel Association. Date: circa 1938

Womens Right-to-Serve march, 1915
The womens right-to-serve procession as it passed through Westminster, London. The demonstration, which took place on July 17th 1915

1937 Coronation, annexe to the Abbey constructed
An overhead impression of the temporary structure of steel framing and wood infilling, finished externally in plaster and treated to harmonise with the stonework of the Abbey

The Shrine of St Edward and its part in the Coronation cerem
A diagrammatic drawing to show the function of the Shrine of St. Edward in Westminster Abbey during the Coronation ceremony (in this case, that of King Edward VI)

Westminster Abbey cut-away during Coronation 1937
Cut-away diagram of Westminster Abbey during the Coronation ceremony for King George VI on 12th May 1937. Date: May 1937

George VI Coronation Procession - the State Coach
The State Coach, carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to in from their Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937, pictured in procession outside the Abbey

Royal wedding, 1923 - ceremony in the Abbey
The wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 for the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth)

St Edwards Chair - Coronation Chair
The Coronation Chair of Great Britain, otherwise known as St. Edwards Chair or King Edwards Chair, used for the crowning of British monarchs

Coronation coach 1937 for George VI
The Coronation Coach carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth turns on to the Embankment with Westminster Abbey in the background

CANALETTO, Giovanni Antonio Canal, also called (1697-1768). Westminster Bridge from the North. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2
Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament

Bruce Ismay giving evidence during the Titanic Inquiry
The Chairman of the White Star Line, Joseph Bruce Ismay, giving evidence before Lord Mersey at the inquiry into the Titanic disaster

Inside the annexe at Westminster Abbey - George VI Coronatio
A view inside the Great Hall, a temporary annexe designed by Sir James West and built onto Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937

Royal Wedding 1947. Princess Elizabeth arrives for rehearsal
Princess Elizabeth arrives at Westminster Abbey for the rehearsal of her wedding to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten and runs the gauntlet of press photographers. Date: 1947

Royal Wedding 1923 - The Ray of Sunshine
Illustration in a Bystander issue celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 showing the happy couple bathed in a ray

Wedding of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, 1922
With this ring I thee wed : the marriage of Princess Mary, only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, to Viscount Lascelles, later 6th Earl of Harewood

The Sphere Royal Marriage Number 1923- wedding ceremony
Scene in Westminster Abbey at the moment Prince Albert, Duke of York took his bride, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons hand and plighted his troth in the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Royal Wedding 1986 - yawning bridesmaid
Charming picture, showing one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of Prince Andrew, Duke of York to Lady Sarah Ferguson looking a little bored with events at Westminster Abbey on 23 July 1986

Royal Wedding 1986 - ILN front cover
Front cover of The Illustrated London News celebrating the marriage of Prince Andrew, Duke of York to Lady Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey on 23 July 1986. 1986

Royal Wedding 1973 - ILN front cover
Front cover of The Illustrated London News, November 1973 featuring the royal wedding of that year when Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey on 14 November. Date: 1973

Royal Wedding 1963 - Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra of Kent and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy make their way up the aisle of Westminster Abbey following their marriage ceremony on 24 April 1963. Date: 1963

Royal Wedding 1986 - the smiling bridegroom
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, supported by his brother, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, smiles broadly as he looks down the aisle of Westminster Abbey at the approach of his bride

Royal Wedding 1947 - Processional Route
A decorative chart of the route taken by the Royal wedding procession from Buckingham Palace via the Mall, the Admiralty Arch, and Whitehall, to Westminster Abbey

Royal Wedding 1986 - just married
A newly married Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Lady Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York wave to crowds as they emerge from Westminster Abbey following their marriage on 23 July 1986. Date: 1986

Westminster Abbey sacrarium
A birds eye view of the sacrarium in Westminster Abbey, where the bridal pair - Princess Mary, daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, and Viscount Lascelles

Royal Wedding 1963 - bride arrives at the Abbey
Princess Alexandra of Kent (born 1936), arrives at Westminster Abbey on 24 April 1963 in a smart Rolls Royce for her marriage to the Hon. Angus Ogilvy

Guests at the Royal Wedding
A spread from The Sketch magazine with photographs depicting some of the guests attending the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York

BIG BEN
The clock face (designed by Augustus Pugin) of Big Ben. Westminster, London. The clock mechanism was completed in 1854; the Victorian Gothic tower was completed in 1858. Date: 1850s

Commonwealth and Empire Stands at Coronation, 1953
Looking towards Broad Sanctuary from Parliament Square, a view of the area outside Westminster Abbey designed to represent the Commonwealth

Predecessors of Queen Elizabeth II crowned at Westminster
Colour montage depicting the five Queens regnant who preceded Queen Elizabeth II and who were crowned at Westminster Abbey; Mary I, Elizabeth I, Mary II, Queen Anne and Queen Victoria. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II - Silver Wedding Anniversary
A smiling Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leaves Westminster Abbey after a ceremony to mark their Silver Wedding Anniversary on 20th November 1972. Date: 1972

Parliament Square, Westminster, London
View of Parliament Square, Westminster, London, with Big Ben on the left, and the Houses of Parliament. Date: circa 1920s

Fireworks and crowds, Westminster Bridge, Coronation 1953
Westminster Bridge entirely covered in crowds of people enjoying a firework display on Coronation night. 1953

Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the Abbey for Coronation, 1953
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by her Maids of Honour alights from the golden State Coach on arriving at Westminster Abbey for her Coronation in June 1953

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