Worsley Collection

Bridgewater Canal Map
Map showing the route of the proposed canal from Worsley to Manchester and thence to the Mersey, to be built by engineer James Brindley for the duke of Bridgewater

Duke and Duchess of Kent - Sphere front cover
Front cover of The Sphere celebrating the marriage of Edward, Duke of Kent (born 1935) and Miss Katharine Worsley on 8 June 1961 at York Minster. Date: 1961

Duchess of Kent before her Marriage
Miss Katherine Lucy Mary Worsley, the present Duchess of Kent, pictured playing the piano at her home, Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire

Bridgewater Canal, Worsley

Worsley Victorian period

Worsley Lord Ellesmere's Barge - Bridgewater Canal
Worsley Lord Ellesmere's Barge on the Bridgewater Canal Victorian period

Lord Ellesemere's barge, Bridgewater canal Worsley

Boat House, Worsley

Worsley Boat House early 1900s

Worsley early 1900s

Worsley

Wardley Hall (The Skull House), near Manchester (completed c.1500) - an early medieval manor house and a Grade I listed building in the Wardley area of Worsley, Salford, in Greater Manchester

Disderi Portrait Mosaic of English Luminaries of the 1860s
Collage Mosaic photograph by Disderi reproduced on a carte de visite showing well-known English luminaries of the period (the 1860s)

Miss Katharine Worsley (Duchess of Kent) by Stephen Ward
Miss Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, the present Duchess of Kent (born 1933), shortly before her marriage to the Duke of Kent at York Minster on 8 June 1961

Soldier of the Queen, 1959.Chromolithograph recruiting poster, after John Worsley (APD 0239), printed by J Howitt [and] Son, Nottingham, or Jordison [and] Company, published by HMSO, London

Outdoor art exhibition on the banks of the Bridgewater canal
An outdoor art exhibition on the banks of the Bridgewater canal in Worsley, Manchester Date: circa 1980

Lycogala epidendrum, Wolfs Milk
Watercolour on paper, c.1838 by Anna Russell (nee Worsley) (1807-1876). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1838

The Cock Hotel, Worsley, Lancashire
The Cock Hotel, Worsley, Manchester, near Walkden, Lancashire, England. Date: 1930s

Worsley College, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1907

Sir William Worsley, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961
Sir William Worsley(1890-1973), Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and President of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Royal Wedding 1961 - Duchess of Kent in her dress
Page from the Illustrated London News showing various pictures of the Duchess of Kent (born 1933), formerly Miss Katherine Worsley on her wedding day to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

Royal Wedding 1961 - a dignified moment
Edward, Duke of Kent and his bride, the new Duchess, formerly Miss Katherine Worsley make their way from the choir following their marriage at York Minster

Royal Wedding 1961 - reception at Hovingham Hall
Some of the 2000 guests at teh wedding reception following the marriage of the Duke of Kent to Miss Katherine Worsley at York Minster on 8 June 1961

Royal Wedding 1961 - ILN front cover
Secondary front cover of The Illustrated London News celebrating the marriage of Edward, Duke of Kent (born 1935) to Miss Katherine Worsley of Hovingham Hall, near York

Royal Wedding 1961 - guests wave farewell
Wedding guests wave farewell to the departing newly married Duke and Duchess of Kent (formerly Miss Katherine Worsley) as they leave Hovingham Hall

PLATT HALL
Platt Hall, Manchester, England, is an early Georgian house. An earlier building here was once the home of Parliamentarian Charles Worsley. Now a costume museum Date: built 1764

Smiling woman on waltz music cover
A smiling woman illustrates the cover of a slow waltz called Levres Adorees (lovely lips). Date: 1906

Bridgewater Canal
Work in progress at Worsley Basin, the terminus of the canal which James Brindley is building for the duke of Bridgewater, from Worsley to the Mersey via Manchester

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