Images Dated 17th August 2018

Caledonian Park Clock Tower Metropolitan Cattle Market

The Caledonian Park Clock Tower - a Grade II*-listed structure, as the centrepiece of a vast cattle market. The Metropolitan Cattle Market opened in 1855 in Holloway, then on the very fringes of London. The site replaced the ancient Smithfield Cattle Market, whose central location caused frequent problems, with drovers and animals clogging the streets. The seven-storey tower presided over the market until it closed after World War II. The area was later transformed into the Market Estate and Caledonian Park. Date: circa 1908

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Edward, HRH Prince of Wales wearing the Robes of the Garter

Edward, HRH Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII 1894-1972) wearing the Robes of the Garter. Taken at Windsor Castle by David Knights Whittome on June 10th 1911 after the Investiture. Below the left knee is the Garter with the inscription, Honi-soit-qui-mal-y-pense in choice diamonds, which formerly belonged to the late Duke of Cambridge and bequeathed by him to Prince Edward. The Tudor hat contains the plumes of the Prince of Wales. Date: 1911

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Robert Falcon Scott and his Frys Cocoa and Chocolate supply

Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic, dying in a 1912 attempt to reach the South Pole. This promotional card for Fry's depicts Scott (inset portrait) and his ship (The SS Terra Nova) alongside some of the many cases of Fry's Cocoa and Chocolate products specially packed for the expedition. Date: 1910

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection