Images Dated 17th October 2019

Roof garden of Derry and Toms, Kensington

The Spanish Garden in the Derry Gardens on the roof of Derry and Tom's building on Kensington High Street, described as, "the modern equivalent of the famous Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon". Date: 1938

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

1938, Barkers, Department, Derry, Garden, Gardens, Kensington, Oct19, Pergola, Roof, Spanish, Store, Toms

Scene in the Place de Clichy, Paris, France

Scene in the Place de Clichy, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France, with the Belle Jardiniere building on the left, and the Marechal de Moncey monument on the right. Date: circa 1900s

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17th, 1900s, Arrondissement, Belle, Building, Buildings, City, Clichy, De, France, French, Jardiniere, Marechal, Moncey, Monument, Paris, Pavement, People, Place, Plinth, Road, Scene, Shop, Shops, Square, Statue, Street, Sunblind, Sunblinds, Tramlines

Programme for Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin showcase

The cover of the programme for a Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin Gala Performance of Ballet at the Granada, Woolwich, London. In 1950, Markova and Dolin became the co-founders of the Festival Ballet, a company formed to celebrate the imminent Festival of Britain and backed by the Polish businessman Julian Brunsweg. Dolin was to be the company's first Artistic Director, with Markova as Prima Ballerina. The company was formed to tour ballets to audiences that would otherwise be unable to experience ballet, and went on to tour extensively to less conventional venues both in the United Kingdom and internationally. It also established a number of educational programmes designed to make ballet accessible to new audiences. Date: 1950

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