Westminster London England Collection

The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Devils Acre-Westminster, 1872. Devils Acre, a Victorian slum near Westminster Abbey had a high rate of mortality from diseases such as typhoid. From, " LONDON

Dexter Gordon, Marquee Club, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Dexter Gordon, Marquee Club, 1962

Piccadilly Circus, 1915. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Piccadilly Circus, 1915. A dramatic scene of crowds as they move through Piccadilly Circus, a circular road junction and major public space bordered by stately buildings in London's West End

Demolition of St. James' Hall, exterior, 1907. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Demolition of St. James' Hall, exterior, 1907. Located on a site between Regent Street and Piccadilly, St James' Hall was a celebrated London concert hall where handsome performances were held for

Strand with sky, 1916. Creator: Francis Dodd
Strand with sky, 1916.

St. Mary le Strand, 1916. Creator: Francis Dodd
St. Mary le Strand, 1916. Shows James Gibbs's early 18th century church of St Mary le Strand, in London's West End.

Westminster from a Savoy window, 1925 -1926. Creator: CRW Nevinson
Westminster from a Savoy window, 1925 -1926. A winter view of the River Thames looking south west from an upper window at Savoy Hotel.

The Funeral of Lord Palmerston: arrival of the hearse at the West Door of Westminster Abbey, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Funeral of Lord Palmerston: arrival of the hearse at the West Door of Westminster Abbey, 1865. 'The funeral procession...slowly entered the Broad Sanctuary and set down the appointed personages

New chapel at Westminster, 1865. Creator: Unknown
New chapel at Westminster, [London], 1865. 'The new chapel in James-street, Buckingham-gate, near the Wellington Barracks, which has been erected for the Congregational flock of the Rev

Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Breakfast-Room, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Breakfast-Room, 1864. 'The Breakfast-Room has some interesting prints, pictures, and drawings; a richly-mounted pistol

Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Monks' Parlour, 1864. Creator: Watkins
Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Monks' Parlour, 1864. 'We now descend to the Monks' Parloir, which has its ceiling and walls mostly covered with fragments

Inspection of Civil Service Volunteers by the Prince of Wales...Quadrangle of Somerset House, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Inspection of Civil Service Volunteers by the Prince of Wales in the Quadrangle of Somerset House, [London], 1864. '...a vast quantity of coloured bunting had been employed in...the decoration of

Underground works at the junction of Hampstead-Road, Euston-Road, and Tottenham-Court-Road, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Underground works at the junction of Hampstead-Road, Euston-Road, and Tottenham-Court-Road, 1864. View showing '...what extensive subterranean works are being constructed in different parts of

The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park: general view, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park [London]: general view, 1864. '...the Prince and Princess of Wales came not only to witness the affair

The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park [London]: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. '...the Prince and Princess of Wales came not only to witness the affair

The Court at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last: arrival of the foreign ambassadors, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Court at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last: arrival of the foreign ambassadors, 1864. 'As a memorial of the occasion, last Saturday, when our Queen, to the gratification of all her people

The Charing-Cross Railway: the signal station on the north end of the bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: the signal station on the north end of the bridge, [London], 1864. The signal station...is remarkable for the ingenious character of its arrangements

The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. In no part of London has a greater improvement been made than upon the spot where Hungerford Market once stood

Old Charing-Cross, from Aggas's plan of London, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Old Charing-Cross, from Aggas's plan of London, 1864. Charing-cross, the large area at the meeting of the Strand, Whitehall, and Cockspur-street, with Trafalgar-square on the north

The Charing-Cross Railway: temporary entrance to the station from Villiers-Street, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: temporary entrance to the station from Villiers-Street, [London], 1864. The temporary entrance to the station will hereafter serve only for empty cabs

U.S. troops in London, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. troops in London, between c1915 and c1920. American soldiers in London during World War I. The Victoria Memorial near Buckingham Palace is in the background

Athletic sports by the Westminster scholars in their playground:..the hurdle race, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Athletic sports by the Westminster scholars in their playground, Vincent-square, [London]: the hurdle race, 1864. The public exhibition of these performances...proved sufficiently interesting to

The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, [London], 1864....when the embankment is finished, running as it will from Pimlico to Blackfriars-bridge, and beyond it

Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. View of...piles being driven in, and scaffolding of an extensive character being erected to support

The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river [Thames, London], 1864. This magnificent structure, with a semicircular roof of iron and glass

Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, [in London] 1858. A craft, attracting attention by its singular appearance

Bray's Traction-engine, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Bray's Traction-engine, 1858....thousands of spectators...seemed much interested and astonished on seeing a steam-engine traversing the streets of London...Attached was a truck, or platform

Experiments with Captain Fowke's pontoon bridge on the Serpentine, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Experiments with Captain Fowke's pontoon bridge on the Serpentine, [London], 1860. The pontoon to be tested consists of an oblong framework of wood and iron

Scene at the Volunteer Review in Hyde Park, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Scene at the Volunteer Review in Hyde Park, [London], 1860. Crowds watching military manoeuvres....before reaching this centre of the line, where the Queen was stationed

The New Lion-House, Zoological Society's Gardens, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The New Lion-House, Zoological Society's Gardens, [London], 1876....large new building...for the more commodious lodging of the grand species of feline carnivorous animals...The interior is very

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in front of Buckingham Palace, 2000s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in front of Buckingham Palace, 2000s, (2023). Elizabeth (1926-2022) became Queen of the United Kingdom in 1952

Opening of the Royal Aquarium and Summer and Winter Garden, Westminster...1876. Creator: C. R
Opening of the Royal Aquarium and Summer and Winter Garden, Westminster, by the Duke of Edinburgh, 1876. There was an assembly of nearly ten thousand ladies

En L'Honneur de L'Amerique; A Londres, le 20 avril 1917: pour la premiere fois, par un grand acte symbolique, les drapeaux nationaux de Grande-Bretagne et d'Amerique melent leurs couleurs

The New Street on the site of Northumberland House: view from Charing-Cross, 1876. Creator: M. P
The New Street on the site of Northumberland House: view from Charing-Cross, [London] 1876....view of "Northumberland-avenue

New offices of the Metropolitan Board of Works in Spring-Gardens, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New offices of the Metropolitan Board of Works in Spring-Gardens, [London], 1860. The facade is imposing in extent, and of good proportions

The Queen's Funeral: The Procession Passing Through Hyde Park, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Funeral: The Procession Passing Through Hyde Park, 1901. London crowds turn out to see the coffin of Queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years

View of The Mall in Saint James's Park in London, 1752. Creator: William Henry Toms
View of The Mall in Saint James's Park in London, 1752

View of the canal in Saint James's Park in London, seen from the Horse Guards Parade, 1753. Creator: Stevens
View of the canal in Saint James's Park in London, seen from the Horse Guards Parade, 1753

View of Somerset House and Saint Mary-le-Strand Church in London, 1753. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of Somerset House and Saint Mary-le-Strand Church in London, 1753

View of Saint James's Park in London as seen from Buckingham House, 1752. Creator: St Torres
View of Saint James's Park in London as seen from Buckingham House, 1752

The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park, 1860. Creator: J. Palmer
The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park, [London], 1860. The volunteers were formed in a line of battalions, in contiguous columns at quarter distance

Broadwood's Pianoforte Manufactory, Horseferry-road, Westminster, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Broadwood's Pianoforte Manufactory, Horseferry-road, Westminster, 1858. Near to [the] depository is the department for preparing glue, an item of expenditure which amounts to £2000 a year

The demolition of Old Westminster-Bridge, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The demolition of Old Westminster-Bridge, [London], 1860....the ancient bridge stood for more than six hundred years before the foundation of its youthful

New Buckingham-Gate, St. James's Park, 1857. Creator: Unknown
New Buckingham-Gate, St. James's Park, [London], 1857. View of...the new Lodge and Buckingham Gate...the Park Lodge, which stood between the terminus of the road that passes in front of

Broadwood's Pianoforte Manufactory, Horseferry-road, Westminster, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Broadwood's Pianoforte Manufactory, Horseferry-road, Westminster, 1858. On entering the premises, the first thing which strikes one is the large area which they cover...The new range of workshops

Relative position of the proposed India Museum and other public institutions, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Relative position of the proposed India Museum and other public institutions, 1876. 1. Proposed Site for the India and Colonial Museums; 2. Government Offices; 3. India Office; 4

View of Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's church in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's church in London, 1745-1775

Avenues in Saint James's Park in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
Avenues in Saint James's Park in London, 1745-1775

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