Arthur St John Adcock Collection (page 11)

The cast from A Midsummer Nights Dream, the Green Room, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1926-1927. The cast enjoy an old actors benevolence, food and drink paid for by Robert Baddeley

On the roof of Bush House, looking from Kingsway towards the nothern hights, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

The Grecian Theatre on the borders of Hoxton, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Whiffin
The Grecian Theatre on the borders of Hoxton, London, 1926-1927. Photographed just before its demolition. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Sadlers Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Whiffin
Sadlers Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

St Jamess Street, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Crowds waiting for the Queen in St Jamess Street, London, 1880s (1926-1927). From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A London taxi, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A horse-drawn hansom cab, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A row of old cabbies, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A horse-drawn carriage, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A double-decker bus standing outside the Law Courts, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A horse-drawn bus, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The Embankment, London, 1926-1927. A tunnel leading on to the Embankment, and a tram heading towards Westminster. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

A tram running beneath Kingsway, Aldwych and Somerset House, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The coronation of the master of the Girdlers Company, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The annual ceremony of electing a new master to the Saddlers Company, London, 1926-1927. On the left is the bearer of the crown or garland for the masters head

The ward beadles, Guildhall, London, 1926-1927. The beadles meet for the election of a Lord Mayor, according to the old custom

Carving a side of beef at the annual banquet at the Guildhall, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Gateway of the Guildhall, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Gateway of the Guildhall, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The Crown and Sceptre Inn in Greenwich, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A bank holiday crowd on board a paddle steamer headed for Margate, London, 1926-1927. A boat from the Ols Swan Pier, just above London Bridge and opposite Fishmongers Hall

A bank holiday crowd waiting for a train to Margate, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A group of summer paddlers heading for the Serpentine, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A donkey ride on a bank holiday on Hamstead Heath, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A queue for the zoo on a national holiday, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Steam yacht, a bank holiday fairground attraction on Hamstead Heath, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London)

A merry-go-round, part of a bank holiday carnival on Hamstead Heath, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London)

A coconut shy during a bank holiday on Blackheath Common, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Hall
A coconut shy during a bank holiday on Blackheath Common, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The rubbish left on Hamstead Heath after a bank holiday, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

London bank holiday carnival, Hamstead Heath, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
London bank holiday carnival, Hamstead Heath, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Newcastle Street, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Newcastle Street, London, 1926-1927. Newcastle Street, near the Holborn viaduct, going up to Farringdon Street. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

From the Old Bailey looking down the hill of Fleet Lane, London, 1926-1927
From the Old Bailey looking down the hill of Fleet Lane towards Farringdon Street, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

The mouth of the Holebourne, where it finds the Thames as the Fleet Ditch, London, 1926-1927. The picture shown is under the Blackfriars Railway bridge

A flock of sheep on the Strand, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A whip woman, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
A whip woman, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. When all the transport of the market was supplied by horses, it was necessary to have someone to mind the drivers whips lest they be stolen

Pea shelling in Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A man carrying many baskets on his head, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A meat porter, Smithfield Market, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Fish porters in Billingsgate, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Fruit department, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. A print from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume II, Amalgamated Press, London, 1926-1927

Early morning in Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Mitre Court by the Temple, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Mitre Court by the Temple, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Aerial view of Buckingham Palace, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Rose Day, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

King George V and Queen Mary visit the annual spring flower show at Chelsea, London, 1926-1927
King George V and Queen Mary pay a visit to the annual spring flower show at Chelsea, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Hyde Park on a fine Ascot Sunday, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Looking south in New Bond Street, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A bookshop and tobacconists in the Strand, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

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