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Brentford Collection

Background imageBrentford Collection: Swan-Upping on the Thames, from Brentford Ait, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Swan-Upping on the Thames, from Brentford Ait, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Swan-Upping on the Thames, from Brentford Ait, 1844. Annual event in which mute swans on the River Thames in west London are rounded up, caught, ringed, and then released

Background imageBrentford Collection: Old Houses at Brentford, 19th century? Creator: Unknown

Old Houses at Brentford, 19th century? Creator: Unknown
Old Houses at Brentford, 19th century? Rural scene in Brentford in Middlesex, now a part of Greater London

Background imageBrentford Collection: Pushing a Monkey Boat Through The Lock at Brentford, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Pushing a Monkey Boat Through The Lock at Brentford, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Pushing a Monkey Boat Through The Lock at Brentford, c1935. Narrow boats at Brentford in west London, used to transport cargo around the country

Background imageBrentford Collection: Brentford, c1910

Brentford, c1910. Flour Mills, Brick Kilns, Market Gardens, Soap, Sawmills. Population, 17, 030. Card from a game containing views of the chief towns in each county

Background imageBrentford Collection: The original tower of the Church of St Lawrence, Brentford, Middlesex, c1820. Artist

The original tower of the Church of St Lawrence, Brentford, Middlesex, c1820. Artist
The original tower of the Church of St Lawrence, Brentford, Middlesex, c1820. Brentford is now in the London borough of Hounslow

Background imageBrentford Collection: The Taylor riding to Brentford, 1768. Artist: TS Stayner

The Taylor riding to Brentford, 1768. Artist: TS Stayner
The Taylor riding to Brentford, 1768. The rider has Rules for bad horsemen in his pocket. A poster reads Various feats of horsemanship performed this evening by the famous Sampson

Background imageBrentford Collection: William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford, British statesman, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie

William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford, British statesman, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford, British statesman, 1926. Portrait of Jix (1865-1932) who was Home Secretary. Cigarette card with straight-line caricature, issued by John Player & Sons


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