Common Collection

Encampment on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1780. Artist: Paul Sandby
View of an army encampment on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1780. Showing a windmill on the right and soldiers playing cards with a farmer in front

Putney Heath, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Putney Heath, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Photography On The Common, Printed 1870s. Creator: John Thomson
Photography On The Common, Printed 1870s

Statue of Capt. Parker, Lexington, Mass. c1902. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Capt. Parker, Lexington, Mass. c1902

To the Society of Goffers at Blackheath, c19th century, (1903). Artist: Valentine Green
To the Society of Goffers at Blackheath, c19th century. Image of two men playing golf in 1790. After a painting by Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760/61-1802). From The Connoisseur Vol

Mush-Fakers and Ginger-Beer Makers, 1881. Creator: John Thomson
Mush-Fakers and Ginger-Beer Makers, 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 12 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

Furze-Cutting on a Suffolk Common, c. 1883 / 87, printed 1888. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Furze-Cutting on a Suffolk Common, c. 1883/87, printed 1888. A work made of photogravure, pl. xiii from the album " pictures of east anglian life" (1888)

A Herefordshire Common, 1860-1900. Creator: James Aumonier
A Herefordshire Common, 1860-1900

At Coney Hill, Hayes Common, Kent, c1870. Coney Hill, Hayes common was used for centuries by local people to collect firewood and graze cattle, by the early 19th century it was site of the Hays Fair

Barnes Common - Calling the Carriages, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Barnes Common-Calling the Carriages, 1872. Men and boys work to assist drivers exit Barnes Common after the Oxford and Cambridge boat race. From, " LONDON

Where the Revolutionary War Began, April 19, 1775 - the Town Common, Lexington, Mass. c1930s. Memorial stone on Battle Green, Lexington, site of the first shots of the American Revolutionary War

Views of Ealing, west London, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Views of Ealing, west London, 1917. The Broadway, Walpole Park, the Free Library, the Common and Victoria Hall. Postcard. [The Pelham Series of local views, published by Boots the chemists]

On Blackheath, Greater Londons Most Historic Common, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
On Blackheath, Greater Londons Most Historic Common, c1935. Boating lake at Blackheath in south-east London. From " Wonderful London, Volume 2", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

The Common, Southsea, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
The Common, Southsea, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Book of Contemplation on God by Ramon Llull, written in Majorcan and translated from Arabic into common romance c. 1272, 14th century facsimile manuscript

The great telescope erected on Wandsworth Common, London, c1853. The telescope was constructed in 1852 by the Reverend John Craig and was the lagest refracting telescope in the world at that time

The grand review on Sydenham Common... 1792. Dressed in military uniform, King George III, followed by William Pitt the Younger, Edmund Burke and others, is chasing the Prince of Wales

Blackheath, Greenwich, London, c1835
View, possibly of Blackheath, Greenwich, London, c1835; showing avenue of trees leading to a classical archway

A mill on Blackheath by moonlight; including figures and a windmill, Greenwich, London, 1770
A mill on Blackheath, London, by moonlight, 1770; including figures

Clapham Common, Wandsworth, London, 1862. Artist: John Harris
View of figures on Clapham Common, Wandsworth, London, 1862, returning from the Derby

HG Pope driving a GWK through water at a demonstration event, Frensham Common Pond, Surrey, 1922
GWK 2-seater. 1370 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BL9673. Driver: Pope, H.G.. Place: Frensham Common Pond, Surrey. G.W.K. Frensham demonstration. Date: 31.8.22

GWK fitted with tyre chains at a demonstration event, Frensham Common, Surrey, 1922
GWK 2-seater. 1370 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BL9673. Driver: Pope, H.G. Fitted with tyre-chains. Frensham Common, Surrey. G.W.K. Frensham demonstration. Date: 31.8.22

Common, 19th century, (1911)
Common, `9th century, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Stormy Day on a Surrey Common, 19th-20th century, (1935). Artist: John Jessop Hardwick
Stormy Day on a Surrey Common, 19th-20th century, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy

A Common in August, c1890. Artist: Thomas Collier
A Common in August, c1890. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume I, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Blythburgh Common, 1888. Artist: Thomas Collier
Blythburgh Common, 1888. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume I, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe [Emrose and Sons Ltd

A Sussex Common, c1889. Artist: Thomas Collier
A Sussex Common, c1889. From The Studio Volume 32. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1904]

Southwold Common in August, c1889. Artists: Otto Limited, Thomas Collier
Southwold Common in August, c1889. From The Connoisseur Volume 104. [Otto Limited, London, 1939]

On Merrow Common, Surrey, 1797. Artist: John Thomas Smith
On Merrow Common, Surrey, 1797. From Antiquities of London and Its Environs. [N. Smith, London, 1797]

The Common from Clarence Pier, Southsea, Hampshire, c1904. Postcard posted in 1904

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)

Playing golf on Tooting Bec Common, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

King George V admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

Windmill on Wimbledon Common, 1880. Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
Windmill on Wimbledon Common, 1880. An illustration from Windsor Castle and the Water-Way Thither by W H Davenport Adams, published by Marcus Ward and Co, (London, 1880)

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