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Highgate Collection

Background imageHighgate Collection: Lauderdale House, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Lauderdale House, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Lauderdale House, in 1820, (c1876). Lauderdale House in Waterlow Park, Highgate, originally built for Richard Martin (Lord Mayor of London) in 1582, converted to neoclassical style in 1760

Background imageHighgate Collection: Swearing at Highgate, 1796. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank

Swearing at Highgate, 1796. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
Swearing at Highgate, 1796. A scene outside the Horns Tavern. A portly man is taking an oath before the innkeeper while another man holds a pair of antlers over his head

Background imageHighgate Collection: Roger Kellaway, Lauderdale House, London, 2008. Creator: Brian Foskett

Roger Kellaway, Lauderdale House, London, 2008. Creator: Brian Foskett
Roger Kellaway, Lauderdale House, London, 2008

Background imageHighgate Collection: Phil Donkin, Lauderdale House, London 2008 Creator: Brian Foskett

Phil Donkin, Lauderdale House, London 2008 Creator: Brian Foskett
Phil Donkin, Lauderdale House, London 2008

Background imageHighgate Collection: The Two Pilgrims at Highgate, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Two Pilgrims at Highgate, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Two Pilgrims at Highgate, 1872. Until late Victorian times, Highgate was a distinct village outside London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Background imageHighgate Collection: Whittington at Highgate, 1872. Creator: Pannemaker

Whittington at Highgate, 1872. Creator: Pannemaker
Whittington at Highgate, 1872. Dick Whittington hears the sound of Bow bells, promising he would be London Mayor of London from Highgate Hill. From, " LONDON

Background imageHighgate Collection: Highgate Ponds, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Highgate Ponds, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Highgate Ponds, c1876. Freshwater ponds on Hampstead Heath, fed by headwater springs of the River Fleet, originally dug in 17th and 18th centuries as reservoirs

Background imageHighgate Collection: The Old Crown Inn, Highgate, 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Old Crown Inn, Highgate, 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Old Crown Inn", Highgate, 1830, (c1876). Grade II listed building in Highgate Village dating back to 1830

Background imageHighgate Collection: The Old Chapel, Highgate, 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Old Chapel, Highgate, 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Old Chapel, Highgate, 1830, (c1876). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford

Background imageHighgate Collection: Ivy Cottage, Highgate, 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Ivy Cottage, Highgate, 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Ivy Cottage, Highgate, 1825, (c1876). Grade II listed cottage on Highgate hill, residence of Charles Mathews. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageHighgate Collection: Cromwell House, Highgate, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Cromwell House, Highgate, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Cromwell House, Highgate, c1876. Cromwell House is a Grade I listed building in Highgate built for prosperous London merchant, Richard Sprignell in 1637-8

Background imageHighgate Collection: View in Highgate Cemetery, c1876. Creator: Unknown

View in Highgate Cemetery, c1876. Creator: Unknown
View in Highgate Cemetery, c1876. Burial ground in north London, designated a Grade II nature reserve, opened in 1839 with initial design by architect Stephen Geary

Background imageHighgate Collection: Dorchester House, 1700, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Dorchester House, 1700, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Dorchester House, 1700, (c1876). Dorchester House was a three-storey mansion of brick and stone designed by John Thorpe the elder or younger

Background imageHighgate Collection: Views in Highgate, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Views in Highgate, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views in Highgate, c1876. Highgate until late Victorian times, was a village outside London. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageHighgate Collection: Highgate Archway Gate and Tavern in 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Highgate Archway Gate and Tavern in 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Highgate Archway Gate and Tavern in 1825, (c1876). Highgate Archway, built 1813, on Archway Road, from 1813 to 1864, a toll gate made travellers pay for the next stage of their journey

Background imageHighgate Collection: The Gate-House, Highgate, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Gate-House, Highgate, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Gate-House, Highgate, in 1820, (c1876). The Gatehouse, was a dwelling from 1661, and takes its name from the gatehouse where tolls were taken from travellers heading out of London to the North

Background imageHighgate Collection: Staircase of Cromwell House, 1876, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Staircase of Cromwell House, 1876, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Staircase of Cromwell House, 1876, (c1876). Cromwell House on Highgate Hill, Haringey, built for prosperous London merchant, Richard Sprignell in 1637-8, is Grade I listed

Background imageHighgate Collection: Highgate, from Upper Holloway, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Highgate, from Upper Holloway, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Highgate, from Upper Holloway, c1876. Upper Holloway was one of several hamlets within the ancient parish of St Mary Islington

Background imageHighgate Collection: View from Hornsey Lane, Highgate, London, N19, England, 3 / 6 / 10

View from Hornsey Lane, Highgate, London, N19, England, 3 / 6 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies; Davies, Ethel
View fr Hornsey Lane, 3/6/10. View of the City of London with the A1 road beneath. Taken from Hornsey Lane, also known as Suicide Bridge. Highgate near Archway, London, N19, England

Background imageHighgate Collection: Looking from the Green Slopes of Caen Wood Towards the Church Spire of Old Highgate, c1935

Looking from the Green Slopes of Caen Wood Towards the Church Spire of Old Highgate, c1935. View from Kenwood (or Caen Wood) House on Hampstead Heath in north London

Background imageHighgate Collection: Old Houses in Highgate From Whose Doorways Villagers Watched the Coaches Pass. c1935

Old Houses in Highgate From Whose Doorways Villagers Watched the Coaches Pass. c1935. Clapboard houses in Townsend Yard, north London, on the old coaching route

Background imageHighgate Collection: Cromwell House on Highgate Hill, A Mansion of the Seventeenth Century, c1935. Creator

Cromwell House on Highgate Hill, A Mansion of the Seventeenth Century, c1935. Creator
Cromwell House on Highgate Hill, A Mansion of the Seventeenth Century, c1935. Large house in north London, built in 1638. John Ireton, the brother of Oliver Cromwells favourite son-in-law

Background imageHighgate Collection: Sunlight and Shadow in a Winding Highgate Road, c1935. Creator: Paterson

Sunlight and Shadow in a Winding Highgate Road, c1935. Creator: Paterson
Sunlight and Shadow in a Winding Highgate Road, c1935. Quiet street in Highgate, north London. From " Wonderful London, Volume 2", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Background imageHighgate Collection: Waterlow Park, Highgate, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham

Waterlow Park, Highgate, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Waterlow Park, Highgate, c1950. People sitting on park benches in north London. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Background imageHighgate Collection: View from the excavations of Highgate Tunnel, London, 1812. Artist: George Arnald

View from the excavations of Highgate Tunnel, London, 1812. Artist: George Arnald
View from the excavations of Highgate Tunnel, London, 1812. The scheme was abandoned after the partially completed structure caved in on 15th April 1812

Background imageHighgate Collection: Highgate Archway viaduct, London, c1820

Highgate Archway viaduct, London, c1820. View showing horse-drawn vehicles. The viaduct was designed by John Nash and built in 1813. It was demolished in 1901

Background imageHighgate Collection: Fox and Crown Public House, Highgate, London, 1892. Artist: John Crowther

Fox and Crown Public House, Highgate, London, 1892. Artist: John Crowther
Fox and Crown Public House, Highgate, London, 1892. View with figures seated drinking outside the pub

Background imageHighgate Collection: A Sunday ordinary at Highgate, 1784

A Sunday ordinary at Highgate, 1784. A waiter serving a crowd of diners at a table, spilling gravy over one of them while his attention is distracted by a woman with her child on his other side;

Background imageHighgate Collection: Fields at the back of Holloway Prison, Islington, London, 1859. Artist: John Absolon

Fields at the back of Holloway Prison, Islington, London, 1859. Artist: John Absolon
Fields at the back of Holloway Prison, Islington, London, 1859. View of figures and a dog with the Church of St Michael, Highgate in the distance

Background imageHighgate Collection: Cromwells House, Highgate, 1890

Cromwells House, Highgate, 1890. From Picturesque London, by Percy Fitzgerald. [Ward & Downey, London, 1890]

Background imageHighgate Collection: Highgate, London, 1814. Artist: J Shury

Highgate, London, 1814. Artist: J Shury
Highgate, London, 1814

Background imageHighgate Collection: Whittingtons Almshouses, Highgate Hill, London, 19th century. Artist: J Davies

Whittingtons Almshouses, Highgate Hill, London, 19th century. Artist: J Davies
Whittingtons Almshouses, Highgate Hill, London, 19th century. The almshouses are said to have been founded by Dick Whittington

Background imageHighgate Collection: Boys playing cricket in Parliament Hill Fields, London, 1926-1927

Boys playing cricket in Parliament Hill Fields, London, 1926-1927. A print from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, Amalgamated Press, London, 1926-1927

Background imageHighgate Collection: Ivy Cottage, Highgate, residence of Charles Mathews, early 19th century, (1840)

Ivy Cottage, Highgate, residence of Charles Mathews, early 19th century, (1840)
Ivy Cottage, Highgate, residence of Charles Mathews, and a letter by him, early 19th century, (1840). Facsimile of a letter written by theatre manager and actor Charles Mathews (1776-1835)

Background imageHighgate Collection: Dick Whittington Stone, Highgate Hill, London, c1920s

Dick Whittington Stone, Highgate Hill, London, c1920s. This stone marks the spot where, according to legend, Dick Whittington (c1350-1423)

Background imageHighgate Collection: The Grove, or the Admirals House in Hampstead, 1821-1822. Artist: Constable, John (1776-1837)

The Grove, or the Admirals House in Hampstead, 1821-1822. Artist: Constable, John (1776-1837)
The Grove, or the Admirals House in Hampstead, 1821-1822. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageHighgate Collection: View of Highgate from Hampstead Heath, early 19th century. Artist: John Constable

View of Highgate from Hampstead Heath, early 19th century. Artist: John Constable
View of Highgate from Hampstead Heath, early 19th century. Constable, John (1776-1837). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageHighgate Collection: Smallpox Hospital, Highgate, London, c1871

Smallpox Hospital, Highgate, London, c1871. Built in resonse to the epidemic of 1870-1871. The windows show the influence of Florence Nightingales principles of ventilation

Background imageHighgate Collection: North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838

North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838. View showing the Lebanon Catacombs, terrace and sepulchres built in the Egyptian style popular at this time. Wood engraving 1838

Background imageHighgate Collection: Highgate Cemetery, London, 1838

Highgate Cemetery, London, 1838. View of the Egyptian Avenue in the North London Cemetery, built in the architectural style fashionable at this time

Background imageHighgate Collection: Marvells House, 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Marvells House, 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Marvells House, 1825, (c1876). The Elizabethan cottage of Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) on Highgate Hill was demolished in 1867


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