Islington Collection (page 2)

The Fleet Ditch, from the Red Lion. (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Fleet Ditch, from the Red Lion. (c1872). View of the Old Red Lion Tavern in Chick Lane, and the Fleet Ditch, West Smithfield, London

Charterhouse - The Quadrangle, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Charterhouse - The Quadrangle, c1872. The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Birds Eye View of the Old Charterhouse, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Birds Eye View of the Old Charterhouse, (c1872). The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Clerkenwell Green in 1789, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Clerkenwell Green in 1789, (c1872). View of the Middlesex Sessions House, built in 1782, on Clerkenwell Green in London. From Old and New London, Vol

Newcastle House, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Newcastle House, (c1872). Newcastle House in Clerkenwell Close, London. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury

St. Johns Gate, Clerkenwell, c1872. Creator: Unknown
St. Johns Gate, Clerkenwell, c1872. St Johns Gate in Clerkenwell, London, was built in 1504 by Thomas Docwra, prior of the Priory of the Knights of Saint John

The Monastery of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell - The Gate from the West, (c1872). The Priory of St John, of the Monastic Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem

White Conduit House about 1820, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
White Conduit House about 1820, (c1872). White Conduit House on Barnesbury Road in Islington, (now part of greater London), was so named for the conduit head nearby

Copenhagen House, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Copenhagen House, (c1872). Copenhagen Fields in Islington was an open area on the hill between Maiden Lane and Holloway popular for mass meetings

Sir Walter Raleighs House, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Sir Walter Raleighs House, (c1872). The Pied Bull Public House, Upper Street, Islington, (now part of greater London), quoted in some sources as having once been the residence of adventurer

Bunhill Fields Burial-Ground, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Bunhill Fields Burial-Ground, c1872. Bunhill Fields in Finsbury, London, was used as a burial ground from 1665 until 1854

A General View of London, the Capital of England, c1780. Artist: Page
A General View of London, the Capital of England - Taken from an eminence near Islington. c1780. View looking south, with the dome of St Pauls Cathedral in the distance. Published by Alexander Hogg

Invitation card to a funeral at Bunhill Fields in 1737. The image includes an effigy and symbols of death including a skull and a scythe

St Barnabas Chapel, Finsbury, London, c1820. Artist
St Barnabas Chapel, Finsbury, London, c1820

View of Bunhill Row from Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, Islington, London, c1860. Artist
View of Bunhill Row from Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, Islington, London, c1860

Charterhouse, Finsbury, London, 1816. Artist: William James Bennett
Charterhouse, Finsbury, London, 1816. View of Charterhouse from the playground with figures on the lawn including women with laundry

Church of St Barnabas, King Square, Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, London, 1828. Artist
Church of St Barnabas, King Square, Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, London, 1828

View of tombs and memorial stones in Bunhill Fields, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1866

Carts outside the Sundial public house, Goswell Road, London, 1900
Carts outside the Sundial public house, 82-88 Goswell Road, London, 1900. Horse-drawn carts laden with sacks of coal pass in front of the Sundial and warehouses

Chocolate King sweetshop, Upper Street, Islington, London, 1944. Man, woman and child standing in front of a sweet shop and tobacconists advertising Palm toffee

Boys tailoring class at Highbury Truant School, London, 1908
Boys tailoring class at Highbury Truant School, Islington, London, 1908. Boys learn to make clothes; some draw patterns, others use sewing machines, while at the back more boys sew by hand

Transport workers washing a tram at the Holloway Car Shed, London, 1932. Interior of a tram shed with men using hoses to wash a Route 29 tram which has an advertisement for Hudsons soap

Tramway electrification at the junction of Goswell Road and Old Street, London, 1906
Tramway electrification: men laying tracks across the junction of Goswell Road and Old Street, Finsbury, London, 1906. Traffic and roadworks between the Hat and Feathers public house and the London

Attendants bathing boys at the Central Street Cleansing Station, London, 1914. Women wash boys in bath tubs; most homes at this time had no bathroom and children could suffer form lice

A nurse examines girls hair, Central Street Cleansing Station, London, 1914. Woman checking for head lice; on the table is a bowl of cut hair

Male students at work in the Masons Shop, Northern Polytechnic, London, 1911. Students working on pieces of stone with their teacher looking on

Students from trade classes, Northern Polytechnic, London, 1911. At work in a Decorators Shop

Exercise class, Buckingham Street Girls School, Islington, London, 1906. Girls taking part in a physical training drill in the playground stretching with their arms reaching upwards and to the left

Housewifery, Barnsbury Park School, Islington, London, 1908. Two girls are cleaning babies feeding bottles

Road accident, Calabria road, Islington, London, 1925. A London County Council ambulance attending a road accident victim

Girls swimming championship team with their shield, Tollington Park Central School, London, 1915
Group of girls with violins, Tollington Park Central School, London, 1915

Girls in a classroom, Tollington Park Central School, London, 1915
Girls in an art class, Tollington Park Central School, London, 1915

Girls relaxing in a roof top garden, White Lion Street School, London, 1912. One girl sits in a deckchair reading, while three girls chat together next to her

Girls gardening and reading in a roof top garden, White Lion Street School, London, 1912

Girls exercise drill, Montem Street School, Islington, London, 1906. A class of girls in the playground lunge sideways with their arms stretching upwards

Playground scene, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. Pairs of very young children play a see-saw game in the school playground

Numeracy lesson using sticks, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. A class of young children learning numeracy by counting small sticks laid out in front of them

Classroom scene, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906
Language teaching, stage 1, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. A class of young children sitting at their desks in a classroom, all with their hands over their ears

Writing lesson, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906
Writing lesson - stage III, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. A large class of young children practise their writing skills

Dancing around the maypole, Hugh Myddelton School, Finsbury, London, 1906. Children dance around a maypole in the school playground, watched by two teachers

The western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, Regents Canal, London, c1905. Artist
The western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, Regents Canal, London, c1905. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820

Eastern entrance to Pentonville Tunnel and tunnel keepers cottage, Regents Canal, London, c1905. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820

Steam machine, New Road, Islington, London, 1808. Artist: John Claude Nattes
Steam machine, New Road, Islington, London, 1808. New Road was built to link the City with the western suburbs of London. In 1857 it was re-named Pentonville Road

Parlour of the Queens Head Inn, Essex Road, Islington, London, 1887. Interior view showing a man seated at a table with a drink

Interior view of the Oak Room, New River Head, Finsbury, London, 1886

Spa Fields Chapel, Exmouth Street, Finsbury, London, 1886. Artist: John Crowther
Spa Fields Chapel, Exmouth Street, Finsbury, London, 1886. View of the chapel from Yardley Street. This was one of over 60 Calvinistic Methodist chapels founded by Selina Hastings

Interior view of the Compton Oak Room, Canonbury House, Islington, London, 1887. Artist
Interior view of the Compton Oak Room, Canonbury House, Islington, London, 1887. The panelling of this room and the Spencer Room at Canonbury House was undertaken by Sir John Spencer

Interior view of Sir John Spencers room in Canonbury House, Islington, London, 1887. Sir John Spencer was a wealthy clothworker and London alderman who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1594

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