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London Collection (page 14)

Background imageLondon Collection: The High Altar and Reredos Beyond The Choir of Westminster Abbey, c1935. Creator

The High Altar and Reredos Beyond The Choir of Westminster Abbey, c1935. Creator
The High Altar and Reredos Beyond The Choir of Westminster Abbey, c1935. Interior of Westminster Abbey in London, the medieval church traditionally used for royal weddings, coronations and funerals

Background imageLondon Collection: The Flying Scotsman, famous locomotive No. 4472, leaving Kings Cross, 1935

The Flying Scotsman, famous locomotive No. 4472, leaving Kings Cross, 1935
The " Flying Scotsman", famous locomotive No. 4472, leaving the L.N.E.R.s London terminus at Kings Cross with a night express for the north, 1935

Background imageLondon Collection: The Music Room, Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham

The Music Room, Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
The Music Room, Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath, c1950. Kenwood House in north London was remodelled by Robert Adam from 1764-1779

Background imageLondon Collection: Bowling-Green House, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

Bowling-Green House, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Bowling-Green House, (c1878). The house at Putney Heath occupied by the heaven-born minister, William Pitt, and in which he died, was called at that time Bowling-Green House

Background imageLondon Collection: Old Sign of the Dog and Duck. (c1878). Creator: Unknown

Old Sign of the Dog and Duck. (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Old Sign of the Dog and Duck. (c1878). The Dog and Duck tavern stood on the site of what later became the Bethlem Royal Hospital in Southwark, south London

Background imageLondon Collection: Bethlehem Hospital, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

Bethlehem Hospital, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Bethlehem Hospital, (c1878). View of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in London dating back to the 13th century

Background imageLondon Collection: Mr. Davies Shop, Russell Street, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Mr. Davies Shop, Russell Street, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Mr. Davies Shop, Russell Street, (1881). The bookshop of bookseller and author Thomas Davies (c1713-1785) at Russell Street in Covent Garden, London

Background imageLondon Collection: Turners House in Maiden Lane, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Turners House in Maiden Lane, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Turners House in Maiden Lane, (1881). The birthplace of painter JMW Turner (1775-1851) in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London. Turner was born above his fathers barber shop at number 21

Background imageLondon Collection: Dr. Busby, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Dr. Busby, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Dr. Busby, (1881). English Anglican priest Rev Dr Richard Busby (1606-1695) was head master of Westminster School for over fifty-five years

Background imageLondon Collection: St. Martins Lane, 1820, (1881). Creator: Unknown

St. Martins Lane, 1820, (1881). Creator: Unknown
St. Martins Lane, 1820, (1881). Street scene in St Martins Lane in Westminster, London, with the church of St Martin in the Fields

Background imageLondon Collection: A Sedan Chair, (1881). Creator: Unknown

A Sedan Chair, (1881). Creator: Unknown
A Sedan Chair, (1881). Sedan chair carried between horizontal poles by two porters. This form of transport was gernerally only used by the wealthy or powerful

Background imageLondon Collection: The Embankment, from Charing Cross Bridge, (1881). Creator: Unknown

The Embankment, from Charing Cross Bridge, (1881). Creator: Unknown
The Embankment, from Charing Cross Bridge, (1881). The Embankment Gardens in London were created in 1874, on the reclaimed land on the inward side of the Victoria Embankment next to the River Thames

Background imageLondon Collection: The London School Board Offices, (1881). Creator: Unknown

The London School Board Offices, (1881). Creator: Unknown
The London School Board Offices, (1881). Office of the London School Board on the Victoria Embankment. School boards were created in 1870

Background imageLondon Collection: Old Whitehall Stairs, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Old Whitehall Stairs, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Old Whitehall Stairs, (1881). Steps down to the River Thames from the Palace of Whitehall. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageLondon Collection: Macklins House, Tavistock Row, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Macklins House, Tavistock Row, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Macklins House, Tavistock Row, (1881). The house of actor Charles Macklin (1690-1797) at Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, London

Background imageLondon Collection: Interior of Covent Garden Theatre in 1804, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Interior of Covent Garden Theatre in 1804, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Interior of Covent Garden Theatre in 1804, (1881). A performance on the stage at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, London

Background imageLondon Collection: Old Temple Bar and the Devil Tavern, (1897). Creator: Unknown

Old Temple Bar and the Devil Tavern, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Old Temple Bar and the Devil Tavern, (1897). Temple Bar in Fleet Street, shown here as it might have looked in the 18th century

Background imageLondon Collection: V & A Mus, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies

V & A Mus, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Bicycles parked in front of the Victoria and Albert Museum, founded in 1852 and housing the biggest collection of design and decorative arts in the world

Background imageLondon Collection: St Pauls, 2011. Creator: Ethel Davies

St Pauls, 2011. Creator: Ethel Davies
St Pauls Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the Christopher Wren-designed replacement of 1675, to the one that burned down in the Fire of 1666, seen from the Millennium Bridge

Background imageLondon Collection: St Katherines Dock, 2011. Creator: Ethel Davies

St Katherines Dock, 2011. Creator: Ethel Davies
St Katharines Dock, a former commercial dock on the north bank of the River Thames close to Tower Bridge, now a marina, leisure and shopping complex, with the Dickens Inn behind

Background imageLondon Collection: St Johns Wood, 2013. Creator: Ethel Davies

St Johns Wood, 2013. Creator: Ethel Davies
St Johns Wood Church, founded in 1814, with a bronze statue of St George and the Dragon by C.L. Hartwell, in the middle of Lords Roundabout, London, NW8, England

Background imageLondon Collection: UK, London, Edgware Rd, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies

UK, London, Edgware Rd, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Various signs along the commercial street of Edgware Road, London, W2, England

Background imageLondon Collection: Woburn Walk, 2013. Creator: Ethel Davies

Woburn Walk, 2013. Creator: Ethel Davies
The charming street of Woburn Walk, originally Victorian and supposedly Londons first pedestrian shopping precinct, still lined with shops

Background imageLondon Collection: UK, London, Chelsea Br, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies

UK, London, Chelsea Br, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Chelsea Bridge, crossing the River Thames connecting Chelsea and Battersea, built in 1937, replacing a Victorian one on the same site, Chelsea, London, England

Background imageLondon Collection: UK, London, Jap Pavilion, Serp Gall, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies

UK, London, Jap Pavilion, Serp Gall, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
The 2009 annual Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, designed by the Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, London, W2 England

Background imageLondon Collection: Swiss Re Gherkin, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies

Swiss Re Gherkin, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
St Helens Square with the Church of St Andrew Undershaft dating from 1520 in the foreground and the St Mary Axe office building, known as the Gherkin, in the background, London, EC3, England

Background imageLondon Collection: Regents Park, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies

Regents Park, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies
Traditional Georgian domed buildings, originally designed by John Nash in the early 19th century for the Prince Regent (later King George IV), and spring tree in full blossom, Regents Park, London

Background imageLondon Collection: Hyde Park, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies

Hyde Park, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Deckchairs along the Serpentine body of water, with the Hyde Park Barracks, built to house the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, behind, Hyde Park, London, W2, England

Background imageLondon Collection: Mayfair, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies

Mayfair, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies
Entrance guarded by two traditional telephone boxes to Mount Street Gardens, opened in 1889 on what had been the burial ground of St Georges Church, hanover Square, Mayfair, London, W1, England

Background imageLondon Collection: London Eye, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies

London Eye, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies
London Eye, completed in 2000, once the largest ferris wheel in the world, now the 4th, although still considered the ‘ tallest cantilevered observation wheel, various architects

Background imageLondon Collection: Her Majesty the Queen with the Royal Princesses, c1950. Creator: Lisa Sheridan

Her Majesty the Queen with the Royal Princesses, c1950. Creator: Lisa Sheridan
Her Majesty the Queen with the Royal Princesses, c1950. The future Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926) with her sister Princess Margaret Rose and their mother. Photographed by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)

Background imageLondon Collection: H. R. H. The Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth, 1928. Creator: Marcus Adams

H. R. H. The Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth, 1928. Creator: Marcus Adams
H.R.H. The Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth, 1928. The future Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926) aged about two years old, with her mother the future Queen Mother. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

Background imageLondon Collection: A Royal Smile. H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth, c1929. Creator: Marcus Adams

A Royal Smile. H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth, c1929. Creator: Marcus Adams
A Royal Smile. H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth, c1929. The future Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926) aged about three years old. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London, c1929]

Background imageLondon Collection: H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Charles, 1948. Creator: Stirling Henry Nahum

H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Charles, 1948. Creator: Stirling Henry Nahum
H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Charles, 1948. The future Queen Elizabeth II and her firstborn, Charles Prince of Wales. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London, 1948]

Background imageLondon Collection: The King and Queen with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on the Balcony

The King and Queen with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE-Day, 8 May 1945

Background imageLondon Collection: Cambridge Cottage, Kew Green, London, 1894. Creator: Unknown

Cambridge Cottage, Kew Green, London, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Cambridge Cottage, Kew Green, London, 1894. Residence of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904). The house became part of Kew Gardens in 1904

Background imageLondon Collection: The Ship Aground public house, Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, c1875

The Ship Aground public house, Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, c1875

Background imageLondon Collection: Church of St John at Hackney, London, c1820. Artist: A Gordon

Church of St John at Hackney, London, c1820. Artist: A Gordon
Church of St John at Hackney, London, c1820. View with a seated woman holding a baby in the foreground of the graveyard

Background imageLondon Collection: Spys Taken at Greenwich, 1798

Spys Taken at Greenwich, 1798. Mother Windsor with four of her courtesans orders her girls to arrest Shute Barrington, the Bishop of Durham and the Duke of Queensberry

Background imageLondon Collection: North-west view of the Church of St John at Hackney, London, 1841. Artist: Charles Chabot

North-west view of the Church of St John at Hackney, London, 1841. Artist: Charles Chabot
North-west view of the Church of St John at Hackney, London, 1841

Background imageLondon Collection: Lyons Tea Shop in the Strand, London, September 1930

Lyons Tea Shop in the Strand, London, September 1930
Lyons Corner House & Golden Cross Hotel, 450-460 Strand, London, September 1930

Background imageLondon Collection: The Cabinet Room at Number 10, Downing Street, London, 1927

The Cabinet Room at Number 10, Downing Street, London, 1927. Interior with table ready for a meeting, Classical columns, bookshelves and fireplace at the Prime Ministers residence

Background imageLondon Collection: Crowd of people in the street, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1900

Crowd of people in the street, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1900
Crowd of people in the street, 1-5 Tottenham Court Road, London, 1900. Children and men standing on a street corner outside a shop. Opposite are the Oxford Theatre and an open-topped double-decker bus

Background imageLondon Collection: Line of taxis, Abingdon Street, Westminster, London, 1933

Line of taxis, Abingdon Street, Westminster, London, 1933
Line of taxis, 18-29 Abingdon Street, Westminster, London, 1933. Taxis wait in front of three- and four-storey terraced houses, looking north west

Background imageLondon Collection: Uncle Toms Cabin tea stall, Wandsworth Road, London, 1909

Uncle Toms Cabin tea stall, Wandsworth Road, London, 1909
Uncle Toms Cabin tea stall, 394b Wandsworth Road, London, 1909. Customers stand at a corner tea and coffee stall under the railway bridge

Background imageLondon Collection: Mortlake, Richmond upon Thames, London, c1845. Artist: G Howse

Mortlake, Richmond upon Thames, London, c1845. Artist: G Howse
Mortlake, Richmond upon Thames, London, c1845. View of the summer house in the grounds of a house at Mortlake, said to have been occupied by Oliver Cromwell, but certainly by his son-in-law

Background imageLondon Collection: View of the Flora Tea Gardens, Bayswater, London, c1840

View of the Flora Tea Gardens, Bayswater, London, c1840

Background imageLondon Collection: Marks Hall, Romford, Essex, 1805. Artist: John Greig

Marks Hall, Romford, Essex, 1805. Artist: John Greig
Marks Hall, Romford, Essex, 1805. Romford is now in the London borough of Havering



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