Sydney Collection

British battleship HMS King George V, Sydney, Australia, 1945. King George V after arriving from Tokyo where she had been present at the surrender of Japan

Reading Room of the Great Library at the British Museum seen from the Entrance, c1935. The circular Reading Room of the British Museum in central London was designed by Sydney Smirke (1798-1877)

The Botanical Gardens of Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Botanical Gardens of Sydney, 1901. Opened in 1816, with key elements designed by Charles Moore and Joseph Maiden, built under the supervision of Allan and Richard Cunningham

The Battle of Agincourt, 1773. Creator: William Walker
The Battle of Agincourt, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). The Battle of Agincourt in of 1415 of the Hundred Years War

Caroline Chisholm, The Emigrants Friend, Sydney, Australia, c1845. Caroline Chisholm (nee Jones) (1808-1877), was born at Wotton, Northamptonshire, but moved with her husband

The Conservative Club, St. Jamess Street, London, c1840, (1947). Creator: Woods
The Conservative Club, St. Jamess Street, London, c1840, (1947). View of the Conservative Club, a gentlemens club which occupied premises in St Jamess Street until 1959

Hillman Hunter, P. Brown on 1968 London to Sydney rally. Creator: Unknown
Hillman Hunter, P.Brown on 1968 London to Sydney rally

Sir P. Sidney, (1554-1586), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir P. Sidney, (1554-1586), 1830. Philip Sidney (1554-1586) English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier, an aristocrat educated at Christ Church, Oxford and prominent figure of the Elizabethan age

Suspension Bridge, North Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Suspension Bridge, North Sydney, 1901. Suspension Bridge known as the Long Gully Bridge, connecting Cammeray and Northbridge a suburb of Sydney over the Murray River, built in 1889

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

Penshurst, Kent, 1903. Artist: George Samuel Elgood
Penshurst, Kent, 1903. Penshurst Place is a historic building near Tonbridge, Kent. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the Elizabethan poet

25 Ton gun at Middle Head, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: JR Ashton
25 Ton gun at Middle Head, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

The New Exeter Change, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The New Exeter Change, 1844. London shopping arcade designed by Sydney Smirke: between Wellington-street, North, and Catherine-street, Strand...contains ten neat shops

Grammar school, Shrewsbury, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Grammar school, Shrewsbury, 1845. View of the Royal Free Grammar School in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, ...founded by King Edward VI.; and where, in the time of Elizabeth

The Sydney Oak, at Penshurst, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Sydney Oak, at Penshurst, 1844. Oak tree in the grounds of Penshurst Place in Kent, which was believed to have been planted at the time of the birth of English courtier

[Sydney Smirke], 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins
[Sydney Smirke], 1860s

The Courtyard, Penshurst, c1870. Penshurst Place near Tonbridge, Kent, ancestral home of the Sidney family, birthplace of Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier

Philip Sidney Memorial, the Schools, Shrewsbury, c1920s. Creator: Unknown
Philip Sidney Memorial, the Schools, Shrewsbury, c1920s. War memorial with sculpture of English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), at Shrewsbury School in Shropshire

General Post Office, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
General Post Office, Sydney, 1901. Landmark building on Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales, constructed from 1866, designed under guidance of Architect James Barnet in Victorian Renaissance Style

George Street, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
George Street, Sydney, 1901. Sydneys original high street, formally named after King George III by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810. From " Federated Australia"

Cruising in Port Jackson, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Cruising in Port Jackson, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

A Sydney Steam Tram, 1901. Creator: Unknown
A Sydney Steam Tram, 1901. Steam trams were introduced for the International Exhibition of 1879. Sydney, founded as a British penal colony in 1788

The Circular Quay, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Circular Quay, Sydney, 1901. Sydney Cove, on which Circular Quay is located, was the site of initial landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788

A Sydney Street View, 1901. Creator: Unknown
A Sydney Street View, 1901. Sydney, founded as a British penal colony in 1788 and following the depression of the 1890s, became one of six colonies who agreed to form the federation of

Pitt Street, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Pitt Street, Sydney, 1901. Assumed to be named after British Prime Minister William Pitt, the road ended close to water tanks or " pits" excavated in 1791-1792 as a source of fresh water

Brickfield Hill, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Brickfield Hill, Sydney, 1901. Brickfield Hill, a district of inner city Sydney, served the colonys growing need for bricks, today part of the suburb of Surry Hills

Custom House, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Custom House, Sydney, 1901. Located in the Circular Quay, built to designs of Mortimer Lewis as a two-storey Georgian structure in 1845 under administration of Governor Sir George Gipps

Mosmans Bay, Sydney, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Mosmans Bay, Sydney, Australia, c1909. A birds eye view, showing one of the ferry boats at the Cremorne Wharf. The coast at Mosman Bay in New South Wales

The Federation of Australia, 1901... Signing the Oath by Lord Hopetoun at Sydney
The Federation of Australia, 1901: The Ceremony of Signing the Oath by Lord Hopetoun at Sydney on New Years Day, 1901. John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860-1908)

Sydney Harbour Bridge from the City, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Sydney Harbour Bridge from the City, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Elizabethan poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier was shot in the thigh at the Battle of Zutphen

Sir Sidney Smith, who with 300 British Sailors, defended the Breach of Acre, (1764-1840), 1816. William Sidney Smith, (1764-1840) British naval officer

Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. William Sidney Smith, (1764-1840) British naval officer, reinforced Ottoman defences

Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896. Creator: C Wilkinson
Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896. From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V." [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, c1890]

George II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
George II, 1773. George II (1683-1760), as king from 1727, George exercised little control over British domestic policy, largely controlled by the Parliament of Great Britain

Combat between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Combat between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great, 1773. Edmund Ironside, King of England, 23 April -30 November 1016 resisted the Danish invasion of Canute the Great (994-1035) in five battles

Richard I mortally wounded by an Arrow shot by Bertram de Gourdon from the Walls of the Castle of Chilus, 1773. Bertran de Gourdon (fl)

Death of Lord Hastings, 1773. Creator: William Walker
Death of Lord Hastings, 1773. William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (c1431-1483) courtier of King Edward IV, executed following accusations of treason by Edwards brother and ultimate successor

Henry II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry II, 1773. Henry II of England, (1133-1189) expanded empire and was driven by a desire to restore lands and privileges

Edward the Black Prince waiting on John King of France his Prisoner, 1773. Creator
Edward the Black Prince waiting on John King of France his Prisoner, 1773. King John II of France (1319-1364), taken prisoner after defeat at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 was invited to supper in

The Maid of Orleans receiving the Sword of St. Catherine, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
The Maid of Orleans receiving the Sword of St. Catherine, 1773. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) receiving the sword of St Catharine

Hengest and Horsa meeting King Vortigern, in the Isle of Thanet, 1773. Creator: William Walker
Hengest and Horsa meeting King Vortigern, in the Isle of Thanet, 1773. Hengist and Horsa led the Angles, Saxons and Jute invasion of Britain in the 5th century. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

William the Conqueror seizing his Brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux & Earl of Kent, 1773. William, then Duke of Normandy, made his half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux in 1049

Henry I, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry I, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Henry I (c1068-1135), fourth son of William the Conqueror, considered a harsh but effective ruler

The Duke of Somerset killing Lord Wenlock, 1773. Creator: William Walker
The Duke of Somerset killing Lord Wenlock, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). John Wenlock, (c1400/04 - 1471) allegedly killed by his own commander

Athelstan saves his Fathers life by taking Leofrid the Dane Prisoner, 1773. Creator
Athelstan saves his Fathers life by taking Leofrid the Dane Prisoner, 1773. King Athelstan (894-939) saving the Life of his Father, Edward the Elder, (874-924) at the Battle of Sherwood

Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. Creator
Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). King Alfred the Great (849-899) From " A New and Complete History of England

The Duke of Queensberry and Dover presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne, 1773. James Douglas, (1662-1711) Scottish nobleman presenting the Acts of Union 1707 to Queen Anne

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