Wandsworth Collection

Randalls Flint Mill, Nine Elms, Battersea, 1830, (1947). Creator: John Varley I
Randalls Flint Mill, Nine Elms, Battersea, 1830, (1947). Windmill on the south bank of the River Thames in London, looking towards Vauxhall Bridge. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C

Lines of Rail at Clapham Junction, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Lines of Rail at Clapham Junction, (c1878). Map of railway lines at Clapham Junction Station, one of the busiest rail instersections in London

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)

Roehampton Priory, Surrey, mid 19th century. A print from Dugdales England and Wales Delineated

Ivy Cummings changing a tyre on a 1925 Singer 10/26, London, c1925. Artist: Unknown
Ivy Cummings changing a tyre on a 1925 Singer 10/26, London, c1925. The car is jacked up; Ms Cummings uses a spanner to tighten the bolts on the new wheel

The Granada cinema, Tooting, London, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Granada cinema, Tooting, London, 1931, (1933). The Granada, Tooting: modelled on the Spanish-Moorish architecture of the city from which it took its name

View Of The Thames At Battersea, 1834. Creator: Thomas Creswick
View Of The Thames At Battersea, 1834

Early Morning, Battersea (Battersea Dawn) (Cadogan Pier), 1861

Thames Grand Regatta, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Thames Grand Regatta, 1844. Racing on the River Thames at Putney in south-west London

Thames Regatta, Putney Bridge, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Thames Regatta, Putney Bridge, 1844. Racing on the River Thames at Putney in south-west London. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Dave Holland, The Grand, Clapham, London, 1995. Creator: Brian Foskett
Dave Holland, The Grand, Clapham, London, 1995

Putney Bridge - The Return, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Putney Bridge-The Return, 1872. Spectators cheer on the Oxford and Cambridge boatrace at Putney Bridge on the River Thames in West London. From, " LONDON

The Green Man at Putney Heath, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Green Man at Putney Heath, c1935. The Green Man public house in south west London, parts of which date back to c1700

The Causeway, Wandsworth, Showing the Pound, c1895, (1912). The causeway, connected the village square at the end of Wandsworth plain to the Thameside warehouses and strip fields

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

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

A travellers encampment, Battersea, London, c1903 (1903). An encampment of travellers at Battersea on their way to the Agricultural Hall, Islington to attend The World Fair. From Living London, Vol

Barges on the River Thames near Battersea Bridge, London, c1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Barges on the River Thames near Battersea Bridge, London, c1951. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Essex House, Putney, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Essex House, Putney, (c1878). House in the village of Putney near the River Thames, (now part of greater London)

The Lake, Battersea Park, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Lake, Battersea Park, (c1878). The park, on the south bank of the River Thames in London, was built on marshland reclaimed from the river, and opened in 1858

Lime Grove, Putney, in 1810, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Lime Grove, Putney, in 1810, (c1878). House in the village of Putney near the River Thames, (now part of greater London). Home of the St Aubyn family

Putney House, 1810, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Putney House, 1810, (c1878). House in the village of Putney near the River Thames, (now part of greater London)

The Garratt Election, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Garratt Election, (c1878). 18th century scene showing the Garrat Elections held at Garrat, then a small hamlet in Wandsworth, (now part of greater London)

The Fishmongers Almshouses, Wandsworth, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Fishmongers Almshouses, Wandsworth, (c1878). Block of almshouses also known as St Peters Hospital, built by the Fishmongers Company on East Hill, Wandsworth, (now part of south London)

York House (1790), (c1878). Creator: Unknown
York House (1790), (c1878). York Place in Battersea, (now part of south London). The Archbishops of York have had an estate at Battersea since the late 15th century

The Tropical Gardens, Battersea Park, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Tropical Gardens, Battersea Park, (c1878). The park, on the south bank of the River Thames in London, was built on marshland reclaimed from the river, and opened in 1858

Old Battersea Mill, about 1800, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Old Battersea Mill, about 1800, (c1878). Fowlers Mill was a horizontal windmill in Battersea, now part of south London

Busy street scene, St Johns Road, Clapham Junction, London, 1912. People crowding the pavements outside shop windows

Brickworks, Nine Elms Lane, Battersea, London, August 1906. Rear of the works with workmen standing amongst piles of bricks and tiles. Ships masts on the Thames can be seen behind the buildings

People rushing to get on a trolley bus at 7. 05 am, Tooting Broadway, London, April 1912
People rushing to get on a trolley bus at 7.05 am, Tooting Broadway, London, April 1912. Early-morning commuters catch a trolley bus to Charing Cross

Advertising hoardings on the wall of a building, Wandsworth, London, 1938
Advertising hoardings on the wall of a building, Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth, London, September 1938

Men sitting in the library at Cedars Lodge old peoples home, Wandsworth, London, 1939. Old men sit reading or nodding off in a parquet-floored room with no visible bookshelves

Language lesson on daffodils at Oak Lodge School for Deaf Girls, London, 1908
Language lesson on daffodils at Oak Lodge Residential School for Elder Deaf Girls, Clapham Common, Wandsworth, London, 1908

Boys making baskets at Linden Lodge Residential School, London, 1908
Boys making baskets at Linden Lodge Residential School, Battersea, Wandsworth, London, 1908. Workshop with boys making baskets and cribs, with completed baskets hanging from the ceiling

Widening of Putney Bridge, London, 1931. View of extensive building works with cranes

The building of the new Chelsea Bridge, London, 1937. Construction of the new bridge in progress, with scaffolding and cranes

Workmen on old Chelsea Bridge, London, 1921
Workmen using wooden tools on old Chelsea Bridge, London, 1921. Work in progress on the carriageway looking north from Queenstown Road, Battersea, towards the Western Pumping Station

Learner-driver under instruction in a mock-up of tram car cab, London, 1932
Learner-driver under instruction in a mock-up of tram car cab, Wandsworth, London, 1932

Trams in Balham Car Shed, Wandsworth, London, 1903. Front of the shed with open-topped trams standing partly outside the building

Men working on tramline electricification, Wandsworth, London, 1906. Men at work on interlacing the track near Wandsworth Town Station, by the junction with Alma Road

Overturned electric tram and onlookers, London, 1913
Overturned electric tram and onlookers, Mitcham Lane, London, 1913. London County Council electric tram which has overturned, showing wheel tracks in the road

Laundry work, Tennyson Street School, Battersea, London, 1907. One girl folds clothes on a table while another puts them through a mangle. Behind them a blackboard reads; Folding and mangling

Housewifery, Surrey Lane School, Battersea, London, 1908. A group of girls are busy cleaning the outside of a house used as the domestic economy school

Girls dancing in the assembly hall, Clapham Secondary School, London, 1910

Children in the playground, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1906. Some of the children are sitting on the ground drawing from nature while others are digging sand in a box

Music lesson, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1906
Childrens band, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1906. A class of infant schoolchildren sit in a circle on the floor while their teacher plays the piano

Motor room, Wandsworth Technical Institute, London, 1937. With a row of cars in various states of completeness

Typewriting room, Balham and Tooting Commercial Institute, London, 1931. Furnished with tables, chairs, and typewriters

Number work, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1907

Class reading from books, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1907. A class full of children sit in rows behind their desks, all reading from books

Children performing a maypole drill, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1906. A group of girls dance around a maypole in the school playground, while other children look on

Sailing barges, Battersea, London, 1906
Sailing barges, Nine Elms Wharf, Battersea, London, 1906. These barges are moored on the River Thames at Messrs AH Lavers wharf looking north

Opening ceremony on Ruislip Street, Totterdown Estate, Wandsworth, London, 1903
Opening ceremony of Totterdown Dwellings by His Majesty the King Edward VIII, Ruislip Street, Totterdown Estate, Wandsworth, London, 1903

Car converted into London County Council ambulance, Wandsworth Depot, 1940. On the side of the car and written on a sign on its roofare the words LCC Ambulance Hackney

Battersea Ambulance Station, Battersea, Wandsworth, London, 1925
Battersea Ambulance Station, Battersea Rise, Wandsworth, London, 1925. A view of the ambulance station from the street with ambulances visible, with two paramedics standing alongside the vehicles

Students attending a conference, Furzedown Training College, London, 1935. A view of the hall from the back, with students listening to the lecturer in the background on the stage

Housewifery students, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907. Making the beds and cleaning out the bedroom

The ironing room, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907. Female students ironing on long tables

The washing room, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907. Female students at work in the washing room, washing clothes by hand in basins, with washboards resting against the window

Student teacher in a cookery lesson, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907. Taking a cookery lesson for children, but under supervision

Art class for female students, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907. A line of students in front of their chalkbaords, drawing fleu-de-lys shapes

Domestic chemistry class, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907. Female students at work in a laboratory

Mechanical laboratory, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1912

Outside toilet, Belleville Road School, London, 1936. The flushing cistern and toilet with a wooden seat

Swimming class, Lavender Hill Girls School, Bermondsey, London, 1906. A large group of girls pose by the poolside at an indoor swimming pool

Girls with hoops, Lavender Hill Girls School, Bermondsey, London, 1906. Girls performing an exercise drill involving the use of hoops in the school hall

Classroom scene, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1907
Spelling lesson, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1907. Children are being taught the formation of the word fish by a teacher

North-west view of the Church of St Nicholas, Tooting, Wandsworth, London, c1800

Back view of Salvadore House Academy, Tooting, Wandsworth, London, 1787

View near Putney, with the River Thames in the background, Wandsworth, London, c1850

Church of St Mary, Putney, Wandsworth, London, 1783. Artist: Robert Laurie
Church of St Mary, Putney, Wandsworth, London, 1783. View of the church and the timber bridge over the River Thames, which was replaced by a stone structure in 1886

Bowling Green House, Putney, Wandsworth, London, c1800. View of the residence of Lady Grantham

View of Clapham Manor House and its garden, Clapham, London, c1800

Railway line near Wandsworth Station, London, 1838. Artist: JR Jobbins
Railway line near Wandsworth Station, London, 1838. View showing navvies working on the line. Possibly the Surrey Iron Railway, a narrow guage railway that opened in 1805

Clapham Special Constables dinner, Clapham, London, 1848. Artist: HM Whichelo
Clapham Special Constables dinner, Clapham, London, 1848. Scene showing figures outside marquees

All Saints Church, Wandsworth, London, 1848. Artist: I Shaw
All Saints Church, Wandsworth, London, 1848. View with figures in the street, including three on horseback

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

Wandsworth, London, c1750. East view of Wandsworth, including a windmill, figures and cattle

Riverbank view of Wandsworth, London, c1798. Artist: John William Edy
Riverbank view of Wandsworth, London, c1798. Scene showing figures in front of a windmill and a boat on the River Thames

Staircase at Wandsworth Manor House, St Johns Hill, Wandsworth, London, 1887. Artist
Staircase at Wandsworth Manor House, St Johns Hill, Wandsworth, London, 1887

Garden front of Wandsworth Manor House, St Johns Hill, Wandsworth, London, 1887

Wandsworth Manor House, St Johns Hill, Wandsworth, London, 1887. Artist: John Crowther
Wandsworth Manor House, St Johns Hill, Wandsworth, London, 1887. View of the carriage front and kitchen entrance

Raven Inn, Battersea, London, 1887. Artist: John Crowther
Raven Inn, Battersea, London, 1887. View of the Raven Inn, Battersea, at the junction of Battersea High Street and Bridge Road West (later known as Westbridge Road)

Fairfax House, High Street, Putney, London, 1887. Artist: John Crowther
Fairfax House, High Street, Putney, London, 1887

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