Westminster School Collection

Athletic sports by the Westminster scholars in their playground:...the hurdle race, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Athletic sports by the Westminster scholars in their playground, Vincent-square, [London]: the hurdle race, 1864. 'The public exhibition of these performances...proved sufficiently interesting to

Entrance gateway of Westminster School, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Entrance gateway of Westminster School, 1860. Private school for boys in London. The approach to the school, which stands in Little Dean's-yard...is graced by a stone portal

Westminster School, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Westminster School, 1860. Private school for boys in London. The school, originally the dormitory of the monks of St. Peter's, is of great antiquity: it has a massive roof of chestnut

The Westminster Play - scene from Terence's "Eunuchus", act 1, scene 1, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Westminster Play - scene from Terence's "Eunuchus", act 1, scene 1, 1854. Stage production at Westminster School

Westminster Play - Scene from the "Andria" of Terence, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Westminster Play - Scene from the "Andria" of Terence, 1850....performance of a Latin Play at Christmas by the scholars of Westminster [School]...a most spirited and successful enactment

Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K. G. c1740, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K.G. c1884. Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693-1768), British Whig, educated at Westminster School and Clare College, Cambridge

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

Westminster School - scene from "The Andria"of Terence, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Westminster School - scene from " The Andria" of Terence, 1845. Public school production of an ancient Roman comedy, Act IV, Scene 11: Of the costume...we must speak in the highest terms

Westminster Abbey - Confirmation of Westminster Boys, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Westminster Abbey-Confirmation of Westminster Boys, 1872. Westminster schoolboys are confirmed by the bishop in Westminster Abbey. From, " LONDON

N. Rowe, (1674-1718), 1830. Creator: Unknown
N. Rowe, (1674-1718), 1830. Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718) English poet and dramatist educated at Highgate school, Westminster and Middle Temple

Purcel, (c1659-1695), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Purcel, (c1659-1695), 1830. Henry Purcell (c1659-1695) English Baroque composer educated at Westminster School. Appointed to Westminster Abbey

M. Prior, (1664-1721), 1830. Creator: Unknown
M. Prior, (1664-1721), 1830. Matthew Prior (1664-1721) English poet and diplomat educated at Westminster School and St Johns College, Cambridge, appointed a gentleman to William III

Lord Jeffries, (1645-1689), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lord Jeffries, (1645-1689), 1830. George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (1645-1689) known as the Hanging Judge. Welsh judge educated at Westminster School, Trinity College, Cambridge and Inner Temple

B. Jonson, (c1572-1637), 1830. Creator: Unknown
B. Jonson, (c1572-1637), 1830. Benjamin Jonson (c1572-1637) English playwright and poet educated at Westminster School and the University of Cambridge who popularised the comedy of humours

Freind, (1675-1728), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Freind, (1675-1728), 1830. John Freind (1675-1728) English physician educated at Westminster School, and Christ Church, Oxford

Gibbon, (1737-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Gibbon, (1737-1794), 1830. Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) English historian, writer and MP, educated at Kingston Grammar School and Westminster School boarding house

Duppa, (1589-1662), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Duppa, (1589-1662), 1830. Brian Duppa (1589-1662) English bishop, chaplain to the royal family, Royalist and adviser to Charles I of England, educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford

Cowley, (1618-1667), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cowley, (1618-1667), 1830. Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) English poet born in the City of London, educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge

G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown
G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. George Colman (1732-1794) English dramatist and essayist, educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, also a theatre owner

Busby, (1606-1695), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Busby, (1606-1695), 1830. Richard Busby (1606-1695) English Anglican priest, educated at Christ Church, Oxford, as head master of Westminster School he liberally administered corporal punishment

Churchill, (1732-1764), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Churchill, (1732-1764), 1830. Charles Churchill (1732-1764) English poet and satirist, educated at Westminster School and St Johns College, Cambridge and a close friend of John Wilkes

Alsop, (c1670-1726), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Alsop, (c1670-1726), 1830. Anthony Alsop (c1670-1726) English clergyman and Neo-Latin poet with a reputation for elegant Latin verse

Earl Russell, c1860, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Earl Russell, c1860, (c1884). John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878), Whig and Liberal politician, educated at Westminster School and Edinburgh University

Henry Pelham, c1740, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Henry Pelham, c1740, (c1884). Henry Pelham (1694-1754) British Whig educated at Westminster School and Kings College, Cambridge

Portrait of W. H. Drayton, Esq. with hair arranged in puff and queue, c1770, (1937)
Portrait of W. H. Drayton, Esq. drawn from life, showing hair arranged in puff on top and queue, c1770, (1937). William Henry Drayton (1742-1779) American planter and lawyer from Charleston

Little Deans Yard at Westminster: A View of an English Public School, c1935. Creator
Little Deans Yard at Westminster: A View of an English Public School, c1935. Little Deans Yard at Westminster School in London, with Victoria Tower - part of the Palace of Westminster - beyond

The Old Dormitory in 1840, (1881). Creator: Unknown
The Old Dormitory in 1840, (1881). Rows of beds in a room with high windows, and names carved into the walls. The school, at Westminster in London, dates from at least the early fourteenth century

Entrance to Westminster School, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Westminster School, (1881). Exterior view of Westminster School, Little Deans Yard, London. A Classical gateway of 1734 leads via an open stair to the Busby Library

The Schoolroom, (1881). Creator: Unknown
The Schoolroom, (1881). Boys and their teacher in a great hall with wooden beams. Names are carved into the walls. The school, at Westminster in London

The College Hall, (1881). Creator: Unknown
The College Hall, (1881). The school, at Westminster in London, dates from at least the early fourteenth century. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

View of Westminster School in Little Deans Yard, Westminster, London, 1821. Artist
View of Westminster School in Little Deans Yard, Westminster, London, 1821

Garden of Ashburnham House, 1890. From Picturesque London, by Percy Fitzgerald. [Ward & Downey, London, 1890]

The Staircase, Ashburnham House, 1890. Artist: Herbert Railton
The Staircase, Ashburnham House, 1890. From Picturesque London, by Percy Fitzgerald. [Ward & Downey, London, 1890]

In Little Deans Yard, 1890. Artist: Herbert Railton
In Little Deans Yard, 1890. From Picturesque London, by Percy Fitzgerald. [Ward & Downey, London, 1890]

The Westminster Schoolroom, Formerly The Abbots Dormitory, c1897. Artist: William Patten
The Westminster Schoolroom, Formerly The Abbots Dormitory, c1897. The Great Hall of Westminster School. From Westminster, by Walter Besant. [Chatto & Windus, London, 1897]

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