Westminster Collection

Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth
Gin Lane, 1751.The scene is the St Giles slums. A child falls to its death from the arms of its drunk mother who sits with ulcerated legs. A skeletal figure holds an empty glass

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of their coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. (Colorised black and white print)

Inside the clock face of Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, London, c1905. Photo published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909
Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Baltic Wharf, Millbank, Westminster, London, March 1909. Entrance to the yard, with wooden figures salvaged from ships decorating the sign

The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Devils Acre-Westminster, 1872. Devils Acre, a Victorian slum near Westminster Abbey had a high rate of mortality from diseases such as typhoid. From, " LONDON

Savory & Moores Pharmacy, 143 New Bond Street, London, 1912. Shop front with window display and royal coat of arms over the door indicating by appointment to the royal family

Mivarts Hotel, Brook Street, near Grosvenor Square, Westminster, London, c1850. Horse-drawn carriages and figures can be seen on the street

In Lansdowne Passage, Where A Highwayman Once Galloped For His Life, c1935. Creator: Taylor
In Lansdowne Passage, Where A Highwayman Once Galloped For His Life, c1935. Alley in Westminster, central London, with an iron bar set across it

Trial of Lord Lovat, Westminster Hall, London, 1747. Interior view of Westminster Hall, with both houses of Parliament assembled for the trial of the Jacobite, Simon, Lord Lovat

Queen Marys Chinese Chippendale Room at Buckingham Palace, c1935. From The Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Record Number 1910-1935. [The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. London, 1935]

Mr. Churchill contemplates the ruins of the House of Commons, bombed in May 1941, 1941 (1955). Incendiary bombs which fell on the nights of 10

The Tea-Room, House of Commons, Westminster, London, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Exterior of the north transept of the Crystal Palace, London, built for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Conceived by Prince Albert

Long John Baldry, 100 Club, London, 1993. Creator: Brian Foskett
Long John Baldry, 100 Club, London, 1993

Millbank, Westminster, London, 1840. Creator: William Parrott
Millbank, Westminster, London, 1840. View of Millbank with the River Thames to the right, showing Westminster Abbey, Westminster Bridge

Night Rain Has Turned The Pavements To A Pool of Reflections, c1935. Creator: Calkin
Night Rain Has Turned The Pavements To A Pool of Reflections, c1935. The fountains in Trafalgar Square, central London. On the left is the National Gallery

View of London, c1650, (19th century). Panoramic view of London from the South Bank showing the old St Pauls Cathedral before the Great Fire of London in 1666

Exeter Change, Westminster
Interior view of Politos Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, Westminster, London, 1812

Street Walkers, 1786. Artist: Benjamin Smith
Street Walkers, 1786. A fashionably dressed man walking from Old Bond Street into Piccadilly encountering a courtesan

A whist-er at Boodles - or a choice peice [sic] of double milled Yorkshire broad cloth, 1820. A very obese man in profile is about to step into Boodles club, Pall Mall

Dexter Gordon, Marquee Club, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Dexter Gordon, Marquee Club, 1962

The Lair of the Law as Few Londoners Ever See It: The Temple and the Courts of Justice, c1935. Aerial view of the Aldwych area in Westminster, London

Street scene in Westminster, London, c1790. View showing the Adelphi Hotel and hatmakers shop window, and Nottingham manufacturers shop window

The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London. The Cenotaph is the site of the annual national service of remembrance when those who fell in the Great War and subsequent conflicts are remembered

Ormonde, 1883-1904, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Bridgewater House, Westminster, London, c1875 (1878). Artists: Unknown, Sir Charles Barry
Bridgewater House, Westminster, London, c1875 (1878). Bridgewater House was designed in Italian Palazzo style by Charles Barry for Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere

The New Law Courts, Westminster, London, c1878 (1878)
The New Law Courts, London, c1878 (1878). The Royal Courts of Justice house both the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales

A band in Hyde Park, London, c1901 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Portman Square, London, c1813 (1907). Portman Square was originally laid out in the 1760s by Henry William Portman. Several prominent aristocrats had residences on the square

Golden Square, London, 18th century (1907). Golden Square in Soho was laid out in the late 17th century, probably to plans by Sir Christopher Wren

The Houses of Lords and Commons, Westminster, London, 1815. Artist: Byrne
The Houses of Lords and Commons, Westminster, London, 1815

Banquet commemorating the victory at Waterloo, 1836 (1900). A banquet held by the Duke of Wellington at Apsley House, his London residence, on 18 June 1836

Hyde Park, London, 1871. Artist: Claude Monet
Hyde Park, London, 1871. From the collection at the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, USA

View of John Adam Street, Westminster, London, 1795. On the left is the facade of the Society of Arts building, designed by James and Robert Adam as part of their Adelphi scheme

St James's Park, 1790. Creator: Soiron, François David (1764-1796)
St James's Park, 1790. Private Collection

The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1903. Creator: Claude Monet
The Houses of Parliament, Sunset, 1903

Coronation of Queen Victoria, June 28, 1838, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Coronation of Queen Victoria, June 28, 1838, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901) was crowned by William Howley the Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey in London

Westminster Bridge and Big Ben, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Westminster Bridge and Big Ben, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Flooding in London, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Flooding in London, 1928, (1935). The seriousness of the floods was not fully realised until the Embankment at Westminster gave way

Londons New All-Weather Bus, 1927, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Londons New All-Weather Bus, 1927, (1935). In July 1927, the London General Omnibus Company was granted permission to run their passenger services past Buckingham Palace

Hyde Park Corner, c1838. Creator: J Harris
Hyde Park Corner, c1838. After Jas Pollard. Wellington Arch, also known as Constitution Arch or (originally) as the Green Park Arch

King George with his pet parrot, 1936
King George with his pet parrot, which was brought back from Sandringham to London in the Royal Funeral Train: Charlotte on her cage in His Majestys work tent in the garden of Buckingham Palace

The Terrace, afternoon tea, Palace of Westminster, London, c1905. Promenade at Westminster crowded with its members. Photo published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith

Dexter Gordon, Marquee Club, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Dexter Gordon, Marquee Club, London, 1962

Anita O Day, Marquee Club, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Anita O Day, Marquee Club, London, 1962

Scene in the Strand at Night, c1860, (1942). Creator: Willem de Famars Testas
Scene in the Strand at Night, c1860, (1942). Nightlife in one of Londons main streets: carriages and crowds of people outside brightly-lit establishments

New Palace Yard and Entrance to Westminster Hall, 1947. Creator: T. Coney
New Palace Yard and Entrance to Westminster Hall, 1807, (1947). View of part of the Palace of Westminster in London. From " The House of Commons", by Martin Lindsay M.P

The Royal Barge on the River Thames, London, c1751, (1947). Creator: School of Samuel Scott
The Royal Barge on the River Thames, London, c1751, (1947). View Showing Westminster Bridge, the Palace [of Westminster] and [Westminster] Abbey

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