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London England Collection (#26)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Peelers

Peelers
31st January 1837: Policemen assembling at Bow Street, London. Original Artwork: Engraving from the Penny Magazine (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Carlton House

Carlton House
circa 1820: The south front of Carlton House on Pall Mall, London, designed by John Nash. Peacocks wander about on the lawn. Original Artwork: Engraving by R Reeve after J Westall, ARA

Background imageLondon England Collection: Neo-Classical Villa

Neo-Classical Villa
The interior of a palace styled after an ancient Roman villa, circa 1865. Possibly the house of Napoleon III in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Drury Lane Theatre

Drury Lane Theatre
circa 1815: The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, designed by architect Benjamin Wyatt, which opened on 10th October 1812. Original Artwork: Engraved by Lacery from an original drawing by Hedgland

Background imageLondon England Collection: Chiswick House

Chiswick House
circa 1800: Chiswick House in London, Middlesex, the seat of the Duke of Devonshire. The building was designed by Richard Boyle, the 3rd Earl of Burlington

Background imageLondon England Collection: Christie s

Christie s
1st February 1808: An auction of paintings at Christies auction rooms, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Newgate Execution

Newgate Execution
1st December 1809: An execution in front of the Debtors door at Newgate prison, London. Original Artwork: Engraving by Turnbull (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: St. Giles s

St. Giles s
Cartoon titled St. Giless depicting an elderly women, dressed in clothes in need of repair, a shawl and headscarf, drinking from a small glass while standing at a bar in a public house, London

Background imageLondon England Collection: Court Presentation

Court Presentation
A large group of dignitaries and their wives wait outside the Ambassadors Entrance to the Queens drawing room at Buckingham Palace, London, August 1868

Background imageLondon England Collection: Trinity House

Trinity House
A meeting at Trinity House in London, circa 1808. Trinity House is the General Lighthouse Authority for England and Wales. Aquatint by Sutherland after Rowlandson & Pugin

Background imageLondon England Collection: London Asylum

London Asylum
Disturbed patients in a London lunatic asylum or psychiatric hospital, 1838. From Sketches in London by James Grant. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Alarmed By Foreigners

Alarmed By Foreigners
Mr and Mrs John Brown visit the theatre during the Great Exhibition in London, 1851, and are alarmed by the appearance of the many foreigners around them

Background imageLondon England Collection: Sleeping In A Hansom

Sleeping In A Hansom
Exhausted by their visit and unable to find accommodation during the Great Exhibition, London, 1851, Mr and Mrs John Brown spend the night in a taxi cab

Background imageLondon England Collection: Holloway Prison

Holloway Prison
The inner gate of Holloway Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862

Background imageLondon England Collection: Bartholomew Fair

Bartholomew Fair
Cartoon depicting men, women and children among the stalls of the Bartholomew Fair, a street fair and market held to fund the Priory of St Bartholomew, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1800

Background imageLondon England Collection: Wellingtons Funeral

Wellingtons Funeral
The state funeral procession of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852) passes Wellington Arch (originally called Green Park Arch), at the entrance to Constitution Hill, London

Background imageLondon England Collection: Planned Wellington Arch

Planned Wellington Arch
A drawing by architect Decimus Burton of his planned Wellington Arch and screen, at the entrance to Constitution Hill, London, circa 1825. The arch was built between 1826 and 1830

Background imageLondon England Collection: Dock Strike

Dock Strike
A labour leader addresses dockers during the London dock strike of 1889. Painting by Dudley Hardy (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Millbank Prison

Millbank Prison on the site now occupied by the Tate Britain Art Gallery on the north bank of the Thames in London. Designed by Jeremy Bentham, it was built in 1799 and demolished in 1892

Background imageLondon England Collection: Millbank Cell

Millbank Cell
A prisoner making shoes in a single cell at Millbank Prison, Pimlico, London, circa 1860. Prisoners were subjected to solitary confinement under the separate system operated at the prison

Background imageLondon England Collection: Mother And Child

Mother And Child
A mother breastfeeding her child, while she smokes a pipe, St Giles, London, circa 1850. Drawing by Paul Gavarni (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: London Cabs

London Cabs
Rows of London taxis parked at Yorkway Motors in the Caledonian Road, London. (Photo by Sydney O Meara/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: The Corner Shop; : A London grocers with goods on display outside

The Corner Shop; : A London grocers with goods on display outside
5th August 1954: A London grocers with goods on display outside. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Above The Traffic

Above The Traffic
circa 1958: Workmen from the Office of Works perch 70 feet above the ground to clean the horses heads of the quadriga statue on the Wellington Memorial at Londons Hyde Park Corner

Background imageLondon England Collection: Civil Defence Poster

Civil Defence Poster
4th October 1952: A poster encouraging recruitment to the Civil Defence volunteers, against the background of bomb devastation around St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London

Background imageLondon England Collection: Cannon Street Station

Cannon Street Station
July 1953: Cannon Street Station, viewed from the River Thames, which is the City terminus of the Southern Region and is also connected to the Underground

Background imageLondon England Collection: Albert Memorial, Kensington Gore

Albert Memorial, Kensington Gore
1st April 1955: The Prince Albert Memorial in Kensington Gore, commissioned by Queen Victoria and designed by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1872 with the sculpture of the Prince made by John Foley

Background imageLondon England Collection: Dorchester Hotel

Dorchester Hotel
26th May 1953: The Dorchester Hotel in London, being floodlit. The Dorchester is a five-star luxury hotel on Park Lane and Deanery Street, London, to the east of Hyde Park

Background imageLondon England Collection: Union-Castle Liner Rhodesia Castle

Union-Castle Liner Rhodesia Castle
12th October 1951: The Union-Castle Liner Rhodesia Castle in the King George V Dock in London. RHODESIA CASTLE was built in 1951 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast with a tonnage of 17041grt

Background imageLondon England Collection: County Hall Building, London, Illuminated at Night

County Hall Building, London, Illuminated at Night
The County Hall Building, London, is artificially illuminated at night along the River Thames. The main six storey building was designed by Ralph Knott

Background imageLondon England Collection: Parked Cars Great Pulteney Street in the West End of London

Parked Cars Great Pulteney Street in the West End of London
Cars parked on both sides of Great Pulteney Street in the West End of London

Background imageLondon England Collection: Fleet Street, City of London

Fleet Street, City of London
Fleet Street in the City of London, with St Pauls Cathedral just visible in the background. Fleet Street is a major street in the City of London

Background imageLondon England Collection: Park Crescent Regency Terrace

Park Crescent Regency Terrace
Park Crescent, a Regency terrace near Regents Park, London, 19th January 1950. Designed by architect John Nash, construction of the street began in 1812. (Photo by J. A)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Announcing a Coronation Party

Announcing a Coronation Party
Children studing a poster in Stepney, London, detailing plans for a Coronation party for local blocks of flats. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Belisha Beacon; Three ladies waiting to cross the road at a zebra crossing in London

Belisha Beacon; Three ladies waiting to cross the road at a zebra crossing in London
1956: Three ladies waiting to cross the road at a zebra crossing in London, marked by a Belisha beacon. In the distance can be seen the Duke of Yorks Column in Waterloo Place

Background imageLondon England Collection: London City Council Mobile Immunisation Clinic Bus

London City Council Mobile Immunisation Clinic Bus
28th May 1959: London City Council Mobile Immunisation Clinic at Highbury Grove, north London. It is being used for polio vaccinations. (Photo by Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Composer Conducts

Composer Conducts
8th December 1958: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) follows the score during a recording session in London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Barred Bathers

Barred Bathers
10th May 1959: Children waiting to go bathing in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: St Benet, Pauls Wharf, London

St Benet, Pauls Wharf, London
23rd August 1952: A view of St Benet Church, at Pauls Wharf, London. A Welsh Anglican church in the City of London. Since 1556

Background imageLondon England Collection: Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle
circa 1950: Windsor Castle, set on a hill above the Thames west of London, is the principal residence of the Royal Family. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Marble Arch

Marble Arch
circa 1950: The triumphal arch built by John Nash in 1827, was the entrance to Buckingham Palace until it was removed to the north-east corner of Hyde Park, in 1851

Background imageLondon England Collection: First Festival Lights

First Festival Lights
3rd May 1951: The River Thames is lit up as lights go on in full to mark the opening of the South Bank Festival of Britain Exhibition. (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey
circa 1950: The southside of Westminster Abbey, London, artificially illuminated at night. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge
circa 1950: Tower Bridge in London in operation with its bascules lifted mid-air. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Shaw In The Strand

Shaw In The Strand
May 1927: Irish dramatist and social critic George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) walking along the Strand in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Starting Point

Starting Point
13th October 1956: The house on the corner of Thistlewaite Road, Clapton, London where Harry Rael-Brook first started his crease-proof shirt business

Background imageLondon England Collection: Artificial Lightning

Artificial Lightning
19th January 1951: An artificial lightning generator at Queen Mary College, London. (Photo by Norman Vigars/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageLondon England Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
26th June 1954: A crowd-free Piccadilly Circus in the centre of London, showing the tube station entrance, the statue of Eros and the Swan and Edgar building



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