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"Childhood: A Timeless Journey of Innocence and Wonder" Step into the enchanting world of childhood, where imagination knows no bounds

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Lewis Hamilton Childhood

Lewis Hamilton Childhood
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Karting Feature 1996. (L to R): Lewis Hamilton, Evan Hopkins (GBR) and Chris Rogers (GBR). P F International Karting Track, Lincolnshire, England

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Queen Elizabeth II as a baby

Queen Elizabeth II as a baby
Colour photograph of Princess Elizabeth of York (Queen Elizabeth II) as a young baby. She was born at 17 Bruton Street on 21st April 1926 and christened at the Private Chapel

Background imageChild Hood Collection: We Care for Nobody, No Not We by Florence Hardy

We Care for Nobody, No Not We by Florence Hardy
Delightful postcard featuring three dancing children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Boys Club, swimming and relaxing by river, 1927

Boys Club, swimming and relaxing by river, 1927
A group of boys from a Boys Club sit by a rivers edge and dry off in the sun after their swim

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Lewis Hamilton Childhood

Lewis Hamilton Childhood
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Karting Feature 1996

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Reynolds - Infant Academy J910493

Reynolds - Infant Academy J910493
KENWOOD HOUSE, London: The Iveagh Bequest. The Infant Academy, 1781-82 by Joshua Reynolds. Oil on canvas 45 x 46 in. (114.3 x 142.3 cm). 88028802

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Levelling Stone, Coventry a98_06069

Levelling Stone, Coventry a98_06069
LEVELLING STONE, Coventry, West Midlands. A small boy looking at the phoenix motif on the Levelling Stone which was unveiled on 8th June 1946 marking the start of rebuilding the centre of

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Childrens ward BL12177

Childrens ward BL12177
THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Great Ormond Street, London. Interior of the Clarence Ward showing nurses and children. The Hospital for Sick Children later became known as Great Ormond Street

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Water carrier, Newlyn Harbour a97_05334

Water carrier, Newlyn Harbour a97_05334
NEWLYN HARBOUR, Cornwall. The coastguard and others collect water in pails from a water carrier on Newlyn harbour. Fishing boats are moored behind them

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Village pump, Grandborough a97_05230

Village pump, Grandborough a97_05230
Village pump, Grandborough, Warwickshire. A young servant girl has been sent to fetch water from the village pump. Two urchins are on the same errand

Background imageChild Hood Collection: West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1923 BL26554_003

West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1923 BL26554_003
WEST HEATH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Ham Common, Richmond, London. Interior view. Founded as a school in 1879, it was bought by two teachers in 1900

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Italian Hospital, London 1903 BL17920_011

Italian Hospital, London 1903 BL17920_011
ITALIAN HOSPITAL, Holborn, London. Interior view of a ward at the Italian Hospital with a young boy resting in his bed and a nurse in a distinctive uniform

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Anglo-Saxon girl N090542

Anglo-Saxon girl N090542
Mucking, Essex. Reconstruction drawing by Judith Dobie (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing a childs tunic costume fastened by two brooches at the neck. Grave 936. Anglo Saxon

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Prince Leopold of Battenberg D880030a

Prince Leopold of Battenberg D880030a
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Prince Leopold of Battenberg (1889-1922), grandson of Queen Victoria and son of of Prince Henry and Princess Beatrice. He was a haemophiliac

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Battenberg princes at Osborne House D880027a

Battenberg princes at Osborne House D880027a
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Princes Alexander (1886-1960) and Prince Maurice (1891-1914) of Battenberg, grandchildren of Queen Victoria and sons of Prince Henry

Background imageChild Hood Collection: New Brighton, Merseyside c. 1900 OP00589

New Brighton, Merseyside c. 1900 OP00589
NEW BRIGHTON, Merseyside. A view along Egremont Promenade towards New Brighton Tower. A group of children stand in the foreground enjoying a day out by the seaside. Photographed by W and Co. c.1900

Background imageChild Hood Collection: School children in 1900 BB97_11854

School children in 1900 BB97_11854
Post Office, Hinton Waldrist, Oxfordshire. A large group of school children standing in the road outside the village post office. Photographed by Frederick Ault in 1900

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Romney - Anne Countess of Albemarle and Her Son J910502

Romney - Anne Countess of Albemarle and Her Son J910502
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Anne Countess of Albemarle and Her Son" 1777-79 by George ROMNEY (1734-1802)

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Reynolds - The Laughing Girl J910497

Reynolds - The Laughing Girl J910497
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " The Laughing Girl " 1785 by REYNOLDS Sir Joshua (1723-92)

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Richmond Park a064376

Richmond Park a064376
RICHMOND PARK, London. A family ice skating in the park. 1962-1964. John Gay

Background imageChild Hood Collection: WEYDEN, Rogier van der (1400-1464). Nativity

WEYDEN, Rogier van der (1400-1464). Nativity

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Moulins, Master of (1450-1505). The Nativity

Moulins, Master of (1450-1505). The Nativity of Cardinal Jean Rolin. 1480. Gothic art. Tempera on wood. FRANCE. Autun. Rolin Museum. Proc: FRANCE. Moulins

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Princess Elizabeth in Pram

Princess Elizabeth in Pram
Princess Elizabeth in a pram. The future Queen Elizabeth II in a pram pushed by her nanny Clara Knight and accompanied by her grandfather, King George V

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Royal Wedding 1923 - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Royal Wedding 1923 - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, pictured in a fancy dress costume at the age of six

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Queen Elizabeth II visiting Dartmouth College in 1939

Queen Elizabeth II visiting Dartmouth College in 1939
Thirteen year old Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret Rose, accompanied by their governess, Marion Crawford attend a service at the college chapel at the Royal Naval College at Darmouth

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Princess Elizabeth by Philip de Laszlo

Princess Elizabeth by Philip de Laszlo
Queen Elizabeth II as a little girl, painted by portrait painter Philip de Laszlo. Date: 1932

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Queen Elizabeth II as a child with a donkey

Queen Elizabeth II as a child with a donkey
Princess Elizabeth feeds a blinkered donkey at the Royal Show, Windsor while Princess Margaret looks on. Date: 1939

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Children posting a letter

Children posting a letter
Two children, dressed in adorable matching yellow outfits, post a letter at a rather remote looking postbox. Date: 1951

Background imageChild Hood Collection: The Tear of Charity by Jessie Macleod, 1850

The Tear of Charity by Jessie Macleod, 1850
Medieval country scene. A woman cries as she gives money to a beggar woman with child. Townscape in the background. Decorative border. Signed lower left

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Rock Creek in Washington DC, 1800s

Rock Creek in Washington DC, 1800s
Boy fishing in Rock Creek, Washington DC, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Benjamin Franklin as a boy in Boston

Benjamin Franklin as a boy in Boston
Young Ben Franklin with his family in Boston. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Mother Nursing Her Child, by Richard Parkes Bonington, [1822]

Mother Nursing Her Child, by Richard Parkes Bonington, [1822]
If these people are stagecoach passengers, the drawing may be associated with Cat.128 [" Stagecoach Passengers" ] (Ashmolean Museum) and so date from the same period

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Children playing on an umbrella roundabout

Children playing on an umbrella roundabout
A group of children playing on an umbrella style roundabout on Lindfield Common, Sussex, England

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Four children on a beach, playing with a boat

Four children on a beach, playing with a boat
Four children -- three girls and a boy -- on a beach, playing with a boat. They are all happy and smiling

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Boys Club, mud bath, 1935

Boys Club, mud bath, 1935
Two boys from a Boys Club, on the beach doing what boys do best; getting covered head to toe in mud

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Boys Club, swimming and relaxing by river, 1928

Boys Club, swimming and relaxing by river, 1928
A group of boys from a Boys Club sit by a rivers edge and dry off in the sun after their swim

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Stamp Collecting 1960S

Stamp Collecting 1960S
A boy stamp collector, sticking stamps into his stamp book

Background imageChild Hood Collection: A Cottage Girl

A Cottage Girl
Artist: Gainsborough, Thomas (style of) - Title: A Cottage Girl - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 114.3 x 86.4

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Novice monk with offering of flowers

Novice monk with offering of flowers, and Buddha head in Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya) Historical Park, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Joseph and Jesus

Joseph and Jesus
JOSEPH AND JESUS

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Jesus & Parents Supper

Jesus & Parents Supper
Jesus and his parents at the supper table

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Child in hospital BL12178_001

Child in hospital BL12178_001
THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Great Ormond Street, London. Interior view. A young patient in bed on the Clarence Ward. The Hospital for Sick Children later became known as Great Ormond Street

Background imageChild Hood Collection: West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1909 BL20465_009

West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1909 BL20465_009
WEST HEATH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Ham Common, Richmond, London. Founded as a school in 1879, it was bought by two teachers in 1900

Background imageChild Hood Collection: West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1909 BL20465_008

West Heath School for Young Ladies, Richmond 1909 BL20465_008
WEST HEATH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Ham Common, Richmond, London. Interior view. Founded as a school in 1879, it was bought by two teachers in 1900

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Decorative glass, Great Yarmouth Row Houses N090576

Decorative glass, Great Yarmouth Row Houses N090576
GREAT YARMOUTH ROW HOUSES, Norfolk. Row 111. Decorative glass in door showing children at play

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught D880028a

Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught D880028a
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught (1850-1942). The 3rd son of Queen Victoria, he had an illustrious career in the army

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Princess Margaret of Connaught D880018d

Princess Margaret of Connaught D880018d
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920). Granddaughter of Queen Victoria by her 3rd son Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught

Background imageChild Hood Collection: Princess Ena D880019a

Princess Ena D880019a
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg (1887-1969), known as Princess Ena




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"Childhood: A Timeless Journey of Innocence and Wonder" Step into the enchanting world of childhood, where imagination knows no bounds. As you stroll through Kensington Gardens, you can't help but be captivated by the Peter Pan statue standing tall amidst a sea of green. It reminds us that in our hearts, we all long to hold onto the magic and freedom of youth. In Muriel Dawson's painting "Homeward, " we witness the pure joy on children's faces as they race home after a day filled with adventures. Just like Charles Darwin and his son captured in N990002 and Sharples' portrait of six-year-old Charles Darwin with Catherine K971925, these images remind us that even great minds were once young explorers. The sight of children playing in the snow (a054098) evokes memories of building snowmen and engaging in friendly snowball fights. And who could forget those exhilarating moments on the field? The cover of "Play the Game Football" takes us back to carefree days spent chasing after a ball with friends. But childhood wasn't just about play; it was also about learning and discovery. In 1914, at Stratford Cooperative Society's Comptometer Room (BL22762), young minds were being shaped as they delved into mathematics and problem-solving skills. Muriel Dawson's artwork continues to capture timeless moments from childhood - whether it is Wright dressing up a kitten (J960062), or Spring Flowers blooming under sunny skies. These paintings transport us back to simpler times when every little thing brought immense joy. Even centuries ago, childhood held its own charm. The early 12th-century frescoes in Bet Maryam depict scenes from St. Mary's Church in Lalibela, Ethiopia - reminding us that across cultures and time periods, children have always been cherished treasures.