Civic Event Collection

Celebrating the rich tapestry of civic life, these historic moments capture the essence of community, tradition, and leadership

Civic Event Collection: The Florentines Renouncing The Vanities By Order of Savonarola, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Florentines Renouncing The Vanities By Order of Savonarola, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Florentines Renouncing The Vanities By Order of Savonarola, 1890. Supporters of Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) Italian Dominican friar and preacher active in Renaissance Florence

Civic Event Collection: Study for the Opening of the Royal Exchange by Queen Victoria, London, c1891

Study for the Opening of the Royal Exchange by Queen Victoria, London, c1891, showing the Queen and Prince Albert inside the building with people bowing and curtsying to them

Civic Event Collection: Presentation of the Freedom of the City to General Garibaldi, April 20 1864. Artist

Presentation of the Freedom of the City to General Garibaldi, April 20 1864. Artist
Presentation of the Freedom of the City to General Garibaldi, April 20 1864

Civic Event Collection: Heralds reading proclamation of peace, Royal Exchange, London, June 28th 1814. Artist

Heralds reading proclamation of peace, Royal Exchange, London, June 28th 1814. Artist
Heralds reading proclamation of peace, following the deposition and abdication of Napoleon, outside the Royal Exchange, June 28th, 1814

Civic Event Collection: Civic reception of Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Salisbury at the Guildhall, London, 1878

Civic reception of Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Salisbury at the Guildhall, London, 1878, showing the presentation of the freedom of the City

Civic Event Collection: View of the Coronation luncheon for King George V and Queen Mary consort, London, 1911

View of the Coronation luncheon for King George V and Queen Mary consort, London, 1911
View of the Coronation luncheon for King George V and Queen Mary consort in the Guildhall, London, 1911

Civic Event Collection: Mansion House, London, 1930

Mansion House, London, 1930. Interior view of the Mansion House, during Plow Monday dinner. The guests sit at long tables bearing trophies, the men wear dinner-jackets; there are very few women

Civic Event Collection: Magisterial oeconomy... 1779. Artist: John Nixon

Magisterial oeconomy... 1779. Artist: John Nixon
Magisterial oeconomy... 1779. A reception at Mansion House. The clock shows it to be midnight, and the Lord Mayor directs the footmen to extinguish the candles with bellows and snuffers

Civic Event Collection: Lord Beaconsfield at a banquet in the Guildhall, late 19th century, (1900). Artist: Swain

Lord Beaconsfield at a banquet in the Guildhall, late 19th century, (1900). Artist: Swain
Lord Beaconsfield at a banquet in the Guildhall, late 19th century, (1900). Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) served twice as British prime minister

Civic Event Collection: King and Queen open great new civic hall at Leeds. Photo shows; The arrival of King George

King and Queen open great new civic hall at Leeds. Photo shows; The arrival of King George and Queen Mary by carriage to the new Leeds Town Hall and the civic welcome. 23 August 1933

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Celebrating the rich tapestry of civic life, these historic moments capture the essence of community, tradition, and leadership. From the Florentines renouncing vanities under Savonarola, to Queen Victoria's opening of the Royal Exchange, the presentation of the Freedom of the City to General Garibaldi, the funeral procession of Lord Nelson, the heralds reading the proclamation of peace, the civic receptions of Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Salisbury, the coronation luncheon for King George V and Queen Mary, the magisterial economy of John Nixon's painting, Lord Beaconsfield's banquet in the Guildhall, to the opening of the great new civic hall at Leeds - these images encapsulate the grandeur and significance of civic events throughout history.