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East End Collection (#4)

"Exploring the Vibrant Tapestry of London's East End" Step back in time to the bustling streets of Whitechapel High Street, London, circa 1930

Background imageEast End Collection: London costermongers (b / w photo)

London costermongers (b / w photo)
3637328 London costermongers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London costermongers)

Background imageEast End Collection: East End of High Street, Nether Bow, and West End of Canongate (engraving)

East End of High Street, Nether Bow, and West End of Canongate (engraving)
5203015 East End of High Street, Nether Bow, and West End of Canongate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East End of High Street, Nether Bow)

Background imageEast End Collection: East End of the Bridewell, and Jail Governors House, Edinburgh (engraving)

East End of the Bridewell, and Jail Governors House, Edinburgh (engraving)
5201079 East End of the Bridewell, and Jail Governors House, Edinburgh (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: East End of the Bridewell)

Background imageEast End Collection: Scrub-Night (colour litho)

Scrub-Night (colour litho)
6021616 Scrub-Night (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scrub-Night. Illustration for Rag, Tag)

Background imageEast End Collection: A Little Comforter (colour litho)

A Little Comforter (colour litho)
6021597 A Little Comforter (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Little Comforter)

Background imageEast End Collection: Cruel Lads I (colour litho)

Cruel Lads I (colour litho)
6021595 Cruel Lads I (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cruel Lads I. Illustration for Rag, Tag)

Background imageEast End Collection: A Regular Turk (colour litho)

A Regular Turk (colour litho)
6021592 A Regular Turk (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Regular Turk. Illustration for Rag, Tag)

Background imageEast End Collection: A Man and his Little Brother (colour litho)

A Man and his Little Brother (colour litho)
6021591 A Man and his Little Brother (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Man and his Little Brother)

Background imageEast End Collection: The Orphans (colour litho)

The Orphans (colour litho)
6021584 The Orphans (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Orphans. Illustration for Rag, Tag)

Background imageEast End Collection: Strangers (colour litho)

Strangers (colour litho)
6021607 Strangers (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strangers. Illustration for Rag, Tag)

Background imageEast End Collection: St Nicholas Cathedral, East End (bodycolour on paper)

St Nicholas Cathedral, East End (bodycolour on paper)
1214466 St Nicholas Cathedral, East End (bodycolour on paper) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (fl.1888-1916); 41.9x28.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background imageEast End Collection: Spring Flowers (engraving)

Spring Flowers (engraving)
1624324 Spring Flowers (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Flowers. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 April 1883)

Background imageEast End Collection: Jamrachs - the forcemeal treatment (engraving)

Jamrachs - the forcemeal treatment (engraving)
610471 Jamrachs - the forcemeal treatment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamrachs - the forcemeal treatment)

Background imageEast End Collection: Jamrachs - a queer gong (engraving)

Jamrachs - a queer gong (engraving)
610467 Jamrachs - a queer gong (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamrachs - a queer gong)

Background imageEast End Collection: University Missions at the East End, Oxford House, Bethnal Green (engraving)

University Missions at the East End, Oxford House, Bethnal Green (engraving)
1037883 University Missions at the East End, Oxford House, Bethnal Green (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: University Missions at the East End)

Background imageEast End Collection: Whitechapel Road, London, England, 1885 (engraving)

Whitechapel Road, London, England, 1885 (engraving)
1078124 Whitechapel Road, London, England, 1885 (engraving) by Murray, Frank (fl.1885); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whitechapel Road, London, England in the 19th century)

Background imageEast End Collection: London as seen from a Balloon (engraving)

London as seen from a Balloon (engraving)
1061644 London as seen from a Balloon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London as seen from a Balloon)

Background imageEast End Collection: The Queens Visit to the East End, Arrival of Her Majesty at the London Hospital (engraving)

The Queens Visit to the East End, Arrival of Her Majesty at the London Hospital (engraving)
1106100 The Queens Visit to the East End, Arrival of Her Majesty at the London Hospital (engraving) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEast End Collection: Columbia Market, Bethnal-Green, built by Miss Burdett-Coutts, opened on Wednesday (engraving)

Columbia Market, Bethnal-Green, built by Miss Burdett-Coutts, opened on Wednesday (engraving)
1103952 Columbia Market, Bethnal-Green, built by Miss Burdett-Coutts, opened on Wednesday (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbia Market, Bethnal-Green)

Background imageEast End Collection: Shoreditch, Penny dinner at the Australian Meat Company, c

Shoreditch, Penny dinner at the Australian Meat Company, c
863145 A Shoreditch, Penny dinner at the Australian Meat Company, c.1860 (pencil, ink & wash on paper) by English School, (19th century); 17.8x25.4 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London

Background imageEast End Collection: A prospect of the inside of the Collegiate Church of St Peter in Westminster (Westminster Abbey)

A prospect of the inside of the Collegiate Church of St Peter in Westminster (Westminster Abbey) (coloured engraving)
584576 A prospect of the inside of the Collegiate Church of St Peter in Westminster (Westminster Abbey) (coloured engraving) by English School

Background imageEast End Collection: Victoria Street - East End (engraving)

Victoria Street - East End (engraving)
560405 Victoria Street - East End (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria Street - East End.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

Background imageEast End Collection: Roslyn Chapel, East End (engraving)

Roslyn Chapel, East End (engraving)
2780661 Roslyn Chapel, East End (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roslyn Chapel, East End)

Background imageEast End Collection: Noyon Cathedral, East End (engraving)

Noyon Cathedral, East End (engraving)
2780700 Noyon Cathedral, East End (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noyon Cathedral, East End)

Background imageEast End Collection: The East End of the Dining-Room (b / w photo)

The East End of the Dining-Room (b / w photo)
3103386 The East End of the Dining-Room (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The East End of the Dining-Room)

Background imageEast End Collection: The Marble Hall, East End (b / w photo)

The Marble Hall, East End (b / w photo)
3102693 The Marble Hall, East End (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marble Hall, East End)

Background imageEast End Collection: St. George Street, at Jamrachs (b / w photo)

St. George Street, at Jamrachs (b / w photo)
3102233 St. George Street, at Jamrachs (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St. George Street, at Jamrach s)

Background imageEast End Collection: Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph)

Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph)
3098217 Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (Leadenhall Press, 1896)

Background imageEast End Collection: Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph)

Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph)
3098204 Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (lithograph) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Phil Mays Gutter-Snipes (Leadenhall Press, 1896)

Background imageEast End Collection: An evening at a Whitechapel Gaff (colour litho)

An evening at a Whitechapel Gaff (colour litho)
3095694 An evening at a Whitechapel Gaff (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: An evening at a Whitechapel Gaff)

Background imageEast End Collection: At a knocking out (colour litho)

At a knocking out (colour litho)
3095690 At a knocking out (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: At a knocking out)

Background imageEast End Collection: Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, at Lincoln (engraving)

Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, at Lincoln (engraving)
1617559 Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, at Lincoln (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, at Lincoln)

Background imageEast End Collection: The Hurricane in Texas, Scenes of Devastation in Galveston (b / w photo)

The Hurricane in Texas, Scenes of Devastation in Galveston (b / w photo)
1600223 The Hurricane in Texas, Scenes of Devastation in Galveston (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hurricane in Texas)

Background imageEast End Collection: The Great Schools of England (engraving)

The Great Schools of England (engraving)
1587713 The Great Schools of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Schools of England)

Background imageEast End Collection: The Queen at the Mansion House, City of London, on her Return from the East End (engraving)

The Queen at the Mansion House, City of London, on her Return from the East End (engraving)
1594872 The Queen at the Mansion House, City of London, on her Return from the East End (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEast End Collection: An open-air bookmarket, Shoreditch (sepia photo)

An open-air bookmarket, Shoreditch (sepia photo)
STC347602 An open-air bookmarket, Shoreditch (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageEast End Collection: Scots Guards keeping guard on Sydney Street, 1911 (sepia photo)

Scots Guards keeping guard on Sydney Street, 1911 (sepia photo)
STC344695 Scots Guards keeping guard on Sydney Street, 1911 (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEast End Collection: View of the nave, c. 1050 (photo)

View of the nave, c. 1050 (photo)
NUL245218 View of the nave, c.1050 (photo) by French School, (11th century); Church of St. Foy, Conques, France; (add.info.: church begun by Abbot Odolric; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageEast End Collection: St. Sernin, begun c. 1075-80 (photo)

St. Sernin, begun c. 1075-80 (photo)
MAE170056 St. Sernin, begun c.1075-80 (photo) by French School, (11th century); Toulouse, France; (add.info.: largest Romanesque church in France; ); ePaul Maeyaert; French, out of copyright

Background imageEast End Collection: View of the choir vault (photo)

View of the choir vault (photo)
MAE171279 View of the choir vault (photo) by French School, (13th century); Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France; ePaul Maeyaert; French, out of copyright

Background imageEast End Collection: St. Antholins Church, a View from the West along Watling Street, c

St. Antholins Church, a View from the West along Watling Street, c
GHL49851 St. Antholins Church, a View from the West along Watling Street, c.1850 (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Background imageEast End Collection: Old Houses in Mill Lane, Bermondsey, 1828, from Pennants London

Old Houses in Mill Lane, Bermondsey, 1828, from Pennants London
GHL42870 Old Houses in Mill Lane, Bermondsey, 1828, from Pennants London (pen and sepia wash on paper) by Buckler, John Chessell (1793-1894); London Metropolitan Archives

Background imageEast End Collection: A View of the London Dock from St. George s-in-the-East, engraved by Daniel Havell

A View of the London Dock from St. George s-in-the-East, engraved by Daniel Havell
GHL28429 A View of the London Dock from St. George s-in-the-East, engraved by Daniel Havell, pub. by T. Clay, 1816 (aquatint) by Haseler, Henry (fl.1814-25); London Metropolitan Archives

Background imageEast End Collection: Bombed Queen, and Bombed Subject - Queen Elizabeth in the East End during the Blitz (b / w photo)

Bombed Queen, and Bombed Subject - Queen Elizabeth in the East End during the Blitz (b / w photo)
5998187 Bombed Queen, and Bombed Subject - Queen Elizabeth in the East End during the Blitz (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombed Queen)

Background imageEast End Collection: Poor children gleaning pieces of coal from the banks of the Thames at Limehouse, London (litho)

Poor children gleaning pieces of coal from the banks of the Thames at Limehouse, London (litho)
6014256 Poor children gleaning pieces of coal from the banks of the Thames at Limehouse, London (litho) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEast End Collection: Punch cartoon: School Board and Washing: or, No Soft Soap - Industrial Schools in Victorian

Punch cartoon: School Board and Washing: or, No Soft Soap - Industrial Schools in Victorian Britain (engraving)
6034876 Punch cartoon: School Board and Washing: or, No Soft Soap - Industrial Schools in Victorian Britain (engraving) by English School

Background imageEast End Collection: The Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral: East End, South Side of Altar (b / w photo)

The Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral: East End, South Side of Altar (b / w photo)
6022539 The Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral: East End, South Side of Altar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East End, South Side of Altar)

Background imageEast End Collection: The Triumph of Justice II (colour litho)

The Triumph of Justice II (colour litho)
6021611 The Triumph of Justice II (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Justice II)




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"Exploring the Vibrant Tapestry of London's East End" Step back in time to the bustling streets of Whitechapel High Street, London, circa 1930. This black and white photo captures the essence of a bygone era, where horse-drawn carriages and market stalls lined the vibrant thoroughfare. Travel further east to Limehouse and witness history unfold at the entrance to Regents Canal Dock in 1828. Frederick James Havell's artistic rendering transports us to a time when this bustling dock was a hub of activity, with ships unloading their precious cargo. Fast forward to 1969, as depicted in a BFI poster for Barney Platts-Mills' film "Bronco Bullfrog. " This snapshot encapsulates the rebellious spirit that permeated through Shoreditch during this period – an area known for its creative energy and counterculture movements. Marvel at The Harbour Masters office on Narrow Street in Limehouse around 1905. The artist's depiction showcases the architectural beauty that once graced this waterfront location – a testament to its importance as a trading port along the River Thames. Journey even further back in time with an enchanting view near Limehouse Bridge from 1751. Gaze upon this historical painting and imagine yourself standing on its banks, watching ships sail downriver towards distant horizons. Venture into Hackney's vibrant streets, where Redchurch Street intersects Turville Street. This corner is steeped in history and has witnessed countless stories unfold throughout centuries – from humble beginnings to becoming one of London's trendiest neighborhoods today. Discover Arnold Circus within Boundary Estate - an iconic public space captured beautifully in both black-and-white photographs from 1907. These images transport us back over a century ago when social housing initiatives were transforming urban landscapes for better living conditions. Immerse yourself in artistry with "Deserted - A Foundling, " an oil-on-canvas study that evokes a sense of abandonment and longing.