Finsbury Collection (#2)

Bauerkellers New, Embossed, Plan of London, 1841 (colour lithograph)
STC255320 Bauerkellers New, Embossed, Plan of London, 1841 (colour lithograph) by Bauerkeller, George (fl.1841); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Barracks, Honorable Artillery Company, Finsbury (engraving)
2792796 Barracks, Honorable Artillery Company, Finsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barracks, Honorable Artillery Company, Finsbury)

Finsbury, the Charterhouse, Interior of Great Hall, looking South East, mid 16th-century (b / w photo)
3634123 Finsbury, the Charterhouse, Interior of Great Hall, looking South East, mid 16th-century (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finsbury)

Finsbury Park, Finsbury (b / w photo)
3628488 Finsbury Park, Finsbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finsbury Park, Finsbury)

Advert, Hindes Popular Shilling Toys, October 1888. 1888

The New London School Board (b / w photo)
1598172 The New London School Board (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New London School Board)

Inspection of the Honourable Artillery Company at their Parade-Ground, Finsbury (engraving)
1098394 Inspection of the Honourable Artillery Company at their Parade-Ground, Finsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ball given by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Armoury, Finsbury (engraving)
1610921 Ball given by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Armoury, Finsbury (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plague Pits, Finsbury (engraving)
3634864 Plague Pits, Finsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plague Pits, Finsbury)

The game at Cricket as played in the Artillery Ground, Finsbury (engraving)
611042 The game at Cricket as played in the Artillery Ground, Finsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir William Wood, a celebrated archer (engraving)
608768 Sir William Wood, a celebrated archer (engraving) by Harding, S. (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William Wood)

The gateway, Childrens Hospital, Finsbury; photograph (engraving)
608763 The gateway, Childrens Hospital, Finsbury; photograph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The gateway, Childrens Hospital, Finsbury)

The Armoury House, Finsbury, Headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company (engraving)
604125 The Armoury House, Finsbury, Headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Armoury House, Finsbury)

Thomas Wakley, MP for Finsbury and founding editor of The Lancet (engraving)
604081 Thomas Wakley, MP for Finsbury and founding editor of The Lancet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Wakley)

Finsbury archers ticket for the shooting of 1676 (engraving)
614300 Finsbury archers ticket for the shooting of 1676 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finsbury archers ticket for the shooting of 1676)

Mr William McCullagh Torrens, Finsbury, 8 December 1883, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)
611791 Mr William McCullagh Torrens, Finsbury, 8 December 1883, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

The New House of Commons, Liberals (engraving)
2772734 The New House of Commons, Liberals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New House of Commons, Liberals)

The Unveiling by the Princess of Wales of a Portrait of Lord Colville of Culross at the Honourable Artillery Companys
1615305 The Unveiling by the Princess of Wales of a Portrait of Lord Colville of Culross at the Honourable Artillery Companys Headquarters, Finsbury

The Mover and Seconder of the Address in the Commons (engraving)
1595090 The Mover and Seconder of the Address in the Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mover and Seconder of the Address in the Commons)

The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London, (litho)
5892903 The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London, (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Childrens Hospital, Mark Street, Finsbury (engraving)
608764 Childrens Hospital, Mark Street, Finsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Childrens Hospital, Mark Street, Finsbury, London; J D Sedding)

The late Thomas Wakley, MP for Finsbury and founding editor of The Lancet (engraving)
604095 The late Thomas Wakley, MP for Finsbury and founding editor of The Lancet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Thomas Wakley)

The Honourable Artillery Company and the Colonial Premiers (litho)
1042370 The Honourable Artillery Company and the Colonial Premiers (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Finsbury Election (engraving)
614478 The Finsbury Election (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finsbury Election: the hustings at Clerkenwell Green, London: the nomination)

London Street Architecture, House in Chiswell Street, Finsbury (engraving)
5204629 London Street Architecture, House in Chiswell Street, Finsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Street Architecture)

New Members of the New House of Commons (engraving)
1603398 New Members of the New House of Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Members of the New House of Commons)

The Disarmament of the Honourable Artillery Company (engraving)
1055323 The Disarmament of the Honourable Artillery Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Disarmament of the Honourable Artillery Company)

The Reception of the Honourable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in London (litho)
1050793 The Reception of the Honourable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in London (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The gateway, Childrens Hospital, Finsbury (engraving)
608762 The gateway, Childrens Hospital, Finsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The gateway, Childrens Hospital, Finsbury, London; J D Sedding)

Wheeler & Wilson, Sewing Machines - mending a boys breeches (chromolitho)
610626 Wheeler & Wilson, Sewing Machines - mending a boys breeches (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wheeler & Wilson)

Volunteer Types a Hundred Years Ago (engraving)
1592291 Volunteer Types a Hundred Years Ago (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteer Types a Hundred Years Ago)

Dufferin Street: Costermongers Buildings, London, 1896 (b / w photo)
1786358 Dufferin Street: Costermongers Buildings, London, 1896 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Bishops Court: general view, London, 1899 (b / w photo)
1786355 Bishops Court: general view, London, 1899 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

The Great Fire in Tabernacle Street, Finsbury, Thursday, 21 June (engraving)
1604892 The Great Fire in Tabernacle Street, Finsbury, Thursday, 21 June (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Fire in Tabernacle Street, Finsbury)

Key to "A Meeting of the School Board for London"(engraving)
1060939 Key to " A Meeting of the School Board for London" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The New House of Commons (engraving)
1061888 The New House of Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New House of Commons, Portraits of Members who have never before sat in Parliament)

Assault of Arms by the Honourable Artillery Athletic Club, Quarterstaff (engraving)
1099440 Assault of Arms by the Honourable Artillery Athletic Club, Quarterstaff (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Picturesque illustration of an Italian Community living off Leather Lane in London. The County Council had decided at the time that they would gradually do away with a colony of Italian people living

Royal London House, Finsbury Square, London
circa 1910s

Meeting of the Improved Order of Old Friends in Finsbury-Square, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Improved Order of Old Friends in Finsbury-Square, 1844. Ceremony in London:the several lodges passed in procession

March of the archers
Great marches of archers took place as thousands went out into the fields of Finsbury, Moorfields, Spitalfields and Bethnal Green

Islington EC1R 1 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Islington EC1R 1

Addressing a Public Meeting at Finsbury Park, 1924, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Addressing a Public Meeting at Finsbury Park, 1924, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) makes a speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Charter House Hospital, c1750. Creator: William Henry Toms
The Charter House Hospital, c1750. The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

The Exterior of the Hall, Charterhouse, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Exterior of the Hall, Charterhouse, (c1872). The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

The Charterhouse, from the Square, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Charterhouse, from the Square, c1872. The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Charterhouse - The Quadrangle, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Charterhouse - The Quadrangle, c1872. The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

Birds Eye View of the Old Charterhouse, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Birds Eye View of the Old Charterhouse, (c1872). The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century

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"Finsbury: A Tapestry of History and Culture" Step into the enchanting world of Finsbury, where centuries-old stories blend seamlessly with modern marvels. In this captivating photograph of Old Ivy House PH, Finsbury, London, time seems to stand still as the charming facade whispers tales from bygone eras. As we delve deeper into Finsbury's rich heritage, we stumble upon the London Fire Engine Establishment – a testament to bravery and resilience. The list of fire stations reminds us of the courageous firefighters who have safeguarded this community throughout history. London arms and seals proudly adorn buildings in Finsbury, serving as reminders of a city steeped in tradition and heraldry. They symbolize strength and unity that has stood firm through countless trials. Transporting ourselves back to 1746 through an engraving on a Map of Clerkenwell, City of London, we witness the evolution of this vibrant neighborhood. The Agas Map from 1561 reveals how Finsbury has transformed over centuries while retaining its unique character. From above in the London Birdseye view or amidst the bustling Stroud Green Road in Finsbury Park today, one can't help but be captivated by its energy. This panoramic picture captures UB40 fans immersed in music at Finsbury Park – a testament to its role as an epicenter for cultural gatherings. Fusing past with present is evident when exploring transportation links like Hampstead Tube on the iconic Map of London Underground railway or tracing historical routes along Great Northern and City (Electric) Railway at Finsbury Park station. These arteries connect generations across time. In times both turbulent and triumphant, even during World War I at Finsbury Rifles recruiting HQ in North London, this resilient community rallied together for a greater cause – embodying courage against all odds.