Islington Collection (#20)

St Johns Church, Holloway, Islington, London

College of the Church Missionary Society, Islington, London, 1827. Artist: Thomas Dale
College of the Church Missionary Society, Islington, London, 1827

Highbury College, south-west front, Islington, London, 1827. Artist: Thomas Dale
Highbury College, south-west front, Islington, London, 1827

Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London, 1831. Artist:s Lacey
Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London, 1831. This building was built in 1780 for the Middlesex Quarter Sessions of the justices of the peace and remained the administrative

North Country Mails at the Peacock, Islington, 1823 (1927). Artist: Thomas Sutherland
North Country Mails at the Peacock, Islington, 1823 (1927). Plate taken from Famous Sporting Prints IV: Coaching, published by The Studio Limited (London, 1927)

The Unitarian Chapel, Finsbury, London, 1828. Artist: Frederick James Havell
The Unitarian Chapel, Finsbury, London, 1828

A ladies cricket match, Newington Green, Islington, London, 1811 (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

St Johns Gate on a Sunday, Clerkenwell, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
St Johns Gate on a Sunday, Clerkenwell, London, 1926-1927. The gate was built in 1504 by Thomas Docwra, prior of the Priory of the Knights of Saint John

Collinss Music Hall, Islington, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Collinss Music Hall, Islington, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Election hustings in Clerkenwell Green during the Finsbury election, London, 1852. A print from The Illustrated London News (10 June 1852)

The Charterhouse from the square, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
The Charterhouse from the square, London, 1912. The Charterhouse has variously been a Carthusian monastery, a public school, a medical school and a home for pensioners

Oliver Goldsmiths house, Canonbury, Islington, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Oliver Goldsmiths house, Canonbury, Islington, 1912. Canonbury Tower formed part of a manor house of the Priors of St Bartholomew. The Tower itself dates from the mid 16th century

St Johns Church, Holloway, London

The Catholic Chapel, Finsbury, London, 1827. Artist: Thomas Barber
The Catholic Chapel, Finsbury, London, 1827

Rehearsing for the Royal Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, 1886. Illustration from The Graphic, (19 June 1886). Hand-coloured later

St Johns Gate, Clerkenwell, London, c1920s. The gate was built in 1504 by Thomas Docwra, prior of the Priory of the Knights of Saint John. It served as the south entrance to the inner precinct

The Double Lock and East Entrance to the Islington Tunnel, Regents Canal, 1827. Artist: Frederick James Havell
The Double Lock and East Entrance to the Islington Tunnel, Regents Canal, 1827; showing two horse drawn canal boats passing through the lock, approaching the tunnel

Prisoners at Clerkenwell House of Correction, London, 1874. Prisoners, in prison uniform, take their turn on the treadmill while the men who have just done their stint wait in silence until it is

Children waiting for soup at dinner time, London Board School, Denmark Terrace, Islington, 1889. From The Graphic London 7 December 1889

The Babes in the Wood, Grand Theatre, Islington, London. Date: 1904-1905

Collinss Music Hall - Upper Street, Islington, London Date: circa 1910s

The Caledonian Market in Islington
Scene at the Caledonian Market at Islington where buyers and sellers thronged every Friday morning. It was renowned for junk, bric-a-brac and antiques. Date: 1925

Thomas Cooke, the miser of Islington, and his wife who he married for her wealth : together they lived a life of ridiculous parsimony, suspicious of everyone Date: 1726 - 1811

Goldsmith / Islington Midx
OLIVER GOLDSMITH Irish writers residence, Canonbury Tower, Islington, Middlesex Date: 1730 - 1774

Islington Dental Surgery, North London -- Mr Chodwick Brown, Surgeon Dentist, 69 Upper Street, London circa 1910

Home Sweet Home by Frank Lindo
Promotional postcard for Home Sweet Home by Frank Lindo. First produced at the Carleton Theatre, Greenwich, 18th May 1903 and Grand Theatre, Islington, 4th July 1904

Exterior of the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London
The Confectioners & Bakers Exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London. Date: 1905

Grand Theatre, Islington
Promotional postcard of the Grand Theatre, Islington circa 1904. The theatre is situated in the centre of the postcard and is distinguished by its protruding portico feature

Islington Technical Home - Tailoring Shop
Boys at work in the tailoring workshop at the Islington Technical Home. One is using a sewing machine. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1907

Islington Technical Home - Emigrants
Boys with large trunks preparing to emigrate from the Islington Technical Home - 7th June, 1907. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1907

Islington Technical Home - Holiday
Boys from the Islington Technical Home stand next to a barn during a holiday at Cliffe-at-Hoo, Kent. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1907

The Johnny Parker band
Photograph of the Johnny Parker band entertaining customers at the Crown and Anchor pub in Crown Street, Islington. The band used to play traditional jazz at the pub on Thursday nights as well as

A scene from City of Play (1929) with Chili Bouchier and Pat
A scene from City of Play (1929) directed by Denison Clift with Chili Bouchier and Pat Aherne Date: 1929

The stars of City of Play (1929) directed by Denison Clift - Pat Aherne, Lawson Butt, Olaf Hytten, Chili Bouchier, James Carew, Andrews Engelman and Leila Dresner Date: 1929

A scene from City of Play (1929) directed by Denison Clift with Chili Bouchier Date: 1929

A scene from The Rolling Road (1927)
Flora Le Breton and Carlyle Blackwell in a scene from The Rolling Road (1927) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1926

A scene from The South Sea Bubble (1928) directed by T. Hayes Hunter Date: 1929

Scenese from The Constant Nymph (1928)
Scenes from The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

Ivor Novello and Benita Hume in The South Sea Bubble (1928)
A scene from The South Sea Bubble (1928) directed by T. Hayes Hunter Date: 1929

Scenes from The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

A scene from The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

Mabel Poulton in The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

A scene from The Constant Nymph (1928) with Ivor Novello and Mabel Poulton directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

Miles Mander and June in Riding for a King (1926) one of the Stephen Donaghue racing dramas Date: 1927

The jockey Stephen Donaghues racing dramas (1926)
Frank Bullock (Australian jockey champion- seen left) visited the Islington studio one day to see how his colleague Stephen Donoghue (far right) was enjoying his film experience

Stephen Donaghue and Madge Stuart in one of the racing dramas (1926) Date: 1926

The jockey Stephen Donaghue on the front of Picturegoer magazine (1926) - to be te star of a series of short racing films produced by Gainsborough and directed by Walter West Date: 1926

Ivor Novello and June in The Lodger (1926) directed by Alfred Hitchcock Date: 1927

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