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Lords Collection (#4)

"Lords: A Rich Tapestry of History, Cricket, and Nobility" Step into the hallowed grounds Cricket Ground Art

Background imageLords Collection: Title-page to Thomas Youngs Dies Dominica, 1639 (woodcut)

Title-page to Thomas Youngs Dies Dominica, 1639 (woodcut)
618946 Title-page to Thomas Youngs Dies Dominica, 1639 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: The Movers and Seconders of the Address in the Lords and Commons (engraving)

The Movers and Seconders of the Address in the Lords and Commons (engraving)
1104870 The Movers and Seconders of the Address in the Lords and Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: Hawking party in the eleventh century (litho)

Hawking party in the eleventh century (litho)
956225 Hawking party in the eleventh century (litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: The Home Rule Bill in the Lords, Some Members of the Upper House, III (b / w photo)

The Home Rule Bill in the Lords, Some Members of the Upper House, III (b / w photo)
1063030 The Home Rule Bill in the Lords, Some Members of the Upper House, III (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: Interview between Bacon and the deputation from the Lords 1621

Interview between Bacon and the deputation from the Lords 1621
908601 Interview between Bacon and the deputation from the Lords 1621 by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: The Peers Entrance, Houses of Parliament, London (photo)

The Peers Entrance, Houses of Parliament, London (photo)
582790 The Peers Entrance, Houses of Parliament, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peers Entrance, Houses of Parliament)

Background imageLords Collection: The House of Lords (photo)

The House of Lords (photo)
582789 The House of Lords (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The House of Lords); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageLords Collection: A Pretty Independent Print (engraving)

A Pretty Independent Print (engraving)
605250 A Pretty Independent Print (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uain Glory: A Pretty Independent Print)

Background imageLords Collection: View of the Office of Ordnance with the Entrance of the House of Lords (engraving)

View of the Office of Ordnance with the Entrance of the House of Lords (engraving)
602764 View of the Office of Ordnance with the Entrance of the House of Lords (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: The Kings entrance to the House of Lords from Poets Corner (coloured engraving)

The Kings entrance to the House of Lords from Poets Corner (coloured engraving)
602762 The Kings entrance to the House of Lords from Poets Corner (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: Queen Caroline returning from the House of Lords (coloured engraving)

Queen Caroline returning from the House of Lords (coloured engraving)
602735 Queen Caroline returning from the House of Lords (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: Ruins of he House of Lords, Westminster (engraving)

Ruins of he House of Lords, Westminster (engraving)
602707 Ruins of he House of Lords, Westminster (engraving) by Billings, R. W. (1813-74); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of he House of Lords, Westminster)

Background imageLords Collection: Her Majesty opening the Session of Parliament at the House of Lords (engraving)

Her Majesty opening the Session of Parliament at the House of Lords (engraving)
602670 Her Majesty opening the Session of Parliament at the House of Lords (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: Interior view of the Houses of Lords and Commons the day after the fires taken from the top of

Interior view of the Houses of Lords and Commons the day after the fires taken from the top of Westminster Hall
602536 Interior view of the Houses of Lords and Commons the day after the fires taken from the top of Westminster Hall (engraving) by English School

Background imageLords Collection: View of the Houses of Lords and Commons, destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834 (engraving)

View of the Houses of Lords and Commons, destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834 (engraving)
602515 View of the Houses of Lords and Commons, destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: The Houses of Lords and Commons on fire (engraving)

The Houses of Lords and Commons on fire (engraving)
602511 The Houses of Lords and Commons on fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Houses of Lords and Commons on fire, 16 October 1834)

Background imageLords Collection: Ioway Indian encampment, Lords Cricket Ground (engraving)

Ioway Indian encampment, Lords Cricket Ground (engraving)
559222 Ioway Indian encampment, Lords Cricket Ground (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ioway Indian encampment, Lords Cricket Ground)

Background imageLords Collection: Big Celebration, Christmas Card (chromolitho)

Big Celebration, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730751 Big Celebration, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Big Celebration)

Background imageLords Collection: Legal figures (engraving)

Legal figures (engraving)
665447 Legal figures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Legal figures. Illustration for The Royal History of England (Murdoch, 1876)

Background imageLords Collection: Our amateur politicians by Edmund Blampied. Men chatting at a pub bar: Me? Vote for him

Our amateur politicians by Edmund Blampied. Men chatting at a pub bar: Me? Vote for him? Oh dear, no! Besides, his Astrakhan hair and his cross-eyed views carry no blinkin conviction

Background imageLords Collection: The Contrast or Things as they Are, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving)

The Contrast or Things as they Are, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving)
2966810 The Contrast or Things as they Are, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageLords Collection: Assembling for the tournament (litho)

Assembling for the tournament (litho)
3106016 Assembling for the tournament (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assembling for the tournament. Illustration for Newnes Pictorial Knowledge (1932)

Background imageLords Collection: Bill Edrich and Denis Compton coming out to bat at Lords Cricket ground during

Bill Edrich and Denis Compton coming out to bat at Lords Cricket ground during the legendary summer of 1947 when Compton scored 3, 816 runs and Edrich 3, 539. Date: 1947

Background imageLords Collection: Movers and Seconders of the Address in the Lords and Commons (engraving)

Movers and Seconders of the Address in the Lords and Commons (engraving)
1614658 Movers and Seconders of the Address in the Lords and Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: The 'Star-Fish'conducting Experiments in the Destruction of Submarines before the Lords of

The "Star-Fish"conducting Experiments in the Destruction of Submarines before the Lords of the Admiralty
1593839 The " Star-Fish" conducting Experiments in the Destruction of Submarines before the Lords of the Admiralty (engraving) by Jane, Fred T

Background imageLords Collection: Japanese flower arrangement with lords and ladies

Japanese flower arrangement with lords and ladies, leaves and flowers, vase and tray. Handcoloured woodblock engraving hanga from a book of the Shinshintei school of Ikebana, 1835

Background imageLords Collection: Japanese flower arrangement with bamboo and plum

Japanese flower arrangement with bamboo and plum, take and ume. Handcoloured woodblock engraving hanga from a book of the Shinshintei school of Ikebana, 1835

Background imageLords Collection: Japanese flower arrangement with camellia, tsubaki

Japanese flower arrangement with camellia, tsubaki. Handcoloured woodblock engraving hanga from a book of the Shinshintei school of Ikebana, 1835

Background imageLords Collection: Ninth Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s

Ninth Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s
Ninth Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Two Bedchamber Ladies, Lady Emma Portman and Frances Noel, Lady Barham; Two Lords in Waiting

Background imageLords Collection: 10th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s

10th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s
10th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Two Bedchamber Ladies, Lady Sarah Lyttleton and Countess of Mulgrave, Two Lords in Waiting, George Byng

Background imageLords Collection: 11th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s

11th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s
11th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Two Bedchamber Ladies, Anne Caulfeild, Countess of Charlemont, and Lady Flora Hastings

Background imageLords Collection: 12th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s

12th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s
12th Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade. The Principal Lady of the Bedchamber, Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Lord Chamberlain, Francis Nathaniel Conyngham

Background imageLords Collection: Lloyd George prepares to send his pet lamb, the Peoples Budget

Lloyd George prepares to send his pet lamb, the Peoples Budget
KDC349484 Lloyd George prepares to send his pet lamb, the Peoples Budget, to be sacrificed and killed by the House of Lords, 1909 (litho) by Sambourne

Background imageLords Collection: Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! (Ballot Bill)

Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! (Ballot Bill)
Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! The Ballot Bill (legislation for the use of a secret ballot in elections) was proving difficult to get through

Background imageLords Collection: Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a... Bill

Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a... Bill
Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a Nasty! Great! Ugly! Jew Bill. A satirical comment on the House of Lords rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill

Background imageLords Collection: This birthday cake was made for the famous Australian cricketer by Mr Portman of Lords (b / w photo)

This birthday cake was made for the famous Australian cricketer by Mr Portman of Lords (b / w photo)
5991444 This birthday cake was made for the famous Australian cricketer by Mr Portman of Lords (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageLords Collection: Margaret Kidd, first woman barrister at House of Lords

Margaret Kidd, first woman barrister at House of Lords
Margaret Henderson Kidd, first woman barrister to be briefed at the Bar of the House of Lords. She was the daughter of Mr. James Kidd an ex-M.P. for Linlithgowshire. Date: 1926

Background imageLords Collection: Seventeenth century Horn Book, teaching aid

Seventeenth century Horn Book, teaching aid, with the letters of the alphabet and two prayers. 17th century

Background imageLords Collection: Cartoon, Randolph Churchill, Cave Canem

Cartoon, Randolph Churchill, Cave Canem - seen here as a terrier protecting The House of Lords. 1885

Background imageLords Collection: Paying rent in Saxon times, illustration from Hutchinson

Paying rent in Saxon times, illustration from Hutchinson
STC363602 Paying rent in Saxon times, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Prater

Background imageLords Collection: The King proroguing Parliament, in the House of Lords, April 1831 (engraving)

The King proroguing Parliament, in the House of Lords, April 1831 (engraving)
602742 The King proroguing Parliament, in the House of Lords, April 1831 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King proroguing Parliament)

Background imageLords Collection: Interior of the House of Lords as it was before the fire, 16 October 1834 (coloured engraving)

Interior of the House of Lords as it was before the fire, 16 October 1834 (coloured engraving)
602717 Interior of the House of Lords as it was before the fire, 16 October 1834 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: Sketch of the south window of Westminster Hall with the ruins of the House of Lords (engraving)

Sketch of the south window of Westminster Hall with the ruins of the House of Lords (engraving)
602535 Sketch of the south window of Westminster Hall with the ruins of the House of Lords (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: The Houses of Lords and Commons as they appeared on fire, 16 October 1834 (coloured engraving)

The Houses of Lords and Commons as they appeared on fire, 16 October 1834 (coloured engraving)
602528 The Houses of Lords and Commons as they appeared on fire, 16 October 1834 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: The Houses of Lords and Commons on fire, 16 October 1834 (engraving)

The Houses of Lords and Commons on fire, 16 October 1834 (engraving)
602510 The Houses of Lords and Commons on fire, 16 October 1834 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Houses of Lords and Commons on fire)

Background imageLords Collection: Demolition of the old House of Lords (engraving)

Demolition of the old House of Lords (engraving)
602706 Demolition of the old House of Lords (engraving) by Sargent, G.F. (fl.1842-60); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demolition of the old House of Lords; from The Pictorial Times)

Background imageLords Collection: House of Lords during the important investigation in 1820 (engraving)

House of Lords during the important investigation in 1820 (engraving)
611380 House of Lords during the important investigation in 1820 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLords Collection: Floral design for the House of Lords Library (pencil & w / c on paper)

Floral design for the House of Lords Library (pencil & w / c on paper)
BBC207319 Floral design for the House of Lords Library (pencil & w/c on paper) by Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore (1812-52); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright




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"Lords: A Rich Tapestry of History, Cricket, and Nobility" Step into the hallowed grounds Cricket Ground Art, where Middlesex County Cricket Club and England have left an indelible mark on the sport. The echoes of cheers and triumphs reverberate through this iconic venue. As you wander through the corridors adorned with fine art, immerse yourself in the heritage shared by Middlesex CCC and England MCC. Marvel at the majestic coat of arms belonging to Hewitt Lord Lifford and Cole, Lord Mount Florence from the 18th century – symbols of nobility that once graced these walls. Gaze upon a captivating poster capturing the serene beauty of River Thames at Westminster in London. Its tranquil allure juxtaposes against the fervor that fills this historic ground during cricket matches. In a testament to inclusivity, discover The Lords Prayer inscribed in ten different languages – a reminder that unity transcends borders within these sacred precincts. The regal coat of arms belonging to Viscount Conyngham Cunningham and Lord Southwell transport you back to an era steeped in grandeur. These emblems serve as reminders of aristocratic lineages intertwined with this esteemed venue's history. Study a map showcasing St Marylebone's intricate streetscape – evidence that Lords is not just a place but an integral part of London's fabric. Uncover an unexpected chapter when Lords Cricket Ground was transformed into a goose farm during World War I in 1915. This poignant moment reminds us how even amidst conflict, life finds ways to adapt while preserving its essence. Transport yourself further back in time as Peter the Great observes with intrigue the proceedings within House - captured forever in lithographic form. Witnessing such historical events adds another layer to your experience at Lords. And finally, relish one of cricket's most cherished traditions -the annual Eton v Harrow match held at none other than Lords.