Private Collection (#66)

Pew Rent Receipt
Well-to-do members of the Church of England congregation rent a private pew by the year, ensuring that their regular place is always available for their use

Carriage on Rail Wagon
In the earliest days of the rail, a private carriage might be carried on a rail wagon - anticipating todays motorail service by a hundred years !

Private General Store
General store in a private home, advertising Sunlight soap

Mr Oakleys Coach
The private coach of Lord Lonsdale, a prominent figure in the coaching revival

Sir T Peytons Coach
The private coach of Sir Thomas Peyton, a prominent figure in the coaching revival

Waterford Coach 1889
The private coach of the marquis of Waterford, a prominent figure in the coaching revival

Cholmondley Coach
The private coach of the marquis Cholmondley, a prominent figure in the coaching revival

Charabanc Scrap 19C
The four-horse charabanc is the most popular vehicle for excursions : the seats are sometimes set sideways, sometimes lengthways

Barouche 1825
The barouche has four wheels, and a half-head which can be lowered; it has space for two couples to sit facing each other

CALECHE 1818
The caleche of the duchesse douairiaire (dowager) d Orleans

Driving Past a Beggar
She drives insouciantly past a beggar

Carriage in the Bois
An elegant Parisienne drives with her dog in an open carriage in the Bois de Boulogne

Family Carriage Outing
All set for an outing in the family carriage - but first, we must pose for our photo !

Carriage Causes Chaos
A gentlemans tandem causes chaos and confusion - and a fine display of female leg ! - when it trots along a village street, scattering livestock and upsetting a market cart

Elegy on a Mad Dog / C18Th
The dog & man at first were friends, But when a pique began, The dog to gain his private ends, Went mad & bit the man

Paris Art Thieves
Paris art thieves make off with treasures from a private collection

C17 Carriage
A French CARROSSE - the earliest type of private carriage

William I in Hampshire
William I evicts the people of Hampshire, to create the New Forest for his private hunting ground

Dalmatian Protects Coach
A dalmatian coach dog guarding a carriage

Social / Derby Private Box
A private box at the Derby - watching the races in comfort

Shocked Man 1930S
A man with dark hair looks shocked or even incredulous, as he reads something on a card he has picked up from a table

Leyland Lion Motor Bus
Advertisement for Leyland Motors Ltd proclaiming the many municipal and private users of Leyland Lion and Lioness passenger vehicles

CLIFFORD (1558 - 1605)
GEORGE DE CLIFFORD 3rd Earl of Cumberland. Notorious gambler and owner of a private fleet

Auction Sale in Home
Selling the furniture of a private household, the auctioneer holds up a chair

Elegancies of Quadrilles
Moulinet - a quadrille step with linked hands. Ladies & gentleman, in an elegantly furnished room, enjoy a dance, while a man in cossack trousers chats up a large bosomed lady

Quadrille Inconveniences
Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing: a short gentleman struggles on tiptoe as he tries valiantly to turn two tall women with tall hairstyles

Girl in Library C. 1880
A young woman stands on a chair to reach a book on the top shelf of a private library

Beggars in Balloons
While the wealthy flit about the skies in their private aeroplanes, beggars must make do with balloons, aged and patched

Brighton Coach
The coaching revival : Mr Charles Poles Brighton coach at Lowfield Heath : this is a private sporting venture but employing professionals to crew the coach

List of School Fees
A memorandum to pupils of the Haberdashers Askes Hatcham Girls School listing tuition fees and term start dates & details of entrance examinations

Flyer for Ladies School
Leaflet for a High Class Ladies School in Filey, Yorkshire with French & German governesses, limited pupil numbers, gym, tennis & special care taken of delicate girls

Boer War Camp Scene
British camp scene during the Boer War where, according to private Ward of the Frontier Mounted Police, Borwicks Baking Powder enabled them to enjoy excellent bread

Dementia Praecox
A patient suffering from catatonic dementia praecox, Kraepelins term for what is today classified as schizophrenia. The patient is acting out a private delusion

Lord Dashalong (Lord Sefton) an enthusiastic driver, father of fast whips

Lapps Preached At
Gudstjenst i ett lappkapell - divine service in a Lapp chapel, seemingly in a private home, cleared for the purpose. Presumably Lutheran

Dr Syntax / Parish Priest
Doctor Syntax taking possession of his living - entering his drive in a horse and cart with a lady with a parasol by his side

Calthorpes Cabriolet
The cabriolet of Lord Calthorpe : a light two- wheeled carriage whose hood can be raised or lowered, according to the clemency or otherwise of the weather

Paris Temple C1450
The Temple in Paris, circa 1450, when it was a private enclave of the Templars, exciting the jealousy and the cupidity of the king

15th Century Carriage 2
A French noblewoman rides in a rather primitive and probably very uncomfortable carriage

15th Century Carriage 1
A French queen travelling through the streets in her carriage : unfortunately, the king seems to have met with some kind of accident

Indian Mutiny, 1857
Sgt.Richard Wadeson rescues Private Michael Farrell from an attack by several mounted rebel cavalrymen. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

Bismarck / Rohling / Page 14
Bismarck is appointed Friedrich Wilhelm IVs private councellor in the Prussian delegation to the Frankfurt Bundestag (Parliament)

Stanley Baldwin Library
The English politician Stanley Baldwin reading in his library

Music making in an aristocratic home, with violin, cello, spinet and singer

Private dance party, India
A private dance party in India -- musicians and a dancer entertain a party of gentlemen

Horse-drawn carriages of the Saxon period

Interview between Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex
An interview between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex, observed by a Lady in Waiting

Class of boys at a school in North London
A small class of boys with their teacher at a school in North London -- it appears to be a private school

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