Room Collection (#6)

Queen Victoria in drawing room at Buckingham Palace
Victoria with family and friends in the Yellow Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, London, 1841 Date: 1841

St Edwards Orphanage, Liverpool - Carpentry
St Edwards Orphanage, Broad Green, Liverpool - manual instruction room. Boys at work benches with tools

In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London
A great stage and a great curtain: in front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London. Top centre: a diagrammatic view of the revolving stage

Postcard of the RMS Antonia depicting the third class public room, social hall, dining room and berthroom. Cunard Line Ocean Liner, 15000 tonnes. Date: C. 1922

Engine-Room of H. M. S. Warrior
The Engine-room of H.M.S.Warrior, which at the time of its construction was at the forefront of warship development. Date: c 1860

Wine glasses at an outdoor cafe, Paris, France

Japanese Geisha Girl dressed in her Kimono
O-Hana-san dresses to pay a visit - a Japanese Geisha Girl is aided by a male servant to dress in her Kimono. Date: circa 1906

Amber room of catherine palace, tsarskoye selo, ussr, 1917, this is the only existing color photo of the amber room before world war ll

Phool Mahal, the grandest of Mehrangarhs period rooms, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India

Soviet political leader. Brezhnev at a White House meeting with President Richard Nixon, 1973
LEONID BREZHNEV (1906-1982). Soviet political leader. Brezhnev at a White House meeting with President Richard Nixon, 1973

President William McKinley with his cabinet. Photographed in the White House, May 1898
McKINLEY & CABINET, 1898. President William McKinley with his cabinet. Photographed in the White House, May 1898

LCC-LFB Kensington fire station, SW London
Located in Old Court Place near Kensington Church Street, Kensington fire station retained a horse drawn turntable ladder until 1921 when it was finally replaced by a motorised version

LLOYDs OF LONDON, 1890. The Reading Room of Lloyds of London, the English insurance company, in the Royal Exchange. Line engraving, English, 1890

Town Topics rehearsal in New York
Theatrical, Ned Wayburns Rehearsal for Town Topics. The ladies chorus dressing room of an unidentified theatre with women pictured in various stages of dressing and grooming. Date: c. 1915

Frys Chocolates
Advertisement for Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory in Bristol showing illustrations of the roasting room, boiling sugar, grinding chocolate, the pan room

Cooling Room, Nevills Turkish Baths, London
View inside a Cooling Room at Nevills Turkish Baths, Northumberland Avenue, London. Date: circa 1908

Harrow School - 4th Form Room, with panelled walls covered with the carved graffiti signatures of generations of students, including the signatures of Byron, Palmerston and Archbishop Trench

Warwick Univ Students
Students relaxing in the Common Room at Warwick University. Date: early 1970s

Royal Vauxhall pre-flight consultation. Historical artwork depicting a meeting held prior to the flight of the Royal Vauxhall in 1836

Paradise Room at Reisenwebers, New York
The Paradise Room at Reisenweber s, Columbus Circle, New York. One of the most beautiful Ballrooms in America designed by Joseph Urban with panels by Raphael Kirchner. Date: 1920s

Power and control in R101
The first diesel-engined airship: power and control in R101. Illustrations of some of the features of R101: a power car, the chart room, and mooring arrangements

Salvation Army elevator
Men at work sorting waste paper in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working

Cheesed Off by David Wright
An illustration of a lady dressed in a negligee, flicking through magazines on her bed. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

The Old Palace, Richmond-Upon-Thames, 1914
Photograph showing the Gatehouse of the Old Palace at Richmond. This palace was used by Edward III, Henry VII and Elizabeth I, who is said to have died in a little room over the gateway

Man in Bath
Just when he starts to enjoy a relaxing bath, a mouse enters the room and tries to steal his towel; luckily theres a bell- pull so he can call the maid and have her remove it

Communications Room on an Atlantic liner
A communications room onboard an Atlantic liner, an example of the kind that would have been on board the Titanic. Built by the shipyard Harland and Wolff for White Star Lines

Apollo 7 Prime Crew
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission (from l to r) Module Pilot Don F Eisele, Commander Walter M Schirra Jr. and Lunar Module pilot Walter Cunningham

The library and reading room in the British Museum London UK
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Roman Fire Engine / Pump
Roman fire engine, consisting of two double-cylindered force pumps worked by means of a rocking beam (now lost)

Victoria / Albert / Wedding
Two scenes from Queen Victorias reign: 1. her wedding to Albert, 1840 2. with Albert and children

Gout Man Fishes at Home
Unable to go fishing due to his painful gout, a sufferer casts his rod into a barrel of fish, in the comfort of his living room

Showgirls Changing Room
No doubt the envy of all his friends, this page boy has the important task of delivering messages and cards backstage, where most are prohibited from entering - hope he knocked!

Titanic / Keep Fit Room
A woman keeping fit in the Titanics Gymnasium

Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician, inventor of the stethoscope in 1816 at the Hopital Necker in Paris, where he was working at the time. Seen here using a stethoscope on a patient

Futuristic news broadcast
A futuristic news broadcast, where a couple relax in their sitting room and listen to the days news from a gramophone-like machine

Akbar the Great receives a deputation of Jesuits
Akbar the Great (1542-1605), third Mughal Emperor of India, receives a deputation of Jesuits

Art Deco Sitting Room
Art Deco sideboard with provision for a few neatly arranged books : a chair; and a settee with a built-in lamp and what could be an ash-tray

Mother and her daughter, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Anacostia, D.C. Frederick Douglass housing project. Mother and her daughter

English poet Percy Bysshe Shelleys room on the first floor of University College, Oxford (litho)
5996604 English poet Percy Bysshe Shelleys room on the first floor of University College, Oxford (litho) by Railton, Herbert (1857-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

1930s interiors: Garden Hall of a hotel (colour litho)
6028223 1930s interiors: Garden Hall of a hotel (colour litho) by Stier, M. (fl.1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garden Hall of a hotel)

1930s interiors: Staircase (colour litho)
6028158 1930s interiors: Staircase (colour litho) by Stier, M. (fl.1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Staircase. Illustration for Colour Designs for Modern interiors)

Man being attacked by a parrot and cat in a drawing room. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries of

Odalisque, 1920 (oil on canvas)
1197503 Odalisque, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Tanoux, Henri Adrien (1865-1923); 54x73.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Warping Room, Cotton Mill, Wigan
Girls surrounded by machinery in the warping room at a cotton mill in Wigan, Lancashire. Date: Date unknown

20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne
20, 000 LIEUES SOUS LES MERS [20 000 leagues under the sea], A window opened into this unexplored abyss. Date: 1870

W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone

Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885
Large operating room at the Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

British Museum - new reading-room 1857
Interior of the new reading-room in the British Museum, London. Date: 1857

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Step into the whimsical world of William Heath Robinson's automated Dining Room without servants, where every task is effortlessly accomplished by ingenious contraptions. This room, part of his An Ideal Home series, showcases the artist's imaginative and humorous take on modern living. In this surreal setting, Maria Callas in Dior graces a corner with her elegance, while Titian's iconic Venus of Urbino painting adds a touch of classical beauty to the ambiance. The walls are adorned with photographs capturing cherished memories from Harrogate Ladies College and Leamington Spa in 1911. As we venture further into this enchanting space, we stumble upon the historic Underwriting Room of Lloyds of London from 1886. Its grandeur and significance remind us that even amidst automation and innovation, tradition holds its place. The Gretna Green Building stands as a testament to love's enduring power, evoking images of clandestine elopements and forbidden romance. Nearby hangs Rex Whistler's masterpiece "The Letter, " transporting us to an era when handwritten correspondence held immense emotional weight. Jeeves and Wooster make their presence felt in this eclectic room—a nod to P. G. Wodehouse's beloved characters who navigate life with humor and wit. And just when you think you've seen it all, another marvel awaits: Heath Robinson presents his Drawing Room filled with fantastical inventions that defy logic yet captivate our imagination. Finally, we encounter the heart pulsating within this realm—the Engine Room at Clement-Talbot Motor Works in London—where dreams are transformed into reality through meticulous craftsmanship. This room transcends time and space; it is a celebration of human ingenuity across centuries. It invites us to explore beyond conventional boundaries—to embrace creativity and appreciate how artistry can transform any ordinary space into something extraordinary.