Sir Walter Collection (#8)

Eastcheap Market, London, c1598 (1904). Eastcheap was the site of a medieval food market. From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

The Exchequer in the time of Henry VII, c1490 (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Winchester House, Southwark, about 1649, from the tower of St. Saviour s, c1812, (1912). Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Winchester House, Southwark, about 1649, from the tower of St. Saviour s, c1812, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

A Plan of Rotherhithe, 1755, (1912). Artists: Unknown, John Stow
A Plan of Rotherhithe, 1755, (1912). John Stow?s A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, originally published in 1598 and 1603

Woolwich Dockyard from the Thames, c1750, (1912). Artists: Unknown, John Boydell
Woolwich Dockyard from the Thames, c1750, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Southwark End of Old London Bridge, 1831, (1912). Artists: Unknown, Edward William Cooke
The Southwark End of Old London Bridge, 1831, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Dr. Lettsoms House, Camberwell, c1805, (1912). Artists: Unknown, George Samuel Elgood
Dr. Lettsoms House, Camberwell, c1805, (1912). A view of Grove Hill, Camberwell, the residence of the physician and philanthropist John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815)

The Old Effra Milk House, c1880, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Brockley Jack Inn, c1912, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

In College Road, Dulwich, (1912)
In College Road, Dulwich, c1912, (1912). One of the large Georgian houses built when the village of Dulwich was one of the most sequestered spots near London

Dulwich College, c1912, (1912)
Dulwich College, 1912. The letters patent by James I on 21 June 1619 authorised Edward Alleyn to establish a college in Dulwich to be called the College of Gods Gif t, in Dulwich in Surrey

Old Cottages in Merton Road, Tooting, c1890, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Club house at Ranelagh, c1890, (1912)
The Club-house at Ranelagh, c1890, (1912). The Ranelagh Club, a famous polo club located at Barn Elms in South West London, founded in 1878 as a split-off from the Hurlingham Club

Brixton Road, c1912, (1912). The great southern thoroughfare of london. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Morden College, Blackheath, 1751, (1912). Morden College is a long standing charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south east London, for over 300 years

View of Wandsworth, Surrey, c1780, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Guys Hospital, c1900, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Old Elephant and Castle Inn, c1785, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Vaux Hall Manor House, c1813, (1912). Manor House, Vauxhall shown as it stood in 1644, the site is now occupied by the MI6 building. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

The Old St. Thomass Hospital in Bermondsey, which replaced the earlier monastic buildings in 1701, and was sold in 1862, c1854, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

The Fort at Vauxhall erected for the defence of London during the Civil War, c1810, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Waterloo Railway Station, as it appeared when first built, c1848, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Skin Market, Bermondsey, in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century, c1840, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The Kings Bench Prison as it appeared in 1823, c1827, (1912). The Kings Bench Prison, Southwark, took its name from the Kings Bench court of law in which cases of defamation

One of the Forts erected by the Parliament for the defence of London during the Civil War, c1808, (1912). One of the Forts erected by the Parliament for the defence of London during the Civil War

The Globe on the Bank-side where Shakespeare acted, c1600, (1912). The Globe Theatre, a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare

The South Side of St. Saviours, Southwark, showing the former nave, c1825, (1912)
The South Side of St. Saviour s, Southwark, showing the former nave, c1825, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Tooley Street in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, c1840, (1912).Tooley Street is a road in central and south London connecting London Bridge to St Saviours Dock

Part of the Site of St. Thomass Hospital at Southwark Being Cleared for Railway Purposes, c1862, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

A Gentlemens Seat on Stockwell Common, 1792, (1912). A Gentlemans Seat on Stockwell Common, Angells House later known as Stockwell Park House. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

Severndroog Castle, Shooters Hill, 1807, (1912). Artists: Sir William James, FR Hay
Severndroog Castle, Shooters Hill, 1807, (1912). Severndroog Castle, Oxleas Wood, Shooters Hill in south-east London, designed by Richard Jupp (1728-1799)

A General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, c1756, (1912). Artist: Samuel Wale
A General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, c1756, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

In Greenwich Park on Whit Monday, c1802, (1912). Artist: Samuel Rawle
In Greenwich Park on Whit Monday, c1802, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Gold, silver, and lead tickets admitting to Vauxhall Gardens, c1740, (1912). Artist: James Stow
Gold, silver, and lead tickets admitting to Vauxhall Gardens, c1740, (1912). Originally from designs by William Hogarth (1697-1764). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

Monteagle House, Near St. Saviours Church, Southwark, 1808, (1912). Artist: J Pass
Monteagle House, Near St. Saviours Church, Southwark, 1808, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

John Tradescants House at Kennington, c1883, (1912). Artist: Elias Ashmole
John Tradescants House at Kennington, c1883, (1912).The Musaeum Tradescantianum was the first museum open to the public to be established in England

The Circular Window of the Hall of Winchester House (Winchester Palace), Southwark, 1835, (1912). Artist: David Roberts
The Circular Window of the Hall of Winchester House (Winchester Palace), Southwark, 1835, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Fishing at Sea by Walter Scott, c1900

Illuminated manuscript to illustrate Walter Scotts The Talisman, c1830. Artist: Sangorski and Sutcliffe
Illuminated manuscript to illustrate Walter Scotts The Talisman, c1830. Walter Scotts The Talisman, 1825. From The Studio Volume 48. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1909-10]

Illustration for Ivanhoe by Anonymous, c1898. Artists: Unknown, Ralph Nevill
Illustration for Ivanhoe by Anonymous, c1898. Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), first published in 1820 in three volumes. From The Studio Volume 14 by Ralph Nevill

Raleigh in the Tower, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Raleigh in the Tower, 1902. Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) was twice imprisoned at the Tower of London. After a work by Patten Wilson (1869-1934)

Diana Vernon, 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald
Diana Vernon. Diana Die Vernon is the heroine of Walter Scotts 1817 historical novel Rob Roy. From the John Player & Sons cigarette card series Famous Beauties, 1937

Sir Walter Scott, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Sir Walter Scott, (1771-1832), Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd, 1935

Sir Walter Raleigh, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618), English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England

Princes Street and the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, c late 19th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Princes Street and the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, c late 19th century. The 200 foot high Victorian Gothic monument to Sir Walter Scott in Edinburghs Princes Street Gardens was designed by

Sir Walter Raleighs house, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: York & Son
Sir Walter Raleighs house, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, 1924-1926. After being involved in the suppression of the Desmond Rebellions in Ireland in 1579-1583

The hall of Abbotsford Hall, near Melrose, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: WA Mansell
The hall of Abbotsford Hall, near Melrose, Scotland, 1924-1926. Abbotsford is the house built and lived in by Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) in prison, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

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"Sir Walter: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into the enchanting world as we explore various artworks and historical landmarks that pay homage to this legendary figure. At Holy Trinity Church in Clapham, a stunning painting from 1812 captures the essence of Sir Walter's era. The scene depicts Quentin Durward and the Disguised Louis XI, showcasing the intrigue and drama surrounding his time. Travel back further with William Hogarth's masterpieces. "Beer Street, " painted in 1751 but rediscovered in 1925, transports us to a lively tavern where Sir Walter might have enjoyed a pint or two. Similarly, "A Country Inn Yard" takes us on a journey through bustling streets filled with characters straight out of one of his adventures. Delve into the world of high stakes at Whites Club with William Radclyffe's depiction of gambling in 1734. This glimpse into aristocratic pastimes reveals another facet of Sir Walter's society. Venturing beyond England, we discover King Edward the Confessor's Palace at Borstal (Brill) from 1908. This architectural marvel showcases the grandeur that surrounded royalty during Sir Walter's time. The Ark Royal, an iconic ship from 1588, reminds us Raleigh’s naval exploits and contributions to English history. It serves as a testament to his adventurous spirit and exploration endeavors. Uncover tales of rebellion depicted in "Incidents in Venners Rising. " This artwork from 1661 allows us to witness historic events tied closely to Sir Walter’s era while reflecting on themes such as loyalty and sacrifice. Thomas Dale brings Skin Market, Leadenhall vividly to life through his brushstrokes capturing London’s vibrant atmosphere circa 1825—a place where merchants would gather for trade just as they did during Sir Walter’s time. Journey along The Causeway in Wandsworth captured around c1895, showcasing the picturesque scenery that Sir Walter might have encountered during his travels.