Spottiswoode Collection

London Bridge, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
London Bridge, c1900s. Traffic on London Bridge over the River Thames, with Fishmongers Hall on the left, the church of St Magnus the Martyr on the right, and the Monument behind

The Tower Bridge, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Tower Bridge, c1900s. View of Tower Bridge with bascules open, and the River Thames. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

Geoffrey Dobson, 1935. Geoffrey Dobson (1826-1893), waterman and swimming instructor at Eton College. From The Eton Book of the River - With Some Account of the Thames and the Evolution Boat-Racing

Roads and Vagabonds
An illustration depicting numerous men on horseback pulling a stagecoach, in some kind of disarray with some farmers nearby with their dog. Date: circa 1931

Marriage of Andrew Spottiswoode and Iris Watson
Wedding of Andrew Spottiswoode and Iris Watson in July 1923. Spottiswoode was the editor of Printers Pie and Winters Pie magazines and the son of Hugh Spottiswoode

View from St. Clement Danes Showing Law Courts, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
View from St. Clement Danes Showing Law Courts, c1900s. View of the Royal Courts of Justice, (left), which house the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales

Oxford Street, c1910s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Oxford Street, c1910s. View of Selfridges department store on Londons famous shopping street. The building was opened in 1909

The Marble Arch, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Marble Arch, c1900s. Marble Arch was designed by John Nash in 1827 as the ceremonial gateway to the refurbished Buckingham Palace

The Houses of Parliament, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Houses of Parliament, c1900s. Victorian Gothic home of British politics, with barges on the River Thames in the foreground

Hyde Park Corner, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Hyde Park Corner, c1900s. Horse-drawn buses at the busy thoroughfare - the Ionic screen was built between 1822 and 1825 by Decimus Burton

The Tower of London, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Tower of London, c1900s. Horse-drawn carriages outside Londons famous prison, castle and armoury. From " The Album of Coloured Views of London", [Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd

The Strand, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Strand, c1900s. View looking towards St Mary le Strand, with the Adelphi Wine & Spirit Stores on the right. From " The Album of Coloured Views of London", [Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd

The Thames Embankment, . Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Thames Embankment, c1900s. Double-decker tram alongside the River Thames, with Cleopatras Needle in the distance. From " The Album of Coloured Views of London", [Eyre & Spottiswoode

The Royal Exchange and Bank of England, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Royal Exchange and Bank of England, c1900s. View of the Royal Exchange, and the Bank of England on the left, with carts and open-topped buses in the foreground

The British Museum, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The British Museum, c1900s. The British Museum in London was built in 1823-1852 in a Classical style to designs by Sir Robert Smirke, to house the growing national collection

Cheapside, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Cheapside, c1900s. View along Cheapside in the City of London, towards the church of St Mary le Bow. From " The Album of Coloured Views of London", [Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd. London, c1900s]

Aldwych and Gaiety Theatre, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Aldwych and Gaiety Theatre, c1900s. The Gaity in London, (right), first opened as the Strand Musick Hall in 1864. It was damaged during World War Two and was demolished in 1956

St. Pauls Cathedral, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
St. Pauls Cathedral, c1900s. St Pauls Cathedral, built by Sir Christopher Wren after the previous cathedral was destroyed in the Great Fire of London (1666)

Trafalgar Square, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Trafalgar Square, c1900s. View of the square with the National Gallery, the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the fountains and Nelsons Column

The Victoria and Albert Museum, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Victoria and Albert Museum, c1900s. The V&A in South Kensington was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

The Ceremony at St. Paul s, London, 1897. Artist: E&S Woodbury
The Ceremony at St. Paul s, London, 1897. The photograph was taken immediately after the conclusion of the Service, when Her Majesty (whose face is clearly seen)

Her Majesty The Queen in Her Robes of State, 1859, (c1897). Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Her Majesty The Queen in Her Robes of State, 1859, (c1897). Queen Victoria (1819-1901) celebrated her Diamond Jubilee (60th anniversary of her reign - June 1837-June 1897)

Westgate, Grantham, c1896. Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Westgate, Grantham, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Corn Exchange, Leicester, c1896. Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Corn Exchange, Leicester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Waterloo Chamber Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Waterloo Chamber Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). The Waterloo chamber formerly the Grand Dining room, decorated in the Elizabethan style with wooden carving by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721)

RS De Havilland, 1935. Artist: Mr Mundy
RS De Havilland, 1935. Reginald Saumarez de Havilland (1850-1921), Schoolmaster and Assistant Master at Eton College and coach of the Eton Eight rowing team

College Field, November 1894, 1935. Artist: TC Porter
College Field, November 1894, 1935. Eton College during the flood of November 1894. From The Eton Book of the River - With Some Account of the Thames and the Evolution Boat-Racing, by L.S.R

Surly Hall, 1935. Artists: Mr Mundy, Hills and Saunders
Surly Hall, 1935. Surly Hall was famous in the 19th century because of the riverside inn used by the students as a refreshment point after their boating activities

Old Mahogany, 1935. Artist: Mr Mundy
Old Mahogany, 1935. Old Mahogany, employed at the Masters Boathouse in the late 19th century. From The Eton Book of the River - With Some Account of the Thames and the Evolution Boat-Racing

Bill Windsor, 1935. Artists: Mr Mundy, Hills and Saunders
Bill Windsor, 1935. William Odell, known as Bill Windsor. From The Eton Book of the River - With Some Account of the Thames and the Evolution Boat-Racing, by L.S.R. Byrne and E. L. Churchill

The Boathouse After Reconstruction, 1909, 1935. Artists: Mr Mundy, Hills and Saunders
The Boathouse After Reconstruction, 1909, 1935. Eton College Boat House (formerly Brocas Boat House Company) after the renovation of the old building, dated back to 1909

Searles Boathouse, 1850-1870, 1935. Artists: Mr Mundy, Hills and Saunders
Searles Boathouse, 1850-1870, 1935. Searle s, Eton Colleges boathouse in use between 1850 and 1870. From The Eton Book of the River - With Some Account of the Thames and the Evolution Boat-Racing

The Boathouse Before Reconstruction, 1882, 1935. Artists: Mr Mundy, Hills and Saunders
The Boathouse Before Reconstruction, 1882, 1935. Eton College Boat House (formerly Brocas Boat House Company) before the renovation of the old building, dated back to 1882

Rafts, Upper End, about 1850, 1935. Artists: Mr Mundy, Hills and Saunders
Rafts, Upper End, about 1850, 1935. Rafts is the name of a boathouse on the north bank of the River Thames, formerly used by Eton College for its boating activities

Upper Hope, 1935. Artists: Mr Mundy, Hills and Saunders
Upper Hope, 1935. A group of young men bathing at Upper Hope, a bank of the Thames near Eton. From The Eton Book of the River - With Some Account of the Thames and the Evolution Boat-Racing

Cuckoo Weir, 1935. Artists: Mr Mundy, Hills and Saunders
Cuckoo Weir, 1935. Cuckoo Weir, the name of a bathing place near Eton. From The Eton Book of the River - With Some Account of the Thames and the Evolution Boat-Racing, by L.S.R. Byrne and E. L

Receipt for Swimming Lessons, 1935. A receipt for swimming lessons taken at Eton Swimming School dated back to the middle of 19th century

The Tapestry Room in Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Tapestry Room in Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). The Tapestry room situated over George IV?s Gateway, comprising of the Gobelins tapestry which fills the panelled walls and the chairs

The Royal Kitchen at Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Royal Kitchen at Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). The Kitchen?s restoration dates from King George IV?s (1762-1830) reign. From V.R.I. Her Life and Empire, by The Marquis of Lorne, K.T

The Waterloo Chamber, Windsor Castle, Fitted as a theatre for the State Plays of 1891, c1891, (1901). Queen Victoria (1819-1901)

The Grand Reception Room, Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Grand Reception Room, Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). The Grand Reception Room, Windsor Castle, decorated in the style of Louis XV, the walls are hung with six pieces of Gobelin tapestry

The Council Chamber Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Council Chamber Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). From V.R.I. Her Life and Empire, by The Marquis of Lorne, K.T. [Harmsworth Bros Ltd. London, 1901]

The Throne Room, Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Throne Room, Windsor Castle, c1899, (1901). From V.R.I. Her Life and Empire, by The Marquis of Lorne, K.T. [Harmsworth Bros Ltd. London, 1901]

The Cupola or Cube Room at Kensington Palace, c1899, (1901). Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The Cupola or Cube Room at Kensington Palace, c1899, (1901). King George I (1660-1727), commissioned William Kent (c1685-1748) to decorate the state rooms of Kensington Palace in 1722

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) aged four years old, 19th century. Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) aged four years old, 19th century. Queen Victoria was queen of Great Britain and Ireland between 1837 and 1901

Queen Victorias pew in St Georges chapel, Windsor, 1901. Artist: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Queen Victorias pew in St Georges chapel, Windsor, 1901

John Spottiswoode (or Spottiswood, Spotiswood, Spotiswoode, Spotswood) (1565-1639) was an Archbishop of St Andrews, Primate of All Scotland and historian of Scotland

Kultur At Home by Rudolf Besier and Sybil Spottiswoode
Promotional postcard for Kultur at Home by Rudolf Besier and Sybil Spottiswoode. First produced at the Court Theatre, 11th March 1916. A superb example of First World War anti-German feeling

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"Spottiswoode: A Legacy of History, Recruitment, and Publishing" Step into the world of Spottiswoode, a name that resonates with British military recruitment posters, roads filled with vagabonds, and iconic landmarks captured by Eyre & Spottiswoode. This historic surname has left an indelible mark on various aspects of British society. In the early 1900s, Eyre & Spottiswoode immortalized London's architectural marvels through their lens. From the majestic London Bridge to the enchanting Tower Bridge, their photographs showcased these structures in all their glory. Their work also extended beyond bridges; they captured breathtaking views from St. Clement Danes revealing the grandeur of Law Courts and Oxford Street bustling with life in the 1910s. But it wasn't just photography that defined Spottiswoode's legacy. In 1935, Geoffrey Dobson carried forward this esteemed name as he contributed to literature or perhaps even publishing under its banner. The marriage between Andrew Spottiswoode and Iris Watson further solidified this family's connection to history. Eyre & they were not only observers but also publishers who played a role in disseminating knowledge and ideas. They printed books that educated generations about diverse subjects - from academic texts to literary masterpieces - leaving an imprint on intellectual pursuits. As we stroll through Hyde Park Corner or gaze upon The Houses of Parliament standing tall against time itself, we can't help but feel connected to this rich heritage associated with the name 'Spottiswoode. ' It reminds us that behind every landmark lies a story waiting to be discovered. So let us celebrate this remarkable lineage intertwined with British history - from recruitment posters inspiring brave souls to join the military ranks to capturing timeless moments frozen within photographic frames by Eyre & Spottiswoode.