Westminster Collection (#94)

The Old Curiosity Shop, Portsmouth Street, Westminster, London. Artist: Joseph Pike
The Old Curiosity Shop, Portsmouth Street, Westminster, London

Lords Cricket Ground, the luncheon interval, London, c1899. Artist: RW Thomas
Lords Cricket Ground, the luncheon interval, London, c1899. Scene during the Oxford versus Cambridge University match. A print from The Book of Cricket, a Gallery of Famous Players, edited by CB Fry

New Law Courts, London, late 19th century(?). Designed in Victorian Gothic style by George Edmund Street, the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand were opened by Queen Victoria in 1882. Lantern slide

Entrance hall of the RAC clubhouse, Pall Mall, London, 1946. Artist: Hanslip Fletcher
Entrance hall of the RAC clubhouse, Pall Mall, London, 1946. A print from The Jubilee Book of the Royal Automobile Club, 1897-1947, edited by Dudley Noble, Waterlow & Sons, London

The Members Lounge, RAC clubhouse, Pall Mall, London, 1946. Artist: Hanslip Fletcher
The Members Lounge, RAC clubhouse, Pall Mall, London, 1946. The room was previously the Conference Room of the War Office

The exterior of the RAC Clubhouse in Pall Mall, London, 1946. Artist: Hanslip Fletcher
The exterior of the RAC Clubhouse in Pall Mall, London, 1946. A print from The Jubilee Book of the Royal Automobile Club, 1897-1947, edited by Dudley Noble, Waterlow & Sons, London

Westminster Abbey, London, c1870. Artist: WL Walton
Westminster Abbey, London, c1870. A Benedictine monastery was founded on this site in the 7th or 8th century. Edward the Confessor (1003-1066) rebuilt an abbey on this site shortly before his death

A Reminiscence of Lords Cricket Ground (Eton vs Harrow), 1878 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
A Reminiscence of Lords Cricket Ground (Eton vs Harrow), 1878 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, Selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Louis Bleriot on his way to the Savoy Hotel, London, 25 July 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936) passes cheering crowds after making the first successful powered flight across the Engliah

French submarine Saphir (Q44) and five others moving from Gravesend to London, July 1909. A submarine of the Emeraude class, the Saphir was launched in 1908

Strand front of design for new law courts, 1867. Artist: E Wimbridge
Strand front of design for new law courts, London, 1867. Design by Sir Thomas Newenham Deane. 11 architects entered the competition to design the Royal Courts of Justice

Exterior of St Jamess Palace, London, 1887. Situated on the Mall just to the north of St Jamess Park, St Jamess Palace was commissioned by Henry VIII

Temple Bar, London, 19th century. The Temple Bar stood at the junction of Fleet Street and The Strand and marked the western boundary of the City of London

Victoria Embankment, showing Somerset House, London, 1887. The Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette in the 1860s to accommodate a modern sewer

Exterior of the National Gallery, London, 1887. Construction of the National Gallery, designed by William Wilkins, began in 1837

Durham House, Salisbury House, and Worcester House, London, c1630 (1808). View showing three houses that used to stand on the Strand backing onto the Thames

New Hungerford Market, London, mid 19th century. Artist: Payne
New Hungerford Market, London, mid 19th century. The new Hungerford Market near Charing Cross was built in Italianate style in 1831-1833

Lord Grosvenors Gallery, Park Lane, London, 1828. Artist: William Deeble
Lord Grosvenors Gallery, Park Lane, London, 1828. The gallery, which housed the art treasures owned by the wealthy Grosvenor family, who later became the Dukes of Westminster

Pantheon, Oxford Street, London, early 19th century. Artist: J Hinchcliff
Pantheon, Oxford Street, London, early 19th century. The Pantheon was a place of entertainment designed by James Wyatt that opened in 1772

The Buckingham Palace That is to Be, 1910. A print from Ladys Pictorial, 14th May 1910

Official Notification of the Death of King Edward Posted Outside Buckingham Palace, 1910. Artist: Illustrations Bureau
Official Notification of the Death of King Edward Posted Outside Buckingham Palace, 1910. King Edward VII died at Buckingham Palaxe on 6th May 1910

7th May, The Meeting of the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1910. Artist: Ralph Cleaver
7th May, The Meeting of the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1910. The House in session the day after the death of King Edward VII. Home Secretary Winston Churchill at the dispatch box

Crowds outside Buckingham Palace waiting for news of the illness of the King, 5th May, 1910. King Edward VII died the following day. A Photograph from The Graphic Supplement, 14th May 1910

The Privy Council, Winston Churchill Leaving the Palace. A Nations Apprehension, 1910. Artist: Illustrations Bureau
The Privy Council, Winston Churchill Leaving the Palace. A Nations Apprehension, 1910. Churchill, who was Home Secretary at the time

The Crowds outside Buckingham Palace, A Nations Apprehension, 1910. Waiting for news of the health of King Edward VII. The King died on 6th May 1910. A photograph from Black & White, 14th May 1910

Aerial view of Trafalgar Square, London, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). Nelsons Column, Admiralty Arch, Charing Cross Station and Hungerford Bridge are all visible

People waiting in the rain in order to attend a service at Westminster Abbey, London, 1910. A photograph from The Sphere, 14th May 1910

King Georges First Regal Act, 1910. King George V driving to the Privy Council meeting on Saturday. A photograph from The Sphere, 14th May 1910

Spring gardens, site of Lowndes Square, London, c late 18th century (1907). A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical and Historical by E Beresford Chancellor, Kegan Paul

Plan of the Grosvenor Estate, 1907. A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical and Historical by E Beresford Chancellor, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co Ltd, London, 1907

Mrs Montagus House, Portman Square, London, 19th century (1907). Artist: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Mrs Montagus House, Portman Square, London, 19th century (1907). Portman Square was originally laid out in the 1760s by Henry William Portman

The east side of Fitzroy Square, London, 1807 (1907). Fitzroy Square was developed in the late 18th and early 19th century by Charles Fitzroy, 1st Baron Southampton

Wylds Globe, Leicester Square, London, 1851-1862 (1907). Wylds Globe was built in 1851 at the time of the Great Exhibition by James Wyld, a distinguished geographer and MP

Leicester Square, London, 1750 (1907). Leicester Square was developed in the 1670s. The large house with a forecourt in the top right hand corner of the square is Leicester House

The north and south sides of Soho Square, London, 1826 (1907). A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical and Historical by E Beresford Chancellor, Kegan Paul, Trench

Cleveland House by St Jamess, London, 1799 (1907)
Cleveland House by St James s, London, 1799 (1907). A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical and Historical by E Beresford Chancellor, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co Ltd

Plan of the Duke of Portlands estate, Soho Square, London, 1907. A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical and Historical by E Beresford Chancellor, Kegan Paul, Trench

St Jamess Square, London, c18th century (1907). The tower of St Jamess Church, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, can be seen in the background

Panton Square, London, 19th century (1907). A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical and Historical by E Beresford Chancellor, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co Ltd, London

St Jamess Square, London, 18th century (1907). Sir Christopher Wrens St Jamess Church can be seen in the background. The pool of water in the centre of the square was added between 1726

Plan of the parish of St Georges, Hanover Square, London, 1907
Plan of the parish of St George s, Hanover Square, London, 1907. A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical and Historical by E Beresford Chancellor, Kegan Paul, Trench

Hanover Square, London, 18th century (1907). Hanover Square was developed in the 18th century and quickly became a fashionable residential address

Plan of Lord Harleys estate, London, 1907. A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical and Historical by E Beresford Chancellor, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co Ltd, London

Grovenor Square, London, 18th century (1907). Grosvenor Square was originally laid out in the 1720s. A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical

Berkeley Square, London, c18th century (1907). Berkeley Square was laid out in the 18th century by William Kent. A print from The History of the Squares of London Topographical

Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, London, c19th century (1907). Artist: Sparrow
Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, London, c19th century (1907). The residence of the Marquess of Lansdowne, designed by Robert Adam

Covent Garden, London, c1930s. Artist: Spencer Arnold
Covent Garden, London, c1930s. Covent Garden was the site of a flower and fruit and vegetable market from the 16th century until 1974

Savoy Hotel and Theatre across the Strand from Norfolk Street, London, c1930s. One of Londons most luxurious hotels, the Savoy was opened by Richard d Oyly Carte, owner of the nearby Savoy Theatre

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