Cator Collection

The Paragon Blackheath. Designed by Michael Searles for John Cator, built between 1795 and 1806

Beckenham Place, Blackheath, London, the seat of John Cator Esq. This mansion dates from the mid 1770s

The Wedding of The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI)
The Wedding of The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - herself later The Queen Mother)

South Hams TQ9 6 Map
Postcode Sector Map of South Hams TQ9 6

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and family
An informal group taken at Glamis Castle, the home of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the future Duchess of York and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Benjamin F Cator Bendann Brothers American active 1850s
Benjamin F. Cator; Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873); Baltimore, Maryland, United States; 1871; Albumen silver print

Women in Sport - Betty Nuthall & M. H. A. Cator, tennis
Winner and runner up of the girls tennis junior championship of Great Britain at Wimbledon in 1925, Miss Betty Nuthall and Miss M. H. A. Cator

Beckenham Cator Home
The seat of Joseph Cator at Beckenham, Kent. Date: 1791

Royal Wedding 1923 - five of the bridesmaids
Five the eight bridesmaids at the Royal Wedding between Prince Albert, Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923

Hms intrepid on an Iceberg, Baffin Bay
HMS Intrepid, an Arctic exploration vessel, having been driven forty feet up an iceberg, Baffin Bay, 1851. The Intrepid, under the command of Lt. J.B

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In 1923, at The Paragon, Blackheath, a future Queen was preparing for her grandest role yet. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, pictured with bridesmaids, was set to marry the Duke of York, who would later become King George VI, in Westminster Abbey. The historic event took place on April 26. Fast forward to South Hams, TQ9 6, where the Bowes-Lyon family resided at the Beckenham Cator Home. Unrelatedly, in the 1850s, American Benjamin F. Cator, of Bendann Brothers, captured the energy of Women in Sport, including tennis stars Betty Nuthall and M. H. A. Cator. As the royal wedding unfolded, HMS Intrepid braved the icy waters of Baffin Bay, a stark contrast to the joyous occasion in London.