Class Collection (page 5)

Medieval university hierarchy
Degrees of university teaching, topped by theology, 1508. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Llest Colliery explosion, Glamorgan, South Wales
A group of men and boys waiting for news of miners trapped underground following an explosion at Llest (Lluest) Colliery, Pontyrhyl, near Bridgend, Glamorgan, South Wales

Miners at the pit bottom, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A group of miners at the pit bottom of Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

George Lansbury Pamphlet, Smash Up the Workhouse
The cover of George Lansburys 1909 pamphlet Smash Up the Workhouse. Lansbury (1859-1940) was a socialist politician and campaigner for social justice

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey with advisors / patriots
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) pictured with Niazi Bey, Enver Pasha, Chevket Pasha, Prince Sehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Effendi, Riza Bey

Attercliffe St / Sheffield
Two women have a chat on the doorstep of one of a row of terraced houses in Attercliffe Street, Sheffield

Italians in Saffron Hill
A group of Italian men sit in the sun or lounge in doorways in a Saffron Hill street separated from the women and children outside a shop belonging to F Ciccone Date: 1930s

Pe Class / Melton Mobray
Physical Exercise - Fitness class in progress at Sarson School for Girls, Melton Mowbray

Aristocratic French lady bathing and dressing
An aristocratic French lady is helped by her maids to bathe and dress

Preparatory Class, Brondesbury and Kilburn High School
Girls and boys of the Preparatory Class at Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in north west London

Lord William Howard, Belted Will
Lord William Howard (1563-1640), English nobleman and antiquary, nicknamed Belted Will (or Bold Will). circa early 17th century

W Heath Robinson - At the At Home

Children hanging out washing on the line in class at Cookham Nursery School. October 1952

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The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)

Old man in Stoke pub - 2
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 2 Date: 1987

Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi, British India
Hindu Gymkhana, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Karachi, Sindh, British India (now in Pakistan), built in Mughal-Revival style. It was originally a club for the Hindu upper classes

Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper by Madame Yevonde
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, later Lady Alington posed with an unusual mask. Pictured in The Tatler just prior to her marriage to Lord Alington in November 1928. Date: 1928

Advertisment for Simplon-Orient Express, Taurus Express
Advertisement for the Simplon-Orient Express and the Taurus Express. The advertisement shows the route between London and Istanbul and also the routes from Haydarpasha (Istanbul) to Cairo

HMS Revenge, battleship, Revenge class 1940s

Countess of Cromer
Lady Cromer, formerly Lady Ruby Elliott, daughter of the fourth Earl of Minto. She married the Earl of Cromer (when he was Viscount Errington) in 1908 and had two daughters

Boys in charge of a clothing stall in Eccles Market Date: circa 1975

Teddy bears in a classroom having a music lesson. They sing at their desks while their teacher plays the violin. Date: circa 1900s

Mr and Mrs Gerard D Erlanger
Gerard D Erlanger, son of Baron Emile D Erlanger, and his wife, Edythe Baker, pictured in a modern and artistic pair photograph by society photographer, Madame Yevonde. 1929

In The Height Of Fashion. Grangetown, Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Second Class Lounge. Date: 1922

German cruiser SMS Emden, WW1
The German light cruiser SMS Emden after being attacked by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, at the Battle of Cocos. Escaping crew can be seen in a boat in the foreground. 1914

USS Phoenix, American light cruiser
USS Phoenix (CL-46), American Brooklyn-class light cruiser, seen here at Portland, Oregon, in July 1939. Later sold to Argentina and renamed General Belgrano. Date: 1939

HMS Echo, British destroyer, WW2
HMS Echo (H23), British E-class destroyer. Date: circa 1940s

HMS Galatea, British light cruiser
HMS Galatea (71), British Arethusa class light cruiser. Date: circa 1935

HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiser
HMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser. Date: circa 1930

H. M. S. Formidable
H.M.S.Formidable, an Illustrious class aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1939 and commissioned in November 1940

Lady Desborough with her sons, Julian and Billy
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (n饠 Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron Desborough

Miss Pamela Maude (Mrs William La Touche Congreve)
Miss Pamela Maude, the daughter of actor Cyril Maude, pictured at the time of her marriage to Captain William La Touche Congreve of the Rifle Brigade

Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson, WW1
Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson (1883-1932), daughter of the 2nd Earl of Cromartie, society figure, danced and promoter of the healthy benefits of exercise

Growth of the submarine by G. H. Davis
The growth of the submarine from 1901 to 1912. In chronological order, they are: 1901-2 Holland Class, 1903-5 A Class, 1904-6 B Class, 1906-9 C Class, 1911 D Class and 1912 E Class

H. M. S. Devonshire
The lead ship of the Royal Navy Devonshire class of armoured cruisers. The Devonshire formed part of the Grand Fleet for the first two years of World War One

HMS Glory, Colussus Class aircraft carrier entering the Grand Harbour in Malta in 1950 Date: 1950

IRVING: SLEEPY HOLLOW, 1820. Illustration of Ichabod Crane from Washington Irving s
IRVING: SLEEPY HOLLOW, 1820. Illustration of Ichabod Crane from Washington Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, first published in 1820. Etching by Felix O.C. Darley, 1849

Venus Kebab House
Dining outside the Venus Kebab House on the corner of Percy Street, central London, with the Post Office Tower behind. Date: 1969

HMS Inflexible, British battlecruiser, WW1
HMS Inflexible, British Invincible-class battlecruiser, launched 1907, served in various locations during the First World War, decommissioned 1920. Date: 1914-1918

FILM STILL: FORD & POWERS. Harrison Ford and Lucille Powers in a scene from a silent film

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate

Advert for Titley, Son & Price, Tailors, Bath
Advert for Titley, Son & Price, High-Class Tailoring, Cheap Street, Bath Date: 1902

HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889

Three Mitford Sisters: Unity, Diana and Nancy
Three of the famous Mitford Sisters, daughters of Lord and Lady Redesdale, photographed in the street. From left to right are Unity (Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford, 1914-1948)

My Country Lane by Edgar Bateman & Albert Perry
Promotional music sheet for My Country Lane music hall song by Edgar Bateman and Albert Perry. The singer, Alec Hurley, portrayed here, specialised in coster songs

Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Carpentry Class
A carpentry class for inmates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental

CORNISH RIVIERA TRAIN
The Cornish Riviera is hauled by a King class locomotive of the Great Western Railway. Date: 1930s?

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