Perambulator Collection

Silver Cross advertisement
Advertisement for Silver Cross prams (or baby coaches), featuring an immaculately turned out young 1950s mother wearing an off the shoulder pink dress with pearls, heels and long yellow gloves

Rosemundy House, St Agnes, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View of the front of Rosemundy House, St Agnes, including the front garden. Two young women in nursing uniform are visible through the lower bay window to the right

Leatherhead, Surrey - Church Street Date: circa 1910s

Fletching village, 1907
Street view in the village with people and framed by trees. John Fletcher Collection (Photographer): " Wanderings in Sussex". Photographic Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref

Washing Day, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Washing Day, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Princess Elizabeth playing with dolls pram
The young Princess Elizabeth plays with her dolls pram in her miniature garden, attached to her miniature house. 1936

Tuscarora Indian village hut
Interior of a Tuscarora American Indian village hut. The Indian hut betrays nothing pertaining to native Indian culture, being bare apart from a perambulator and double bed. Date: 1876

Princess Elizabeth in Hyde Park
The Princess and her two nurses take her baby sister, Princess Margaret, for a stroll in the spring sunshine. 1933

Pram Advert C1888
A typical late Victorian perambulator, made by Lloyd & Hill, Birmingham

Cotswold village, 1917 (oil on canvas)
XPG366362 Cotswold village, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Blacklock, William Kay (1872-1922); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Ponselle, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Ponselle, between c1915 and c1920. Shows soprano opera singer Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) with a child in a baby carriage.

German women after second grade meat, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German women after second grade meat, 1914. German women in line for meat during the beginning of World War I.

MAD Madrid
Alejandro Marcos

Paris in the Spring, 1892. Creator: Gerda Roosval-Kallstenius
Paris in the Spring, 1892

The Real Master on the House, 1825-1870. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
The Real Master on the House, 1825-1870

Boston Street Scene (Boston Common), 1898-99. Creator: Edward Mitchell Bannister
Boston Street Scene (Boston Common), 1898-99

Photography On The Common, Printed 1870s. Creator: John Thomson
Photography On The Common, Printed 1870s

Fisher-girl with child in cart in the dunes, 1880. Creator: Bernardus Johannes Blommers
Fisher-girl with child in cart in the dunes, 1880

Library of Congress facade, dark sky, Washington, D.C. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Library of Congress facade, dark sky, Washington, D.C. 1902

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

'WJ Harris & Co, 1891. Creator: Unknown. 'WJ Harris & Co, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'WJ Harris & Co, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The National Gallery and St. Martin's Church (London), c1878. Creator: Giuseppe de Nittis
The National Gallery and St. Martin's Church (London), c1878

Children of migrant Oklahoma family, now living near Fresno, California, picking cotton, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of migrant Oklahoma family, now living near Fresno, California, picking cotton

Background photo for Hightstown project, Bronx, New York, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Bronx, New York. Background photo for Hightstown project. Many of the future Hightstown settlers are now living in the Bronx district. This is the street on which Mr

Going to the Park, 1872. Creator: John Everett Millais
Going to the Park, 1872

Town and Country Children - drawn by Gavarni, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Town and Country Children - drawn by Gavarni, 1850. Illustration to a poem by Thomas Miller on the joys of rural life: Children there are in many a street Who never press'd beneath their feet The

Little Pond at the Tuileries, 1901. Creator: Gustave Leheutre
Little Pond at the Tuileries, 1901

Baby Carriage, 1935/1942. Creator: Rolland Ayres
Baby Carriage, 1935/1942

Perran Wharf, Perranarworthal, Cornwall. Around 1910
The main road through Perranarworthal looking south past the Norway Inn. There are some women and children in the photograph, one pushing a pram

Skating on a frozen Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1933

Horn Lane, Acton, West London, W3
circa 1910s

Liverpool Road, St Helens, Merseyside, 23rd December 1958

Falmouth - Castle Beach, July 1934
View of Castle Beach & Pendennis Head, Falmouth, Cornwall in July 1934. An exotic tree offers shade to guests staying at the Gwendra Hotel along Cliff Road

Plaistow Lane, Widmore End nr. Bromley, South East London. Date: 1911

Boscombe Gardens, c1910. From Souvenir of Bournemouth. [J. H. Bishop, Bournemouth, ]

Spring; Young girl with a pram, 1910. Creator: Peter Hansen
Spring; Young girl with a pram, 1910

Resort in the Deerpark, 1950. Creator: Victor Jensen
Resort in the Deerpark, 1950

Wandsworth OFH01_01_02_030
Wandsworth High Street, Wandsworth, Wandsworth, Greater London. Wandsworth High Street seen from Broomhill Road looking towards numbers 138-144 Wandsworth High Street

Governess or nanny with baby in pram Victorian period

Two young children at Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire
Two Talbot Rice children, sister and brother, Cecil Penelope, standing, and David Arthur as a toddler, seated in a fine perambulator, at Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire - September 1932

Children with their nurses and prams at Oddington House
Three young children with their nurses and fantastic perambulators (real and toy!) on the lawn at Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

Large family group by front entrance of Oddington House
A large family group by the front entrance of Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. The children's nurse stands on the far left and a pair of very fine perambulators are ready

A young girl with her beautiful toy pram - Oddington House
A young girl (Cecil Penelope Talbot Rice) with her beautiful toy pram on the laws at Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Date: 1932

Two young siblings playing with a beautiful toy pram
Two young Talbot Rice children (brother and sister, David Arthur and Cecil Penelope) playing with a beautiful toy pram on the lawns at Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Date: 1932

Wysard's Waxworks
Artist Tony Wysard (1907-1984) depicted a series of celebrity victims in his Wysard's Waxworks illustrations. Here are shown Nina Studley-Herbert, 12th Countess of Seafield (1906-1969)

A Bonny Baby in an extremely fine Victorian perambulator
A very bonny baby in an extremely fine late Victorian / very early Edwardian perambulator. Date: circa 1900s

Are you doing anything toward this? (colour litho)
3641701 Are you doing anything toward this? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Are you doing anything toward this)

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"Rediscovering the Charm of Perambulators: A Journey through Time" Step back in time with Silver Cross, as we delve into the fascinating history of perambulators. From the picturesque Rosemundy House in St Agnes, Cornwall during the early 1900s to Leatherhead's Church Street in Surrey, these iconic prams have left their mark on countless generations. Traveling further back, we find ourselves in Fletching village in 1907, where proud parents strolled along cobbled streets with their little ones nestled comfortably inside a Silver Cross perambulator. Even royalty couldn't resist their allure - Princess Elizabeth herself was captured playing with her dolls' pram amidst the grandeur of Hyde Park. But it's not just about elegance and luxury; perambulators have also played a role in preserving cultural heritage. Picture a Tuscarora Indian village hut adorned with a traditional pram - an unexpected fusion of cultures that showcases how these carriages transcend boundaries. The power of storytelling comes alive when we remember Sergei Eisenstein's masterpiece "Battleship Potemkin. " In this iconic scene from his silent film released in 1925, a woman tragically meets her fate on the Odessa Steps while clutching onto her baby's pram - forever etched into our collective memory. Fast forward to Victorian England and witness governesses or nannies gracefully navigating bustling streets while tending to infants safely tucked away within their perambulators. These scenes evoke nostalgia for an era defined by grace and sophistication. From Cotswold villages depicted on canvas to Hampton Court Castle's enchanting grounds, children have reveled in the joyous adventures facilitated by these timeless carriages. Two young children explore hand-in-hand as they create memories that will last a lifetime. As we reflect upon this captivating journey through time, let us celebrate the enduring legacy of perambulators.