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Shaftesbury Collection (page 7)

Shaftesbury, a picturesque town nestled in the heart of Dorset, England, is known for its charming streets and rich history

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: The Midshipmaid by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall

The Midshipmaid by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall
The MidshipMaid by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall. First produced Shaftesbury Theatre, 10th August 1931. It is a comedy with musical interludes in which a pompous economy expert Sir Percy Newbiggin

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lyric and Apollo Theatre

Lyric and Apollo Theatre
Promotional postcard for the The Apollo Theatre, London. The Apollo is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes - Shaftesbury School, Bisley

Shaftesbury Homes - Shaftesbury School, Bisley
Shaftesbury School, Bisley, established by what became the Shaftesbury Homes charity. It later became known as the Shaftesbury House department of Shaftesbury School. Date: 1930s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Princess Louise visits Shaftesbury Homes Esher Place

Princess Louise visits Shaftesbury Homes Esher Place
After a merger with the National Society for the Protection of Young Girls (Princess Louise Home) in 1935, the Shaftesbury Homes Esher Place home was renamed Esher Place

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: HG Copeland, Shaftesbury Homes Joint General Secretary 1890

HG Copeland, Shaftesbury Homes Joint General Secretary 1890
Henry G Copeland, Joint General Secretary of Shaftesbury Homes, 1890-1926. Date: 1890s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: H Bristow Wallen, Shaftesbury Homes Joint General Secretary

H Bristow Wallen, Shaftesbury Homes Joint General Secretary
H Bristow Wallen, Joint General Secretary of Shaftesbury Homes, 1890-1926. Date: 1890s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes - Fortescue House Boys Singing

Shaftesbury Homes - Fortescue House Boys Singing
Boys from the Shaftesbury Homes establishment at Fortescue House, Twickenham, singing in front of a microphone. Date: 1930s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Tailors at Shaftesbury Homes, Fordham House, London

Tailors at Shaftesbury Homes, Fordham House, London
Boys training as tailors, some sewing by hand, others by machine, at the Shaftesbury Homes technical training school at Fordham House, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes - Ealing House School for Girls

Shaftesbury Homes - Ealing House School for Girls
The Ealing House School for Girls at Ealing, Middlesex, run by the Shaftesbury Homes from 1867 until 1930. Date: 1930s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa Boys with Dinghy

Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa Boys with Dinghy
Boys carry the dinghy Prince George donated by Edward VIII to the Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa in 1936. Date: 1936

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes - Boys Refuge, London

Shaftesbury Homes - Boys Refuge, London
One of the first Shaftesbury Homes establishments, the Boys Refuge at Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields. Date: circa 1857

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Homes Offices, London

Shaftesbury Homes Offices, London
Shaftesbury Homes Headquarters on Shaftesbury Avenue, London Date: circa 1900

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Olga Brandon - Australian-born actress

Olga Brandon - Australian-born actress
Olga Brandon (1863-1906), Australian-born actress, created the role of Vashti Dethic in the play Judah by Henry Arthur Jones at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Date: 1890

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: TS Shaftesbury - Sail making

TS Shaftesbury - Sail making
Boys on deck making sails aboard the training ship Shaftesbury, moored off Grays, Essex. Date: circa 1903

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: TS Shaftesbury

TS Shaftesbury
The training ship Shaftesbury moored off Grays, Essex. Date: early 1900s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: The Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

The Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
The Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Camden Town, County of London, England. Midnight, getting a warm up over the gratings at the Palace. Date: 1890s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Champion Crossbred Pigs at London Cattle Show, Dorset

Champion Crossbred Pigs at London Cattle Show, Dorset
Champion Crossbred Pigs at London Cattle Show, From Manor Farm, Motcombe, near Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. Prize Pigs fed on Thornleys Food and Exhibited by Arthur Hiscock Esq Date: 1914

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: W H Wigley bakery van, Birmingham

W H Wigley bakery van, Birmingham
W H Wigley bakery van, a Ford van shaped like a loaf of bread, Shaftesbury Bakery and Normanton Road, Birmingham. circa 1920s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Thomas Lipton launches Shamrock IV, 1914

Thomas Lipton launches Shamrock IV, 1914
Sir Thomas Lipton photographed at Gosport in June 1914 after his fourth challenger for the Americas Cup had been christened by the Countess of Shaftesbury and safely launched in Portsmouth harbour

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Silhouette portrait, Countess of Shaftesbury

Silhouette portrait, Countess of Shaftesbury
Silhouette portrait, Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor, Countess of Shaftesbury (1875-1957), wife of the 9th Earl of Shaftesbury. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Piccadilly Circus in London, with the Shaftesbury Memorial

Piccadilly Circus in London, with the Shaftesbury Memorial (Eros statue)

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: What Piccadilly Circus looks like in the early morning

What Piccadilly Circus looks like in the early morning
A typical early morning scene in Piccadilly Circus, showing a a smart gentleman in a hansom, heading westward towards Piccadilly, perhaps from a club (the caption suggests the Garrick)

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: George Grenfell Glyn, Vanity Fair, Cecioni

George Grenfell Glyn, Vanity Fair, Cecioni
GEORGE GRENFELL GLYN, 2nd Baron Wolverton (1824-1887) British Liberal politician, Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury from 1857 until succeeding his father in 1873 and entering the House of Lords

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: First Earl Shaftesbury

First Earl Shaftesbury
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER first earl of SHAFTESBURY statesman Date: 1621 - 1683

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Emile Ctess Shaftesbury

Emile Ctess Shaftesbury
EMILIE countess of SHAFTESBURY wife of Anthony Ashley Cooper, seventh earl (the reformer) Date: 1810 - 1872

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Third Earl Shaftesbury

Third Earl Shaftesbury
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER third earl of SHAFTESBURY Date: 1671 - 1713

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury

Lord Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley Cooper, sevents earl of SHAFTESBURY reforming statesman Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: 7th Earl Shaftesbury

7th Earl Shaftesbury
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY inspecting costermongers donkeys, London. Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury & Donkeys

Shaftesbury & Donkeys
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY inspecting costermongers donkeys, London. Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Visit

Lord Shaftesbury Visit
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY visiting a costermongers home in London. Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Preach

Lord Shaftesbury Preach
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, seventh earl of SHAFTESBURY preaching in the east end of London. Date: 1801 - 1885

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lady Charlotte Lyster

Lady Charlotte Lyster
CHARLOTTE BARBARA, lady LYSTER daughter of the earl of Shaftesbury, wife of Henry Lyster of Rowton. Date: 1799 - 1889

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Source Size = 3771 x 5004

Source Size = 3771 x 5004
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE, THE WEDDING OF LADY THEODORA GROSVENOR AND MR. T. MERTHYR GUEST: 1. The Ceremony in Motcombe Parish Church; 2. A Path of Flowers; 3

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Scene in la Rosiere, the New Comic Opera at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Uk

Scene in la Rosiere, the New Comic Opera at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Uk
Scene in " la Rosiere, " the New Comic Opera at the Shaftesbury Theatre, UK

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury, Late Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords

Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury, Late Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords, Uk, 1851 Engraving

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury

Lord Shaftesbury
LORD SHAFTESBURY

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Annual Meeting of the Golden Lane Costermongers Mission: the Hon, Secretary

Annual Meeting of the Golden Lane Costermongers Mission: the Hon, Secretary Presenting a Donkey to the Earl of Shaftesbury, 1875

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: COUNTESS OF SHAFTESBURY. Emily Ashley-Cooper, nee Cowper, the Countess of Shaftesbury (1810-1872)

COUNTESS OF SHAFTESBURY. Emily Ashley-Cooper, nee Cowper, the Countess of Shaftesbury (1810-1872). Wife of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: COUNTESS OF SHAFTESBURY. Lady Anne Churchill, the Countess of Shaftesbury

COUNTESS OF SHAFTESBURY. Lady Anne Churchill, the Countess of Shaftesbury. Mother of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: EARL OF SHAFTESBURY (1801-1885). Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

EARL OF SHAFTESBURY (1801-1885). Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. English politician, reformer, and philanthropist

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: BARON SHAFTESBURY (1621-1683). 1st Baron and Earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper

BARON SHAFTESBURY (1621-1683). 1st Baron and Earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper. English philanthropist and statesman

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: EARL OF SHAFTESBURY (1801-1885). 7th Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper

EARL OF SHAFTESBURY (1801-1885). 7th Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper. English philanthropist and statesman. Photographed c1876

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: ANTHONY ASHLEY-COOPER (1621-1683). First Earl of Shaftsbury. English politician

ANTHONY ASHLEY-COOPER (1621-1683). First Earl of Shaftsbury. English politician. Oil on canvas after a painting, c1672-73, by John Greenhill

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Scotts Restaurant in London

Scotts Restaurant in London - famed for its oysters and lobster, formerly with sawdust on the floor and a zinc bar. On the corner of Piccadilly and Shaftesbury Avenue. Date: circa early 1920s

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: The Members of the Eccentric Club

The Members of the Eccentric Club
Members of The Eccentric Club in 1892. The clubs first President was Sir Charles Wyndham, an outstanding actor and a theatrical manager, who, according to the legend

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to Eros

A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to Eros
A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to the Statue of Eros, stopping the traffic (consisting of a row of London taxis). Date: circa 1909

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, lst Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683). In English Civil Wars

Anthony Ashley Cooper, lst Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683). In English Civil Wars was at first a Royalist but in 1644 attached himself to the Parliamentarians

Background imageShaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl (1801-1885) Shaftesbury, English factory reformer

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl (1801-1885) Shaftesbury, English factory reformer and philanthropist. From Men of Mark, London c1877. Woodburytype



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Shaftesbury, a picturesque town nestled in the heart of Dorset, England, is known for its charming streets and rich history. One of its most iconic landmarks is Gold Hill, a cobbled street that seems to have been plucked straight out of a fairytale. With its quaint cottages and stunning views over the rolling countryside, it's no wonder that Gold Hill has captured the hearts of visitors from all around the world. In contrast to this peaceful setting lies Shaftesbury Avenue in London, where the vibrant energy of theater crowds fills the air. This bustling street is home to some of London's most renowned theaters, attracting both locals and tourists alike. From classic plays to modern musicals, there's always something captivating happening on Shaftesbury Avenue. Speaking of London landmarks, who could forget Piccadilly Circus? In 1956, this famous intersection was alive with activity as people flocked to see shows like "In Dahomey, " starring George Walker and Ada Overton Walker at Windmill Theatre. The vibrant lights and bustling atmosphere made Piccadilly Circus an unforgettable experience for anyone lucky enough to witness it. Traveling back in time to the 1920s brings us once again to Piccadilly Circus - a hub of excitement and entertainment. The neon signs illuminating this lively square created an enchanting ambiance that drew people from far and wide. But let's not stray too far from our beloved Shaftesbury itself – after all, Gold Hill remains one of its greatest treasures. Whether you visit in June when flowers bloom along every corner or any other time throughout the year; Gold Hill never fails to captivate with its timeless beauty. So whether you find yourself strolling down Soho's Shaftesbury Avenue or wandering through the enchanting streets of Dorset's Shaftesbury town; one thing is certain – these places hold stories waiting to be discovered by those willing to explore.