Tarring Collection

Reform Clubs kitchens, Westminster, London, 1842. Artist: John Tarring
View of the Reform Clubs kitchens, Westminster, 1842; with a plan and key below. The principle kitchen is in the centre; staff are busy at work in the kitchen and there is an area for meat preparation

Street Scene, Tarring, Sussex
Street Scene, Tarring, Worthing, near Brighton, Sussex, England. Showing sign for the George and Dragon Date: 1900s

Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Bostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat
530428 Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Bostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat. In background tea is being dumped in the harbour

British Navy sailors tarring rope

Royal Navy sailors tarring rope - Victorian period

Archbishop Thomas A Becket's Palace, Tarring, West Sussex Date: circa 1905

Old Houses at West Tarring, near Worthing, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Thomas A Becket Cottages, Tarring, Worthing, Sussex

The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring and Feathering
479181 The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring and Feathering, 1774 (hand-coloured engraving) by Dawe, Philip (c.1750-85); 37.8 x 27 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

Tarring truck, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
2634654 Tarring truck, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Archives Larousse, Paris, France; (add.info.: Tar); French, out of copyright

Thomas Beckets palace, Tarring (b / w photo)
3642750 Thomas Beckets palace, Tarring (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Beckets palace, Tarring)

Thomas A Becketts Banquetting Hall, Tarring, Sussex (colour litho)
3642715 Thomas A Becketts Banquetting Hall, Tarring, Sussex (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas A Becketts Banquetting Hall, Tarring, Sussex)

The Old Houses, Tarring (b / w photo)
6027489 The Old Houses, Tarring (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Houses, Tarring)

Rope-making by hand (litho)
6013658 Rope-making by hand (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rope-making by hand)

John Malcolm, British Commissioner, tarred and feathered, 25 January 1774 (colour litho)
2800720 John Malcolm, British Commissioner, tarred and feathered, 25 January 1774 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Malcolm)

The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring & Feathering, pub. 1774 (engraving)
2655349 The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring & Feathering, pub. 1774 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Ancient fig gardens at Tarring, Worthing, Sussex, claiming to have the oldest fig tree in England
5999884 Ancient fig gardens at Tarring, Worthing, Sussex, claiming to have the oldest fig tree in England, planted by Thomas Becket (photo) by English Photographer

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774
TARRING & FEATHERING, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

Attributed to Philip Dawe, British (c. 1750-c. 1785), The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering, published 1774, mezzotint on laid paper

Final Touches
3rd April 1936: Workmen tarring the hull of the Queen Mary at Londons King George V Docks. (Photo by A. Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Snowy Tarring
Winter in Sussex, England - snow-covered Glebe Road, in Tarring, with St. Andrews church in the background. Date: 1950s

BECKETTs COTTAGES
Ancient cottages at West Tarring, Sussex, England. These are known as Becketts Cottages, because Thomas-a- Beckett was born in this village. Date: 1930s

Cottage garden at front of house in village high street, Tarring, West Sussex, England

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"Tarring: A Timeless Tradition Across Land and Sea" From the Reform Club's bustling kitchens in Westminster, London, to the sturdy hands of British Navy sailors tarring rope, the artistry of John Tarring captures a momentous era. In his masterful strokes, he transports us to the Victorian period when Royal Navy sailors diligently preserved their ropes with tar. Yet, Tarring extends beyond maritime endeavors. It leads us to Archbishop Thomas A Becket's Palace in Tarring, West Sussex—a place steeped in history and reverence. The echoes of time resonate through Old Houses at West Tarring near Worthing as they stand as silent witnesses to bygone eras. In Sussex's picturesque landscapes lie Thomas A Becket Cottages—charming abodes that evoke a sense of tranquility amidst nature's embrace. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean lies an intriguing chapter in American history—the infamous event known as "The Bostonians Paying the Exciseman. " Through lithographs capturing this act of defiance and protest against unjust taxation, we witness how tarring and feathering became symbols of resistance during revolutionary times. Transporting ourselves further back in time reveals a captivating glimpse into early 20th-century life—a black-and-white photograph showcasing a tarring truck from c. 1900—an emblematic image representing progress and innovation within industrial society. Finally returning to Thomas Becket’s palace through another lens—a black-and-white photo or perhaps even a color lithograph—we are invited into his Banquetting Hall at Tarring, Sussex. Here we can imagine grand feasts held under its majestic roof; where laughter mingled with clinking glasses while stories unfolded like tapestries on its walls. Tarry not on these diverse scenes but let them ignite your imagination—conjuring images both familiar and foreign—to transport you through time and space. For within each depiction lies an essence that connects humanity across generations.