Wimbledon Collection

Discovery of a Dandelion on Centre Court
The crowd, groundsmen, officials and players on the Centre Court of Wimbledon are astonished to discover the presence of a cheeky dandelion on the court

Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon Football Club
Plough Lane Stadium Fine Art, former home of AFC Wimbledon Football Club. At the Game painted in fine detail by the talented artist James Muddiman captures the atmosphere of Matchday perfectly

The Tennis Championships at Wimbledon
The Tennis fortnight at Wimbledon is for many the most thrilling period of the summer season. All roads to Wimbledon are literally crowded with tennis enthusiasts moving towards the great concrete

Wimbledon tennis complex, UK
Wimbledon tennis complex, aerial photograph. This complex is host to the Wimbledon tennis championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world

ARTHUR ASHE (1943-1993). American tennis player. Photographed during his match against Jimmy Connors in the mens singles final at Wimbledon, won by Ashe in four sets, 5 July 1975

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Art
Oil painting of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, home of the Wimbledon Championships, 1922 - current day. Centre Court Capacity 15, 000, Court No1 capacity 11, 500

You Cannot Be Serious! John McEnroe 1981
You Cannot Be Serious! John McEnroe at Wimbledon 1981

Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon
Virginia Wade, tennisplayer holds Wimbledon trophy after winning womens title, while Queen Elizabeth II looks on, 1977

Jimmy Connors, in action at Wimbledon, 1982

Chris Evert Lloyd celebrating after winning the Wimbledons Womens Single Final in 1976

Playtime at Wimbledon. by William Heath Robinson
The new craze of Jazz Tennis caught in full swing by our extra special artist. A humorous illustration of tennis players dancing the foxtrot on a tennis court

Aerial view of Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bjorn Borg in action at Wimbledon 1977. He won the title that year for the second time

Aerial image of Centre Court and Number 1 Court, All-England Club (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club), Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Frank Riseley
Frank Lorymer Riseley (1877 - 1959), British tennis player. Date: 1904

Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex, painted by Holbein. Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, KG, PC (c)
Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex, painted by Holbein. Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, KG, PC (c. 1485(1) - 28 July 1540), known as 1st Baron Cromwell of Wimbledon between 1536 and 1540

Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878 - 1960), English tennis player and seven time winner of the ladies singles title at Wimbledon between 1903 and 1914

Ice Skating Dog
An ice skating dog with a scarf for a lead, out with his young mistress at Wimbledon Common, London, England

Where Do You Want To Go?, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Where Do You Want To Go?, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Ladies Doubles / Wimbledon
Ladies doubles match at Wimbledon

Golf at Wimbledon 1893
A group of male golfers putt out during a round at Wimbledon. Date: 1893

Suffragettes WSPU Wimbledon Banner
Members of the Wimbledon branch of the Womens Social and Political Union, with their banner displayed. Probably taken at an at home meeting in the garden of Rose Lamartine-Yates house - Dorset Hall

Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)

Front cover of Tatler featuring Helen Wills Moody
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of tennis champion Helen Wills Moody and her opponent Mrs L. A. Godfree (Kitty Godfree) just prior to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships

Some English lawn tennis players
A group of English tennis players. From left at top: E. d S. H. Browne, Rev. J. T. Hartley (Wimbledon Champion 1879, 1880), C. W. Grinstead, Miss Maud Watson (Lady Champion, 1884), H. F

Wimbledon Tea Interval
The tea interval : the spectators turn their attention to strawberries and cream

Making Tennis Racquets
Stringing new tennis racquets at a workshop in Wimbledon, London

Putting on Ice Skates
Three young women, sitting down to put on their ice skates at Wimbledon Common, London. One girl is accidentally showing off her bloomers!

Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)

Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)

Wimbledon Windmill
A working windmill on Wimbledon Common in south-west London

The Royal Wimbledon Golf Club
Members of the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club, caricatured by Mel in The Tatler. 1933

Centre Court, Wimbledon
Overhead view of the famous Centre Court at Wimbledon - the Lawn Tennis Championships being one of the highlights of the summer sporting calendar. Date: 1927

Rene Lacoste in play at Wimbledon
Rene Lacoste playing Hubert de Morpurgo in the fifth round of the mens singles. In 1926 and 1927 Lacoste was the top ranked player in the mens game

Lea Pericoli, Italian Tennis Player at Wimbledon 1955

Martina Navratilova during her Ladies Singles Final against Steffi Graf in 1988. Steffi Graf beats current 6 times defending champion Martina Navratilova

The Linesman Who Snored at Wimbledon
A linesman disrupts play at Wimbledon by letting out a loud snore mid-point. 1928

Tennis player Captain A. F. Wilding in caricature
New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian, N. E

1960s tennis fashion
Frilly panties by Teddy Tinling, as worn by tennis players in the 1960s. Worn with a navy banded white cardigan by Maxine Leighton

Greyhound Racing
Notable personalities in the greyhound racing world, from left: Mr. F. S. Gentle (Assistant MD of the Greyhound Racing Association), Brig.-Gen. A.C

Wimbledon / Semi-Final 81
Lawford versus Renshaw in the fifth round of the all-comers match at the Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon

Ice Skating Dog
An ice skating dog out with his young mistress at Wimbledon Common, London, England

Evonne Goolagong / Evonne Cawley, tennis player in action at Wimbledon, 1979

Tennis player Ann Haydon Jones in action at Wimbledon
Tennis player Ann Haydon Jones 1968

1978 Ladies Singles Final, Wimbledon, Chris Evert v Martina Navratilova, Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Friday 7th July 1978

American tennis Player Don Budge in action during a Mens Singles match at Wimbledon in 1938. Budge went on to win the title after defeating Bunny Austin of Great Britain in the final. June 1938

Fred Perry and Gottfried von Cramm before their match on centre court at the Wimbledon Championships 1931

Althea Gibson, winner of the Wimbledon Ladies Singles final. 6th July 1958

Prossers Wooden Railway, Wimbledon Common, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Prossers Wooden Railway, Wimbledon Common, 1845....a System of Tram-ways composed entirely of Wood, which the inventor, Mr

NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2
London Region NFS/AFS firefighters assisting in Home Office trials to improve water delivery systems to emergency dams and onto fires after the fire service was nationalised in August 1941

Charlotte Dod
Lottie Dod (1871-1960) sportswoman, tennis player and five times Wimbledon champion. Excelled in golf, hockey and archery as well as tennis

Plough Lane NEW Stadium - AFC Wimbledon
Plough Lane – named the Cherry Red Records Stadium for sponsorship reasons – is a football stadium in Wimbledon, south-west London, which has been the home of AFC Wimbledon since 3 November 2020

Dismal Desmond was designed by Richard Ellett and was one of the most successful toys of the 1920's. He was the mascot of the England Cricket Team that year

Pete Sampras in action at Wimbledon 1995

PETE SAMPRAS BEATS TODD MARTIN AT THE WIMBLEDON SEMI FINALS JULY 1994 02 / 07 / 1994
PETE SAMPRAS BEATS TODD MARTIN AT THE WIMBLEDON SEMI FINALS JULY 1994 02/07/1994

Brighter Wimbledon by Alfred Leete
A suggestion by artist Alfred Leete at how much brighter and gayer Wimbledon would be if if all the players appeared in their native costume. Date: 1927

The Renshaw Twins
Champion tennis playing twins ERNEST (left, 1861 - 1899) and WILLIAM RENSHAW (1861 - 1904). William won Wimbledon 1881 - 1886 & 1889, Ernest in 1888. They won many doubles matches. Date: circa 1880

Bystander cover, Summer Number 1935
Gloriously colourful front cover of The Bystanders Summer Number featuring an athletic lady tennis playing enjoying a match on a suburban court

Yvon Petra playing tennis
Yvon Petra (1916-1984), French tennis player, winning the Mens Singles World Championship in 1946 at Wimbledon. He defeated the Australian Geoffrey Brown in the finals

Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon 1887
A page of vignettes from the 1887 Wimbledon Championships in London SW19 including the champion H.F. Lawford, E. Renshaw, C.Cole and that years ladies winner taking centre page, Miss Lottie Dod

Greyhound Stadiums in London
Page from the Bystanders Greyhound Racing Number showing views of various greyhound tracks and stadiums mushrooming around the country during the 1920s and 30s

A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon Champion
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian

Westfield House, Wimbledon (engraving)
6018840 Westfield House, Wimbledon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Westfield House, Wimbledon)

Lawn tennis at Wimbledon 1877
Lawn tennis at Wimbledon - match for the inaugural Championship held in July 1877. 1877

Wimbledon House, the residence of Mrs Marriott (coloured engraving)
582054 Wimbledon House, the residence of Mrs Marriott (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wimbledon House, the residence of Mrs Marriott)

The last croquet game of the season (engraving)
614250 The last croquet game of the season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last croquet game of the season, at the All England Croquet Club)

Stefan Edberg wins Wimbledon 1988

Pat Cash at Wimbledon 1988

Dick Savitt throws racket in air after winning the 1951 mens singles final against Ken McGregor on centre court

The champion lawn tennis match: Mr. Hartley winning the cup for the second time
TENNIS: WIMBLEDON, 1880. The champion lawn tennis match: Mr. Hartley winning the cup for the second time. John Thorneycroft Hartley winning at Wimbledon, England in 1880. Contemporary wood engraving

Pete Sampras kisses trophy after victory at Wimbledon 1999 after beating Andre Agassi in the mens final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships

The Woman Who Called It A Tennis Bat At Wimbledon! By Alfr
A humorous illustration in the style of H. M. Bateman of a lady making a social faux pas whilst watching a game of tennis at Wimbledon

Wimbledon 1888
Mens singles (unnamed players) at Wimbledon in 1888

Wimbledon Tennis Championships, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Model Aeroplanes 1930S
Playing with model aeroplanes on Wimbledon Common, London, England

Oliver Reed not wearing his wig at his home in Wimbledon, South West, London. 29th November 1970. Oliver Reed, at this time, was filming The Devils, a Ken Russell film

Mary Pierce shows her knickers during her first round match at Wimbledon

Boris Becker Tennis and Steffi Graf Tennis holding the winning trophies from the Wimbledon Tennis Championships

ANDRE AGASSI AND GIRLFRIEND WENDY STEWART IN THE WIMBLEDON TENNIS 1992 FINAL - 06/07/1992

Ann Haydon Jones and husband Philip Jones attend a Wimbledon tennis celebration dance at a Park Lane hotel. 8th July 1967

Carlos Alcaraz Wimbledon Championships 2024
Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal wins the Wimbledon Men's Final 2010

Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning the Wimbledon Men's Singles final 2023
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning the Gentleman's Singles final

Novak Djokovic celebrates victory Wimbledon Men's Singles Final 2022

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"Wimbledon: Where Sports Legends and Artistry Converge" At the historic Plough Lane Stadium, home to Wimbledon Football Club, echoes of roaring crowds and thrilling matches can still be heard. But it is not just football that makes this place special; it is also the birthplace of The Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. In the hallowed grounds of Centre Court, where tennis history has been written time and again, a surprising discovery once took place. Amidst the pristine grass, a humble dandelion dared to bloom, reminding us that even in the midst of grandeur, nature finds its way. The iconic Wimbledon tennis complex stands as a testament to excellence in sports architecture. From an aerial view, Centre Court and Number 1 Court reveal their majestic presence within the All-England Club (All England Lawn Tennis). It's no wonder that these courts have witnessed some of the most unforgettable moments in tennis history. Who could forget John McEnroe's infamous outburst during his match here in 1981? His exclamation "You Cannot Be Serious. " became etched into Wimbledon folklore forever. Another legendary figure who graced these courts was Arthur Ashe. In 1975, he triumphed over Jimmy Connors in four sets during an electrifying men's singles final at Wimbledon. Ashe's victory symbolized more than just sporting prowess; it represented breaking barriers for African-American athletes worldwide. Artistic expressions also find their place within the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Captivating artworks adorn its walls, paying homage to both sport and culture—a fusion that defines Wimbledon's unique identity. Even amidst all seriousness on court or artistic endeavors off-court, there are moments when playfulness takes center stage. William Heath Robinson captured this spirit perfectly with his whimsical illustration titled "Playtime at Wimbledon, " showcasing laughter-filled scenes behind-the-scenes at this prestigious event. Beyond tennis itself lies a charming town named after this renowned sporting event.