Wandsworth Collection (#8)

Playing golf on Tooting Bec Common, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The annual Kew to Putney ladies swimming race, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

King George V admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

West Hill, near Wandsworth, London, 19th century. Artist: George Frederick Prosser
West Hill, near Wandsworth, London, 19th century. West Hill was the seat of the Marquis of Stafford

Tooting, London, 1807. Artist: Taylor
Tooting, London, 1807. For Description of London by David Hughson

Start of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. The traditional university rowing race starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6, 779 m)

Punch and Judy show in Putney, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Alexander Popes house, Battersea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Alexander Popes house, Battersea, London, 1912. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is considered one of the greatest English poets of the eighteenth century

Putney Bridge, London, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Putney Bridge, London, 1829. The Old Putney Bridge over the Thames was built in the 1720s. It became a notorious location for duels

Jubilee tea party for children in Orville Road, Battersea, London, 1935. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

Battersea Church, Battersea, London, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Battersea Church, Battersea, London, 1829. Built in 1777, St Marys Battersea has connections with William Blake, who was married there, JMW Turner, who painted the Thames from the vestry window

St Annes Church, Wandsworth, London, 1830. Artist: R Winkles
St Annes Church, Wandsworth, London, 1830. Designed by Robert Smirke, this church with its Ionic portico and round tower was one of the Waterloo or Commissioners churches built in England between

Putney Bridge and Church by Moonlight, 1880. Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
Putney Bridge and Church by Moonlight, 1880. View of the village of Putney, (now a suburb of London) on the River Thames. An illustration from Windsor Castle

Lime Grove, Putney, 1846. Artist: TA Prior
Lime Grove, Putney, 1846. View of a stately home in what is now a London suburb

Mount Clare, Roehampton, south London, 19th century. Artist: A T Prior
Mount Clare, Roehampton, south London, 19th century. Mount Clare was built in 1772 for George Clive, a cousin of Lord Clive. The building was later incorporated into the University of Surrey

In Battersea Park, 1911. An example of Darwinism in everday life. A nursemaid wheeling Master Jones, son of a famous cricketer, in his pram in Battersea Park, London

Chelsea Bridge, London, 1858. Thomas Page (1803-1877) was the engineer of this suspension bridge over the Thames, which opened in 1858

Celtic bronze shield boss, 2nd century BC
Celtic bronze shield boss found in the River Thames at Wandsworth, from the British Museums collection, 2nd century BC

The Double Janus Guard, for Clapham Junction, 1865. Artist: Charles Henry Bennett
The Double Janus Guard, for Clapham Junction, 1865. A Double Janus, with four faces, stands guard at the new Clapham Junction, a complex arrangement of railway lines

The Large Lake, Wandsworth Co. mmon, Wandsworth, West London
Two young girls standing in the water at the edge of The Large Lake, Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth, West London Date: 1907

Sem on the Riviera, famous personalities 1913
" Sem" on the Riviera - the famous caricaturists very latest impressions. A page of caricatures by Sem (Georges Goursat) taken on the French Riviera

Wandsworth Unions Old Peoples Cottages at Tooting
Cottages for the elderly poor erected in 1902 at Church Lane, Tooting, by the Wandsworth and Clapham Union. The scheme was designed by C.A. Sharp. Date: circa 1911

Dibdins home Wandsworth
The home of songwriter Charles Dibdin at Cedar Cottage, Wandsworth (at that time a semi-rural suburb of London). Date: 1745 - 1814

London / Chelsea / Battersea
London: general view of Chelsea and Battersea from Wandsworth Date: 1795

Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth, designed by Mr Rhode Hawkins. Date: 1857

Wandsworth Reformatory Letter
Copy of letter from Wandsworth Reformatory to Lincolnshire County Council offering to receive boys placed by the County and giving terms for such an arrangement. Date: 1891

Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth - Plan
Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth. Plan of the ground floor by the architect, Mr Rhode Hawkins. Date: 1857

Wandsworth Reformatory Admission Form Page 3

Wandsworth Reformatory Admission Form Page 1

Wandsworth Reformatory Admission Form Page 2

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Lord Stormonts residence. Date: 18th century

Wandsworth 1790
The Thames at Wandsworth. Date: 1790

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The Royal Freemasons School for Female Children, Wandsworth Common, Opened on Monday Last, 1852

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New Bridge over the Thames at Wandsworth, 1874

St. Peters Hospital, East Hill, Wandsworth, from the Railway, Uk, 1851 Engraving

The Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common, London, Uk, Britain, British
THE ROYAL VICTORIA PATRIOTIC ASYLUM, WANDSWORTH COMMON, LONDON, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Map showing the Distribution of Deaths from Cholera in the Registration Districts of London
XJF275636 Map showing the Distribution of Deaths from Cholera in the Registration Districts of London, 1866 (litho) (b/w photo) by English School

LONDON: FRENCH CHURCH. Old French Church in Wandsworth, London (now demolished). Engraving, English, 1885

Wandsworth, London - The Principal Sights
Wandsworth, London - West Hill, High Street, Three Island Pond, Roman Catholic Church, All Saints Church, Spencer Park, Council House, Upper Richmond Road and Coronation Grounds. Date: 1905

St. Peters Hospital, East Hill, Wandsworth, from the Railway, Uk, 1851 Engraving

The Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common, London, Uk, Britain, British
THE ROYAL VICTORIA PATRIOTIC ASYLUM, WANDSWORTH COMMON, LONDON, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Blitz in London -- rescue squad, Wandsworth, WW2
Blitz in London -- a rescue squad at work in Wandsworth after oil and high explosive bomb damage on 16 November 1940

Boys band at Bridge Industrial School, Wandsworth, London
Boys military band in uniform and with their instruments at the Bridge Industrial School, Wandsworth, London. Date: 1912

LCC-MFB Wandsworth fire station, SW London
Built by the London County Council, Wandsworth fire station was located at 45 West Hill SW18. During WW2 the station suffered a direct hit and six on-duty firemen were killed

LCC-LFB Wandsworth fire station, SW London
Opened in 1954, Wandsworth fire station is situated at 45 West Hill (where is still stands). The lack of blue flashing lights and bells on the fire engine dates the picture pre-1965

The Pageant of the Child, Wandsworth, London
Scene from The Pageant of the Child, a set of beautifully staged tableaux produced by the Waifs and Strays Society at Wandsworth Town Hall, London

Wandsworth Workhouse Death Notice
An inmates death notice issued by the St Johns Hill workhouse infirmary of the Wandsworth Union. Date: 1924

Wandsworth Common Lake
The small lake on Wandsworth Common, south London. Date: 1950s

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