Lyall Collection

New Zealand - Lyall Bay, Wellington
A general panoramic view of Lyall Bay, Wellington, New Zealand

Sir Charles James Lyall, 1845-1920
3083224 Sir Charles James Lyall, 1845-1920.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English civil servant working in India during the period of the British Raj, and Arabic scholar)

Mount Lyall Copper Mine, Tasmania

James McNeill Whistler, American artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American artist, caricature by Charles Lyall Date: 1889

Lyalls patent postive motion loom
James Lyall from New York, showing his new and patent power loom. Date: 1869

Lyall Watson, South African scientist and author
Lyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and author. Through his work he attempted to make sense of natural

Alfred Comyn Lyall, British civil servant and writer
Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall (1835-1911), British civil servant, literary historian and poet. circa 1900s

Women police officers in choir, Met Police, London
Group photo, women police officers in a womens choir, Met Police, London, with men in evening dress. Date: circa early 1960s

Ada Ellen Bayly
ADA ELLEN BAYLY writer, under the nom-de-plume of EDNA LYALL Date: 1857 -1903

Edward Pleydell-Bouverie, Vanity Fair, Lyall
EDWARD PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE (1818-1889) British Liberal politician. Caption: He did not decline the Speakership Date: 1818-1889

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Amidst the breathtaking landscapes of New Zealand's Lyall Bay in Wellington and Tasmania's Mount Lyall, namesake of various intriguing figures resonate. James McNeill Whistler, the American artist, once captured their beauty on canvas. In a different realm, Lyall's Patent Positive Motion Loom revolutionized textile manufacturing. South African scientist and author, Lyall Watson, delved into the mysteries of the natural world. British civil servant and writer, Alfred Comyn Lyall, shaped colonial administration. London's Women Police Officers in choir echoed strength and unity, while Ada Ellen Bayly, a trailblazer, broke barriers in football as a Sheffield Wednesday player in 1905. Edward Pleydell-Bouverie, a dapper figure in Vanity Fair, bears the name, but connections to Lyall remain elusive. The intriguing tapestry of these individuals, woven together by their namesakes, spans continents and centuries.