Room Collection (page 2)

Painted Murals And Frescoes Inside A Room At The Ancient Roman Ruins At Herculaneum (Ercolano), Campania, Italy
Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum (Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD

Bolts of electricity discharging in the lab of Nikola Tesla
Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla in his lab while his magnifying transmitter high voltage generator produces bolts of electricity. December 1899

Living Room, Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London
Living Room of 221B Baker Street, part of a Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, reconstructed by Michael Weight. A dummy version of the man himself can be seen in the far window. Date: 1951

George Berkeley, Irish philosopher
George Berkeley (1685-1753), Irish philosopher and Bishop of Cloyne (appointed 1734). Berkeley is famous for his philosophical theory concerning the perception of sensations and ideas

Medieval dining room
Dining table of a lady of quality, 1400s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a miniature from a French manuscript, Renaud de Montauban

Barristers Room at the Royal Courts of Justice, London
Interior of the Barristers Room at the Royal Courts of Justice, London, in 1883

English Bulldog, on a down and stay command, hopeful for a treat. (PR)

Surreal study, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Surreal study, 1952. Illustration for a poem by TS Eliot. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Breakfast with the Morning Newspaper, 1898. Artist: Laurits Andersen Ring
Breakfast with the Morning Newspaper, 1898. Found in the collection of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Lady Laverys sitting room
A corner of a room belonging to Hazel, Lady Lavery, wife of the society portrait painter, Sir John Lavery. Hazel was strongly connected with Ireland

Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676
Dolls House of Petronella Dunois (1650-1695), c. 1676. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Norwood Builder, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " A wild-eyed

Gladstone / Disraeli 1874
The Managers Room Mr Punch as theatre manager asks his dramatists Gladstone and Disraeli what their plans are for the season. Date: 3 January 1874

Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London
Scene in Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London, with doctors, nurses and patients. circa 1905

British Museum - reading room
The great domed reading room at the British Museum, forerunner of the British Library 1952

Leamington Spa Pump Room
The Royal Pump Room and Baths, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, were designed and built by C.S. Smith of Warwick and were opened in July 1814. Date: opened 1814

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec. French physician. Laennec, with his stethoscope, at the Necker Hospital, Paris
RENE LAENNEC (1781-1826). Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec. French physician. Laennec, with his stethoscope, at the Necker Hospital, Paris, France

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2
With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS

Automat Dining Room - Broadway, New York, USA
Automat Dining Room - 1557 Broadway, New York, USA. Horn & Hardart was a food services company of the USA noted for operating the first food service automats in Philadelphia and New York City

Gatwick airport, 1936
The improved Gatwick airport at the time of its official opening, 1936. The new Martello tower-style design enabled the airport to deal with six big air liners at once. 1936

Billiard Room, Union Jack Club, Lambeth, London
View of the Billiard Room at the Union Jack Club, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London. The club opened in 1907 to cater for members and ex-members of the armed forces. Date: circa 1910s

Typesetting by hand, Morning Post newspaper, London
A roomful of male compositors in London, typesetting the pages of the Morning Post newspaper by hand

A 1950s Family Living Room
A classic nuclear family in their living room, the children playing with a train set, the Father reading his book or magazine in a comfy chair

If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by Healthier
An energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room, using his wifes head as a springboard

Viceroys House in New Delhi, the Long Drawing-Room
The long drawing room of the Viceroy of Indias house in New Delhi, India, done in marble, diversified with panels of dull gold brocade

Josephine Baker (1906-1975) French singer in her dressing room at Alexandra Palace before taking part in a BBC cabaret show called Cafe Continental

View of the luxurious reading room onboard the Titanic
A view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym

World War Two recruitment poster
Poster from the Second World War encouraging women to join the Royal Observer Corps

Portrait of two dancers in traditional Thai classical dance costume, smiling and looking at the camera, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Star and Stargazer 1926
THE STAR AND THE STAR-GAZER An actress in her dressing room receives a friendly visit from a lover of the theatre

Gay Men / Elegant 1909
Two gay men getting ready to go out on the town

Ghost Delivers Warning
A spectral figure materialises in a candlelit room where two men are roused from their books. The older man points ahead while the ghost points upwards. A ghostly warning?

Ancient Roman athletes boxing in leather gloves
Ancient Roman athletes boxing wearing a cestus (leather glove) on each hand

G K Chesterton, writer
Gilbert Keith Chesterton writer

Large classroom, Harrow School
A large classroom at Harrow School with several classes held at once

Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862

Study room at Rugby School, 1967
An elaborately decorated study cubicle in Town House, Rugby School. Date: 1967

Wiesbaden - Kochbrunen Hot Spring
Wiesbaden, Germany - Kochbrunen ( Cook Well ) Hot Spring. This building is the Pump Room. Date: 1913

Plaza Hotel, New York
The Tea Room at the Plaza Hotel, New York City, America

Poynton and Worth colliers library and reading room. Established on the estate of Lord Vernon in Poynton, the library operated on a subsidised subscription basis

DINING AT SIMPSONS
Dining at fashionable Simpsons restaurant in the Strand : the Gentlemens Dining Room Date: circa 1905

Exterior - Automat Dining Room, Times Square, New York, USA
The exterior of the Automat Dining Room - Times Square branch, New York, USA. Horn & Hardart was a food services company of the USA noted for operating the first food service automats in Philadelphia

Returning home

Drawing Room at Thomas Hardys home, Max Gate
View of the Drawing Room at Max Gate in Dorchester, Dorset, the home of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet. Hardy designed the house

Caribbean, Cuba
Interior of the historical home of writer Ernest Hemingway in Havana Cuba where he wrote many oif his writings and is now a museum showing how he lived in San Francisco de Paula

LCC-LFB Holloway fire station appliance room
Station 76 was Holloway fire station, North London, located in Mayton Street, opened in 1907. Here its self propelled pump and pump-escape stand ready in the appliance room

Ballerinas in their dressing room
Ballet dancers prepare for a performance in their dressing room. One dancer is seen applying make up, while the feet of another await her silk ballet slippers. c.1947

Apres la Guerre No. 3 - WWI postcard by George Ranstead
Humorous postcard drawn by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, who, in a series of illustrations suggesting what life might be like at the end of the war

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Step into the whimsical world of William Heath Robinson's automated Dining Room without servants, where every task is effortlessly accomplished by ingenious contraptions. This room, part of his An Ideal Home series, showcases the artist's imaginative and humorous take on modern living. In this surreal setting, Maria Callas in Dior graces a corner with her elegance, while Titian's iconic Venus of Urbino painting adds a touch of classical beauty to the ambiance. The walls are adorned with photographs capturing cherished memories from Harrogate Ladies College and Leamington Spa in 1911. As we venture further into this enchanting space, we stumble upon the historic Underwriting Room of Lloyds of London from 1886. Its grandeur and significance remind us that even amidst automation and innovation, tradition holds its place. The Gretna Green Building stands as a testament to love's enduring power, evoking images of clandestine elopements and forbidden romance. Nearby hangs Rex Whistler's masterpiece "The Letter, " transporting us to an era when handwritten correspondence held immense emotional weight. Jeeves and Wooster make their presence felt in this eclectic room—a nod to P. G. Wodehouse's beloved characters who navigate life with humor and wit. And just when you think you've seen it all, another marvel awaits: Heath Robinson presents his Drawing Room filled with fantastical inventions that defy logic yet captivate our imagination. Finally, we encounter the heart pulsating within this realm—the Engine Room at Clement-Talbot Motor Works in London—where dreams are transformed into reality through meticulous craftsmanship. This room transcends time and space; it is a celebration of human ingenuity across centuries. It invites us to explore beyond conventional boundaries—to embrace creativity and appreciate how artistry can transform any ordinary space into something extraordinary.