Scouting Collection

STS Malcolm Miller under full sail
STS (Sail Training Ship) Malcolm Miller under full sail. circa 1970s

Chief Scout Lord Baden Powell by David Jagger Date: 1929

Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine
Two Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, a seven-day campaign during Scout Job Week. Their first customer was an actress, Caroline Munro

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

The Ten Scout Laws, 1923 (colour litho)
473030 The Ten Scout Laws, 1923 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1. A Scouts honour is to be trusted. 2)

Pathfinder. Date: circa 1910s

The Scout, Every Boys Weekly front cover
Front cover of The Scout magazine, the " only weekly official organ of the boy scouts" featuring two enthusiastic and earnest looking boy scouts reading a map while out on a hike

Scout Pageant - Owlerton FC, Sheffield
Scout Association Pageant and Rally at Owlerton Football Ground, Sheffield poster. Date: 1913

St Johns Church, Stone, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Watercolour painting of St Johns Church, Stone, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

The Scout magazine, Special Hobbies and Model-Making Number
Front cover of The Scout magazine, " The Only Weekly Official Organ of the Boy Scouts". As this particular issue is the Special Hobbies and Model-Making number

Bob a Job Week
Bob a Job week poster by Kenneth Brookes. Date: 1960s

Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of the granite (or syenite) district viewed from Swithland Old Slate Quarry, including Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Leicestershire

Brownsea Island Experimental Scout Camp
Site of the 1907 Brownsea Island Experimental Camp. Date: 1907

In the service of the King - Scouts and Guides
In the service of the King - A saluting Scout and a Girl Guide, pulling back the Union Flag in patriotic pose. Date: circa 1910

WWII Poster - Patriotic
Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution, Will Bring Us Victory, Second World War poster. Date: circa 1940

Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Sketch of the Swithland area of Leicestershire, looking north-east towards Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill and Mountsorrel, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Cub Scout washing a window, Scout Job Week
A Cub Scout washing a window which displays a poster advertising Scout Job Week. 1970s

RSS Discovery moored on Thames Embankment, London
RSS Discovery moored on the Thames Embankment, London. The ships lifeboat can be seen hanging amidships. circa 1930s

Lord Baden-Powell. Date: circa 1980s

Brownsea Island Experimental Scout Camp
Robert Baden Powell outside his tent during the 1907 Brownsea Island Experimental Camp. Date: 1907

Cub Scout on skis, Snowy Mountains, Australia
A group of Cub Scouts of the 1st Kosciusco Troop, on skis in the Snowy Mountains of Australia. Scoutmaster Bernie Jarratt is demonstrating a kick turn. Date: 1960s

Swithland Hall, Church and Rectory, Leicestershire
Sketch of Swithland Hall, St Leonards Church and Rectory, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Pegwell Bay. Date: circa 1840s

Ripping Yarn. Date: circa 1910s

The Scout magazine front cover, Special Summer Camping Numbe
Front cover of The Scout magazine, " the only weekly official organ of the Boy Scouts" featuring a happy boy scout flying a kite while all his fellow scouts carry out the manly tasks of

Lord Baden-Powell, 1911, (1944). Creator: Ape Junior
Lord Baden-Powell, 1911, (1944). Portrait of Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), British soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides

Cub Scouts cleaning fire engine

Lord Mountbatten inspecting Sea Scouts
Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, Commodore of Sea Scouts, inspecting the 2nd Cowes Sea Scouts on the opening of their new Headquarters. August 1977

Filming Scott of the Antarctic, with John Mills as Captain Scott RN, James Robertson Justice as Petty Officer Taff Evans, and Kenneth Moore as Lieutenant Evans

Greenwich Park and Royal Naval College, London
Watercolour sketch of Greenwich Park with the Royal Naval College in south east London and the River Thames in the distance, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert

Sea Scout Patrol Walthamstow on a day out
Boys from the Walthamstow Sea Scout Patrol on a day out in the country. circa 1950

Royal Aircraft Factory S. E. 2
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2 (Scouting Experimental 2) with Geoffrey de Havilland at the controls. One of a series of incremental steps at the Royal Aircraft Factory

Scouts Great International Jamboree, Arrowe Park, Birkenhead
Scouting - Aerial view of the Great International Jamboree, Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, England Date: 1929

Sea Scout of 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific
Leslie G. Keys, Sea Scout of the 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific, with the British flag. The mat hanging behind him is to be presented to the Chief Scout

Cub Seals on Ascension Island, South Atlantic, with a large green turtle on a sandy beach, working towards their conservation badges. Date: circa 1980s

Baden Powell with Transvaal Boy Scouts Association
Group photo, Sir Robert Baden Powell, Chief Scout, during a visit to the Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa, 18 July 1912. Date: 1912

Scouts selling Coronation programmes
Boy scouts selling Coronation programmes to people lining the route in a London street for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953

Library, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Watercolour painting of the Library at Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Scouting family from Tillington, November 1933
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N8302

Belgian boy scouts camping in the Ardennes
Four Belgian boy scouts camping in the Ardennes

Scouts, cubs and guides at Simla, India
Scouts of the 1st Simla (The King s) Troop, Wolf Cubs of the 3rd Simla Pack (BP), and Simla Girl Guides, India

Guides and Scouts at Baden Powell House, London
Girl Guides and Boy Scouts relaxing at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Hartleys Jam advertising poster. Date: 1930s

Balloch Ferry, Loch Lomond, Scotland
Balloch Ferry on Loch Lomond by the Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1834

Greenwich Observatory, south east London
Watercolour painting of Greenwich Observatory in south east London, viewed from the side with two children playing on the grass, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914)

Boy Scouts cleaning street sign, London
Two Boy Scouts cleaning a street sign in Downshire Hill, Hampstead, north-west London during Scout Job Week. In their spare time

Air Scouts learning to glide
Two Scouts sit in a Slingsby T.21 while another Scout connects it to a cable prior to launch at the first Air Scout Gliding Course at Lasham. An Avro York G-ANTK can also be seen in the background

Scouts with a Rolls-Royce engine
A group of Scouts looking at a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. 1940s

American Cub Scouts
A group of American cub scouts sit around a table doing art and craft activities with their den mother or Akela. In American Cub Scouting, the boys meet in small groups called " dens"

The Hyde Ingatestone Essex
The Hyde, Ingatestone, Essex. Date: 1855

Tunbridge Wells from Calverley Park. Date: 1847

The Piper. Date: circa 1970s

Baden-Powell - South African Constabulary
Baden-Powell in the uniform of the South African Constabulary, standing by his charger. Date: circa 1901

Raw Material. Date: 1914

Scout hot air balloon
A group of Scouts preparing to fly their hot air balloon, adorned with the Scout Association Fleur-de-lis emblem, at Gilwell Park. 1976

Closing show of 1960 Scouting Jamboree
Flags from countries around the world are paraded at the closing show of the National Jamboree which was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of scouting in the USA

Boys Club, fancy dress, February 1931
Seven boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume. Characters include, a News of the World paperboy, an Arab, a housewife

Outdoor washing, Boys Club 1936
Two boys from a Boys Club wash using soap and a small bowl of water outside

French boy scout rock climbing
French boy scout on a rock climbing activity

P C Haviland, Bellevue Scout Troop, Johannesburg
P C Haviland, Scoutmaster, Bellevue Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa

Scouts and Guides in Baden Powell House, London
Aerial view of Scouts and Guides looking at items on display in Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. Date: circa 1960s

Warington and Augustus Smyth Powell
Pencil drawing of Henry Warington Smyth Powell (1847-1921) and Augustus Smyth Powell (1849-1863), two of the children of the Reverend Baden Powell and his third wife Henrietta

Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Sketch of Granite Quarries, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, viewed from the rocks near Buddon Wood, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Sketch of St Marys Church, Hartwell, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Markfield, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of Markfield, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Whittlesey Mere at morning, Cambridgeshire
Whittlesey Mere at morning by the Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. Whittlesey Mere is in the Cambridgeshire Fens. circa 1840-1860

Monument in Swithland Park, Leicestershire
Sketch of a monument in Swithland Park, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. It is the old lantern cross (circa 1500) from the nearby village of Mountsorrel

Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of quarrying (probably granite) at Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Swithland, Leicestershire, with granite and slate quarries
Sketch of the Swithland area of Leicestershire, with granite at the top of Kinchley Hill, a small quarry to the right, Buddon Wood (granite) to the right, and Charnwood Forest (slate) to the left

Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of granite rocks at Kinchley Hill and Brazil Wood, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Croydon. Date: circa 1840s

Good Turn. Date: 1916

Two boy scouts on a beach, Cyprus. Date: 20th century

Interior at New College Lane, Oxford
Watercolour sketch of an interior at New College Lane, Oxford, showing Reverend Baden Powell and his wife (they married in 1846), with five children

View of hills in Grenada, West Indies. 1949

Garden with mountain in distance, Cardiff, Wales
Watercolour painting showing a garden and a mountain in the distance, in Cardiff, Wales, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Lord Rowallan as Chief Scout
Lord Rowallan, K.T. K.B.E, M.C. T.D. L.L.D. D.L. As Chief Scout. Date: 1957

Platypus. Date: circa 1860s

1st British-Australian Scout Troop (Madame Melbas Own), group photo taken in Dulwich, South London, May 1913. Date: 1913

F Pershouse, Transvaal Boy Scouts Association
F Pershouse, District Commissioner, Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa

Robert Baden-Powell at home with his dogs, c1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Robert Baden-Powell at home with his dogs, c1929, (1935). English soldier Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Viscount Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

WW1 era - Saucy French postcard
" Why do you keep your helmet on?" " Its because I hope to go scouting." !!! Date: circa 1915

DONKEYS HOLIDAY ALPHABET, Boy Scout, 1920 (illustration)
7206964 DONKEYS HOLIDAY ALPHABET, Boy Scout, 1920 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); 24x31, 7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A B: Donkeys, Boy Scout)

Sailor on look out, c.1855 (oil on canvas)
7337776 Sailor on look out, c.1855 (oil on canvas) by Marks, Henry Stacy (1829-98); 44.4x30.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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"Scouting: A Journey of Adventure, Leadership, and Service" Join us as we delve into the rich history of scouting, a movement that has shaped countless lives around the world. From its humble beginnings with Chief Scout Lord Baden Powell to the present day, scouting continues to inspire young minds. Picture yourself aboard STS Malcolm Miller under full sail, experiencing the thrill of navigating the open seas. Or witness the enthusiasm of Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, learning valuable skills while making a difference in their community. Venture into Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel, Swithland in Leicestershire and feel the spirit of exploration as Pathfinders embark on exciting expeditions. The Scout Pageant at Owlerton FC in Sheffield showcases unity and camaraderie among scouts from different backgrounds. Recall fond memories of Bob a Job Week when scouts eagerly offered their services to raise funds for worthy causes. Marvel at RSS Discovery moored on Thames Embankment in London—a testament to scouting's connection with adventure and discovery. Step back in time to Brownsea Island Experimental Scout Camp where it all began—a place that ignited a global movement rooted in outdoor education and character development. Flip through The Scout magazine's Special Hobbies and Model-Making Number for inspiration on creative pursuits within scouting. During WWII, scout patriotism shone bright through posters urging youngsters to contribute towards their country's cause. Return once more to Buddon Wood, Kinchley Hill—Mountsorrel's hidden gem—where nature meets scoutcraft amidst breathtaking landscapes. Scouting is more than just knots and badges; it instills values like leadership, teamwork, resilience, and service. It empowers individuals to become responsible citizens who make positive contributions to society. So join us on this incredible journey as we celebrate scouting—the gateway to lifelong friendships, fond memories, and endless opportunities for personal growth.