Urchins Collection

Girls with dolls and prams, Balham, SW London
Two little girls with dolls and prams on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London
Four boys on the doorstep of a sweet shop in Balham, SW London, with bottled drinks. Date: circa 1961

Claverton Street Chapel, Pimlico, London (now demolished)

Girls with their books in Balham, SW London
Four girls with their books and drawings, sitting on a pavement in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, doing handstands against a concrete wall on a Balham street, SW London. A smaller child watches them, backed into a corner. Date: circa 1961

Children with ice lollies on a Balham street, SW London
Five children eating ice lollies in the doorway of a betting shop on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - A Duel
A duel - three street urchins help their friend to mimic the statue! Manneken Pis (Dutch for little pee man ), also known in French as the petit Julien, is a very famous Brussels landmark

St Georges Square, Pimlico, London - the east side viewed from the Embankmant

Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, doing handstands against a concrete wall on a Balham street, SW London. A smaller child watches them, backed into a corner. Date: circa 1961

Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampost
Racing Illustrated - " Some delay at the post!" - a gentleman who has had a serious session at the Old Blue Bell (see 10909661) endeavours to make his way home

Boys playing football in a street, Balham, SW London
Four boys playing a game of football in a Balham street, SW London, near the premises of E W Evans, Turf Accountant. Date: circa 1961

Little boy lifts his jumper, Balham, SW London
A little boy lifting his jumper on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys at a boarded up window, Balham, SW London
Three boys at a boarded up window of a house in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boy with two guns, Balham, SW London
A little boy with two guns (possibly real ones!) on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys eating fish and chips, Balham, SW London
Three boys eating fish and chips out of newspaper on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boy with two guns, Balham, SW London
A little boy with two guns (possibly real ones!) on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boy with bicycle wheel, Balham, SW London
A little boy with a bicycle wheel on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Children playing with a van in a Balham street, SW London
Children playing in and around an abandoned van in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Street music: a family of singers
A pathetic scene: an impoverished family of street singers, shoeless and ragged, singing in the rain. Date: 1870

Bessborough Gardens, London
Bessborough Gardens, Pimlico, London. The corner with Roehampton Street

Fossil Sea Urchins (Soutella) - Saumar-France - Helvetien
CAN-2457 Fossil Sea Urchins (Soutella) Saumar-France - Helvetien John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

The creche - dinner time (engraving)
3101284 The creche - dinner time (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The creche - dinner time)

Children in Falls Road area, Belfast, Northern Ireland
A group of children in the Falls Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Girl with doll in pram, Balham, SW London
A little girl hugs her doll in a pram on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Slums in Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Slums in Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Slums in Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Slums in Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Merthyr Tydfil boys playing
Two boys play on a bench above the steel works (now closed) at Merthyr Tydfil. Vintage black and white image. First published The Sunday Times c1989 1989

Seashells and Starfish - White
Sarah Whittle

Incidents of the Easter Volunteer Review, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Incidents of the Easter Volunteer Review, 1870

The Guards Band in St. James's Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain
The Guards Band in St

Classroom in school Victorian period Date: 19th century

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Ireland: Royal Procession
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Ireland: the Royal Procession passing College-Green, Dublin, 1868

Sea urchins in the rocks.1880 (engraving)
6947896 Sea urchins in the rocks.1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea urchins in the rocks.Latin name : echinus. 1880); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Hard lines (litho)
8663011 Hard lines (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hard lines. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch, 1903).); © Look and Learn

The injured innocent (litho)
8663018 The injured innocent (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The injured innocent)

A Sketch in the Streets of London, 1858. Creator: Unknown
A Sketch in the Streets of London, 1858. Engraving...from a Sketch of M

Fire-Plug, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fire-Plug [fire hydrant], 1858. A cry of fire has been raised

Street scene in an Italian city, 1865-1892. Creator: Nicolaes van der Waay
Street scene in an Italian city, 1865-1892

Two poor boys, late 1800s/turn of the century. Creator: Unknown
Two poor boys, late 1800s/turn of the century

The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper)
NGW387986 The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 17.2x24.5 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Maypole dancing early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Girl looking in sweet shop window Victorian period Date: 19th century

Box organ and family Victorian period Date: 19th century

Boy or girl with toy horse Studio photo Victorian period Date: 19th century

Dublin street children Victorian period Date: 19th century

Street Urchins Victorian period Date: 19th century

Rural children playing Victorian period Date: 19th century

Engineering apprentices Victorian period Date: 19th century

Children asleep on the beach Victorian period Date: 19th century

Boy with hoop and stick Victorian period Date: 19th century

Boys fishing on a pier early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Ice-cream Stall Victorian period Date: 19th century

Boy with telescope probably 1940s Date: circa 1940s

Dartmoor Children playing on stone bridge early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Street children in London, Victorian period

Steamer excursions poster, Glasgow, Victorian period

Manchester and Salford Children, 1861 (oil on canvas)
MAN277402 Manchester and Salford Children, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Armstrong, Thomas (1835-1911); 76x61.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Alley in Ghent, 1906 (etching)
LAF471012 Alley in Ghent, 1906 (etching) by Bruycker, Jules de (1870-1945); 37.7x17 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Starving, 1886 (oil on canvas)
ALG329491 The Starving, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Geoffroy, Henri Jules Jean (1853-1924); Museo Civico Revoltella, Trieste, Italy; (add.info.: Les Affames; )

Other Parisian Children (colour litho)
5992562 Other Parisian Children (colour litho) by Fricero, Catherine Josephine Marie (1878-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Other Parisian Children)

Group of children fishing from a bridge (colour litho)
5234783 Group of children fishing from a bridge (colour litho) by Buxton, Dudley (c 1885-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of children fishing from a bridge)

The Blue-spotted sea urchin (Astropyga radiata) is rarely seen in Hawaii; Hawaii, United States of America

The battle for survival, 1887 (oil on canvas)
OVR390565 The battle for survival, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 54x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Diver, urchins and hard coral, Hawaii, USA
Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) colour the foreground of this Hawaiian reef scene with a young lady scuba diving at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui; Hawaii

Pensioners of Assisi, 1874 (oil on canvas)
CH416892 Pensioners of Assisi, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Topham, Frank William Warwick (1838-1924); 55.2x78.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Street urchins causing havoc in the crowd outside a confectioner
3478783 Street urchins causing havoc in the crowd outside a confectioners and pastry cooks shop on Twelfth Night, 1841 (engraving) by Cruikshank

Scrub-Night (colour litho)
6021616 Scrub-Night (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scrub-Night)

A Little Comforter (colour litho)
6021597 A Little Comforter (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Little Comforter)

Cruel Lads I (colour litho)
6021595 Cruel Lads I (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cruel Lads I)

A Regular Turk (colour litho)
6021592 A Regular Turk (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Regular Turk)

A Man and his Little Brother (colour litho)
6021591 A Man and his Little Brother (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Man and his Little Brother)

The Orphans (colour litho)
6021584 The Orphans (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Orphans)

Strangers (colour litho)
6021607 Strangers (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strangers)

Punch cartoon: The Police Wear Beards and Moustaches
6034676 Punch cartoon: The Police Wear Beards and Moustaches

Packed coaches taking Londoners for a day out in the country in Victorian times (coloured engraving)
6029788 Packed coaches taking Londoners for a day out in the country in Victorian times (coloured engraving) by English School

Street Kids, 1906 (oil on canvas)
NUL374153 Street Kids, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 81.5x106.7 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Custom-House Dock, Naples (engraving)
969658 The Custom-House Dock, Naples (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Custom-House Dock, Naples)

Boys playing knuckle bones (oil on canvas)
450180 Boys playing knuckle bones (oil on canvas) by Barker, Thomas (1769-1847); 77.2x63.2 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; British, out of copyright

Sufferers from the Flood, from Street Life in London, by J
660004 Sufferers from the Flood, from Street Life in London, by J

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"Urchins: A Glimpse into the Playful Streets of London and Beyond" St Georges Square, Pimlico, London: Where the laughter echoes through the cobblestone streets. Claverton Street Chapel, Pimlico, London: A sanctuary for young souls seeking solace amidst the bustling cityscape. Children with ice lollies on a Balham street, SW London: Sticky fingers and wide smiles under the summer sun - pure childhood bliss. Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London: Defying gravity with youthful exuberance; their carefree spirits uplifted by simple joys. Manneken Pis Postcard Album - A Duel: Tales of mischief and adventure captured in postcards from distant lands; cherished treasures of imaginative minds. Parkgate Ironworks, Rotherham, 1902: The clanging symphony of progress as young apprentices shape dreams out of molten metal at an industrial forge. Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London: Wide-eyed anticipation as pocket money jingles in eager hands; sugary delights await these mischievous connoisseurs. Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampost: Amidst innocence lies glimpses of reality's harsh embrace; reminding us that not all paths are paved with joyous abandon. Girls with their books in Balham, SW London: Knowledge seekers navigating life's chapters together – their curious minds paving way for brighter futures. Children in Falls Road area, Belfast Northern Ireland : Unyielding resilience shines through playful hearts amidst turbulent times – proof that hope can flourish even amid adversity Street music: a family of singers- Melodies woven by harmonious voices echoing through crowded streets; captivating hearts and uniting communities.