Wallis Collection

Jeeves and Wooster, 1922
P.G. Wodehouse story in The Strand, March 1922, entitled Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch

Cottage of Alfred Wallis, St Ives, Cornwall
View of the cottage of Alfred Wallis (1855-1942), primitive artist, mariner, fisherman and marine stores dealer, at Back Road West, not far from Porthmeor Beach and the Tate Gallery

Duke and Duchess of Windsor with their pugs
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII and Mrs Wallis Simpson) shown with their beloved pug dogs. The dogs are wearing rather stylish coats

Sir Barnes Wallis HonFRAeS at his drawing board
Sir Barnes Wallis, HonFRAeS, at his drawing board

View at sunset of Matterhorn, Zermatt, Wallis, Switzerland

An Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Barnes Wallace
An Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Sir Barnes Wallis in September 1977. Date: 1977

The Tatler front-cover: The Duchess of Windsor
The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, in The Tatler magazine, March 1939. The caption reads: This portrait of the beautiful wife of H.R.H

View to Monte Rosa, Liskamm and the Gorner Glacier, Gomergrat, Zermatt, Valais (Wallis), Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

SWITZERLAND-Wallis / Valais-ZERMATT: Findeln / Winter Mountain Ski Village & Matterhorn
SWITZERLAND, Wallis/Valais, ZERMATT: Findeln / Winter Mountain Ski Village & Matterhorn

View to the Grimsel Pass from west of the Furka Pass, Valais (Wallis), Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry Wallis
Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) was an unsuccessful poet whose suicide became a symbol of blighted artistic genius

Aerial view of the Belvedere Hotel and the Furka Pass road, famous for a scene of the James Bond film Goldfinger, a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri

Walkers Pillar, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1860. Artist: R Wallis
Walkers Pillar, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1860. Walkers Monument, a doric column eighty feet high, was erected to perpetuate the memory of Reverend George Walker (1645-1690)

A portrait of Barnes Wallis
on location at Teddington for the filming of The Dam Busters in 1954

Aerial view on Allalinhorn and Strahlhorn, Mischabel mountain range, Ss Fee, Valais, Switzerland

M. Baynon Copeland working portraits of Lady Mountbatten & W
Mrs R. C. Anderson, American artist who painted under the name of M. Baynon Copeland, pictured in her studio at work on a portrait of Lady Louis Mountbatten

Wallis Simpson
A glamorous studio portrait of Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), American socialite. Born in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, she divorced her second husband

Furka pass road, Valais, Switzerland

Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis, MBE, CEng, FRAeS, 1916-, in the Wallis WA-116/F/S autogiro, G-BLIK. Date: 1916

View on the Weissmies mountain hut with Ss-Fee and the Mischabel mountain range, Ss-Grund, Valais, Switzerland

British R100 airship in flight
The British R100 airship in flight. She was a rigid airship, designed by Barnes Wallis and built by Vickers for the UK Air Ministry, making her first flight on 16 December 1929. Date: circa 1929

Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Photograph of the Duke 1894-1972 and Duchess of Windsor 1896-1986 walking together. The Duke of Windsor chose to abdicate the throne in 1936 in order to marry the divorced Wallis Simpson

The town of Zermatt and the Matterhorn mountain, Zermatt, Valais (Wallis), Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland (colour litho)
3643225 Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland)

John Wallis (Kneller)
JOHN WALLIS mathematician, scholar, decodifier

Wallis in Tahiti 1767
Tahiti, in the Society Islands, is discovered by Captain Samuel Wallis of the Royal Navy, and after initial hostilities he makes friends with their queen, Oberea

Aerial view on Ganter bridge of Simplon pass road, Valais, Switzerland

Simplon eagle statue, Simplon pass, Valais, Switzerland

Herman and Katherine Rogers, friends of Wallis Simpson
Herman and Katherine Rogers, close friends of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (later Duke and Duchess of Windsor), who hosted Wallis at their home in Cannes during the abdication crisis of

Wallis Simpson with Mr and Mrs Herman Rogers
Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, pictured with close friends, Herman and Katherine Rogers, her hosts at the Villa Lou Viei in Cannes during the abdication crisis

Mr Ernest Simpson, 2nd husband of Duchess of Windsor
Ernest Aldrich Simpson, the second husband of Wallis Warfield Spencer, who became better known by her married name, Mrs Wallis Simpson

Earl Winfield Spencer, 1st husband of Wallis Simpson
Commander Earl Winfield Spencer Jr. (1888-1950), pioneering U.S. Navy pilot who served as the first commanding officer of Naval Air Station, San Diego

Wallis & Steevens Steam Roller Simplicity (msn 8023), built 1930, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (Wallis & Steevens of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England produced agricultural equipment)

Aerial shot of Aletsch swiss glacier with crevasses and ice cracks at sunset, Aletsch glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland

Aletsch glacier seen from above during an autumn afternoon, Aletsch glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland

Close up view of the Aletsch glacier at sunrise, Konkordiaplatz, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland

A hiker standing on top of a rock looking at the view of the Aletsch glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland (MR)

Man standing on top of a rock observing the alpine landscape of the Aletsch glacier, Moosfluh, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland (MR)

Man with head torch preparing meals outside the tent pitched above the Aletsch glacier at dusk, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland (MR)

Aerial view of the Aletsch glacier and the crevasses at sunset, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland

A man admiring the Aletsch glacier from above, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland (MR)

View of a larch tree changing color above the Aletsch glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland

Star trail above the glacial tongue of the Aletsch glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland

Tent of hiker standing on top of a hill overlooking the Aletsch glacier, Riederalp, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland

Dusk above the Aletsch glacier seen from Hohfluh viewpoint, Riederalp, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland

Mount Blanc covered with snow at dusk, Lacs de Fenetre, Ferret valley, Valais canton, Switzerland

Man with tent on top of the hill admires the alpine landscape of the Mount Blanc by the lake at dawn, Fenetre lakes, Ferret valley, Valais canton, Switzerland (MR)

Sunrise on the Matterhorn in a foggy morning, Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Panorama of the iconic Gornergrat Gletscher, Monte Rosa and Matterhorn in a foggy morning, Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Aerial view of the Grimselstrasse connecting with Furkastrasse and Furkapass at sunrise. Obergoms, Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Aerial view of the Totensee at the top of Grimselpass, connecting Guttannen in Berna Canton to Oberwald in Canton of Valais. Obergoms, Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Aerial view of the Totensee at the top of Grimselpass, connecting Guttannen in Berna Canton to Oberwald in Canton of Valais. Obergoms, Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Aerial view of the Belvedere Hotel and the Furka Pass road, famous for a scene of the James Bond film Goldfinger, a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri

Aerial view of the Belvedere Hotel and the Furka Pass road, famous for a scene of the James Bond film Goldfinger, a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri

Main street in Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Traditional walser houses in Blatten, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Train along the Gornergrat mountain rack railway with Matterhorn in the foreground, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Matterhorn at sunrise, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Aerial view on Furka pass road and Rhone glacier, Valais, Switzerland

Ganter bridge of Simplon pass road, Valais, Switzerland

Switzerland, Valais, Zermatt, San Bernardo Souvenir toys

Basilique de Valere at Sion, Valais, Switzerland

Wallis & Steevens Road Roller no. 7939 'Simplicity'
Wallis & Steevens SY-class Road Roller no. 7939 'Simplicity', regn OT 6514 Date: circa 1970

Wallis & Steevens General Purpose Engine number: 7774 'Anne'
Wallis & Steevens EXP-class General Purpose Engine number: 7774, 'Anne', regn CT 6081, at York on 16 May 1971. Date: 1971

Wallis & Steevens Road Roller number: 7799, 'Daisy May', regn HO 6364, at Wycombe on 26 May 1974. Date: 1974

The Oberhasli Pass, 1850
3479976 The Oberhasli Pass, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Oberhasli Pass; in the Bernese Highlands; Switzerland. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, from These Tremendous Years, publ. 1938 (b/w photo)
5323169 Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, from These Tremendous Years, publ. 1938 (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); (add.info.: Edward VIII)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Provo William Parry Wallis, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891 (engraving)
3432567 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Provo William Parry Wallis, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891 (engraving) by English School

Abdication crisis, Herman Rogers talking to a journalist
Herman Rogers, close friends of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII, pictured talking to a journalist across the gate at the Villa Lou Viei, Cannes

King Edward VIII & Mrs Simpson at Royal Ascot, 1936
King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, pictured with his future wife, Wallis Simpson, at Royal Ascot in June 1936. Date: 1936

Julie Wills secretary who comes from Oxford seen here pictured in the City. August 1967 X7529

H. R. H the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wallis Warfield
H.R.H the Duke of Windsor (former King Edward VIII) following his abdication in December 1936, to Mrs Wallis Warfield, photograph of the couple the day before their wedding in music-room of Chateau

Wallis & Steevens Road Roller OU5979
Wallis & Steevens Road Roller, regn. OU5979, number 8065 at Southampton. Built in 1930 by Wallis & Steevens of Basingstoke. (Note : the spelling of Steevens is correct) Date: 24 June 1972

Wallis & Steevens General Purpose Engine HO5601
Wallis & Steevens General Purpose Engine, regn. HO5601, 7294, The Sheaf of Arrows at Buckfastleigh. Built in 1912 by Wallis & Steevens at Basingstoke, powered by a 6 Nhp single cylinder steam engine

1st day Cover - Wedding of Duke of Windsor to Wallis Simpson
Commemorative First day Cover - 3rd June, 1937 - The wedding of Duke of Windsor to Wallis Simpson in France at the Chateau de Cande at Monts. Date: 1937

Autumnal view of the vineyards of Saillon with Towers castle ruins, saillon, rhone valley, Valais, Switzerland

View over Stellisee lake to Matterhorn (4478m), Zermatt, Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Gornergratbahn cog railway on Findelbach Bridge, Matterhorn (4478m) mountain, Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

View from Blauherd to Matterhorn (4478m), Zermatt, Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Traditional wooden houses in Furi near Zermatt, Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Matterhorn (4478m), Swiss Alps, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Gornergratbahn cog railway, view of Matterhorn Peak (4478m), Swiss Alps, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Gornergrat mountain station (3100m) with Gornergratbahn cog railway, view of Matterhorn Peak (4478m), Swiss Alps, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Lake Riffelsee with Matterhorn (4478m), Zermatt, Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

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"Wallis: A Captivating Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the world of Wallis, where history, art, and breathtaking landscapes intertwine. From the pages of Jeeves and Wooster in 1922 to the enchanting Duke and Duchess of Windsor with their beloved pugs, this name has left an indelible mark. Travel to St Ives, Cornwall, where Alfred Wallis' humble cottage stands as a testament to his artistic genius. Sir Barnes Wallis HonFRAeS immerses himself at his drawing board, crafting revolutionary ideas that would shape aviation history. As the sun sets over Zermatt in Switzerland's Valais region - also known as Wallis - marvel at the majestic Matterhorn standing tall against a picturesque backdrop. Wander through Zermatt's Old Town, its charm echoing through time. Witness an Avro Vulcan B2 soaring through the skies above Barnes Wallace on his birthday – a fitting salute to his brilliance. The Tatler front-cover featuring the elegant Duchess of Windsor captures her timeless allure. Discover Findeln Winter Mountain Ski Village nestled amidst Switzerland's snowy embrace. Behold Monte Rosa's awe-inspiring beauty from afar while gazing upon nature's masterpiece – the Grimsel Pass viewed from west of Furka Pass. Embark on an aerial adventure over Obergoms in Canton Valais; behold the Belvedere Hotel perched atop Swiss Alps' famous Furka Pass road. This very pass witnessed James Bond's daring escapades in Goldfinger – a true cinematic spectacle. Join us on this captivating journey through time and places bearing one remarkable name – Wallis. Immerse yourself in its rich tapestry woven with literature, royalty, artistry, natural wonders, and unforgettable moments that will leave you spellbound.