Decorative Collection

Crossness Pumping Station DP183400
Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, Crossness Pumping Station, Bazalgette Way, Erith Marshes, Bexley, Greater London. Interior view of the pumping station

Chinoiserie wallpaper J050121
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper

Chinoiserie wallpaper J050124
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper

Durham Cathedral OP04503
DURHAM CATHEDRAL, Durham. Interior view of Durham Cathedral from the north-east showing decorated piers in the nave and crossing. Photographed by John Gay during the 1960s

St Pancras Old Church AA062364
ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH, Camden Town, London. A view through the wrought iron gateway leading into St Pancras Gardens. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Kings College Chapel a98_04190
KINGs COLLEGE CHAPEL, Cambridge, Interior view. The organ is dominant, standing on the screen which divides the chapel and ante-chapel

John Rylands Library, Manchester A42_01435
JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Manchester. Interior view. A staircase in the John Rylands Library in the University of Manchester. It was endowed in memory of John Rylands, a textile manufacturer

The Royal Exchange, City of London a065448
ROYAL EXCHANGE, City of London. An interior view of the elaborate vaulted and domed cast iron and glass roof and pedimented Ionic first floor windows of the Royal Exchange. Photographed by John Gay

Osborne House, Drawing Room J030031
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. The Drawing Room. Some items shown maybe on loan from the Royal Collection

Kenwood House J890389
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. Interior detail of the balustrade on the Great Stairs, 1989

Hardwick Old Hall J980043
HARDWICK OLD HALL, Derbyshire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter Urmston. Bess of Hardwick entertaining in the Great Chamber c1590

HMS Ophir BL16520_030
SS OPHIR. Interior of the Saloon from the Gallery. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1901 for Anderson Anderson & Co. From 1891 the liner was owned by the Orient Steamship Company

Hardwick Old Hall N060143
HARDWICK OLD HALL, Derbyshire. Reconstruction drawing by Liam Wales of the Best Bedchamber on the 3rd floor in 1601

An Oriental Beauty J920144
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond-Upon-Thames. " An Oriental Beauty" Enamel on silvered glass. Chinese circa 1760. Referred to as Ch ien-lung (Qianlong) era after the Ching (Qing)

Chiswick House, Red Velvet Room ceiling J970259
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. Interior. View of the ceiling in the Red Velvet Room. The ceiling is inset with painted panels attributed to William Kent

RMS Aquitania BL26730_002
RMS AQUITANIA. Interior view towards the fireplace in the Palladium Lounge. The Aquitania was launched in 1913 as the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania)

National Liberal Club BL08415
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior of the Reading Room, December 1887. Images taken in December 1887

London Bridge Station a062719
LONDON BRIDGE STATION, Southwark, London. A view looking across to a train standing beneath the decorative bargeboards of a platform roof at London Bridge Station. Date range:1960-1972. John Gay

Kenwood House K011295
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. Interior detail of the arch of one of the mirrored recesses in the Library, 2001

Kenwood House K011293
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. Interior view of the capital of one of the Corinthian columns in the Library, 2001

Audley End House N070879
AUDLEY END HOUSE, Kent. Interior view of the Dining Parlour. Decorative detail

The Royal Albert Hall a98_06829
THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London. Detail of a decorative frieze and statue. 1960s photograph by Eric de Mare

National Liberal Club BL08407
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, City of Westminster, London. Interior detail of the fireplace and dais in the Gladstone Library, December 1887

Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892. K010285
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album " Royal Tableaux, Osborne", " Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892"

Berry Pomeroy Castle J020147
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE, Devon. Reconstruction drawing of the Great Chamber in c1600 with a masque taking place, by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Osborne House J030034
OSBORNE HOUSE, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Interior view of the Drawing Room. Some items shown maybe on loan from the Royal Collection

Paddington Station K030802
PADDINGTON STATION, Eastbourne Terrace, City of Westminster, London. Interior detail of train shed arched trusses

Eltham Palace J990131
ELTHAM PALACE, London. Interior view through the double doors from the Dining Room to the Entrance Hall

Lullingstone Roman Villa J910053
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA, Kent. Mosaic floor depicting the capture of Europa by Jupiter guised as a bull with two cupids

Entrance Hall, Sheffield Town Hall BL13722
Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Interior of Sheffield Town Hall showing the entrance hall and grand staircase. The town hall was designed by E. W. Mountford

Virgin and Child a058984
Church of St Nicholas, Pinvin, Worcestershire. Detail of wall painting showing the Virgin and Child with two of the three kings

Chiswick House N140037
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. The Blue Velvet Room. Doorway

Doorway arch DP031894
ST PETERs CHURCH, Bromyard, Herefordshire. Detail view of the south Norman doorway

St George K971739
Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset. Wall painting of St George in the Chapel

Fox preaching to geese a67_00607
Minster Church Of St John, Minster Yard, Beverley, East Riding Of Yorkshire. Detail of a carved wooden misericord depicting a fox preaching to geese. Photographed in April 1959 by Major G E Pearson

Venetian Suite, Eltham Palace DP165847
ELTHAM PALACE, London. Interior. The Venetian suite bedroom, with mirrored panels, chimney piece by Malacrida and late 17th century tabernacle. View from north east

St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington ME001062
ST MATTHIAS CHURCH, Wordsworth Road, Stoke Newington, Hackney, London. Pen and ink sketch impression of Christmas decorations and temporary reredos around 1870, with lady in period costume

Victorian drawing room BL11105
Terceira House, Aigburth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool. Victorian interior showing the drawing room. Potted ferns occupy the fireplace and there is a portrait of Queen Victoria on the wall

Coat of arms K971738
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE, Somerset. Detail of coat of arms on tomb in the chapel. Heraldry

Lullingstone Roman Villa mosaic J910066
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA, Kent. Mosaic floor in Audience Room: Bellerophon riding Pegasus and spearing Chimaera

Audley End House N070878
AUDLEY END HOUSE, Essex. Dining Parlour. Interior detail including decorative door frame and pillar

Guildhall, Bath K991508
GUILDHALL, Bath. Exterior of the Guildhall showing frieze

Chiswick House table K990997
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. The Chiswick tables. Detail of the restored right side giltwood marble top table c 1725 with carving attributed to Guelfi

Cleeve Abbey floor tile N080022
CLEEVE ABBEY, Somerset. Floor tiles - Saladin

Crystal Palace DP004626
CRYSTAL PALACE, Sydenham, London. The fountains playing in the courtyard of the Alhambra Court at the Crystal Palace are based on the Lion Fountain in the Court of the Lions in the Alhambra Palace

Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892 K010284
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album " Royal Tableaux, Osborne", " Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892"

Apsley House J040040
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view of the Piccadilly Drawing Room

Apsley House J040084
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view of the North wall and fireplace in the Waterloo Gallery with one of the Siberian porphyry candelabra to the left

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