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The Speaking-Doll!

Set of (3) wheels used in motion work of a watch

1900-1912

Portion of watch including verge escapement

1900-1912

Robert Hooke type microscope and accessory

1671-1700

Daily Herald Photograph: M.P. Phil Piratin

1946-09-12

Daily Herald Photograph: Daily Herald readers

1933-01-19

Contact sheet from a television series "Dr. Who"

1967-12-17

Portion of watch including fusee

1900-1912

Beechwood jack, or roughing plane

1863-1872
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann in the ballroom scene of 'Apparitions', first produced at Covent Garden, London, 1949", by Cecil Beaton. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "The Body Electric: An Exhibition of Ballet and Dance Photography, 1859 to the Present Day", shown 7 January - 11 February 1984

Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Ninette de Valois talks to Nadia Nerina, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, London, circa 1962", by Michael Peto. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "The Body Electric: An Exhibition of Ballet and Dance Photography, 1859 to the Present Day", shown 7 January - 11 February 1984

Ninette de Valois talks to Nadia Nerina

circa 1962
Photograph, black and white silver gelatin print, 'Pavlova and Volinin in the Grand Adage from the second scene of 'The Fairy Doll', Covent Garden, London, September 1923'. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "The Body Electric: An Exhibition of Ballet and Dance Photography, 1859 to the Present Day", shown 7 January - 11 February 1984

Pavlova and Volinin in 'The Fairy Dol

1923-09
Charles Heath's academic gown, probably for London University, by W. Northam, 19 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, 1884

Charles Heath's Academic Gown

1884
A colour transparency of 'Ellen Keeley' florist, Covent Garden, Photographed by Andrew Lawson, about 1977.

Ellen Keeley

circa 1977
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "The Kiss Scene of 'The Sleeping Beauty', Covent Garden, London, 1946" by Frank H. Sharman. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "The Body Electric: An Exhibition of Ballet and Dance Photography, 1859 to the Present Day", shown 7 January - 11 February 1984

The Kiss Scene of 'The Sleeping Beauty'

1905-04-29
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Pavlova and Volinin in the grand adage, from the second scene of 'The Fairy Doll', Covent Garden, London, 1923", by an unknown photographer. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "The Body Electric: An Exhibition of Ballet and Dance Photography, 1859 to the Present Day", shown 7 January - 11 February 1984

Pavlova and Volinin in ''The Fairy Doll'

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "The Corps-de-Ballet perform the underwater ritual of the sea-nymphs in Ashton's 'Ondine', Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, London, circa 1962", by Michael Peto. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "The Body Electric: An Exhibition of Ballet and Dance Photography, 1859 to the Present Day", shown 7 January - 11 February 1984

The Corps-de-Ballet perform The Sea-Nymphs

circa 1962
Coloured map. Great Western Railway. Railway map showing schemes affecting the Great Western Railway Company Bill. Session 1896. Printed by Thos Kell & Son, Engravers & Lithographers, 40 King St, Covent Garden, London. Backed on linen and folded with covers. 1536 x 1178 mm (flat. 194 x 297 mm (folded).

railway map showing schemes affecting the gwr company bill

1896