Berks Collection

Cookham Dean / Berks / 1920
Cookham Dean, Berkshire: Thames ferry Date: 1920

Abingdon / Berks / Palmer
Abingdon, Berkshire: a view of the river

Advertisement for Layton Brothers Restaurant, Windsor, Berkshire (b / w photo)
5997320 Advertisement for Layton Brothers Restaurant, Windsor, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of the Greater London area with council areas marked. Date: mid-20th century

River Thames at Mapledurham Lock, Berkshire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Sonning village, on the River Thames, Berkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Sonning Bridge, River Thames, Berkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

House Near Abingdon, Berks
A pair of architectural drawings which show various elevations of a house near Abingdon, Berkshire, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1899. Date: 1899

Advert, Stansfeld & Co, Swan Brewery, Fulham, SW London
Advert for Stansfeld & Co, Swan Brewery, Fulham, SW London, with price list. Date: 1893

Advert, W Blenheim & Co, electrical engineers, Egham, Surrey
Advert for W Blenheim & Co, electrical engineers, Egham, Surrey - electric telephones and apparatus. Date: 1893

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Time I Was Dead
Illustration by Cecil Aldin in his autobiography, Time I Was Dead, The South Berks, a black and white reproduction of Aldin's landscape picture of the hunt in progress

Catching Tiddlers at Eastbury, Berkshire, (pencil and watercolour on card)
652081 Catching Tiddlers at Eastbury, Berkshire, (pencil and watercolour on card) by Stannard, Henry John Sylvester (1870-1951); 34.9x52.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Farmyard with Horses and Ponies, Berkshire, Saddlebacks, Alderney Shorthorn Cattle
652183 A Farmyard with Horses and Ponies, Berkshire, Saddlebacks, Alderney Shorthorn Cattle, Bantams, Mallard and Guinea Fowl, with a Country Mansion by a River in the Distance

Littlecote House, near Hungerford, Berks (b / w photo)
5200239 Littlecote House, near Hungerford, Berks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Littlecote House, near Hungerford, Berks)

Advertisement for launches for hire on the River Thames from C Maynard & Son, Windsor, Berkshire (b / w photo)
5997305 Advertisement for launches for hire on the River Thames from C Maynard & Son, Windsor, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Sir Robert Rodney Wilmot, Berks and Bucks, 5 November 1903, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)
611627 Sir Robert Rodney Wilmot, Berks and Bucks, 5 November 1903, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Robert Rodney Wilmot)

Cumnor, Berks (engraving)
1095835 Cumnor, Berks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cumnor, Berks. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Titness Park, Sunningdale, Berks, the Residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Ascot Race Week (engraving)
1099182 Titness Park, Sunningdale, Berks, the Residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Ascot Race Week (engraving) by Wimperis

Fishing Lodge, Beckett, Berks (b / w photo)
2774770 Fishing Lodge, Beckett, Berks (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing Lodge, Beckett, Berks)

Almshouses at Lyford, Berks (engraving)
5211569 Almshouses at Lyford, Berks (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almshouses at Lyford, Berks)

The Library, Binfield, Berkshire, (pencil, pen and grey ink
659240 The Library, Binfield, Berkshire, (pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour heightened with white) by Hassell, Edward (fl.1827-52); 34x46.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Library)

Doorway, Newbury, Berks (b / w photo)
5203470 Doorway, Newbury, Berks (b/w photo) by Davie, William Galsworthy (1841-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newbury, Berks)

The Bell Inn Waltham St Laurence, Berks (colour litho)
728076 The Bell Inn Waltham St Laurence, Berks (colour litho) by Quinton, Alfred Robert (1853-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bell Inn Waltham St Laurence, Berks.); © Look and Learn

Hall of Childrey Down Manor-House, Berks (engraving)
1587352 Hall of Childrey Down Manor-House, Berks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall of Childrey Down Manor-House, Berks)

Members of the New Parliament (engraving)
1047896 Members of the New Parliament (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the New Parliament)

Views of the Buildings and Surroundings of the Berks County Almshouse, (oil on metal)
650521 Views of the Buildings and Surroundings of the Berks County Almshouse, (oil on metal) by Rasmussen, John (1828-95); 78.1x95.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Annual Fete of the Great Western Railway Employes in Beckett Park, Shrivenham, Berks (engraving)
2773761 Annual Fete of the Great Western Railway Employes in Beckett Park, Shrivenham, Berks (engraving) by English School

The Armorial Bearings of John Maurice Coppen, of Ascot, Berks (colour litho)
2799000 The Armorial Bearings of John Maurice Coppen, of Ascot, Berks (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Armorial Bearings of John Maurice Coppen)

The Queens Jubilee Review at Aldershott, Saturday, 9 July, Brecknock and Berks Mounted Infantry marching past
1591261 The Queens Jubilee Review at Aldershott, Saturday, 9 July, Brecknock and Berks Mounted Infantry marching past (engraving) by Overend

Advertisement for Denyer & Dyson, Limited, silk mercers, linen drapers, house furnishers and upholsterers, Windsor
5997316 Advertisement for Denyer & Dyson, Limited, silk mercers, linen drapers, house furnishers and upholsterers, Windsor, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Advertisement for Milsum & Austin, silk mercers, linen drapers, milliners and fancy warehousemen, 89-90 High Street
5997313 Advertisement for Milsum & Austin, silk mercers, linen drapers, milliners and fancy warehousemen, 89-90 High Street, Eton, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A Berkshire Cottage (watercolour with scratching out)
1766730 A Berkshire Cottage (watercolour with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 24x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Berkshire Cottage. Helen Allingham (1848-1926)

The Path by the River, Maidenhead, 1919 (oil on canvas)
1772151 The Path by the River, Maidenhead, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); 63.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Path by the River, Maidenhead)

Burghfield New Church, Berks (engraving)
1617111 Burghfield New Church, Berks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burghfield New Church, Berks)

The Earl of Radnors Farm Buildings, Coleshill, Berks (engraving)
5204498 The Earl of Radnors Farm Buildings, Coleshill, Berks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Radnors Farm Buildings, Coleshill, Berks)

Tomb of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort, Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire (b / w photo)
5997307 Tomb of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort, Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Ashdown, Berks (b / w photo)
2774772 Ashdown, Berks (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashdown, Berks. Illustration for Later Renaissance Architecture in England by John Belcher)

Armour, Head-Pieces, etc (colour litho)
2796434 Armour, Head-Pieces, etc (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armour, Head-Pieces, etc)

The Library, Binfield, Berkshire, with a View Over the Park, (pencil
659239 The Library, Binfield, Berkshire, with a View Over the Park, (pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour heightened with white) by Hassell

Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire (b / w photo)
5997311 Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire)

Advertisement for steamer trips on the River Thames from Windsor, Berkshire (litho)
5997308 Advertisement for steamer trips on the River Thames from Windsor, Berkshire (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Alfred Free Grammar-School, Wantage, Berks (engraving)
1096738 The Alfred Free Grammar-School, Wantage, Berks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Alfred Free Grammar-School, Wantage, Berks)

The Staircase as it Stood in the Old House at Aldermaston, Berks (b / w photo)
3105069 The Staircase as it Stood in the Old House at Aldermaston, Berks (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Long Walk from Castle Gates, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire (b / w photo)
5997317 The Long Walk from Castle Gates, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Long Walk from Castle Gates)

Advertisement for F G Halliday antiques, Eton, Buckinghamshire (litho)
5997309 Advertisement for F G Halliday antiques, Eton, Buckinghamshire (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for F G Halliday antiques, Eton)

Advertisement for the White Hart Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire (b / w photo)
5997306 Advertisement for the White Hart Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for the White Hart Hotel)

Grand Fete in Hamstead Park, Berks, in Aid of the Great Western Railway Widows and Orphans Fund (engraving)
1619239 Grand Fete in Hamstead Park, Berks, in Aid of the Great Western Railway Widows and Orphans Fund (engraving) by English School

East Hagbourne, Berkshire (watercolour with scratching out)
1766735 East Hagbourne, Berkshire (watercolour with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 22x17.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: East Hagbourne, Berkshire)

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"Exploring the Charming Berkshire: A Glimpse into Berks' Rich History and Scenic Beauty" Step back in time to Cookham Dean, Berks in 1920, where tranquility meets picturesque landscapes. Abingdon, Berks unveils its historical significance with Palmer's legacy still resonating through its streets. Transport yourself to Windsor, Berkshire through a captivating black and white photo showcasing an advertisement for Layton Brothers Restaurant – a true culinary gem of its time. The River Thames at Mapledurham Lock, Berkshire invites you to immerse yourself in nature's serenity while basking in the beauty of this enchanting waterway. Sonning village beckons visitors with its idyllic setting on the River Thames. Lose yourself amidst charming architecture and peaceful surroundings that only Berkshire can offer. Cross Sonning Bridge over the majestic River Thames as it winds through Berkshire. Feel the history beneath your feet as you take in breathtaking views from this iconic landmark. Discover a hidden gem near Abingdon, Berks - a house that whispers tales of bygone eras and offers glimpses into local life throughout history. Advertisements by Stansfeld & Co at Swan Brewery Fulham, SW London showcase the thriving business scene surrounding Berks during those times – proof of entrepreneurial spirit within reach of our fingertips. W Blenheim & Co electrical engineers based in Egham Surrey remind us how innovation knows no boundaries when it comes to serving communities far beyond their geographical borders. Cecil Aldin's illustration "Time I Was Dead" transports us into an artistic realm where imagination intertwines with reality – capturing moments frozen forever within his brushstrokes. Explore Greater London area via an intricately detailed map; let curiosity guide you towards uncharted territories waiting to be discovered just outside bustling city limits – including beautiful Berkshires. Sonning Lock along the River Thames showcases yet another mesmerizing spot offering a peaceful retreat amidst the hustle and bustle of Berkshire's vibrant surroundings.