Excelsior Collection

Excelsior Stadium Fine Art - Airdrieonians Football Club
The Excelsior Stadium, known as the Penny Cars Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of Airdrieonians F.C

Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing - Lake Minnetonka, USA
Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing - Lake Minnetonka, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Longwood Gardens, spring flowers, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA

Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) & Paddy Johnston (CTS) 1947 Lightweight TT
Danish Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) & Irish Paddy Johnston (CTS) after finishing the 1947 Lightweight TT

The Folding Excelsior

Ballroom or dance hall in the Hotel Excelsior
The ballroom or dance hall in the Hotel Excelsior, Berlin, late 1920s Date: late 1920s

Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) 1953 Lightweight TT
Dane, Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) on Bray Hill, 1953 Lightweight TT

1958 Monaco Grand Prix. Monte Carlo, Monaco. 15-18th May 1958. Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari Dino 246) follows Stirling Moss (Vanwall VW7). Ref: 3_0007. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

Queen Victoria at the Hotel Excelsior, Nice, France
Queen Victoria arriving at her home from home on the Riviera, the Hotel Excelsior, Regina Palace, Cimiez, Nice, France Date: circa 1901

11th Milestone - Drinkwaters Bend
For many years the 11th Milestone was named Drinkwater s. Ben Drinkwater was fatally injured at the bend when he fell, avoiding another rider, during the 1949 Junior TT

Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) 1952 Lightweight TT

Salmon-pink hyacinth hybrid, Hyacinthus Excelsior.. Handcolored botanical drawn and lithographed by W.G. Smith from H.H. Dombrains Floral Magazine 1872. Worthington G

A view of the Hotel Excelsior from the Lido beach, 1920s Date: 1920s

Common ash, Fraxinus excelsior
5855836 Common ash, Fraxinus excelsior; (add.info.: Common ash, Fraxinus excelsior. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

An Excelsior lawn mower
5312166 An Excelsior lawn mower; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Excelsior lawn mower, fitted with a box for collecting the mowings)

Cartoon, Excelsior! (Suffragist as Sisyphus)
Cartoon, Excelsior! A Suffragette depicted as Sisyphus pushing the large boulder of Womens Suffrage up the Parliament Hill

Charlie Manders (Excelsior) 1938 Lightweight TT

1938 Weigh-in
Johnny Galway (Excelsior, 29) and Marcel Simo (Terrot) await their turn ro weigh their bikes in for the 1938 Lightweight TT. Johnny finished 9th, Marcel retired

The Mechanical Marvel
Syd Gleave gave the Excelsior Mechanical Marvel its sole Island win in the 1933 Lightweight TT, beating runner-uo Charlie Dodson (New Imperial) by two munites and twenty seconds

Princess Leila Bederkhan in Arabian Nights at Chez Vous
Oriental Nights at Chez Vous, the night club and restaurant at the Excelsior Palace Hotel on the Venice Lido. Princess Leila Bederkhan in an " Arabian Nights" number. Date: 1927

Jack Sparrow (Excelsior) 1951 Lightweight TT
Jack Sparrow (Excelsior) on Bray Hill, 1951 Lightweight TT

Ben Drinkwater (Excelsior) 1947 Lightweight TT

1935 Lightweight TT
10-times TT winner Stanley Woods (Guzzi) waits for Timekeeper Ebblewhite Snr to give him the nod to start the Lightweight TT. No 3, Ken Horton gives his Excelsior a richening tickle

Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) 1951 Lightweight TT
Dane Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) 1951 Lightweight TT

Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) 1949 Lightweight TT practice
Dane Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) 1949 Lightweight TT practice

Sorrento, Italy - Hotel Vittoria, with lift up the cliff - perched on the hillside overlooking the Bay of Naples. Date: 1910s

Harold Kirby (Excelsior) 1950 Lightweight TT
Harold Kirby (Excelsior) leads the field down Bray: 1950 Lightweight TT

X Craft - British Midget Submarine - HMS Excelsior
The Interior of an X Craft - British Midget Submarine HMS Excelsior. Date: 1945

Fowler Road Locomotive number 15323, Excelsior, reg. HR 3697, at Caenby Corner on 19 August 1972. Date: 1972

Advertisement for penny farthing bicycle from 1875

The restaurant at the Hotel Excelsior, Berlin, 1920s Date: 1920s

LONGFELLOW/EXCELSIOR
EXCELSIOR "There in the twilight cold and grey Lifeless, but beautiful he lay...". Date: First published: c.1880

Cyril Taft Excelsior 1949 Lightweight Clubman TT Practice
Cyril Taft (Excelsior) at Governor's Bridge, 1949 Lightweight Clubman TT practice

A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete (engraving)
1061708 A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Five Days Tour among the Mountains of Crete)

Bill Dehany (Excelsior) 1948 Lightweight Clubman TT

Keith Horton (Excelsior) 1935 Lightweight TT
Autralian Keith Horton (Excelsior) starting the 1935 Lightweight TT

Alan Gray (Excelsior) 1949 Junior Manx Grand Prix
Alan Gray (Excelsior) at the Bungalow, 1949 Junior Manx Grand Prix

Tommy Brown (Excelsior) 1950 Lightweight Clubman TT
Tommy Brown (Excelsior) at Quarter Bridge: 1950 Lightweight Clubman TT

Wilson Ferguson (Excelsior) 1951 Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

Jock McCredie (Excelsior) 1953 Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

Ronnie Mead (Excelsior) 1947 Lightweight TT practice
Ronnie Mead (Excelsior) at Governors Bridge, 1947 Lightweight TT practice, he non-started the race

Excelsior (engraving)
1037927 Excelsior (engraving) by Strutt, William (1826-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excelsior. Illustration for The Graphic)

Comic postcard, Scene at secretarial college Date: 20th century

Advert for the attractions of the Lido, Venice, 1926 (la Plage du Soleil et de Pyjamas) Date: 1926

Queen Mary on a visit to Bethnal Green in the east end of London, accompanied by the Mayor after enjoying a performance of I Pagliacci by the Oxford House Choral Society at the Excelsior Cinema in

Excelsior
From the poem Excelsior by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which describes a young mans journey through a mountain village carrying a banner inscribed Excelsior ( Onward and Upward)

Daughters of Leonid Krassin at the Venice Lido
Ludmila (in bathing wrap), Luba (with hat) and Katia Krassin, daughters of Leonid Krassin, the Bolshevik leader seen on the beach at the Venice Lido. In the background is the Excelsior hotel

A sketch of the beach and bathers at the Lido, Venice, 1920s outside the Excelsior Hotel Date: 1920s

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"Excelsior: A Journey Through Time and Beauty" Step into the world of Excelsior, where history, art, and nature intertwine to create captivating moments. From the Excelsior Stadium Fine Art at Airdrieonians Football Club to the serene Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing on Lake Minnetonka in the USA, this is a place that celebrates both athleticism and tranquility. In Kennett Square, Pennsylvania's Longwood Gardens, spring flowers bloom in vibrant hues, painting a picture-perfect scene that will leave you breathless, and is here that Excelsior showcases its commitment to preserving natural beauty for generations to come. Travel back in time with Sven Sorensen (Excelsior) & Paddy Johnston (CTS) as they race through the exhilarating Lightweight TT of 1947. The Folding Excelsior takes center stage as an engineering marvel ahead of its time. Dance your heart away in the Ballroom or dance hall of Hotel Excelsior while immersing yourself in an atmosphere filled with elegance and joy. This iconic venue has witnessed countless unforgettable moments throughout history. Sven Sorensen returns triumphantly in 1953's Lightweight TT race aboard his beloved Excelsior motorcycle. The roar of engines echoes through Drinkwaters Bend at the 11th Milestone - a testament to human determination and skill. As we journey further into history, we catch a glimpse of Queen Victoria herself gracing the Hotel Excelsior in Nice, France. Her presence adds regal charm to this already enchanting destination. The allure continues with glimpses from past Monaco Grand Prix races held near Hotel Excelsior; each turn filled with adrenaline-fueled excitement and breathtaking views from Lido beach. Exciting tales unfold within these hints about "Excelsiors" scattered across different continents—each one offering unique experiences worth cherishing forever.