Fictional Collection

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey
Built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station replaced two older Bermondsey fire stations that were closed down

Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens
Illustration showing the statue of Peter Pan, sculpted by Sir George Frampton and erected in Kensington Gardens, London, on 1 May 1912. Date: c.1920

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey SE1
Opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station was also the fictional fire station Blackwall in the highly acclaimed London Weekend Television series Londons Burning (1998-2002)

Witch with her black cat
Witch casting a spell accompanied by a raven and a black cat. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Arrangement in Yellow and Gray : Effie Deans, c. 1876-78 (oil on canvas)
3545921 Arrangement in Yellow and Gray : Effie Deans, c.1876-78 (oil on canvas) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 194x93 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Utopiae Insulae Figura (Map of the New Island of Utopia
5615728 Utopiae Insulae Figura (Map of the New Island of Utopia) from the 1516 first edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)

Hercule Poirot, 1923
Portrait of the fictional Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, published in The Sketch in 1923. At that time Agatha Christie was regularly published in The Sketch and this painting of her character

Mermaids
Two mermaids playing in the waves, " a Nixies legend." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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King Arthur receiving his magic sword from the Lady of the Lake. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Princess Caraboo by Fortunino Matania
Mary Baker (n饠 Willcocks) (1791-1864) a Devonshire cobblers daughter and noted impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo

The Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig
" The Next Haig Convention" By the 23rd of October, Britain could almost taste victory and this picture by Arthur Ferrier, showing a cowed Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig

Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Georges Melies
GEORGES MELIES French film director (on the left); first to film fictional narratives using scripts etc. Photographed here with his collaborator, EMILE COLE

Anna Karenina / Portrait
Illustration of Leo Tolstoys fictional character Anna Karenina

Woodcut from 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535
5615729 Woodcut from 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) published in Basel showing the author conversing with the protagonist Raphael Hythloday about the ideal society he

Flight to the Moon by Jules Verne
Flight to the Moon. Artwork depicting a scene from the science fiction novel From the Earth to the Moon (French: De la Terre a la Lune, 1865) by the French author Jules Verne (1828-1905)

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Old enough
Old enough to know better (The Marquis of Capricorne) This old goat, holding a poesy of flowers and possibly on his way to court a lady friend casts the shadow of a ram

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Trumpet
Blowing his own trumpet. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Eleanor Rumming, the famous alewife of England
Eleanor Rumming, the (fictional) famous alewife of England, illustration to a poem by John Skelton, Poet Laureate to King Henry VIII. 16th century

Characters from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465784 Characters from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Copperfield, Uriah Heep)

Characters from Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465792 Characters from Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: L to R: Dumkins, Mr)

Merlin and Vivian in Arthurian legend
Merlin and Vivian in the forest, from legends of King Arthur. Hand-colored halftone of a Dore painting

Woolbridge Manor House, near Lulworth, Dorset
Woolbridge Manor House, just outside the village of Wool, near Lulworth, Dorset. It was the inspiration for Wellbridge House

Alican Land
A WW2 children's story book illustration from The Story Of Alican Land, written by Joan Hunt. The image shows the fictional setting. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Wanda And Sir Maxwell
A WW2 short story illustration which shows a fictional military officer speaking with some women, one if holding a terrier. Date: circa 1940

WW2 - The Ravensdale Mystery
A WW2 short story illustration which shows a fictional military man greeting his daughter. Date: circa 1940

WW2, Jackie Saves An Airman
This illustration shows Jackie, a fictional WW2 lady of the Emergency Mobile Canteen Corps, bravely pulling a British airman away from his flaming wreck of a plane. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, At The Carriage Windows
This illustration shows Jackie and Pam, some fictional WW2 ladies of the Emergency Mobile Canteen Corps, approaching a train carriage, British Army servicemen are reaching out of the windows

WW2, Jackie Serving Tea
This illustration shows Jackie, a fictional character from a WW2 story book, she serves for the Emergency Mobile Canteen Corps, offering tea to some servicemen

Don Quixote And Sancho Panza
An album sketch portraying Sancho Panza, a fictional character from Don Quixote a novel written by Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605

Everybody's Underground Part 1
Part one of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Everybody's Underground Part 3
Part three of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Everybody's Underground Part 2
Part two of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Miss Winifred Emery as Lady Teazle
Miss Winifred Emery playing Lady Teazle, born Maud Isabel Emery (August 1861- July 1924). She was an English actress and actor-manager of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Alec Guinness (1914 - 2000) portraying G. K. Chesterton's sleuth Father Brown in the 1954 film of the same name. In the United States the film was marketed under the title "The

Boeing-Stearman N2S-3 Kaydet G-BRSK
Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet G-BRSK (msn 75-1180, Model B75N1, ex BuAer number 3403), painted as a United States Navy (USN) N2S-3, call-sign 205, with fictional BuAer number 3166

Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet G-BRUJ (msn 75-4299, Model A75N1, 42-16136 / 6136'), painted as a United States Navy (USN) N2S-3, call-sign 205, with fictional BuAer number 3166

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772306 Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 51x79 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772296 Geoffrey Chaucer, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 53x74 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Geoffrey Chaucer (c)

Edmund Spenser, c. 1800-03 (tempera on canvas)
1772304 Edmund Spenser, c.1800-03 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 42x84 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

John Dryden, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772300 John Dryden, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 40x81 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: John Dryden (1631 - 12 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic

Mr. Murdstone, from David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465770 Mr. Murdstone, from David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Davids cruel stepfather)

Dotheboys Hall, frontispiece from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
KW392573 Dotheboys Hall, frontispiece from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Shepperson, Claude (1867-1921); Private Collection

Lucy bids farewell to Sydney Carton, fontispiece from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
KW392569 Lucy bids farewell to Sydney Carton, fontispiece from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Cowper, Max (1860-1911); Private Collection

Hugh and Barnaby, frontispiece from Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
KW392565 Hugh and Barnaby, frontispiece from Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Cowper, Max (1860-1911); Private Collection

Mr Pickwick awakened by Captain Boldwig, frontispiece from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
KW392572 Mr Pickwick awakened by Captain Boldwig, frontispiece from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Rainey, William (1852-1936); Private Collection

Madame Therese Defarge, from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (engraving)
KW392570 Madame Therese Defarge, from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (engraving) by Cowper, Max (1860-1911); Private Collection

The Curates Presents, frontispiece from Sketches by Boz and Other Early Papers by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
KW392566 The Curates Presents, frontispiece from Sketches by Boz and Other Early Papers by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Cowper, Max (1860-1911); Private Collection

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"Unveiling the Mysteries: A Journey through Fictional Realms" Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds, as we embark on an enchanting adventure filled with captivating tales and mythical wonders. Our first stop takes us to the historic LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station in Bermondsey SE1, where heroes of fiction come alive amidst the flickering flames. From Peter Pan's mischievous spirit at the Kensington Gardens' statue to the witch and her loyal black cat weaving spells of intrigue. Transport yourself back to 1923, when Hercule Poirot graced our literary pages with his brilliant mind and impeccable mustache. Mermaids beckon from distant shores, their ethereal beauty captivating all who dare venture near. As we delve deeper into this realm of make-believe, a woodcut from Sir Thomas More's Utopia transports us to a utopian society beyond our wildest dreams. Journey further still as Jules Verne's "Flight to the Moon" propels us towards celestial realms yet unexplored. Alongside us stands Princess Caraboo, her mysterious origins shrouded in wonderment painted by Fortunino Matania's skilled hand. Witness history unfold before your eyes as The Kaiser humbly surrenders his sword to Douglas Haig. But fear not. Amidst these grand tales lies Puss-in-Boots; cunning and charismatic, he reminds us that even in fantastical worlds there is room for feline charm. So let your imagination soar high as you immerse yourself in these fictional delights - for within them lie endless possibilities waiting to be discovered.