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Harrow School Collection

Harrow School, located in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, UK, is a prestigious educational institution with a rich history

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Uk, Middlesex, Harrow on the Hill, Harrow School, The Old School Building

Uk, Middlesex, Harrow on the Hill, Harrow School, The Old School Building

Background imageHarrow School Collection: UK, England, Middlesex, Harrow-on-the-Hill, High Street and Harrow School Vaughan Library

UK, England, Middlesex, Harrow-on-the-Hill, High Street and Harrow School Vaughan Library

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Christopher Wordsworth

Christopher Wordsworth
3585915 Christopher Wordsworth; (add.info.: Portrait of Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885) an English bishop of the Anglican Church, man of letters and Headmaster of Harrow School

Background imageHarrow School Collection: An engraving depicting a view of Harrow School with boys playing cricket, 19th century

An engraving depicting a view of Harrow School with boys playing cricket, 19th century
5310727 An engraving depicting a view of Harrow School with boys playing cricket, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1884); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Sir Winston Churchill in 1888 (b/w photo)

Sir Winston Churchill in 1888 (b/w photo)
2910659 Sir Winston Churchill in 1888 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Sir Winston Churchill, (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) as a harrow schoolboy circa 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow School boys smashing crockery in Hog Lane, 1825. The Tea Pot Row at Harrow

Harrow School boys smashing crockery in Hog Lane, 1825. The Tea Pot Row at Harrow, or the Battle of Hog Lane
FLO4619111 Harrow School boys smashing crockery in Hog Lane, 1825. The Tea Pot Row at Harrow, or the Battle of Hog Lane. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Spectators at the Eton and Harrow match

Spectators at the Eton and Harrow match
5308000 Spectators at the Eton and Harrow match.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting spectators at the Eton and Harrow cricket match. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageHarrow School Collection: The Speech Day at Harrow School - Visit of Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, 1854

The Speech Day at Harrow School - Visit of Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Speech Day at Harrow School - Visit of Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, 1854. Prize-giving at the private school of Harrow in London

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Fourth-form room at Harrow School, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Fourth-form room at Harrow School, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Fourth-form room at Harrow School, 1862. Harrow is a public school (English boarding school) for boys in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow School, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Harrow School, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Harrow School, 1862. Harrow is a public school (English boarding school) for boys in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London. The uniform includes morning suits, straw boater hats, top hats and canes

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Young Eton goes wild with delight on beating Harrow at Earls Court

Young Eton goes wild with delight on beating Harrow at Earls Court. 20, 000 people saw Eton beat Harrow at Lord s, when all was over feelings were relieved in the time-honoured fashion

Background imageHarrow School Collection: R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Irish satirist, playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, educated at Harrow School

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Right Hon. George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown

Right Hon. George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Right Hon. George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, c1810, (c1884). George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), British statesman, diplomat Scottish landowner and Peelite

Background imageHarrow School Collection: The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. Creator: Unknown

The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow School (engraving)

Harrow School (engraving)
665819 Harrow School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrow School. 1. Exterior of the School Buildings. 2. Names Carved in the Schoolroom. 3)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Her Majestys Visit to Harrow School (engraving)

Her Majestys Visit to Harrow School (engraving)
1617776 Her Majestys Visit to Harrow School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Majestys Visit to Harrow School)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: The Reverend J E C Welldon, MA, the New Head Master of Harrow School (engraving)

The Reverend J E C Welldon, MA, the New Head Master of Harrow School (engraving)
1591125 The Reverend J E C Welldon, MA, the New Head Master of Harrow School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reverend J E C Welldon, MA)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: The Great Schools of England, Harrow School (engraving)

The Great Schools of England, Harrow School (engraving)
1596519 The Great Schools of England, Harrow School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Schools of England, Harrow School)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Speech Day at Harrow School, 7 July, waiting for the Prince and Princess of Wales (b / w photo)

Speech Day at Harrow School, 7 July, waiting for the Prince and Princess of Wales (b / w photo)
1107482 Speech Day at Harrow School, 7 July, waiting for the Prince and Princess of Wales (b/w photo) by English photographer

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Old Harrovian Cricket 11 in India, 1878 (b / w photo)

Old Harrovian Cricket 11 in India, 1878 (b / w photo)
498655 Old Harrovian Cricket 11 in India, 1878 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas.); English, out of copyright

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow School: The Speech House (b / w photo)

Harrow School: The Speech House (b / w photo)
3092156 Harrow School: The Speech House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrow School: The Speech House)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: The Tea Pot Row at Harrow, or the Battle of Hog Lane, from The English Spy, pub

The Tea Pot Row at Harrow, or the Battle of Hog Lane, from The English Spy, pub
3090253 The Tea Pot Row at Harrow, or the Battle of Hog Lane, from The English Spy, pub. 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow School: The Fourth form Room (b / w photo)

Harrow School: The Fourth form Room (b / w photo)
3092109 Harrow School: The Fourth form Room (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrow School: The Fourth form Room)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: 'Answering Bill', Harrow School (b / w photo)

"Answering Bill", Harrow School (b / w photo)
6030190 " Answering Bill", Harrow School (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Answering Bill", Harrow School)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: The Great Schools of England, Harrow School (engraving)

The Great Schools of England, Harrow School (engraving)
1596520 The Great Schools of England, Harrow School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Schools of England, Harrow School)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow School, Stet Fortuna Domus, May The Fortune Of The House Endure (colour litho)

Harrow School, Stet Fortuna Domus, May The Fortune Of The House Endure (colour litho)
2794681 Harrow School, Stet Fortuna Domus, May The Fortune Of The House Endure (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrow School, Stet Fortuna Domus)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: General Sir William Fenwick Williams laying the Foundation-Stone of the Chapel at Harrow School

General Sir William Fenwick Williams laying the Foundation-Stone of the Chapel at Harrow School... (engraving)
2772267 General Sir William Fenwick Williams laying the Foundation-Stone of the Chapel at Harrow School... (engraving) by English School

Background imageHarrow School Collection: 1. Harrow, from the Playing-Fields. 2. Football. 3. Racquets (engraving)

1. Harrow, from the Playing-Fields. 2. Football. 3. Racquets (engraving)
665818 1. Harrow, from the Playing-Fields. 2. Football. 3. Racquets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1. Harrow, from the Playing-Fields. 2. Football. 3)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Interior of the Old School-Room (engraving)

Interior of the Old School-Room (engraving)
665817 Interior of the Old School-Room (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Old School-Room)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: At Lords Cricket-Ground, the Eton and Harrow Match (engraving)

At Lords Cricket-Ground, the Eton and Harrow Match (engraving)
1588793 At Lords Cricket-Ground, the Eton and Harrow Match (engraving) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: At Lords Cricket-Ground, the Eton and Harrow Match)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: The Speech-Day at Harrow School, Visit of Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales (engraving)

The Speech-Day at Harrow School, Visit of Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales (engraving)
1607562 The Speech-Day at Harrow School, Visit of Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Speech-Day at Harrow School)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow School: The Chapel and Library (b / w photo)

Harrow School: The Chapel and Library (b / w photo)
3092112 Harrow School: The Chapel and Library (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrow School: The Chapel and Library)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Interior of the Old School-Room, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Interior of the Old School-Room, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Old School-Room, 1898. Harrow School at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a public school for boys founded in 1572 by John Lyon under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I

Background imageHarrow School Collection: James Bruce, (1730-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown

James Bruce, (1730-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown
James Bruce, (1730-1794), 1830. James Bruce, (1730-1794) Scottish traveller and travel writer, educated at Harrow School and Edinburgh University, who spent a decade in North Africa and Ethiopia

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Lord Herbert of Lea, c1840, (c1884). Creator: Unknown

Lord Herbert of Lea, c1840, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Herbert of Lea, c1840, (c1884). Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810-1861), British statesman educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford

Background imageHarrow School Collection: School House, Harrow, 1887, (1945). Creator: Unknown

School House, Harrow, 1887, (1945). Creator: Unknown
School House, Harrow, 1887, (1945). Group portrait of masters and boys at Harrow public school in London. British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Winston Churchill at Harrow, c1887, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Winston Churchill at Harrow, c1887, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Winston Churchill at Harrow, c1887, (1945). Portrait of British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) as a boy during his time at Harrow public school in London

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow, the Speech House, c1896. Artists: William Burges, Chester Vaughan

Harrow, the Speech House, c1896. Artists: William Burges, Chester Vaughan
Harrow, the Speech House, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Winston Churchill in a group photograph at Harrow School, c1889, (1945)

Winston Churchill in a group photograph at Harrow School, c1889, (1945). From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Winston climbing a staircase, while the class pose, c1889, (1945)

Winston climbing a staircase, while the class pose, c1889, (1945)
Winston climbing a staircase, while the class pose, 1889, (1945). Winston Churchill and friend stand on a staircase during a class photograph at Harrow

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Winston Churchill as a Harrow schoolboy in 1889, (1945)

Winston Churchill as a Harrow schoolboy in 1889, (1945). From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

Background imageHarrow School Collection: In 1888, Winston S. Churchill went to Harrow, c1888, (1945)

In 1888, Winston S. Churchill went to Harrow, c1888, (1945). From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow School, 1923

Harrow School, 1923. Harrow School, founded in 1572 by John Lyon of Preston, a local wealthy farmer, under the Royal Charter of Elizabeth I

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Boys of Harrow School making splints, crutches and other articles for the wounded, c1916 (1928)

Boys of Harrow School making splints, crutches and other articles for the wounded, c1916 (1928). From The Wonder Book of Soldiers for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

Background imageHarrow School Collection: The Rev. Joseph Wood, D. D. (Headmaster of Harrow), 1910 Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward

The Rev. Joseph Wood, D. D. (Headmaster of Harrow), 1910 Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
The Rev. Joseph Wood, D.D. (Headmaster of Harrow), c1910. A portrait of the Rev Joseph Wood (1843-1923), Head Master of Harrow from 1899-1910. Published July 5th 1910, as a supplement in The World

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Harrow Old School & Chapel, c1910

Harrow Old School & Chapel, c1910. Harrow School an English independent school for boys. The Harrow School was formally founded in 1572 by John Lyon under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I

Background imageHarrow School Collection: Eton v Harrow at Lord s: A Boundary Hit, late 19th or early 20th century(?). Artist: Anglo

Eton v Harrow at Lord s: A Boundary Hit, late 19th or early 20th century(?). Artist: Anglo
Eton v Harrow at Lord s: A Boundary Hit, late 19th or early 20th century(?)



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Harrow School, located in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, UK, is a prestigious educational institution with a rich history. Established in 1572, it has become one of England's most renowned boarding schools. The iconic Old School Building stands as a testament to Harrow's heritage and tradition. Its grand architecture reflects the school's commitment to excellence in education. The building houses the Harrow School Vaughan Library, which offers students a vast collection of knowledge and resources. Throughout its history, it has been associated with notable figures such as R. B. Sheridan and George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen. Their contributions have left an indelible mark on this esteemed institution. Sports rivalries are an integral part of school life at Harrow. The fierce competition between Eton College and Harrow ignites passion among students who eagerly await events like the annual match at Earls Court where young Etonians celebrate their victory over their rivals. It also holds significance beyond its campus grounds. In Westminster Abbey, there stands a statue commemorating Lord Shaftsbury—a former student whose legacy continues to inspire generations. Engravings capture moments that define the essence of Harrow: from scenes depicting daily life within its walls to significant events like Her Majesty's visit or Speech Day when anticipation fills the air as everyone awaits the arrival of distinguished guests such as Prince and Princess Wales. Even outside England's borders, Harrovians proudly represent their alma mater. An old photograph showcases the Old Harrovian Cricket 11 during their tour in India back in 1878—evidence of how far-reaching this school's influence extends. Whether through its historic buildings or famous alumni worldwide connections; from intense sporting rivalries to academic achievements; from engravings capturing memorable moments to photographs documenting travels abroad - every aspect paints a vivid picture illustrating why Harrow School remains an enduring symbol of excellence in education for centuries.