Household Cavalry Collection

Household Cavalry, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Household Cavalry-Captain, 2nd Life Guards, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Household Cavalry-Captain, 2nd Life Guards, 1900. 2nd Regiment of Life Guards was renamed 2nd Life Guards in 1877 and contributed to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment in the Second Boer War

Horse Guards, City of Westminster, London, England
6317588 Horse Guards, City of Westminster, London, England by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Horse Guards, City of Westminster, London, England, 19th century)

The Queens Visit To Her Birthplace: The Scene Outside St. Marys Church, Kensington, (c1897)
The Queens Visit To Her Birthplace: The Scene Outside St. Marys Church, Kensington, London, (c1897). In the carriage with Her Majesty are the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Serge of Russia

Household Cavalry at the 2012 Trooping the Colour ceremony on the Mall and at Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mounted soldier of the Household Cavalry along The Mall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Female Trumpeter of the The Band of The Household Cavalry
Pictured is a female Trumpeter of the The Band of The Household Cavalry riding toward HorseGuards Arch. When Her Majesty The Queen is in residence at Buckingham Palace a Trumpeter riding a white

The Royal Visit to the City: Arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales at Guildhall Yard, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Visit to the City: Arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales at Guildhall Yard, 1876. The future King Edward VII

The Queen's Visit to the East End of London: Trophy in Whitechapel-Road, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Visit to the East End of London: Trophy in Whitechapel-Road, 1876. Her Majesty went...to open the new wing of the London Hospital buildings in Whitechapel-road

State Trumpeter Household Cavalry, 1937. Creator: Unknown
State Trumpeter Household Cavalry, 1937. From "The Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth 1937". [John Player & Sons, London, 1937]

New Uniforms of the British Cavalry, 1856. Creator: Charles William Sheeres
New Uniforms of the British Cavalry, 1856. 17th Lancers, Royal Horse Guards Blue, 1st Life Guards, 16th Lancers, 3rd Light Dragoons, 6th Dragoon Guards, 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Artillery

The Cavalry Manoevres in Berkshire - Officers of the Horse Guards and Life Guards, 1890. Creator: John Charlton
'The Cavalry Manoevres in Berkshire - Officers of the Horse Guards and Life Guards Swimming their Horses across the Thames, 1890. From "The Graphic

The Cavalry Manoevres; The Guards on the march from Aldershot to Churn camp, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'The Cavalry Manoevres; The Guards on the march from Aldershot to Churn camp, arriving at a watering place, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Uniforms of the English Army, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Uniforms of the English Army, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Firing the Park Guns for the Great Victory in the Crimea, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Firing the Park Guns for the Great Victory in the Crimea, 1854. Cannons are fired in London to celebrate the Russian defeat in the Crimean War

The annual change of the Household Brigade the Second Life Guards arriving at Albany... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The annual change of the Household Brigade the Second Life Guards arriving at Albany-Street Barracks, [London], 1862. The annual change of quarters of the brigade of Household Cavalry took place

Royal Salute
Pictured from within Buckingham Palace is an element of The Prince of Wales takeing a Royal Salute from the Household Cavalry Regiment, in front of Buckingham Palace, following the Colonels Review

The Carriage Procession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother with the Second Division, Captains Escort with Standard of the Household Cavalry just after passing through Admiralty Arch

The Conservative Club, St. Jamess Street, London, c1840, (1947). Creator: Woods
The Conservative Club, St. Jamess Street, London, c1840, (1947). View of the Conservative Club, a gentlemens club which occupied premises in St Jamess Street until 1959

Hyde Park, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Deckchairs along the Serpentine body of water, with the Hyde Park Barracks, built to house the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, behind, Hyde Park, London, W2, England

The decisive charge of the Life Guards at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1896). Artist: WM Bromley
The decisive charge of the Life Guards at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1896). A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st October 1896

Squadron Corporal Major of the 1st Life Guards with standard, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Squadron Corporal Major of the 1st Life Guards with standard, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 20th March 1896

Gardes-du-Corps de Monsieur, 1814. Artist: Eugene Titeux
Gardes-du-Corps de Monsieur, 1814. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2

Horse Guards CXP01_01_145
Horse Guards, Whitehall, City of Westminster, Greater London. Two mounted Life Guards on sentry duty at Horse Guards

Londons Tramways To Embankment, 1928 (colour litho)
694144 Londons Tramways To Embankment, 1928 (colour litho) by Beard, Freda (fl.1921-26); 72x36 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Church Parade of the Household Cavalry at Windsor (engraving)
1603235 Church Parade of the Household Cavalry at Windsor (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Church Parade of the Household Cavalry at Windsor)

A squadron of Life Guards in Queen Victorias coronation parade
6338930 A squadron of Life Guards in Queen Victorias coronation parade by British School, (19th century); (add.info.: A squadron of Life Guards in Queen Victorias coronation parade)

The Horse Guards, 1850-1900. Creator: Unknown
The Horse Guards, 1850-1900. Household cavalry at Horse Guards on Whitehall, Westminster, London. Albumen print

The Gordon Highlanders, 1936. Creator: Percy Frederick Seaton Spence
The Gordon Highlanders, 1936. Scottish regiment lowering the Union flag as the royal carriage passes along Constitution Hill in London. In the distance is the Wellington Arch

The War in Egypt, Arrangements on Board the Calabria for Conveyance of Household Cavalry (engraving)
1621997 The War in Egypt, Arrangements on Board the Calabria for Conveyance of Household Cavalry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt)

The Household Cavalry at Kassassin, 28 August (engraving)
1622280 The Household Cavalry at Kassassin, 28 August (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Household Cavalry at Kassassin, 28 August)

The Royal Review of the Troops from Egypt, Household Cavalry wheeling into Line (engraving)
1061225 The Royal Review of the Troops from Egypt, Household Cavalry wheeling into Line (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The charge of the Household Cavalry at Kassassin (colour litho)
2795258 The charge of the Household Cavalry at Kassassin (colour litho) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The charge of the Household Cavalry at Kassassin)

Household Cavalry Officers Dress Sword, c. 1815 (steel with gilt hilt)
1268360 Household Cavalry Officers Dress Sword, c.1815 (steel with gilt hilt) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Pattern 1814)

Royal Silver Wedding Gifts (engraving)
1595499 Royal Silver Wedding Gifts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Silver Wedding Gifts)

A view in Regents Park, London, showing Winter Fashions in 1840 and 1841
GHL179883 A view in Regents Park, London, showing Winter Fashions in 1840 and 1841, published by B.Read & Co, 1840 (aquatint on paper) by English School

Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry sounding a fanfare (colour litho)
5996540 Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry sounding a fanfare (colour litho) by Shaw, Byam (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The drumhorse, Household Cavalry (colour litho)
3622439 The drumhorse, Household Cavalry (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The drumhorse, Household Cavalry)

Scenes at the Modder River and Rensburg (b / w photo)
1599353 Scenes at the Modder River and Rensburg (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes at the Modder River and Rensburg)

Cutting off the Boers Retreat, General Frenchs Remarkable Position at Colesberg, from Coles Kop (litho)
1599876 Cutting off the Boers Retreat, General Frenchs Remarkable Position at Colesberg, from Coles Kop (litho) by Villiers

The British in Egypt (litho)
1042053 The British in Egypt (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British in Egypt)

A Sunday at Home with the Household Cavalry (engraving)
1046167 A Sunday at Home with the Household Cavalry (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sunday at Home with the Household Cavalry)

Band of the Horse Guards (engraving)
3627353 Band of the Horse Guards (engraving) by Morin, Edmond (1824-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Band of the Horse Guards)

Heavy Cavalry Officers Service Sword, 1808-18 (steel with wood & leather grip)
1268361 Heavy Cavalry Officers Service Sword, 1808-18 (steel with wood & leather grip) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Pattern 1796)

The Household Cavalry (engraving)
6003490 The Household Cavalry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Household Cavalry. Illustration for Chatterbox (1901)

A living statue in Whitehall: the Lifeguards sentry (b / w photo)
3637425 A living statue in Whitehall: the Lifeguards sentry (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A living statue in Whitehall: the Lifeguards sentry)

"Sons of the Empire", the Grand Pageant at the Royal Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall (engraving)
1042323 " Sons of the Empire", the Grand Pageant at the Royal Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall (engraving) by Charlton

The Charge of the Household Cavalry at the Battle of Kassassin, 28 August 1882 (litho)
1063799 The Charge of the Household Cavalry at the Battle of Kassassin, 28 August 1882 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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The Household Cavalry, an iconic symbol of London and England, has a rich history that spans centuries. Established in the United Kingdom, this prestigious cavalry unit has been guarding the royal family since its inception. Dating back to 1900, a captivating image captures a Household Cavalry-Captain from the 2nd Life Guards. This photograph by Gregory & Co showcases their impeccable uniform and unwavering dedication to duty. In another historical moment captured around 1897 outside St. Mary's Church in Kensington, we witness The Queen's visit to her birthplace. The scene is adorned with members of the Household Cavalry paying tribute during this significant event. Fast forward to more recent times; we see them participating in grand ceremonies like Trooping the Colour on the Mall and Buckingham Palace during 2012. These events showcase their precision and skill as they march alongside mounted soldiers along The Mall in London. Breaking gender barriers within this esteemed unit, a powerful image portrays a female trumpeter from The Band of The Household Cavalry. Her presence exemplifies progressiveness while maintaining tradition within this historic institution. Delving into London's past, an intriguing glimpse into St James's Street circa 1840 reveals The Conservative Club—a place where influential figures may have discussed matters concerning politics or military affairs related to units such as the Household Cavalry. Hyde Park serves as yet another backdrop for these equestrian warriors who are seen patrolling its grounds in 2009. Ethel Davies' photograph encapsulates their gracefulness amidst nature's beauty—an awe-inspiring sight for all passersby. No discussion about the Household Cavalry would be complete without mentioning their famous Royal Salute—a display of respect and honor performed at various ceremonial occasions throughout Europe—truly embodying their role as guardians of tradition and heritage. Reflecting on pivotal moments in history, one cannot overlook WM Bromley's depiction of "The decisive charge of the Life Guards at the Battle of Waterloo" in 1815.