Wilkins Collection

London - St. Georges Hospital, Hyde Park Corner
London - St. Georges Hospital (now The Lanesborough hotel), Hyde Park Corner. Date: 1912

American civil rights leader. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler, 1963, while serving as Executive Secretary of the NaCP
ROY WILKINS (1901-1981). American civil rights leader. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler, 1963, while serving as Executive Secretary of the NaCP

Hubert Wilkins - 1
SIR HUBERT WILKINS Australian explorer (on right) with Lincoln Ellsworth and Bernt Balchen at Peterboro airport, 1933. Date: 1888 - 1958

Huntingdon County Gaol and House of Correction, England, built c1828 to design by William Wilkins
530251 Huntingdon County Gaol and House of Correction, England, built c1828 to design by William Wilkins. Radiating principle: Treadmills for grinding corn and raising water worked by prisoners

Title page of John Wilkins A Discourse Concerning a New World & Another Planet London 1683 (Ist edition 1640)
541730 Title page of John Wilkins A Discourse Concerning a New World & Another Planet London 1683 (Ist edition 1640) Copernicus

Comic postcard, Couple with four babies Date: 20th century

Cartoon, Music Hall Types, Mr Charles Wilkins
Cartoon, Music Hall Types, The Chairman, Mr Charles Wilkins of the Marylebone Music Hall, London. 1885

Kings College, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Kings College, 1898. Kings College, Aberdeen, independent university founded in 1495 now an integral part of the University of Aberdeen

Nelsons Pillar, c1880. Creator: Unknown
Nelsons Pillar, c1880. From " The Album of Great Yarmouth Views". [Charles, Reynolds & Co. London]

The National Gallery from the Terrace Steps of Trafalgar Square, c1935. Creator: Walter Benington
The National Gallery from the Terrace Steps of Trafalgar Square, c1935. The National Gallery in Westminster, central London, houses a collection of over 2

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, c1838. Front elevation and frontal contour plan. The building, designed by William Wilkins, was completed in 1824

Haileybury College, 1923
No. 25 Haileybury College, 1923. Haileybury College, founded in 1862 and qualified under the Royal Charter in 1864. The school occupied the buildings which formerly belonged to the Honourable East

National Gallery and Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London, c1910 (1911). From London - North of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1911]

Exterior of the National Gallery, London, 1887. Construction of the National Gallery, designed by William Wilkins, began in 1837

Tregothnan, Cornwall, home of Viscount Falmouth, c1880. The house was rebuilt in the 1650s after being sacked during the Civil War and was enlarged in the 19th century to designs by William Wilkins

Gordons Statue and National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, 20th Century
Gordons Statue and National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, 20th century. The statue commemorating General Charles George Gordon, killed at Khartoum in 1885

John Wilkins, 17th century English cleric and astronomer. Wilkins (1614-1672) became Bishop of Chester in 1668. One of the founder members of the Royal Society

Title page of A Discourse Concerning a New World & Another Planet by John Wilkins, 1683. Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler are represented in the bottom corners. (London, 1683 (Ist edition 1640))

Plan elevation restored Temple Jupiter Antiquities
Plan and elevation restored of the Temple of Jupiter, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Lowry, Wilson, 1762-1824, Watts, Richard, Wilkins, William, 1778-1839, Engraving, 1807, printed in bistre

Posidonia Paestrum Antiquities Magna Graecia
Posidonia, or Paestrum, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, Watts, Richard, Wilkins, William, 1778-1839, Engraving, 1807, a detail of page 70, printed in bistre

View Ruins Temple Jupiter Olympus Antiquities
View of the Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter Olympus, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, Watts, Richard, Wilkins, William, 1778-1839, Engraving, 1807, printed in bistre

Ruins Temple Jupiter Selinus Antiquities Magna Graecia
Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter at Selinus, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, Medland, Thomas, d

Elevation Temple Antiquities Magna Graecia Longman
Elevation of the Temple, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, Watts, Richard, Wilkins, William, 1778-1839, Engraving, 1807, printed in bistre, from Chapter 4, Plate 4

General View 3 Temples Paestum Antiquities Magna Graecia
General View of the 3 Temples at Paestum, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, Medland, Thomas, d

Chapter 4 plate 3 antiquities Magna Graecia Watts
Chapter 4, plate 3, The antiquities of Magna Graecia, Watts, Richard, Wilkins, William, 1778-1839, Engraving, 1807

View Remains Temple Minerva Syracuse Antiquities
View of the Remains of the Temple of Minerva at Syracuse, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, Watts, Richard, Wilkins, William, 1778-1839, Engraving, 1807

The Dome Of The National Gallery Against A Stormy London Sky; London, England

Leaders of the NaCP: Henry L. Moon, Roy Wilkins, Herbert Hill and Thurgood Marshall. Photograph, 1956
NaCP LEADERS, 1956. Leaders of the NaCP: Henry L. Moon, Roy Wilkins, Herbert Hill and Thurgood Marshall. Photograph, 1956

The National Gallery. London
The National Gallery (1834-1838). Neoclassical building designed by William Wilkins (1778-1839). Trafalgar Square. London. United KIngdom. Date: 20080327

Wilkins and his plane at Green Harbour, Spitsbergen
Wilkins and his plane at Green Harbour (Gronfjorden) - Spitsbergen. Date: 1928

Corporal of Horse A H Wilkins under fire at Courgies
Corporal of Horse A. H. Wilkins (2nd Life Guards) extracting a man from beneath his horse under the enemys fire at Courgies - August 25th 1914

The Right Reverend John Wilkins
Title page and frontispiece of The mathematical and philosophical works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins. The frontispiece is a portrait of Wilkins. Date: 1708

Hubert Wilkins - 2
SIR HUBERT WILKINS Australian explorer in 1929 Date: 1888 - 1958

JACKIE ROBINSON (1919-1972). John Roosevelt Robinson, known as Jackie. American baseball player. To the left, with Roy Wilkins and Duke Ellington, during the Spingarn Medal award ceremony

CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS. American civil rights activists Heman Sweatt (center) with Roy Wilkins (left) and Robert L. Carter (right) at a press conference at NaCPs New York City headquarters

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. American civil rights leaders, including Roy Wilkins, John Lewis, and Martin Luther King Jr. meeting with President John F. Kennedy following the March on Washington

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. President John F. Kennedy meeting with civil rights leaders after the March on Washington. Left to right: Willard Wirtz, Floyd McKissick, Mathew Ahmann, Whitney Young

CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, 1964. A group of civil rights leaders in conference. From left to right: Bayard Rustin, Jack Greenberg, Whitney Young, Jr. James Farmer, Roy Wilkins, Martin Luther King, Jr

CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, 1963. A meeting of African American civil rights leaders at the Hotel Commodore, including (left to right): John Lewis, Whitney Young, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr

CRIMEAN WAR: HUSSAR, 1855. Henry John Wilkin, cornet of the 11th Hussars, British Army. Photographed by Roger Fenton, 1855

PIONEERS, 1849. Crossing the Creek. Pioneers slowly letting down wagons toward a bridge over a creek. Wash drawing by James F. Wilkins, 1849

Britannia Monument, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
The Britannia Monument - a commemorative column built in memorial to Admiral Horatio Nelson, situated on the Denes, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Designed by Architect William Wilkins

Title page of John Wilkins A Discourse Concerning a New World & Another Planet London 1683 (Ist edition 1640) Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler represented in bottom corners

John Wilkins (1614-72) English cleric and astronomer, Bishop of Chester 1668. Author of The Discovery of a World in the Moone 1638

Australian Aborigines
Photographed by Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958)

American civil rights leader
ROY WILKINS (1901-1981). American civil rights leader

Martin Luther King, Jr. Roy Wilkins, and other civil rights leaders surrounded by crowds carrying signs at the March
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. Roy Wilkins, and other civil rights leaders surrounded by crowds carrying signs at the March on Washington, 28 August 1963

American civil rights leader. Wilkins, National Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of
ROY WILKINS (1901-1981). American civil rights leader. Wilkins, National Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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"Wilkins: A Multifaceted Legacy in London's History" From the bustling streets of London to the hallowed halls of St. Georges Hospital, it has left an indelible mark on this vibrant city. One particular figure stands out - an American civil rights leader who made waves during a pivotal era. Captured by Warren K. Leffler in 1963, this photograph immortalizes Wilkins' time as Executive Secretary of the NaCP. But there is more to the name Wilkins than meets the eye. Hubert Wilkins emerges from history's shadows, his story intertwined with London's narrative. A comic postcard depicts a couple overwhelmed by four babies, showcasing how even everyday life can bear the name Wilkins. In another realm entirely, Mr Charles Wilkins takes center stage in a whimsical cartoon portraying Music Hall Types - a testament to entertainment and laughter that filled Hyde Park Corner at one point. Yet it doesn't end there; Kings College proudly claims its own connection to a certain individual named Wilkins since 1898 - their identity shrouded in mystery but undoubtedly significant. Nelsons Pillar looms tall and proud, standing witness to countless passersby including those bearing the surname Wilkins during its existence around 1880. The National Gallery beckons art enthusiasts from far and wide with its timeless beauty captured through Walter Benington's lens circa 1935. This iconic institution has been graced by many individuals named Wilkins throughout history – their love for art transcending time and place. As we delve deeper into London's past, Trafalgar Square comes alive with images dating back to c1838 when a young man named Wilkins may have strolled these very steps outside The National Gallery. Haileybury College holds memories untold since 1923 – perhaps among them lies yet another remarkable tale involving someone called Wilkins whose impact resonates within those hallowed walls.