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287x219mm. View of the east facade of Government House, Triplicane, Madras, with the Banqueting Hall to the north.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints, of an approximate size of 80 x 100 mm, mounted on card, six to a page, in a padded black leather album inscribed on the cover India 1905-06 from C.C. and 'Photographs taken by Sir Charles Cust Bt. 1905-06' is written on the fly leaf in Queen Marys hand. Sir Charles Cust took this collection of amateur photographs while accompanying the Royal Party. Most of the photographs have elegant hand-written captiions, but these are not always very explicit - some portraying...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of...

Scope and Contents 287x189mm. View looking across Fort Square towards the Secretariat in Fort St George, a three storey building with a terrace roof and rusticated ground floor and with pedimented pavilions at either end. The central Tuscan portico is segmental in shape and rises from above the arcaded ground floor. This portico is of whiter stone than its surroundings, possibly indicating later construction. Originally the site of the East India Company's factory, parts of the central portion possibly date...

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Indians and English children.

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Quarter-plate. And one spotted deer at the Menagerie, peoples park, Madras.

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Quarter-plate. And one spotted deer at the Menagerie, peoples park, Madras

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...

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141 x 55 mm. Postcard view of the 'Madras' leaving Madras [Chennai ] Harbour 17 Nov. 1914. The caption states that up to 31 Mar. 1917, the ship had made 40 double voyages, carrying 16,801 patients. Photograph by Lady Pentland.

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Going out to British India steamer Lindula. [Rowing boat with steamer in background].

Scope and Contents Black-and-white photographs of buildings, locations and the native population. The majority of the photographs are labelled, but most are undated. They include some taken in Ceylon, Egypt and Morocco. The locations featured include Agra, Chandpur, Delhi, Fatehpur Sikri, Ismailia, Jaipur, Lucknow, Madras and Tangier. The nature of the photographs would suggest that they were taken for personal interest rather than in connection with Pringle's work. There is a short descriptive note at...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints. This appears to have been an official record of the Royal Tour. Each page has a heading for the place and date and most photographs are captioned, probably by a professional calligrapher. The Prince of Wales Feathers are on the cover and 'The Royal Tour of India 1905-1906' on the spine. Locations and periods covered are: Bombay, 9 November- 14 November, 1905; Udaipur, 18 November - 29 November, 1905; Jaipur, 21 November-23 November, 1905; Lahore, 28 November-1...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints. This appears to have been an official record of the Royal Tour. Each page has a heading for the place and date and most photographs are captioned, probably by a professional calligrapher. The Prince of Wales Feathers are on the cover and 'The Royal Tour of India 1905-1906' on the spine. Locations and periods covered are: Bombay, 9 November- 14 November, 1905; Udaipur, 18 November - 29 November, 1905; Jaipur, 21 November-23 November, 1905; Lahore, 28 November-1...

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350 x 250 mm.

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223x277mm. View from a choir stall of the domed chancel and the altar of St George's.

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223x28lmm. View of the massive stone statue of the god Mannarswamy in Madras.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains prints. This appears to have been an official record of the Royal Tour. Each page has a heading for the place and date and most photographs are captioned, probably by a professional calligrapher. The Prince of Wales Feathers are on the cover and 'The Royal Tour of India 1905-1906' on the spine. Locations and periods covered are: Bombay, 9 November- 14 November, 1905; Udaipur, 18 November - 29 November, 1905; Jaipur, 21 November-23 November, 1905; Lahore, 28 November-1...

Scope and Contents This section discusses Benson’s experience during the Second World War. He was an Early Defence Local Volunteer before being called up in May 1941 to serve with the Royal Engineers. In Oct. 1943 he travelled to India, to join Queen Victoria’s Own Madras Sappers and Miners, where he trained Indian army recruits. In early 1944, Benson transferred to the West African Engineers, although he continued to serve in India. He was based at a number of locations, including camps in Bangalore,...

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Portrait of a young Indian boy.

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'The log book of Capt. John Edwards, R.N. Given to Robert Stafford Edwards by his Aunt Miss Jane Edwards 1880. Solihull. Warwickshire.'

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Two couples sitting at an out-door table. One is identified as Peter Dewar and his wife, who are named in the captions of Y302L/21-2.

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View of interior.

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View of a couple playing tennis.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...