Hampton Court (Richmond upon Thames, London, England)

Date: 1914-1915

From: Brocklebank, Norris Athol, 1904-1988 :Albums of scenes of New Zealand, and one album of shipboard life and views of Canada and England

Reference: PA1-q-051

Description: Photographs and postcards from a trip taken by Norris Athol Brocklebank to Canada and the United Kingdom, 1914-1915. Images at the beginning and end of the album are taken on board ships, the Makura en route to Canada, and the Rimutaka, returning to New Zealand. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown suede cover with painted illustration of the head of a Canadian Indian wearing a feathered headdress. Album labelled "Snap shot album", and on the back cover "Winnipeg, Canada", 29.5 x 34.5 cm

Date: ca 1862

By: Prout, Victor Albert, 1835-1877

Reference: PA1-f-128

Description: Photographs of the Thames River, England in two sequences consisting of forty photographs altogether, taken by Victor Albert Prout who was active in the 1860s. There is an index for the first 20 scenes "First series" (before page 1), and an index for the second 20 scenes "Second series" (before page [21]). Album published by Virtue and Company, London. Victor Albert Prout, a British photographer, was cited as the photographer of the images in this album by the Photograph Archive of George Eastman House, USA. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, leather corners and spine, entitled `Photographs of the Thames, from London to Oxford'; 29.0 x 38.5 cm

Date: [1910s]

Reference: PA1-q-187

Description: Postcards from the 1910s, with one of the ship RMS Ormonde at the beginning. Most of the views are taken in Britain and Europe, with a few of Australia (inserted in an envelope in a pocket inside front cover, and at the end of the album), and one of the Invercargill water tower and water works (p 046). The British postcards are all tourist views of landscapes, university colleges (Cambridge), churches and other historical buildings, including Hampton Court Palace. Many of the European postcards are again of historical buildings and landscapes, but one sequence shows scenes of war damage in Belgium (pages 058-076). Many of the views show the environment before the first World War, with the same view at the end of the war. Examples of these are at Dixmunde [i.e. Diksmuide, or Dixmude], Ypres, and Ostende [i.e. Oostende]. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, stylised decoration of flowers in green and black, entitled `Post Card Album' in golden lettering; 28.0 x 22.5 cm

Date: 1928

From: Living, John Frederick, d 1978 :Photographs of the South Seas Exhibition and holidays

Reference: PA1-o-1055

Description: Trip to England; from Toulon and Gibraltar to England. There are images of groups of friends and then trips from London to Oxford, St Albans, Kenilworth, and Guildford which included villages such as Chalfont St Giles and Nuneham Courtney. Others record a walking tour through the Buckinghamshire countryside between Chenies and Rickmansworth which took in a stately home at Moor Park. Stratford on Avon and Canterbury complete the English section of this album, after which the photographer visited Paris, France Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1932-1933

From: Castle family :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1615

Description: Includes photographs of Kensington gardens; Hampton Court; Trinity College, Oxford; Kew gardens; Wilson's at Berkhamsted; Dog cemetery at Hyde Park; Box Hill in Surrey; Davis Cup matches between Australia and England in 1933; Virginia Water; buildings and castles in Warwick and Kenilworth; William Shakespeare's birth place, Stratford-on-Avon; Fire brigade display in Chelsea; Zillah and Mavis on ship (possibly their return voyage in 1934) In 1931 Zillah Castle received a violin scholarship to the Royal College of Music, London, where she went chaperoned by Mavis, her eldest sister. They returned in 1934. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 19.5 x 28 cm

Date: [ca 1950s]

From: Creator unknown: Lantern slides, chiefly of trips overseas, plants, and gardens

Reference: PA11-271

Description: Lantern slides showing historical sites and scenic views in Italy, Switzerland, France, England, and unidentified countries. The images were taken ca 1950s by unidentified photographers. Some slides have captions written on paper affixed to the glass, that describe the location and subject. The images include: - Buildings and ruins in Rome and the Vatican City, such as St Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum. Two images of a middle-aged woman, probably a companion of the photographer, standing in the streets (she also appears in image of Lake Garda). - Notable places in other Italian cities, including the basilica in Assisi, the Mausoleum of Theodica in Ravenna, the Ponte de Vecchio in Florence, and Genoa Harbour. Also buildings in Venice, including the Rialto, St Mark's Basilica, and the Palazzo Ducale. Six of the images of Venice are in colour. - Scenes among the ruins of Pompeii, including the forum and the House of the Faun. - Two street scenes in the Swiss town of Gruyeres; grape vines near Geneva; and two images of the river running through the French town of Annecy, one showing the Palais de l'Isle. - The front gate of Hampton Court, near London. Arrangement: Set contains slides from boxes 1, 2, and 5. Quantity: 49 b&w lantern slide(s). 9 colour lantern slide(s). Physical Description: Lantern slides in colour and black and white

Date: 1944-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PA1-q-301

Description: Photographs of New Zealand military personnel serving in Italy during World War 2, 1943-1945, taken by various photographers and compiled for official purposes. Many individuals identified are listed above, but while many others are identified in group portraits they are not named above. Officers and personnel of the 9th NZ Infantry Brigade and of the 6th NZ Infantry Brigade at Trieste; thanksgiving service on the occasion of the end of war in Europe, and presentation of awards by Lt-Gen Sir B C Freyberg. Group portraits of No 1 & No 2 Platoons of Mechanical Equipment Company of New Zealand Divisional Engineers; various sports and entertainments including a trotting meeting at Montebello, Trieste; swimming regatta; athletics; hurdles; yacht race; skiing and staying at the NZ Alpine leave centre at Madonna di Campiglio, in the Brenta di Dolomiti (Southern Dolomites); sports in Florence (Allied track and field championships); swimming championships at Rome; water polo; motor cycle speedway events and rugby. New Zealand staff at the NZ Forces Clubs in Bari, in Rome, in Florence and in Venice. A memorial visit to Crete by members of the NZ Division who had been in the Cretan campaign in 1941, as guests of honour at a luncheon given by the people of Galatas; visits to the old Head Quarters; and a memorial service at the military cemetery; other memorial services at the Sangro Military Cemetery and at the Cassino War Cemetery. New Zealand troops on leave in the United Kingdom, visiting Hampton Court, Victoria Barracks, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral. Scenes with Freyberg inspecting troops before they leave for New Zealand; also members of "Jay Force" during their training in the Florence area; an illuminated address presented to Lt-Gen Sir B C Freyberg by 28 Maori Battalion during his farewell visit to the Divisional Unit, (the address includes a wooden frame carved by Charles Iotua Tuarau); Freyberg saying farewell to nursing staff at the NZ General Hospital (Florence); married men of the Tenth Reinforcement at the NZ Advance Base awaiting transport home; group portrait of the staff of the NZ Army Post Office at Bari on the day the post office disbanded. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with faded blue cover, darker blue corners and spine; 34.5 x 22.0 cm

Date: [ca 1960s]

From: Ingle, Alfred John, 1917-2003 :Colour slides of New Zealand and a world trip

Reference: PA12-7071

Description: Photographs taken in the 1960s by John Ingle, when travelling from the outskirts of Lucerne, through France and Belgium to England. Views include countryside near Lucerne; May 1st holiday "fishing day" at a village in France; Government Buildings in Brussels, and the town centre; the Lion Monument at Waterloo. Views of England include a map of England, Wales and Scotland; Hampton Court and gardens; Kew Gardens showing a pagoda, pond, trees and bluebells; Windsor Castle; a map of south-west England; and the town of Mevagissey in Cornwall, with scenes of dicers and the coast. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm

Date: [ca 1935-1937]

From: Hampton, Richard George, 1906-2006: Collection

Reference: PA1-o-1567

Description: Photograph album compiled by Richard George Hampton, circa 1935-1937, during an ocean cruise on the 'Strathaird'. Includes tourist views of Australia, voyage to London via Sri Lanka, India, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt and Malta, the proclamation and coronation of Edward VIII, Mahmoud's Derby at Tottenham, Doddy's restaurants, British AAA Championships at White City, New Zealand Olympic team in July 1936 at White City and at the Berlin Olympic Games including Jack Lovelock, the McMahon Incident, Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: 155 x 230 mm