Hills and Saunders photographs
2009 An official website now shows many of the photos Harrow Photos
If you have a photograph listed in the archives of Hills & Saunders, Harrow I would like to have a scanned copy of the front and back to add to this archive. The two sizes of photographs here are Cabinet Cards (Larger 16.5 cm by 10.8 cm) and Carte de visite (smaller 10.3 cm by 6.3 cm) the images are displayed larger than the original print.
Roger Vaughan
rogervaughan@blueyonder.co.uk
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No.10682 Andrew Paton Charles, at Harrow, 1880.1-1882.2 (photo. c.1882), son of James Charles, Esq., J.P., Harrow Park (Home-Border) left Mids 1882. Address in 1894 : Kennet House, Harrow (Neg. book page 16)
front------from a glass plate negative (A. Kirk scan)
No. 10690 Stephen Flockton Charles, at Harrow, 1872.2 [recorded July 1872] -1876.2 (photo early 1880s), son of J.Charles Esq., Harrow Park (Home-Border) left Mids. 1876. Cricket XI., 1875-6 ; 2nd Lieut. Lancashire Fusiliers, 1879 ; Capt., 1888 ; Adj to Aux. Forces, 1890. (Neg. book page 21)
front------from a glass plate negative (A. Kirk scan)
No. 11573 Mrs Morgan's (Baby) c.1887 (Mrs Morgan is Julia Sarah Charles, eldest daughter of James Charles. If it is c. 1887 then the baby will be Ernest Charles Morgan b. in 1886) (Neg. book page 134)
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No.11635a Wm Mansfield (Baby) c.1887 [William Henry Charles Mansfield, born 3 Oct. 1887, and his mother, Katherine Rachel, (Mrs H.W.Mansfield) daughter of James Charles, of Kennet House, Harrow. (added Burkes 1896 information: see in family tree of Baron Sandhurst) ]. (Neg. book page 120)
front------from a glass plate negative (A. Kirk scan)
No.11635b Wm Mansfield (Baby) c.1887 (as above)
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No.11635c Wm Mansfield (Baby) c.1887 (as above)
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No. 11723a Wm Mansfield (Baby) (as above) (Neg. book page 120)
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No. 11723b Wm Mansfield (Baby) (as above)
front------from a glass plate negative (His mother is under the rug) (A. Kirk scan)
No. 11723c Wm Mansfield (Baby) (as above)
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No. 11663a Mrs James Hamilton Charles, (nee' Elisabeth Merriman), wife of Rev. J H Charles (Bride) c.1888 (Neg. book page 32)
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No. 11663b Mrs J.H. Charles (Bride) c.1888 (Neg. book page 32)
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No. 11663c Mrs J.H. Charles (Bride) c.1888 (Neg. book page 32)
front------from a glass plate negative (A. Kirk scan)
Comment: It is interesting to note that they are all, (AP Charles, SF Charles, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Mansfield) brothers / sisters and Mrs JH Charles is their sister-in-law
My thanks to Alasdair Kirk who is scanning his (the above) family photos from the glass plate negatives from the Harrow archive, with some added biographical research by R.F.Vaughan.
No. 12376 R.B. Hoare 1884.3 - 1889.2 Robert Basil Hoare, son of R.G. Hoare, Esq., Jesmond Deane, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Started at Harrow September 1884 and left Mids 1889. Cricket XI 1888-9, Football XI 1888-9, ( Mr Hoare seemed not only to
excell in football but was also a mean cricketer considering his historic 108 n.o. in the 1888 Harrow vs. Eton match.) Went to Trinity College, Cambridge. Became a banker. (Private Collection, The Netherlands)
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No. 12381 W.Taggart or F.Conolly [also photos 12476 AB. No other information] Private Collection, The Netherlands
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[No.26648.] John Maurice Blandy (1927-1931) (Moretons - boarding house of Harrow School), son of C.M. Blandy, Esq. (O.H.), Las Palmas, Grand Canary. Left 1931. In business with Messrs Blandy Bros. World War, 2nd Lieut. 2nd Bn. London Scottish; transfd. Gordon Highlanders; Capt. 1943; Italy. KILLED IN ACTION near Anzio, Feb. 4th 1944.
[Photo in sports outfit, 1930 on cap.]
(Family photograph sent by Fernando Melendez - many thanks)
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Gilbert Hugh Beyfus (1899 to 1904). Photograph by J.S. Catford, Eastbourne. (The Knoll - boarding house of Harrow School), son of A. Beyfus, Esq., 10 Porchester Terrace. W. [London]. Monitor, 1902, left 1904-1. Tri.Coll. Oxf. (Exhibitioner). Barrister, 1908 (Certificate of Honour, Bar Final Examination). Great War, joined Duke of Wellington's Regt. 1914; France, 1915; wounded at Ypres and taken prisoner, 1915; despaches. Economic mission to Bavaria, 1919; one despatch. K.C. 1933; Bencher, Inner Temple, 1940. [MP In 1959 he defended Liberace in a libel suit against the Daily Mirror. The photo records his Bar Mitzvah at age 13 - he was born 19 July 1885)
[His Hills & Saunders leaver's photo is BEYFUS G H 1899.2-1904.1 17788 - not shown here.]
(Family photograph, sent by Alaine Bastow, White Rock BC Canada - thanks)
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No. 11077 William Aden Wright (1884-1 to 1886-3), son of P. Wright,
Esq., Mellington Hall, Churchstoke, Montgomery. Left Harrow, Dec. 1886;
Solicitor. In 1894 he was c/o Rev. F.E. Wigram, Oak Hill House, Hampstead,
N.W. (Malcolm Davis Collection)
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Seated young man named as Alfred Oakes, a previous owner has written 1870s.(Malcolm Davis Collection)
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Schoolboy sitting on reversed chair, taken outdoors. (Malcolm Davis Collection)
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Early 20th century young man in stripped (sports) outfit. The card measures 70mm x
108mm and is 2mm thick. (Malcolm Davis Collection)
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No.14166.Young man C.J Gregg Cabinet card. (R.Vaughan Collection) [Young man. Cabinet card. 1890s]
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Schoolboy wearing a straw boater, oval mask frame. c.1876 (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Mother and baby. c.1876 (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Close-up of lady, dated 30th July 1877. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Lady wearing a hat. c.1878. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Smart young man in tailed coat. named as C. Welch. 1880s. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Young man with bowler and umbrella. 1880s. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Older bearded gent, oval mask, c.1894. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Just in case anyone enquires, in my gt gt gt grandmother's album there is a Harrow Eleven photo of Percy Crutchley, dated 1873. He was from
Sunninghill, Berks, if anyone is descended from him and searching for a pic.
Cheers
Marg Barr-Brown
New Zealand
Percy Edward Crutchley, son of Gen. Crutchley, 26 Hyde Park Square, London W.
At Harrow from May 1870. He was in the cricket XI 1873-4;
went to Trinity Coll. Cambridge, B.A. 1878,
was a C.U. tennis player (singles and doubles) 1876,
J.P. and C.C. for Berks.
Address in 1894 Sunninghill Lodge, Ascot.
[Oddly he was photographed via the H. & S. Eton branch - after a match there perhaps.]
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Goshawk Photographer, Harrow.
The school photographer from the 1860s was Goshawk on the corner of West Street and High Street, Harrow. When Goshawk died in 1872 the job went to Hills & Saunders. Here are a few schoolboys and people from the town in the 1860s and early 1870s taken by Goshawk.
George Thornton. [Possibly George Walter Thornton, son of E.Thornton, Esq. C.B., Greenhill, Harrow. (Home-Border and Mr. Steel's). Entered Harrow September 1869, left December 1871. Died at Avranches, Normandy, May 2nd, 1873. (R.Vaughan collection, 2 copies)
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Thornton [Probably the brother of above, Alfred Horace Thornton (Home-Border). Entered January 1867. Football XI, 1869. Later Manager of the Old Bank and Brewery, Windsor. Address Windsor, in 1894.] (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Schoolboy with top hat c.1869 [Probably related to the Thorntons - same album] (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Schoolboy with straw boater hat on pillar. c.1869 (same background as above) (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Young man in formal jacket, straw boater hat on chair. c.1870. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Awkward looking young man. c.1870. (faded to yellow) (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Lady standing and holding on to a chair. c.1867 could be earlier. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Older Gent, fringe beard, holding book and with top hat.c.1867 (same chair and carpet as with lady above). (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Gent late 1850s copied from earlier format, possibly an ambrotype, the brass preserver mount can be seen. (copied early 1870s) (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Old fashioned gent holding out a [watch], framed in oval mask c.1870.(R.Vaughan Collection)
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Gent wearing cravat and fringe beard. c.1871. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Schoolboy framed in oval mount. c.1872. (R.Vaughan Collection)
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Smart lady c.1872. (To Fred Thornton with the kind regards of Helen Black, Dec. 25th 1873) [given as Xmas present but taken previous year (Goshawk died in 1872). Someone above is probably Fred Thornton, other Thornton's are in the list] (R.Vaughan Collection)
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