Royalty
Gillman & Soame has photographed royalty throughout the ages, up to and including the current Royal Family.
Our History
- 1856 - Robert Hills, wigmaker and early photographer, formally establishes his first commercial premises at 16 Cornmarket Street, Oxford.
- 1867 - Hills & Saunders, Oxford, later to be incorporated into Gillman & Soame, proudly receive their first Royal Warrant from HRH Queen Victoria. This is followed in 1883 with a second appointment from the Prince and Princess of Wales.
- 1893 - Gillman & Co receive royal recognition with their appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales.
- 1954 - Gillman's newly launched "Cinematograph" service, one of the earliest commercial 8mm film services, is on hand to capture Roger Bannister's historic four minute mile on 6th May 1954.
- 1964 - Gillman & Soame introduce the first commercial colour school portraiture service, followed closely by the introduction of colour processing for all school photography and university photography.
- 1989 - Gillman & Soame were the proud recipients of a British Design Council Award in 1989 for their patented staging system. Our teams could now quickly and safely organise and produce group portraits of up to 1,500 people in a fraction of the time normally involved.
- 1996 - Gillman & Soame introduce a patented names system for group photography. Now there is a name for every face.
- 2002 - Gillman & Soame unveils a state of the art digital production facility providing rapid turn around and superior print quality.
- 2005 - Online ordering for all types of professional photography is launched, reducing administration for Schools & Colleges and providing more choice to the customer.
- 2007 - Gillman & Soame creates ImageBank - a unique partnership with educational establishments that provides a complete online archive of image resource.