The family album of Viscount George Goschen provides a snapshot of the pomp and pageantry the British aristocracy

 The high-life: Viscount Goschen (left), Governer of Madras and later Viceroy of India, and his wife Lady Margaret Evelyn-Gathorne Hardy (right) enjoyed lavish parades and banquets during their time in the country

 The high-life: Viscount Goschen (left), Governor of Madras and later Viceroy of India, and his wife Lady Margaret Evelyn-Gathorne Hardy (right) enjoyed lavish parades and banquets during their time in the country

The governor's daughter's Cicely Winifred Goschen is pictured on her wedding day in 1924

Cicely Winifred Goschen, daughter of the Governor, married Major Edward Bertram Portal in a spectacular wedding in November 1926. They are pictured (front, centre) on their wedding day surrounded by their family

 Parade: The Governors Bodyguards are pictured welcoming Viscount Goschen to Madras in 1924. A family album has provided a fascinating snapshot of the era

 Pictures also show Lord and Lady Goschen (centre) with various local dignitaries and four magnificent ceremonial elephants during one lavish parade

  Flying the flag: Lady Goschen and her daughter meet Indian Girl Guides during one of the official engagements

 Lord and Lady Goschen had the use of a Rolls Royce loaned by the Maharaja of Mysore. Locals and dignitaries line-up as they drive past

 Day at the Races: Lord Goschen is pictured presenting prizes at a point to point race in the southern hill station of Ooty

 The British escaped the heat and the dust of the lowlands during the summer months by heading to the Ooty hill station in Tamil Nadu. The Ootacamund hunt is pictured outside the Assembly Rooms of the hill station

 The Ootacamund hunt is pictured preparing for action in the rolling Nilgiri hills. Such scenes were typical of the life of luxury enjoyed by the Viceroy and his family during the 1920s

 The family also enjoyed theatrical performances during their stay in India. including at the Ootacamund Assembly Rooms (pictured)

 One striking image is of a group of native soldiers in Ooty holding guns in a car with a tiger in front of them which shows a merging of Western and Indian cultures

 In stark contrast to the opulence of the Goshen's lifestyle are intimate photos of natives going about their everyday business of fishing and tending to the land 

 A native family is pictured travelling in the Nilgiri hills near Ooty in one of the many photos in the family album

 The SS Madura, carrying Viscount Goschen, arrives in Madras in 1924. The picture is in an album that is set to go under the hammer at auction

 Passage to India: Viscount Goschen is pictured arriving in Madras on the SS Madura in 1924 to become Governor of the region

 Guard of honour: The family enjoyed lavish parades, including when Viscount Goschen arrived in Madras and made his way to Governor's House in 1924 (pictured)

 The family album of Viscount George Goschen provides a snapshot of the pomp and pageantry the British aristocracy enjoyed in India in the 1920s and 30s

 Honoured guests: Viscount Goschen arrives at Governers House in Madras in 1924 in front of his mounted Governer's Bodyguard

 As well as family shots, the stunning album also contains pictures of the scenery as well as photos showing local fishermen in Madras

 Formal greetings: Viscount Goschen and his wife arrive at Governor's House in Madras 1924 in another photo from the family album

 The governor's daughter, Cicely Winifred Goschen, is pictured leaving in a horse-drawn carriage after her marriage to Major Edward Bertram Portal in November 1926

Splendour: Crowds lined the streets of Madras when Cicely Winifred Goschen, daughter of the Governor, married Major Edward Bertram Portal in November 1926

Pomp and pageantry: Maharaja's attend a lavish banquet in Ooty, southern India. The picture is believed to have been taken in the 1920s or 1930s