Distance Collection (#3)

Railway bridge across the river Severn
The new bridge across the Severn. The view as it will appear from Gatcomb, with the docks in the distance

London & Croydon Rly Col
The London and Croydon Railway near New Cross : you can see the Greenwich Line in the distance, but our Library is out of sight to your right

Flowers and Path

Shoot for Carlsberg - mid 1960s (2/2). Date: circa mid-1960s

Shoot for Carlsberg - mid 1960s (1/2). Date: circa mid-1960s

Advert, Gas Switch, The Pneumatic Gas Lighting Co Ltd
Advert for the Gas Switch, a pneumatic distance gas lighter, made by The Pneumatic Gas Lighting Co Ltd, Farringdon Street, London. 1909

Steam train on the Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia. Date: circa 1900

Marathon walker John Merrill
John Merrill, is a British marathon walker, a profession which he can be said to have created, and of which he remains a leading, if not the only, member

Tunisia - Tunis - Street Snake Charmer with a pair of cobras - note the French colonial men and women watching on (from a safe distance). Date: circa 1907

Craigleath Quarry and Edinburgh Castle in the distance, Scotland, Victorian period

Henri Farman 47 mile distance flight record in 1909 in Blackpool

WW2 - Vickers Wellesley Bombers
An illustration of two British WW2 Vickers Wellesley long distance bomber planes in flight. Date: circa 1940s

Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh, Scotland - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Buckfast Abbey and Village, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Becton Bunny, Barton on Sea, Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight in the distance - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Scene at Phari bazaar, in Yadong County, on the Tibet border, with Mount Jomolhari or Chomolhari (2400 feet) in the distance

Limpsfield Common
A landscape watercolour painting of Limpsfield Common, in Oxted, England. The sandy coloured foreground contrasts effectively with the cool tones of the hills in the distance. Date: circa 1923

Country Town
This etching shows a broad view of a countryside town which trails centrally, off into the distance, with a large copse of trees at the back. Date: circa 1922

Le Passeur DEau
This etching shows a muscular, hulking ferryman rowing his boat through some thrashing waves in the ocean, travelling towards the blazing sun in the distance. Date: circa 1921

Long Range Bombardment of Dunkirk
This oil painting is based on sketches and notes from the artist, Ernest Procter, while serving in the Friends Ambulance Unit in WW1

Market Square Design
An architectural illustration of a market square designed by architect Ernest James Wedlock Hider, on old world lines in course of building at Wembley Park

Our River By Moonlight
A landscape watercolour painting of a calm, atmospheric river with trees under the moonlight, some figures can barely be seen in the distance. Date: circa 1918

The Shepherdess, Holland
A painting of a Dutch shepherdess, standing with her flock of sheep in a field in the Netherlands, a windmill can be seen in the far distance. Date: circa 1917

Lac DAvray
A landscape painting of the Etangs de Ville-d'Avray, a lake in France, some buildings can be seen in the distance from across the water. From the collection of Mr

Sea View, Fishponds
A landscape painting which shows a foreground garden, with a square patch of lawn surrounded by colourful flower patches, looking out to a countryside view of fields and hills

The West Wind
A landscape painting of some green hills with trees on the surface, the sea can be seen in the far distance, under a sky almost entirely made up of white clouds. Date: circa 1917

Moonrise
A landscape painting of a large, placid pond, set in front of a field which has cows in the distance, before a moonrise. Date: circa 1917

Canal Boats
An etching of a canal, which seems to stretch far into the distance, occupied by some long boats, with industrial chimneystacks smoking in the distance. Date: circa 1917

Sunset At Sea
A panoramic seascape painting of a sunset, providing a shimmering line of light reflecting in the water, narrowly missing a white sail boat in the distance. Date: circa 1916

On The Cliffs
A landscape painting which portrays a young girl wearing a hat with a pink bow ribbon, sitting casually on the cliffs by the sea, a lighthouse stands in the distance on the point. Date: circa 1915

Farmer With Scythe
An oil painting of a farmer outside, holding his scythe, under a bright orange sky, with farmhouses sat in the distance. Date: circa 1915

Brick Lane
A painting of a brick lane with pedestrians travelling along in the distance, each side has a row of houses with elaborate balconies, window and door surrounds. Date: circa 1915

The Six Ricks
A landscape oil painting of a countryside pathway which trails off into the distance, sided by six large haystacks, under colourfully leaved trees. Date: circa 1918

Radiograph used by Titanic officer Harold Godfrey Lowe
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Henry Hughes & Son boxed radiograph used by Fifth Officer Harold Godfrey Lowe. 10 inches. Date: early 20th century

Three men in a rowing boat dwarfed next to prow of a steamer
Three men in a small rowing boat dwarfed by the massive prow of a large steamship at (likely) Liverpool Docks, Merseyside

Melbourne 1920
An etching showing Melbourne at a distance, looking down the line of a large winding river with reed banks. Date: 1920

At Macedon
A landscape oil painting depicting the ancient kingdom of Macedon, showing a colourful array of buildings in the distance, framed by nearby trees. Date: circa 1919

River Houses
Watercolour painting looking up the line of a river going off into the distance, either side of which, sits two red-roofed houses. Date: circa 1931

The Avenue
Watercolour showing a winding Avenue leading up to a garden gate in the mid distance. Date: circa 1930

In Majorca
Critics write books about nationality in art. But art itself knows no frontiers. here we have a Swedish artist painting in Majorca and his work speaks its full message to English eyes

Landscape Oil Painting
Landscape oil painting showing an elevated town in the distance, and a group of children by the riverside. Date: circa 1926

Italian Savoia-Marchetti S74, long-distance commercial aircraft Date: 1938

Ordering rooms by wireless, The Savoy Hotel, London
Remote booking, ordering rooms by wireless, The Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911

Greyhound Lines, ticket wallet, USA routes map
Greyhound Lines, back of ticket wallet, USA routes map Date: 1953

Greyhound Lines, ticket wallet including USA routes map
Greyhound Lines, back of ticket wallet including USA routes map Date: 1953

View along Eastbourne pier with sign for Rifle Saloon
Opposite the Rifle Saloon with its Electric Targets is the American Bowling Saloon and in the centre distance is a magnificent multistoried building with many flags. Date: 1903

Albion Street, Southwick with cars & double decker bus
The car on the right has the number plate ANJ442. The view shows Turrells Stores with an ad for Embassy Cigarettes and a garage beyond. The bus is in the distance.. Date: circa 1960

Poster, Brooklands 500 miles race, Weybridge, Surrey, 24 September 1930, the world's fastest long distance race Date: 1930

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