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Background imageFell Collection: Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, France

Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, France
At the Montparnasse terminus of the Chemin de Fer de l Ouest, the Granville train crashes through the buffers and into the street (Rue de Rennes)

Background imageFell Collection: Icarus & Daedalus

Icarus & Daedalus
Daedalus encouraged his son Icarus to fly from the island of Crete to the sun. But the sun melted the wax with which his wings were fastened on and Icarus fell into the sea

Background imageFell Collection: Wizard of Oz / Tin Man

Wizard of Oz / Tin Man
The Tin Woodman and the Munchkin girl he fell in love with

Background imageFell Collection: Shepherd with sheep, horse and dog

Shepherd with sheep, horse and dog
A delightful scene on a country track in Cumbria showing a lakeland shepherd carrying home a lame member of his flock, accompanied by his trusty hound and a fine white horse

Background imageFell Collection: Cumbria Ramblers

Cumbria Ramblers
Three ramblers stop to admire the view of the Newlands Valley, Cumbria, England, with the peaks of Hindscarth and Robinson Fell towering impressively above the valley. Date: 1930s

Background imageFell Collection: Sherlock Holmes / Villan

Sherlock Holmes / Villan
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST Holmes gets his man: he spun round with a scream & fell upon his back

Background imageFell Collection: Soviet Heavy Tank in Berlin; Second World War, 1945

Soviet Heavy Tank in Berlin; Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing a Soviet heavy tank moving through Berlin, with the Brandenburg Gate in the background, May 1945. Berlin fell to the Russian Army on 2nd May 1945

Background imageFell Collection: Ullswater, from Place Fell, Lake District, England

Ullswater, from Place Fell, Lake District, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageFell Collection: City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2

City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

Background imageFell Collection: Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West Yorkshire

Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West Yorkshire
The Keighley Union workhouse infirmary during its First World War role as an Auxiliary Military Hospital. The building was erected in 1871 on Fell Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire

Background imageFell Collection: Scenes from Madame Sans-Gene (1925) starring Gloria Swanson

Scenes from Madame Sans-Gene (1925) starring Gloria Swanson, filmed in Paris. This lavishly produced romantic costume comedy-drama was directed by L鯮 ce Perret

Background imageFell Collection: The Capture of the Vulcania; Second World War, 1943

The Capture of the Vulcania; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing a German motor torpedo boat capturing the Italian passenger-liner Vulcania in the Adriatic sea during 1943

Background imageFell Collection: The Arrival of the Indian Mail at Folkestone, 1844

The Arrival of the Indian Mail at Folkestone, 1844
Engraving showing the Mail ship entering Folkestone Harbour, with the Express Train standing by to receive the mail and take it to London

Background imageFell Collection: Wizard of Oz / Kalidahs

Wizard of Oz / Kalidahs
The tree fell with a crash into the gulf. Dorothy and her companions watch as the two Kalidahs fall into the pit

Background imageFell Collection: Hoffmann / Shooting Man

Hoffmann / Shooting Man
THE STORY OF THE MAN THAT WENT OUT SHOOTING " At last he stumbled at the well, head over ears, & in he fell. The hare stopp d short, took aim, & hark!"

Background imageFell Collection: Water Gate - where Tipu Sultan fell - Siege of Seringapatam

Water Gate - where Tipu Sultan fell - Siege of Seringapatam
Sally Port where Tipu Sultan fell during the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799 - Srirangapatna (also spelled Shrirangapattana) - known as Seringapatam whilst India was under British rule

Background imageFell Collection: English Electric Canberra PR. 7 - PR. 9 prototype WH793

English Electric Canberra PR. 7 - PR. 9 prototype WH793
English Electric Canberra PR.7 (PR.9 prototype) WH793, at the 1955 SBAC Farnborough Air-show. A brand new PR.7 taken from the production line and converted by D. Napier and Sons Ltd

Background imageFell Collection: Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII

Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII PZ467 Tse-Tse. Armed with a 57mm (6 pounder) Molins quick-firing gun, the first Mk.XVIII was flown on 25 August 1943

Background imageFell Collection: Waswater towards Wasdale Fell, The Lake District

Waswater towards Wasdale Fell, The Lake District Date: 1960s

Background imageFell Collection: Fell walkers on Striding Edge leading to Helvellyn, Lake Dis

Fell walkers on Striding Edge leading to Helvellyn, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Background imageFell Collection: Avro Lincolnian Freighter ZP-CBR-97

Avro Lincolnian Freighter ZP-CBR-97 (msn, ex B.2 RE376), at Tollerton airfield, near Nottingham. One of three Lincoln B.2s converted to Lincolnian standard with large pannier freight holds

Background imageFell Collection: Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE

Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE
Handley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODE (msn 1), the first prototype Herald, seen during a photo-shoot rendezvous with an HP Victor

Background imageFell Collection: Wild Sunshine, Ullswater and Place Fell, Lake District

Wild Sunshine, Ullswater and Place Fell, Lake District

Background imageFell Collection: Ullswater and Glenridding from Place Fell, Lake District

Ullswater and Glenridding from Place Fell, Lake District

Background imageFell Collection: A Frosty Morn

A Frosty Morn
A landscape painting of a frosty morning in a New Zealand countryside, with a stream trailing off from the foreground. Date: circa 1880-1900

Background imageFell Collection: Calendar Miniatures, March

Calendar Miniatures, March
The Month of March painting from Calendar Miniatures'. Features a settlement with lots of busy people outside, including a grave digger with onlooking grieving civilians

Background imageFell Collection: Photographs of the Grand National, including two falls, and group clearing Becher's Brook

Photographs of the Grand National, including two falls, and group clearing Becher's Brook. Captioned, The Grand National: Luck - Good and Bad - Round the Course'

Background imageFell Collection: Music cover, Stars Fell on Alabama

Music cover, Stars Fell on Alabama, words by Mitchell Parish, music by Frank Perkin, featured and recorded by Derickson and Brown. Date: 1934

Background imageFell Collection: HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer

HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Usk, a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer ordered under the 1901 - 1902 Naval Estimates and named after the River Usk in Wales flowing through Newport

Background imageFell Collection: AJEP W-8 Tailwind G-BALR

AJEP W-8 Tailwind G-BALR
AJEP W-8 Tailwind Series 1 G-BALR (msn TW4-381), at Southend Airport in October 1977. This aircraft was destroyed when it flew into Steeple, Scoat Fell, in bad weather on 29 February 1984

Background imageFell Collection: Rorqual Whale captured in the River Dart, Devon 1856

Rorqual Whale captured in the River Dart, Devon 1856
Pike-headed rorqual whale being attacked by a local cottager on the north shore of Millbay Creek, River Dart. The whale had beached itself when the tide fell

Background imageFell Collection: THE DEATH OF HEREWARD

THE DEATH OF HEREWARD
HEREWARD THE WAKE And with a shout of Torfrida, which made the Bruneswald ring, he hurled the shield full in the Breton's face and fell forward, dead'. Date: 1072

Background imageFell Collection: Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE prototype

Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE prototype
Handley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODE (msn 147) 1st prototype, moments before the starboard engine turbine blew up, causing the engine to fall off and the aircraft to catch fire

Background imageFell Collection: The Spot where Nelson Fell, HMS Victory

The Spot where Nelson Fell, HMS Victory
The Spot where Nelson Fell, on the deck of HMS Victory, with sailors giving visitors a tour of the ship. 1859

Background imageFell Collection: Canadian Maple Leaf sign on Juno Route Route 2

Canadian Maple Leaf sign on Juno Route Route 2
The Souvenir Juno Committee consists of some 60 Communes that have pledged to Remember the Canadians who fell during the Liberation.Tours using three separate Routes are featured with a Maple Leaf

Background imageFell Collection: Local Memorial in Cairon to Canadian Liberators

Local Memorial in Cairon to Canadian Liberators
The Souvenir Juno Committee consists of some 60 Communes that have pledged to Remember the Canadians who fell during the Liberation

Background imageFell Collection: Skiing misfortune

Skiing misfortune
A Skiing misfortune as a skier takes a tumble trying to navigate through a clump of trees on a Swiss alpine slope. Date: 1924

Background imageFell Collection: Serbian Crown Prince Alexander (1888-1934) photographed upon a arrival to London in 1916

Serbian Crown Prince Alexander (1888-1934) photographed upon a arrival to London in 1916. The Prince was the second son of King Peter I whose elder brother Prince George renounced his claim to

Background imageFell Collection: Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat 93879

Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat 93879
Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat N4994V (msn A-11631, ex BuAer number 93879), a former United States Navy radio-controlled drone target, on display at the Air Museum, Lancaster California, on 28 May 1965

Background imageFell Collection: de Havilland DH. 110 WG240 2nd prototype

de Havilland DH. 110 WG240 2nd prototype
de Havilland DH.110 WG240 2nd prototype at the 1952 SBAC Farnborough air-show, (1-7 September). WG 240 was flown by test pilot John Derry in the air display from 1-5 September

Background imageFell Collection: Pulling down the Red Flag, Grand Opera House; Paris Commune

Pulling down the Red Flag, Grand Opera House; Paris Commune
Red Flag being taken down from the Grand Opera House in Paris, indicating the fall of the Paris Commune of 1871. As the Commune fell 8 days of bloody revenge began

Background imageFell Collection: Cutting through the Vendome Column; Paris Commune 1871

Cutting through the Vendome Column; Paris Commune 1871
A group of Communards cutting through the base of the column in the Place Vendome, Paris, 1871. The Communards decided to remove the column, a symbol of imperial splendour

Background imageFell Collection: FELLING GIANT EUCALYPTUS

FELLING GIANT EUCALYPTUS
Two men use axes to fell a giant eucalyptus tree Date: circa 1910

Background imageFell Collection: WELL AT MOULINS, FRANCE

WELL AT MOULINS, FRANCE
In this well in the rue des Grenouilles, at Moulins, France, maitre Jean Cabuche, being drunk, fell and was drowned, polluting the water for his neighbours Date: medieval

Background imageFell Collection: HEROD ANTIPAS

HEROD ANTIPAS Tetrarch (provincial ruler) of Galilee, into whose jurisdiction fell the cases of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth Date: 21BC - 39AD

Background imageFell Collection: Bishop Burnets House

Bishop Burnets House in St Johns Square, Clerkenwell, London, 1866. Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and cleric who became Bishop of Salisbury in 1689

Background imageFell Collection: Bowness from Furness Fell, Lake Windermere, Lake District

Bowness from Furness Fell, Lake Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageFell Collection: Charlotte Buff

Charlotte Buff
CHARLOTTE BUFF (KESTNER) Goethe fell in love with Charlotte in 1772, although she was engaged to a friend of his at the time Date: 1753 - 1828



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