Memory Collection (page 5)

St. Aldhelms Chapel, on top of the windswept promintory of St. Aldhelms Head, near Worth Matravers, Dorset, England. Built c.1140 in memory of a bride & groom who drowned. Date: early 12th century

Packing Poppies
Packing artifical poppies of linen or silk, at the British Legion, for Remembrance Day, in memory of those who so bravely gave their lives during World War One. Date: 1940

Making Poppies
Making artifical poppies of linen or silk, at the British Legion, for Remembrance Day, in memory of those who so bravely gave their lives during World War One. Date: 1940

Albert Clock, Belfast
The Albert Clock, Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by William J. Barre in memory of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. Date: built 1865 - 1870

Italian poster, Luce Di Scomparsi, WW1
An Italian poster commemorating those lost during the First World War, with the words Luce Di Scomparsi, showing an Italian soldier with a cemetery in the background. Date: 1915-1918

Memorial to first Portuguese soldier killed in action, WW1
Memorial to Antonio Goncalves Curado (1894-1917) of the 12th Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, who died in Flanders during the First World War

Burns Festival Procession
A view of the Grand Procession, part of the Festival held in honour of the memory of Robert Burns at the town of Ayr, south-west Scotland. The poet was known as the Bard of Ayrshire

Seychelles Scouts on Armistice Day
Scouts on Armistice Day, laying a poppy wreath at the foot of the monument erected in Mont Fleury Cemetery in memory of the dead members of the Seychelles Labour Battalion. circa 1920s-30s

Mother O Mine - Young cavalry soldier
Mother O Mine A wistful young cavalry soldier thinks about home and his Mother, waiting for news of her son... Date: circa 1915

Wandering Jew on Journey
The Jew on his endless journey. A vision of the crucifix haunts him with the memory of how he was cursed to wander until Judgement Day for refusing Jesus rest

Montevideo wartime brochure cover
Cover of souvenir brochure of scenes from Montevideo, Uruguay, from the Municipal Office of Propaganda and Information, to the soldiers of Great Britain, defenders of the liberty of the world

Queen Eleanors Cross, Northampton. The Eleanor crosses were 12 originally wooden, but later lavishly decorated stone, monuments, of which three survive intact

Temple of Fame, Barrackpore, India
The statue of King George V in front of the Temple of Fame at Barrackpore, near Kolkata (Calcutta), India. The Temple was built in the early 19th century in memory of 24 British officers who died in

German memory card WWI
German memory card of couple and extolling not to forget as well as German artillery in the background

German memory card WWI
German memory card for couple depicting victorious German troops routing their enemy

Memorial plaque to Captain Scott
A memorial tablet in bronze to Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his companions, unveiled by the Prime Minister in 1916 in St

Holwells Memorial, Kolkata, India
Holwells Memorial, Kolkata (Calcutta), India. John Zephaniah Holwell (1711-1798) was one of the few survivors of the Black Hole of Calcutta

Agra - Fatehpursikri - Hiran Minar
The Elephant Tower at Fatehpursikri, Agra, India. Alledged to have been built by the Emperor Jehangir (1569 - 1627) in memory of his favourite elephant

Shakespeares grave, Stratford upon Avon
A view of Shakespeares grave in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon. The stone slab covering his grave is inscribed with a curse against anyone who disturbs his bones

Titanic In Memoriam card
An In Memoriam card for RMS Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg, 15 April 1912

Selection of Titanic cards and postcards
A selection of four Titanic cards and postcards: 1. A Bookpost postcard of the cruise liner at the Harland and Woolf yard. 2. An In Memoriam card. 3

Suggestion by The Sphere for a monument to Scott
Design reproduced in The Tatler, suggested by the Spheres special artist, Fortunino Matania for a memorial to the late Captain Scott and his companions

The Inscription on the Chitambo Monument, 1907
Photograph showing the inscription on the Chitambo monument, erected to the memory of David Livingstone

Design for a chapel in memory of Queen Victoria at Westminst
Illustration of a suggested chapel in memory of Queen Victoria, which was to be south of the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey, London. The design was submitted by Mr. Pearson

Launch of HMS Windsor Castle, September 1852
Engraving of the re-launch of HMS Windsor Castle, 140 Gun First rate warship, on 14th September 1852 at Pembroke Dockyard

Donation to Seamen
A note detailing a mothers donation to the Missions to Seamen charity in memory of her son, whose ship was sunk in the Altantic in World War Two

A Calculating machine
The control panel of the automatic sequence-controlled calculating machine at Manchester University; showing the monitor cathode-ray tube with Dr. T. Kilburn (left) and Professor F. C

Artemisia / Caria / Thevet
QUEEN ARTEMISIA Asian queen (reigned 352-350), widow of her brother Mausolus; erected a Mausoleum to his memory at Halicarnassus (one of the Seven Wonders)

Hut of Cpt Scott
The hut of Robert Falcon Scott at Cape Evans on Ross Island which has been preserved in the state it was left in memory of the explorer

Hands-On Education
To learn the rules of grammar, pupils use the parts of their hands as aids to memory - from Wynkyn de Wordes printing of Lac Pueororum, or Mylke for Chyldren

Washing Feet of Poor
On Holy Thursday before Easter, the feet of twelve poor people are washed, in memory of Jesus washing the feet of his twelve disciples

View of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
View of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum on the banks of the Jumna (Yamuna) River in Agra, India. It was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal

Taj Mahal, Agra
Arguably the most beautiful building ever constructed, the Taj is built by Shah Jehan in memory of his wife. It is 78 metres in height, and is surrounded by fine gardens

Rag and Bone Warehouse
The Lord Chancellor Copies From Memory Krook shows off his rag and bone warehouse

Don Quixote dreaming of knightly exploits -- to dream the impossible dream!

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