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Background imageAcres Collection: The Sketch Ideal Home No. VI. Sports Without Broad Acres by

The Sketch Ideal Home No. VI. Sports Without Broad Acres by
The difficult problem of how to enjoy games and field sports when you live in a block of flats has triumphantly solved. The sixth in the series of Ideal Home designs by W. Heath Robinson

Background imageAcres Collection: Crystal Palace Aerial

Crystal Palace Aerial
Aerial view of the Crystal Palace in its glory, surrounded by 200 acres of gardens and recreation facilities

Background imageAcres Collection: A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby by Fortunio Matania

A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby by Fortunio Matania
An illustration of what was described in the Sphere as one of the greatest fishing ports in the world. In 1790 the population was less than 1, 000 and in 1907 it was 65, 000

Background imageAcres Collection: Compton Acres Gardens at Canford Cliffs, near Poole, Dorset

Compton Acres Gardens at Canford Cliffs, near Poole, Dorset
View of Compton Acres Gardens in the village of Canford Cliffs, near Poole, Dorset. Bright pink flowers can be seen through an archway with a wrought iron gate

Background imageAcres Collection: Sir Richard Aclands Gift to the Nation Starts a Controversy

Sir Richard Aclands Gift to the Nation Starts a Controversy
The MP Sir Richard Acland handed over to the National Trust the 16, 000 acres of beautiful West Country property which comprise his Killerton Estate and his Holnicote Estate

Background imageAcres Collection: Warning Horn

Warning Horn
A watchman at Kunszentmiklos, Hungary, blowing his horn during times of danger due to serious flooding over 200, 000 acres of low-lying acres of arable and meadow land. Date: 1930s

Background imageAcres Collection: Miner at coal face -3

Miner at coal face -3
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Background imageAcres Collection: Miner at coal face -2

Miner at coal face -2
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Background imageAcres Collection: Miner at coal face -1

Miner at coal face -1
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Background imageAcres Collection: Surrey Gardens

Surrey Gardens
View of Surrey Gardens in 1860. Royal Surrey Gardens opened in 1856, as pleasure gardens in Newington, Surrey, London in the Victorian period, slightly east of The Oval

Background imageAcres Collection: Music Hall

Music Hall
View of the Music Hall Surrey Gardens. Royal Surrey Gardens opened in 1856 as pleasure gardens in Newington, Surrey, London in the Victorian period, slightly east of The Oval

Background imageAcres Collection: Cromwells House

Cromwells House
Built in 1637-38 for a London merchant, Richard Sprignell. Oliver Cromwell had no connection with the house

Background imageAcres Collection: Botanic Gardens Regents Park

Botanic Gardens Regents Park
The Royal Botanic Society was a learned society founded in 1839 by James de Carle Sowerby under a royal charter to the Duke of Norfolk and others

Background imageAcres Collection: Daffodils in fields at Hale, Lancashire

Daffodils in fields at Hale, Lancashire
Golden acres! Copious daffodils in fields at Hale, Lancashire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageAcres Collection: Metropolitan Meat Market

Metropolitan Meat Market
19th century engraving of the Metropolitan Meat Market. The market originally covered 30 acres of the site and grounds of Copenhagen House (previously a pleasure resort and tea garden)

Background imageAcres Collection: Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902

Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902 was a major national exhibition on an area by the Rhine which covered over 130 acres and had vast numbers of exhibits to showcase German industry

Background imageAcres Collection: West side of Abziza Farm, Beni-Mered

West side of Abziza Farm, Beni-Mered Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAcres Collection: Paris Exhibition of 1889 - ( Exhibition) from Dome - right

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - ( Exhibition) from Dome - right - View over building

Background imageAcres Collection: USA - The New York Botanical Garden

USA - The New York Botanical Garden - Botanical Garden in New York

Background imageAcres Collection: Reginald more Bray / Vfair

Reginald more Bray / Vfair
REGINALD MORE BRAY A man of law and broad acres Date: -

Background imageAcres Collection: Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902 - Ornate Pavilion

Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902 - Ornate Pavilion
Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902 was a major national exhibition on an area by the Rhine which covered over 130 acres and had vast numbers of exhibits to showcase German industry

Background imageAcres Collection: Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Zimbabwe
Black and white lantern Slide of Zimbabwye - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Background imageAcres Collection: 24, 000, 000 acres of government land in Dakota still vacant

24, 000, 000 acres of government land in Dakota still vacant...Liberty, Uncle Sam and Dakota. Date c1887 October 24

Background imageAcres Collection: Dusting plane hedge-hopping after spraying swath on beanfiel

Dusting plane hedge-hopping after spraying swath on beanfield. These planes can spray 100 acres an hour, can usually fly one or two hours unless it rains or storms in an average day

Background imageAcres Collection: Marcus Miller and family in shack that he built himself. Spe

Marcus Miller and family in shack that he built himself. Spencer, Iowa. This is half the house

Background imageAcres Collection: Pantomime artist Will Evans on his farm

Pantomime artist Will Evans on his farm
Will Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s

Background imageAcres Collection: Marshall Field

Marshall Field
The worlds largest department store occupies an entire block in central Chicago - 45 acres (18+ hectares) of floor space, employing about 10000 staff. Date: 1916

Background imageAcres Collection: Forest of Dean

Forest of Dean
A charming glimpse of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, a wooded area of over 20, 000 acres of beech and oak trees. Date: 1950s

Background imageAcres Collection: Ancient Oak Trees

Ancient Oak Trees
Relics of Sherwood Forest - there are acres of these strange, twisted and mis- shapen old oak trees still growing in Thoresby Park, Dukeries, Notts. England. Date: 1950s

Background imageAcres Collection: Map of Londons Docks, 1908

Map of Londons Docks, 1908
Illustration showing the River Thames and Londons docks in 1908, viewed with Tower of London at the bottom of the image and the East of London at the top of the image

Background imageAcres Collection: Preparing Red Cross food parcels

Preparing Red Cross food parcels
Packing and despatching; the duties of volunteers at the Red Cross headquarters

Background imageAcres Collection: Dock being constructed at Chatham

Dock being constructed at Chatham
The Naval Docks at Chatham, Kent, under construction. The dockyard dated from the 16th century but was extended in the 1860s to cover an area of 380 acres

Background imageAcres Collection: Birds Eye view of London Docks

Birds Eye view of London Docks
A Birds Eye View of the London Docks. Started in 1802 and completed in 1805, they covered 90 acres, with 20 warehouses of 259 floors, 18 sheds, 17 vaults and 6 quays

Background imageAcres Collection: Dock no. 2 at Chatham

Dock no. 2 at Chatham
Dock no.2, at Chatham in Kent, recently opened in 1858. The dockyard dated from the 16th century but was extended in the 1850s and 60s to cover an area of 380 acres

Background imageAcres Collection: Jefferson as Bob Acres

Jefferson as Bob Acres
JOSEPH JEFFERSON American actor, here in the attire of Bob Acres

Background imageAcres Collection: Sharpening a Scythe

Sharpening a Scythe
Sam Bennett of Ilmington, Warwickshire, England, aged 74, who has used a scythe for 52 years and can still mow one and a quarter acres a day!

Background imageAcres Collection: Montgomery Ward Store

Montgomery Ward Store
The Kansas City store boasts more than 25 acres (10 hectares) of floor space : at peak times, nearly 5000 staff are employed here

Background imageAcres Collection: Compton Acres Fountains

Compton Acres Fountains
The fountains in the lovely Italian Garden in the Compton Acres Gardens at Canford Cliffs, Dorset, England


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