Adapted Collection

Thames Sailing Barge
A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London

Economics a la Heath Robinson
Do not scrap your disused lighting, heating, or cooking apparatus; they can be easily adapted to other requirements

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crew
The introduction of the Dennis fire appliances would see the creation of dual-purpose fire engines capable of carrying either the 50 foot wheeled escape or, as here, adapted as a pump

Coal-mine in the Midlands in the 1790s featuring a Newcomen engine adapted for rotary motion motion and used a whimsey for winding up coal. Date: 1790s

J. W Walkers Organ at the Great Exhibition, 1851
An organ in the Tudor style, designed by Banks and Barry, adapted for a hall or music room. Date: 1851

Union Workhouse, Easthampstead, Berkshire
A distant view of the Easthampstead Union workhouse, Berkshire, opened in about 1836, in buildings adapted from former almshouses

Purple-throated hummingbirds, male
In a fascinating example of sexual dimorphism and plant-animal relationships: the male hummingbird with a larger body and short

LCC-MFB Battersea sub-fire station, London SW8
Battersea sub-fire station, at 32 Battersea Park Road, one of only a few London stations not actually built as a fire station

Federal Dance Theatre presents Salut au monde adapted from a poem of that name by Walt Whitman. Poster showing nine people dancing. Date 1936 or 1937

Projecting Praxinoscope
Reynauds praxinoscope adapted for projection onto a screen : later he would adapt it for projection in a large hall

Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts - the Lyric Revue company
Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts performed by the Lyric Revue company, at the Globe. This performance was classical drama set to music (lyrics by Arthur Macrae with music by Donald Swann). Date: 1952

Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Ciutadella. Torretrencada talayotic settlement. It dates from the Talayotic era. Hypogeum 4. Water tank or cistern probably adapted from an old hypogeum

Yvonne as Astarte, the Goddess of the Moon, Dalys Theatre
Yvonne as Astarte, the Goddess of the Moon, at Dalys Theatre, London. Yvonne was a musical comedy with book and lyrics by Percy Greenbank, and music by Jean Gilbert and Vernon Duke (Dukelsky)

Golf Hotel, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
A birds eye view illustration of what was originally a spa hydro at Ben Rhydding, near Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Dornier Do 27 D-ENTY, of Aerodoctor, at a German industry Exhibition in Teheran. The specially adapted Do 27 flew demonstration flights displaying its attributes as a flying doctor service. Date: 1960

Reconstructed Warships back in Service. Date: 1939

In The Quartermaster's Stores
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for In The Quartermaster's Stores, words and music adapted by Box, Cox and Bert Read

Gothic Panelling
A lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing a series of designs for enriched panelling using gothic foliage. These designs would have often been adapted for carvings in wood

Red Lion Square Settle
A photograph of a white painted settle designed by William Morris, potentially constructed by Henry Price

The reconstructed opera house
The Reconstructed Royal Opera House at Covent Garden; For Professor Reinhardt's presentation of Oedipus

Aboriginal Shield Design
This design was adapted from a shield in Cairns, north Queensland, representing a section of a continuous design for borders to hanging shades, curtains, cushions etc. Date: circa 1925

Widecombe Fair, British International Pictures film, adapted from a story by Eden Phillpotts, directed by Norman Walker Date: 1929

But Who Will He Belong To? General Election 1910
Adapted drawing from a painting by Joshua Reynold of United Kingdom not knowing which way the election would go

Yvonne as Astarte, the Goddess of the Moon, at Dalys Theatre, London. Yvonne was a musical comedy with book and lyrics by Percy Greenbank, and music by Jean Gilbert and Vernon Duke (Dukelsky)

Harris Sewing Machine adapted to electric motor. 1920s

Heinkel HD. 37a
Heinkel HD.37a prototype

A Scrap of Paper, Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus, Lond
A Scrap of Paper, a play by Victorien Sardou, adapted by Frederick Fenn, at the Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus, London, with Nancy Price and Lyn Harding. circa 1914

Messerschmitt P1101 -the second prototype of this advanced jet nearing completion when captured After the war, the US adapted the type as the Bell X-2

Casanova adapted by Harry Graham with music Johann Strauss
Casanova adapted by Harry Graham from the original by Rudolph Schanzer and Ernst Welisch, with music by Johann Strauss and arrangers Ralph Benatzky and Hans Mueller

Luxury transport for greyhounds - the new GRA conveyance
Racing greyhounds preparing to travel in new large cars built on a Ford chassis, where they could be transported from the Greyhound Racing Associations kennels at Northaw, near Potters Bar. Date: 1931

Collared Lemmings large winter claw of a forepaw - adapted for digging snow (Dicrostonyx torquatus). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic

The National Dress, 1918
Mrs Allan Hawkey, inventor of the national standard dress, modelling its versatility exclusively for The Sketch magazine in 1918

Laager adapted for modern warfare by G. H. Davis
Night defence: a Zareba or Laager -- old words with new meanings during the Second World War

LFB adapted London taxi pulling a trailer pump, WW2
An adapted London taxi cab at LFB HQ, Lambeth, utilised as an AFS fire appliance with trailer pump, widely used in London during the blitz

Oldest British Font
The ancient font of Old Radnor Church, Radnorshire, Wales, is probably the oldest and largest font in Britain. It was probably a Pagan altar, adapted to Chritianity. Date: 1950s

John Le Carre (David Cornwell)
John le Carr (pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell, b 1931), English author of spy novels, many of which have been adapted for television and film. He worked for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and 1960s

Fleet of German Commercial Barges; Second World War, c. 1940
Photograph showing a fleet of German commercial river barges anchored in the Ruhr area, c.1940

The Bing Boys Are Here at The Alhambra
The Bing Boys Are Here by George Grossmith Junior & Fred. Thompson; music Nat D. Ayer. First produced at the Alhambra on 19th April 1916

The Bing Boys Are Here by George Grossmith Junior & Fred. Thompson; music Nat D. Ayer. First produced at the Alhambra on 19th April 1916

The Blue Mouse adapted by Roy Horniman from the German of Alexander Engel & Julian Horst. First produced in Brighton, 27th April and at the Criterion 12th May 1914

Beethoven, a play by Rene Fauchois, freely adapted by Louis N Parker, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the title role. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London, January 1909

Autumn Manoeuvres, by Henry Hamilton, adapted from the German version, Herbstmanoever (Vienna, 1909), in turn based on the Hungarian version, Tartarjaras (Budapest, February 1908)

Henry Irving as Mephistopheles in Faust by W G Wills, adapted from Goethes play. circa 1885

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. 141 AD. In the 17th century adapted to the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. Roman Forum

Caricature of Fred Leslie, English actor and singer
Caricature of Fred Leslie (Frederick George Hobson, 1855-1892), English actor, singer, comedian and dramatist

Purple-throated hummingbirds, female
In a fascinating example of sexual dimorphism and plant-animal relationships: the female hummingbird with a smaller body and long

Junkers Ju 523m -this version of the Luftwaffes standard transport being adapted for mine clearance duties

The Way of War with Civilians, WW1
The Way of War with Civilians -- a cross-section of an English home, showing how it could be adapted for military purposes during the First World War. Date: 1914

Sunbeam motors advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Sunbeam Motor Car Company of Wolverhampton showing one of their vehicles as a Red Cross ambulance or van during the First World War. Date: 1918

AW H Goss horseshoe adapted for WWI patriotic sale
A W. H. Goss horseshoe adapted for First World War patriotic sale together with the badge of the Liverpool Regiment. Also has a poem and a legend.. Commemorative Ware

Adapted motor car using a donkey by W H Robinson
Governess in an convertible car, hasn t got used to the fact that the motorcar has an engine. 1919

Allocation of heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
The transport problems that would arise were heavy bombers switched from Britain to the Middle East during the Second World War

Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad, Hollywood, USA
Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad (released in 1924), adapted from the Arabian Nights stories. Parts of the set, and prop items such as large jars, can be seen. Date: 1923

Actor performing in a play, Merely Mary Ann
An actor named Howard performing in a play by Israel Zangwill entitled Merely Mary Ann (written 1903). It was later adapted into a film (1931). Date: 20th century

london motor buses converted
With the outbreak of war, London motor buses are adapted for army use. Their tops have been removed and converted for use as transport vehicles Date: August 1914

Hotchkiss Machine Gun on aeroplane
A Hotchkiss machine-gun adapted for use on an aeroplane, as shown here on a French army plane Date: August 1914

Group of holidaymakers
A group of six holidaymakers sitting in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

Large group of holidaymakers
A large group of holidaymakers sitting in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

Group of five smiling holidaymakers
A group of five smiling holidaymakers. They appear to be in front of a caravan adapted from an old railway carriage

Woman holidaymaker in a deckchair
A woman holidaymaker sitting in a deckchair in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

A Curtiss H12 Large America in a towing lighter adapted ?
A Curtiss H12 Large America in a towing lighter adapted to be a floating dock for flying boats

Towing lighter adapted to be a floating dock for flying ?
Towing lighter adapted to be a floating dock for flying boats. In the background is Curtiss H12 Large America, 8670

The Beech 1013 reconnaissance drone was adapted from the Beech 1001 (US Navy XKDB-1) target drone

Principality of Catalonia. Catalonia Government Institution (1359). Royal document with the Constitutions (ordinacions) adapted

Metropolitan Fire Brigade car
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade car. This 10-12hp car chassis was purchased in 1903 and converted in Brigade workshops to run as a first aid and firefighting tender

Hansel and Gretel Adapted from the opera for children... b
Hansel and Gretel Adapted from the opera for children.... by Humperdinck : Limited return engagement by popular demand

Charles Frohmans latest production, the new play Zaza adapted by David Belasco. Date 1899?

Diamaxion house, metal, adapted corn bin, built by Butler Brothers, Kansas City. Designed and promoted by R. Buckminister Fuller. Date 1941 May

Klaw & Erlangers production of A Japanese nightingale adapted from Onoto Watannas novel by Wm. Young. Date c1903

The ghetto by Herman Heyermans i. e. Heijermans, Jr. ; adapt
The ghetto by Herman Heyermans i.e. Heijermans, Jr.; adapted by Chester Bailey Fernald. Date c1899

Brady & Ziegfeld present Mlle. Fifi from Paris adapted from the French by Joseph R. Grismer and Leo Ditrichstein. Date c1899

Brady & Ziegfeld present Mlle. Fifi adapted from the French by Leo Ditrichstein. Date c1899

Front cover of ILN coronation number for George VI
Front cover from the special number of the Illustrated London News, for the coronation of King George VI

Pagan Altar Font
This font at Old Radnor Church, Radnorshire, Wales, is thought to have originally been used as a Pagan altar and adapted for Christian use in the late 8th century. Date: pre 8th century

Police Mini Car
This mini, with a 1275 cc engine and the amusing number plate JOB 999E, was specially adapted for police duties, ideal for traffic control in congested areas. Date: 1960s

Union Workhouse, Coventry, Warwickshire
The Union Quadrangle, part of the Coventry Union workhouse, Warwickshire

General Montgomery reading the lesson, France; Second World
Photograph showing General Montgomery (1887-1976), reading the lesson at an outdoor Church service in France, 1944

Life on the Stars 4
On Spica, in the constellation Virgo, the light of their sun is 1120 times brighter than ours : so life there will be adapted to it, while a visitor from Earth would be in trouble

Faust in Auerbachs Wine Cellar
Faust in Auerbachs wine cellar. Faust, is a legend dating back to early Christianity but in its present form based on Dr. Johann Faust who lived in Heidelberg during the sixteenth century

Cant Z. 506 Airone
The CANT Z-506 Airone (Heron) is a seaplane built for Ala Littorias Adriatic routes; when war comes it will be adapted as a torpedo bomber

Pawnbroker Sign / 1940S
Symbol of the pawn shop, the Three Golden Balls was adapted from the arms of the Medici financiers who came to this country from Italy in 1282 to lend money to English Kings

Elaborate Card
An elaborate greeting card which can be adapted for just about any occasion - this one happens to be a birthday card

Rail Travel, 1820S
One of the earliest trains - with the carriages adapted from road coaches and the outside passengers liable to be blackened by smoke

Voisin Biplane 1914
The French Voisin biplane that in peacetime accomplished many notable flights is now adapted for wartime use and does good service during the early years of the war

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