Badly Collection

The Loss Book at Lloyds of London, 1877
Engraving showing a group of Lloyds underwriters consulting the Loss Book in their offices, after a bad spell of storms in the winter of 1876-7

Cutty Sark Passes Cimba
The tea clipper Cutty Sark under full sail passes the Cimba - th Cutty Sark wasa badly damaged whilst under restoration in dry dock in Greenwich on 21st May 2007

Flight Lieut. Nicholson winning the Victoria Cross; Second W
Illustration showing Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicholson shooting down a Messerschmitt 110 fighter-bomber over Southampton on 16th August 1940

Gradual (Fragment)
Fragment of a gradual, parchment. This is only a small part of a larger leaf and has been badly damaged by its use as a binding fragment. Date: 14th Century

HMS Escort, E-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Escort, an E-class destroyer, built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion

Douglas A-26 Invader, light bomber, at Great Dunmow, Essex
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: Douglas A-26 Invader, light bomber, badly damaged landing at Great Dunmow, Essex

The Bijenkorf building, Rotterdam, Netherlands
The iconic prewar Bijenkorf building in Rotterdam, Netherlands, badly damaged during the second world war, and finally demolished in 1960. Date: circa 1937

A car crash in South-East London
A badly crashed car outside a launderette in South-East London. Date: circa 1950s

Lady badly burned in an accident with a paraffin lamp. Date: 1871

Cartoon, Poor Blabby has been given no office
Cartoon, Poor Blabby (Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP) has been given no office. And he wanted it badly, too! 1886

A group of raw Serbian peasant army recruits, badly in need of military training and equipment. Date: 1915

Mitsubishi 2MR1 Tobi reconnaissance biplane. Designed and built for an Imperial Japanese Army Air Service competition for a reconnaissance aircraft

Blackburn YA. 7 WB781
Blackburn YA.7 WB781 (msn 5615), on the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough fire dump (struck off charge on 18 May 1955)

JAPANESE HOUSEWIFE IRONS
A young Japanese housewife irons her husbands trousers on the floor. This is a daily task, because the Japanese sit on cushions which makes trousers crease badly. Date: 1930s

BADLY SMOKING CHIMNEY
Beginning fires for the winter - something wrong with the chimney: a blocked chimney pours smoke back into the room causing people to cough and choke Date: circa 1850

All Hallows Barking
Engaving depicting Allhallows in 1750. It is said to be he oldest church in the City of London. It survived the Great Fire of London in 1666, but was badly damaged during the Blitz in World War II

Franciscan monks begging
Before the order was reformed in 1528, the Franciscans had fallen from the high standards set by Francesco d Assisi... begging, and chatting up the girls... Date: 15th century

Cutty Sark under Anchor
The tea clipper Cutty Sark under anchor. Whilst undergoing restoration in dry dock in Greenwich London in May 2007 the ship was badly damaged by fire

Cutty Sark - Cpt. Woodget
The captain of the tea clipper Cutty Sark - Richard Woodget Commander of the vessel between 1885-1895. The famous ship was badly damaged in a fire on 21st May 2007

Cartoon, One of the Lords of the Creation -- a man is angry with his wife as he doesn t think the mutton has been fully cooked. 1827

Sl. Donard and Lamigan from Annalong Valley - a view to the mountains from a valley with a badly retouched river and large house in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Mournes)

Achill Sound, Co. Mayo
Achill Sound, Co.Mayo - a view of a metal bridge over badly retouched water. There are buildings in the distance. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Mayo; Achill Island). Date: circa early 1900s

Slieve Donard and Shimna River - a view of Donard from trees and badly retouched water. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Mournes). Date: circa early 1900s

Mourne Mountains from Above Dundrum - a view of the Mournes in the distance with badly retouched water in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Dundrum). Date: circa early 1900s

Lower Lough Erne at Blaney Bay - a view over the Lough with a badly retouched boat. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh; Blaney Bay). Date: circa early 1900s

The Lake, Castlecoole - a view of the lake in the grounds of Castlecoole mansion, there is a badly retouched boat. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh; Castlecoole). Date: circa early 1900s

Mournes Across Tyrella Bay - a view of the Mournes in the distance with a thatched cottage( badly retouched ), in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Tyrella td.)

Mission, California
The remains of the Mission of San Juan Capistrano, badly damaged by earthquake Date: 1923

WW1 knitting postcard
A small girl presents a pair of mis-shapen hand knitted khaki socks to a soldier and expresses the hope that they fit. He doesn t look convinced

Knitting humour, WW1
The Sentimentalist (who has received socks from England). " She loves me; she loves me not. A British soldier, on receiving a pair of badly made socks from a sweetheart in England proceeds to

London Cotton Garden
Useful chunks of building stone lying about at Cotton Garden, Westminster - and some houses badly in need of repair... Date: 1804

Cutting the Crop
A farmer in his tractor, cutting a crop of oats and peas, the crop having badly fallen owing to the weight of the pea harvest. Date: early 1950s

Rangoon Rubber Plantation - Rangoon - Without enough rubber, know how, or equipment, they cant get made badly- needed tyres, but they certainly let themselves go on balloons. Date: 1951

Mission Ruins
The ruins of the Mission at San Juan Capistrano, southern California, U.S.A. badly damaged by an earthquake. Date: 1960s

Youthful Manners
Saucy young girl back-chats her elders. A well brought girl who ought to know better, omits to say please and is corrected by Aunty. Date: 1915

Battle of Dogger Bank
Battle of the Dogger Bank - the British warship Lion is badly damaged by the German guns and has to be towed home to port : the battle is inconclusive. Date: 24 January 1915

Matchbox making at home, East End of London
A woman with her three children engaged in making matchboxes at their home in the East End of London. The work, which involved pasting and assembling the boxes, was notoriously badly paid

Battered cruiser HMS Vindictive after Zeebrugge Raid
The damaged Cruiser HMS Vindictive (much repaired!) after the Zeebrugge Raid. Early in 1918 she was fitted out for the Zeebrugge Raid

Brown Bear Cub Aldin
A brown bear cub tries to catch a badly thrown bun

Gold Shovelled like Coal. A Curiosity of a Siberian Mine. Spa
Illustration from sketches by Special Artist Julius Price in Siberia showing Russian women working on the Siberian gold mines, shovelling ore like coal. Women are paid badly, worse than men

Italy Frascati
The Villa Aldobrandini, famous for its gardens, badly damaged in World War Two but subsequently restored

Church of Peter & Paul
The church of St Peter and St Paul, badly damaged during the bombardment of the town

Selby Abbey, after the fire of October 1906
Photograph of the Nave of Selby Abbey taken after the fire of 20th October 1906. This 11th century Abbey, an extremely fine example of Norman architecture, was very badly damaged by the fire

Cutty Sark - Cpt Wallace
The Captain of the tea clipper Cutty Sark in 1880, Captain Wallace. The Cutty Sark was badly damaged by fire whilst undergoing restoration on 21st May 2007

Cutty Sark at Sea 1924
A view looking back toward the stern end of the Cutty Sark - the world famous tea clipper The ship was badly damaged by fire whilst under restoration in Greenwich on 21st May 2007

Dangerous Plug
A badly wired plug, liable to give anyone a nasty electric shock

R101 CRASH - 1
THE R.101 : badly designed, inadequately tested and overloaded, the airship crashes near Beauvais, France, on its way to India

Demosthenes in Disgrace
DEMOSTHENES Athough later regarded as the greatest of Greek orators, he is seen here hiding his face after the failure of his first badly delivered speech

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