Beacons Collection

Brecon Beacons, South Wales
Walkers on The Brecon Beacons, South Wales. circa 1966

Armada / Warning Beacons
THE SPANISH ARMADA Beacon-fires warn of the approach of the Spanish Armada

Armada Beacons 1588
THE SPANISH ARMADA Lighting the beacons to signal the alarm as the enemy fleet approaches the English coast

Llanthony Priory, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Llanthony Priory - a former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep-sided once-glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire

The Dardy, Llangattock, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. Date: 1930

Comic postcard, Two dogs in the desert Date: 20th century

Boathouse on the River Usk. Brecon Beacons, Wales
19th century vintage photograph: Brecon, boathouse on the River Usk. Brcon Beacons, Wales

View of Malvern from the Worcestershire Beacon. 1870s

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Broadcast this message
Buy British - Broadcast this message to your friends. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

ROMAN BEACON SIGNALS
Beacons used by the Romans during their campaign against the Germans Date: 1st century

ARMADA BEACONS 1588
THE SPANISH ARMADA Lighting the beacons to signal the alarm Date: July 1588

Bale Fire of Beacon Warning of Attack
The Bale Fire is a series of fires, used to pass on an alarm throughout a district : here, settlers in the American colonies warn others of an attack of Native Americans Date: 17th century

Fly Fishing competition on the River Usk, Brecon, Wales. (1/2) Date: 1930

Palmolive Building by Night, Chicago, Illinois, USA Date: 1937

WW1 - HMS Badger rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914
WW1 - HMS Badger was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the eighth Royal Navy ship that served during the First World War

Austin car, Talybont Reservoir, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Austin car parked alongside the Talybont Reservoir, Brecon Beacons, Wales. Date: circa 1960s

Rushing stream, Brecon Beacons, South Wales
Walker standing by a rushing stream in The Brecon Beacons, South Wales. circa 1966

Snow scene with skaters on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

WW1 - British field-artillery shelling a Turkish fort
WW1 - The British field-artillery advancement and shelling of one of the Turkish forts in Dardanelles. The narrow peninsula amongst the ranges of high hill or small mountains make it safe for

Boats by Llangorse Lake, Llangors, Powys
Boats by Llangorse Lake, Llangors, Brecon Beacons, near Bronllys, Powys, Wales. Showing the Jetty Date: 1920s

Beacons of Silver Jubilee day 1935, by G. H. Davis
The great bonfire held in Hyde Park to celebrated the monarchs Silver Jubilee, which King George lit by pressing a button in Buckingham Palace, the first in a chain of 200 beacons. 1935

How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog
The Marconi invention can determine distance of the ship from the beacon to steer the vessel into a Harbour during foggy weather

How wireless waves guide aeroplanes during bad visibility
Method of directing the pilots of aircraft flying to and from Croydon has been revolutioned by the Marconi directional visual beacon station erected at croydon. WWII

National Parks poster
National Parks including Brecon Beacons, Peak District and Yorkshire Dales, depicted by 18th Century watercolourists Date: circa 1965

The Coronation Bonfire on St James Hill, Norwich
Coronation Bonfire on St James Hill, Norwich, Norfolk. This was a gift to the local populace from the Lord Mayor of Norwich and stood 30ft high and was 20ft in diameter at its base. 22nd June 1911

Cattle & Brecon Beacons
Cattle grazing against the background of the Brecon Beacons, the highest mountains in South Wales. Date: 1960s

Sheep & Brecon Beacons
A distant glimpse of the Brecon Beacons, seen from the Myndd Epynt, Breconshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Echo Mountain, California
Searchlight on Echo Mountain, California, America

Fireworks at Floors Castle
The Queens visit to the Scottish border. Fireworks and beacons viewed from Floors Castle in Kelso on the occasion of Queen Victorias visit

Roman Warship Beacons
A Roman warship enters a city at night with the aid of beacons

Beacons for Aircraft
Aircraft will be guided to their destinations by beacons - vertical lights positioned beside motorways, indicating the route from town to town

The Signal Fire
A girl on a high rocky platform lights a fire to warn someone that it is either safe or unsafe to do what they are thinking of doing or not doing

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