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Beams Collection

Background imageBeams Collection: The Gymnasium - Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon

The Gymnasium - Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon
circa 1910s

Background imageBeams Collection: Tarot Card 18 - La Lune (The Moon)

Tarot Card 18 - La Lune (The Moon)
The Moon, as depicted on a Tarot card

Background imageBeams Collection: WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights

WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights
" Zepp!" WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights Date: circa 1917

Background imageBeams Collection: Even the Moon Beams

Even the Moon Beams
An advertisement for Ford cars: " All the world loves a Ford - even the moon beams"

Background imageBeams Collection: England / West Wycombe

England / West Wycombe
An atmosphere of the coaching days and memories of the eccentric Sir Francis Dashwood still lingers in West Wickham, Buckinghamshire, England

Background imageBeams Collection: Poster for 1925 Grand Prix

Poster for 1925 Grand Prix
Poster advertising the third 24 hour Le Mans grand prix at the La Sarthe circuit, 20 to 21 June 1925

Background imageBeams Collection: Playing a piano amid the destruction - The Blitz

Playing a piano amid the destruction - The Blitz
One of the men working on debris clearance in London succeeded in wresting a tune from this battered piano - circa late 1940

Background imageBeams Collection: The Needles, Horsham, Interior

The Needles, Horsham, Interior
A photograph of a furnished small interior room with chunky exposed beams, belonging to a Tudor style cottage named The Needles at Horsham

Background imageBeams Collection: First World War - Blackout cartoon postcard

First World War - Blackout cartoon postcard
Hoping to see more of you - mindful of the blackout enforced in London during World War one, this couple look forward to getting a better view of each other when their paths next cross

Background imageBeams Collection: Train in snowsheds, Sierra Nevada mountains, USA

Train in snowsheds, Sierra Nevada mountains, USA
Train passing through snowsheds on the Southern Pacific line Ogden route, Sierra Nevada mountains, California, USA. Date: 1907

Background imageBeams Collection: Mary Ardens House - Stratford-upon-Avon

Mary Ardens House - Stratford-upon-Avon. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageBeams Collection: Rene Descartes / Birthpl

Rene Descartes / Birthpl
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: the room where he was born

Background imageBeams Collection: Timing a Motor Cycle

Timing a Motor Cycle
Timing a motor cycle : when the machine crosses beams from photo-electric cella at the start and finish of the run, the time is measured. (In fact, the beam is invisible.)

Background imageBeams Collection: Ottawa, Ontario Canada - Multi-view Greetings postcard

Ottawa, Ontario Canada - Multi-view Greetings postcard featuring the Parliament Buildings, Parliament Hill and the War Memorial, the Tulip Fesival and the National Arts Centre. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBeams Collection: Ottawa, Canada - War Memorial and Parliament Hill at night

Ottawa, Canada - War Memorial and Parliament Hill at night
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - The War Memorial and Parliament Hill at night. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBeams Collection: Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBeams Collection: Columns of the Rustic or Tuscan Order

Columns of the Rustic or Tuscan Order. Wooden architrave A, and beams or eaves B. Der Rustica oder Toscana Intercolumnien. Copied from Andrea Palladio's Four Books on Architecture

Background imageBeams Collection: Geologists exploring the basalt formations on Staffa, 1822

Geologists exploring the basalt formations on Staffa, 1822
Geologists exploring the curved basalt column formations on the Isle of Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, 1822. Prismatic forms that imitate beams in the hull of a ship

Background imageBeams Collection: Spain, Madrid. New North Railway Station

Spain, Madrid. New North Railway Station (North Station). The definitive station was inaugurated in 1882, with a part destined to the passengers. Platform. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz

Background imageBeams Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Hall of Science

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Hall of Science. 1933

Background imageBeams Collection: WW2 - The Amazing Summer

WW2 - The Amazing Summer
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, The Amazing Summer, the image shows a night time countryside scene, with searchlight beams reaching into the sky. Date: circa 1941

Background imageBeams Collection: Room Interior

Room Interior
A photograph of an interior with a ceiling of exposed beams, used for advertisement purposes, probably of an interior decoration firm. Date: circa 1939

Background imageBeams Collection: Larkenshaw, Chobham, Surrey, Interiors

Larkenshaw, Chobham, Surrey, Interiors
A pair of photographs which show a hall and a spacious ballroom with exposed beams at Larkenshaw, in Chobham, Surrey. The additions were designed by architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott

Background imageBeams Collection: The White House, Great Chart, Kent, Attic

The White House, Great Chart, Kent, Attic
An architectural interior illustration of an attic with exposed beams and rafters, remodelled as a living space. The space belongs to The White House, in Great Chart, Kent. Date: 1915

Background imageBeams Collection: Bramsells, Markbeech, Kent, Hall

Bramsells, Markbeech, Kent, Hall
A photograph showing an old hall with a ceiling of exposed beams and a brick fireplace, at Bramsells, a house in Markbeech, Kent. Additions were designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott

Background imageBeams Collection: Thorndyke Hall Fireplace, Cambridge

Thorndyke Hall Fireplace, Cambridge
A photograph of the hall, equipped with a fireplace and a ceiling of attractive exposed beams, belonging to Thorndyke, a property on Huntingdon Road, Cambridge

Background imageBeams Collection: Sitting Room, Quarry Street, Guildford

Sitting Room, Quarry Street, Guildford
A photograph of a sitting room with walls and ceiling of exposed beams, belonging to a house in Quarry Street, Guildford

Background imageBeams Collection: A Country Cottage Hall, Springcot

A Country Cottage Hall, Springcot
An architectural illustration of a spacious Arts and Crafts hall of Springcot, a holiday house. The room has exposed beams all around, patterned curtains hand to each side of an alcove

Background imageBeams Collection: Baillie Scott House In Poland, Studio

Baillie Scott House In Poland, Studio
An architectural illustration of a studio with exposed beams, to a house in Poland, designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott. Date: circa 1906

Background imageBeams Collection: Baillie Scott House In Poland, Hall

Baillie Scott House In Poland, Hall
An architectural illustration of a high ceiling hallway with exposed beams, to a house in Poland, designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott. Date: circa 1906

Background imageBeams Collection: Springcot Holiday House Hall

Springcot Holiday House Hall
An architectural illustration of a spacious Arts and Crafts hall of Springcot, a holiday house. The room has exposed beams all around, patterned curtains hand to each side of an alcove

Background imageBeams Collection: A Roadside House, The Hall

A Roadside House, The Hall
An architectural interior illustration of a hall to a roadside house, peacock decorations hang to either side of a fireplace, in a room with exposed beams. Date: circa 1906

Background imageBeams Collection: War Time

War Time
A painting which shows some searchlight beams shooting into the evening sky, above the roof tops of some street buildings. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBeams Collection: Rowley Hall Chinese Bedroom

Rowley Hall Chinese Bedroom
An illustration showing a Chinese bedroom of Rowley Hall, Staffordshire

Background imageBeams Collection: Among The Searchlights

Among The Searchlights
An oil painting looking down at a central strip of the River Thames in London, under a dark evening sky. Beams from search lights around the city erratically protrude into the air. Date: circa 1918

Background imageBeams Collection: The Gotha Raid, France

The Gotha Raid, France
An oil painting depicting the Gotha Raid, in France, with light beams pointing up towards the night sky

Background imageBeams Collection: The George Inn, Southwark

The George Inn, Southwark
Etching showing The George Inn, a 17th century authentic pub with great oak beams, situated in Southwark, a borough in South London. Date: circa 1930

Background imageBeams Collection: The Drawing Room, Ightham Mote, Kent

The Drawing Room, Ightham Mote, Kent Date: 1951

Background imageBeams Collection: The Great Hall, Ightham Mote, Kent

The Great Hall, Ightham Mote, Kent Date: 1951

Background imageBeams Collection: Telephoning Australia by Short-Wave Wireless 1924

Telephoning Australia by Short-Wave Wireless 1924
Diagram showing the possibility of extensive new development in long-distance communication using short-wave wireless telephone to Australia. Date: 1924

Background imageBeams Collection: MATTHEWS'S LUMINAPHONE

MATTHEWS'S LUMINAPHONE
Grindell Matthews's instrument uses beams of light to produce music : interestingly, the same inventor also offered the world a death ray a few years later. Date: 1926

Background imageBeams Collection: SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XX766

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XX766
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX766 (msn S.63), of No.6 Squadron, at RAF Coltishall, fitted with tandem beams on the inboard pylons

Background imageBeams Collection: SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ358 - L

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ358 - L
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ358 - L (msn S.125), of No.41 Squadron, at RAF Coltishall, fitted with tandem beams on the inboard pylons

Background imageBeams Collection: SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ381 - EC

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ381 - EC
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ381 - EC (msn S.146), of No.6 Squadron, at RAF Coltishall, fitted with tandem beams on the inboard pylons

Background imageBeams Collection: WW2 - Black-out - Couple driving, with only their dipped headlight beams. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - Black-out - Couple driving, with only their dipped headlight beams. Date: circa 1941

Background imageBeams Collection: The Nature of Light - Sir William Braggs experiments

The Nature of Light - Sir William Braggs experiments
The Universe of Light: Factors in " A Fascinating Problem"

Background imageBeams Collection: The Chapel, Old Palace, Croydon, Surrey

The Chapel, Old Palace, Croydon, Surrey. 1912

Background imageBeams Collection: Lapps in a hut of beams covered with skins

Lapps in a hut of beams covered with skins
A family of Lapps around a fire in a hut made of wood beams covered with animal skins

Background imageBeams Collection: Interior of a large communal house in Nootka Sound

Interior of a large communal house in Nootka Sound, with villagers smoking and drying fish, sleeping and caring for children. The beams are decorated with large totemic faces

Background imageBeams Collection: Gladys Calthrop - The House That Was a Mill

Gladys Calthrop - The House That Was a Mill. Showing the theatre designer in her home, a converted mill, at Charing, Kent. (1 of 2) Date: 1933

Background imageBeams Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair 1933

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - View from the observation platform of the Skyride, showing the Electrical Building in the foreground. 1933

Background imageBeams Collection: Building the Carlton Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa

Building the Carlton Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 1904

Background imageBeams Collection: Chicago, Illinois, USA, Old Water Tower & Palmolive Building Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, USA, Old Water Tower & Palmolive Building Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, USA -The Old Water Tower and the Palmolive Building, with roof-mounted decorative searchlight beams radiating out across the night sky. Date: circa 1942

Background imageBeams Collection: The Moon depicted on a Tarot card

The Moon depicted on a Tarot card
The Moon, as depicted on a Tarot card. Date: 1926

Background imageBeams Collection: Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

Background imageBeams Collection: WW1 - Home Front - Daylight Air Raid - Damage to GPO, London

WW1 - Home Front - Daylight Air Raid - Damage to GPO, London
WW1 - Home Front - Daylight Air Raid - Damage to the General Post Office building, London. Date: 1917

Background imageBeams Collection: Barcelona, Spain at night from Tibidabo Mountain

Barcelona, Spain at night from Tibidabo Mountain
Barcelona, Spain at night viewed from Tibidabo a mountain overlooking the city. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBeams Collection: Comic postcard, Couple flying in a monoplane at night, with searchlights across the sky

Comic postcard, Couple flying in a monoplane at night, with searchlights across the sky Date: 20th century

Background imageBeams Collection: Dr Syn by Russell Thorndike and Ivan Firth

Dr Syn by Russell Thorndike and Ivan Firth
Dr Syn by Russell Thorndike (6 February 1885 7 November 1972) and Ivan Firth, adapted from Thorndikes novel. First produced at the Wyndhams Theatre on 11th October 1925

Background imageBeams Collection: The Old Barn Tea House, Stocks Green, Hildenborough

The Old Barn Tea House, Stocks Green, Hildenborough
Interior of The Old Barn Tea House, Stocks Green, Hildenborough, near Tonbridge, Kent. Date: circa 1928

Background imageBeams Collection: Library of Michel de Montaigne. Detail. Montaigne Castle. Fr

Library of Michel de Montaigne. Detail. Montaigne Castle. Fr
Library of writer and french humanist Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592). Detail of inscriptions in the roof-beam. Montaigne Castle. France

Background imageBeams Collection: House interior, Chicken Market, Gand (Ghent), Belgium

House interior, Chicken Market, Gand (Ghent), Belgium
House interior with ornate fireplace in the Chicken Market, Gand (Ghent), Belgium, dating back to the 17th century. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBeams Collection: Interior of Lorry Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark

Interior of Lorry Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark
Interior of the famous Lorry Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBeams Collection: WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915

WW1 - Zeppelins raiding over Paris, France, 1915
WW1 - An illustration depicting the terror of zeppelins dominating the sky in an air raid at night over Paris, France. Searchlights beam from the city below, marking the zeppelins

Background imageBeams Collection: Firefighter using a thermal imaging camera

Firefighter using a thermal imaging camera in a burnt-out building - London Fire Brigade

Background imageBeams Collection: Morning Light through an autumnal wood

Morning Light through an autumnal wood
A crow leaves his nightime roost amongst a copice of trees, slowly shedding their leaves. An atmospheric view of a misty Autumn morning painted with an airbrush by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageBeams Collection: Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona

Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Date: 1929

Background imageBeams Collection: Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, USA. The Scintillator and Tower of Progress Date: 1915

Background imageBeams Collection: Palmolive Building by Night, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Background imageBeams Collection: New York Worlds Fair - Lagoon of Nations - Night scene

New York Worlds Fair - Lagoon of Nations - Night scene with spotlights. Date: 1939

Background imageBeams Collection: St. Pauls Cathedral, London - floodlit

St. Pauls Cathedral, London - floodlit. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBeams Collection: WW1 - German Zeppelin picked by Searchlights over Woodford

WW1 - German Zeppelin picked by Searchlights over Woodford
WW1 - German Zeppelin L.15 picked out by Searchlights over Woodford, North East London on 13th October 1915. The first raid to target the capital. Date: 1915

Background imageBeams Collection: State Capitol at night, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

State Capitol at night, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Date: 1941

Background imageBeams Collection: Greetings card with medieval style interior

Greetings card with medieval style interior, looking very cosy in the firelight. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBeams Collection: Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA

Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
World premiere of a film taking place at Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: 1930s

Background imageBeams Collection: Spain. La Rioja. Ezcaray. House on Main Street emblazoned wi

Spain. La Rioja. Ezcaray. House on Main Street emblazoned with wooden porches

Background imageBeams Collection: Donkeys in a field on a Christmas card

Donkeys in a field on a Christmas card
Donkeys in a field at sunrise on a Christmas card, the shadows from their legs spelling out the words: A Merry Xmas. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeams Collection: Cottage Twin Bedroom

Cottage Twin Bedroom
A lovely bedroom with twin beds in a country cottage. Note the ceiling beams, latticed windows and comfy armchair. Date: 1930s

Background imageBeams Collection: John Knox / Bedroom

John Knox / Bedroom
JOHN KNOX Scottish Protestant preachers bedroom at his home in Edinburgh Date: 1505 - 1572

Background imageBeams Collection: Room in Hospice Belle, Ypres, Belgium

Room in Hospice Belle, Ypres, Belgium
Room with desk, chair and cupboard in the Hospice Belle, Ypres, Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBeams Collection: Room with fireplace in Hopital St Jean, Ypres, Belgium

Room with fireplace in Hopital St Jean, Ypres, Belgium
Room with large fireplace in the Hopital St Jean, Ypres, Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBeams Collection: Interior of Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium

Interior of Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium
Interior view of the Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium, dating back to the 13th century. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBeams Collection: Room with fireplace in Hospice Belle, Ypres, Belgium

Room with fireplace in Hospice Belle, Ypres, Belgium
Room with fireplace in the Hospice Belle, Ypres, Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBeams Collection: Room in Beauvoorde Castle, Wulveringhem, Belgium

Room in Beauvoorde Castle, Wulveringhem, Belgium
Sitting Room in Beauvoorde Castle, Wulveringhem, Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910



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