Beams Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.)

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Hall of Science. 1933

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, restorations designed by an architectural partnership between Mackay Hugh

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rowley Hall Chinese Bedroom
An illustration showing a Chinese bedroom of Rowley Hall, Staffordshire. This space is heavily themed with oriental colouring, expressed through the burnished gold background of the room

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

The Gotha Raid, France
An oil painting depicting the Gotha Raid, in France, with light beams pointing up towards the night sky. This was painted by an official Australian war artist

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

The Drawing Room, Ightham Mote, Kent Date: 1951

The Great Hall, Ightham Mote, Kent Date: 1951

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Nature of Light - Sir William Braggs experiments
The Universe of Light: Factors in " A Fascinating Problem". The Nature of Light - The famous physicist Sir William Braggs experiments at his opening lecture at the Royal Institution - aimed

The Chapel, Old Palace, Croydon, Surrey. 1912

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. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

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

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

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

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

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

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

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