George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, on 8 bells, 1863George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, playing on eight bells at once, in the steeple of St James Clerkenwell, London
Church Bell RingersRinging the changes in the belfry of an English parish church at Christmas time
Six owl bellringers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Gertrude Bell aged 26Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) aged 26 in 1894. Date: 1894
The Village, Glangrwyney, Crickhowell, WalesThe Village, Glangrwyney, Crickhowell, near Abergavenny, Breconshire, Wales. Showing Great Western Railway Station Parcels Receiving Office and the Blue Bell Inn. Date: 1904
Bell Pub, WalthamThe Bell Inn, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire
The Underwriter Who Missed The Total Loss, by H. M. BatemanThe inside of Lloyds and the Lutine bell, which is rung to announce a total loss, one stroke for bad news and two for good. Date: 1933
Pembroke College 1675A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, gardens & grounds & the bell tower. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan
Swinging on Ringing BellThe bell ringers of Seville - a rather unusual method where the ringers are swinging on the bells themselves
Two cows with bells round their necks in Alpine scenery. Date: circa 1970s
Bell RingersPeople You See. From Teddy Bear (date unknown)
GERTRUDE BELL 1868-1926GERTRUDE M L BELL English traveller, archaeologist and government official
Agatha Christies cottage near River Dart, DevonAgatha Christies cottage near the River Dart, Devon, with three cars parked in the foreground. Date: circa 1960s
Christmas Bell RingersChristmas bell ringers Date: 1869
Feline Bell-Ringers 1875These five cats have been taught - entirely by kindness - to ring bells in sequence, though whether they themselves enjoy the sound they make is open to question
Bell Rock LighthouseProposed elevation of Bell Rock lighthouse with scale
Plants / Campanula MediumCANTERBURY BELL
Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, ScotlandView of Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland. Bell Rock is also known as the Inchcape Rock (made famous by a poem by Robert Southey)
Daisy Bell by Harry DacrePromotional music sheet for Daisy Bell music hall song of 1892 by Harry Dacre and sung by Katie Lawrence shown here in typical cycling costume
Loughborough - Bell-ringing - World Record Change-ringersBellringing - World Record Change-ringers - who produced a peal of 18, 027 Stedman Caters - rung in 12 hours and 18 minutes at All Saints, Loughborough on Easter Monday - 12th April, 1909
In the Old Belfry -- bellringers in action. 1893
England / SawbridgeworthBell Street, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, showing some of its quaint and picturesque old houses. Date: 1950s
Street scene with shops, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid WalesA street scene with shops, in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The large corner shop is Bells grocery store, decorated with flags, perhaps to celebrate Empire Day (24 May)
Bats in the Belfry 19CBats in one of their typical homes, a belfry
Dr Joseph BellDr JOSEPH BELL surgeon at Edinburgh University school of medicine where he taught Conan Doyle and inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes
Hirundo rustica, barn swallowPlate 89 from Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library. Original Drawings. Birds
Chichester Cathedral - note the separate 15th-century Bell tower (right). Date: circa 1910
Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drillUniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth perform dumb bell drill. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment
MUSIC ROOM / 1933A colourful music room designed by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell
Ericsson Table Phone - 3A table instrument by the Ericsson Company of Stockholm. There is no handle to alert the exchange, perhaps this is done with that knob : the bell is very noticeable
Bell Picnics in IraqGERTRUDE M L BELL English traveller picnicking with King Faisal of Iraq, (seated, second right) in 1922
Bell H-13D Sioux, 51-2447
1st Petrol Fire-EngineA combination fire-fighting engine, with chemical fire extinguishing apparatus and a fire-escape ladder. This model was the first petrol motor fire-engine in the world
Convolvulus & C. BellPink CONVOLVULUS (Bindweed) & blue & white CAMPANULA MEDIUM Canterbury Bell) depicted with bees
Merryweathers EngineMerryweather Three-in-one Motor Fire-Engine, with a Fire Suds apparatus producing a semi-fluid substance which floats on burning liquids and smothers the flames
Hunchback of NotredameQuasimodo swings from the bell
Captain E N Frankland Bell, VCCaptain E.N. Frankland Bell, V.C. 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - Thiepval, 1st July 1916. Date: 1916
Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl KapsPromotional music sheet for the Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl Kaps, based on the popular song Daisy Bell by Harry Dacres famous song
Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Goa (India)Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), Spanish missionary, through the streets of the Portuguese colony of Goa (India) in 1542. French engraving, 1850. Colored
Chinese musical instrumentsA selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1), gong, (2), cymbals(4), a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11)
Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of MesopotamiaMiss Gertrude Bell pictured in the Illustrated London News - described as a Staff Political Officer in Mesopotamia (Iraq) on the eve of the Cairo Conference to discuss the future of Mesopotamia
The River Thames - Ankerwyke, Wraysbury, Bell Weir Lock. Close by is the The Ankerwycke Yew, an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Marys Priory
Town crier, St Marys, Scilly IslesThe local town crier, Wilfred Tonkin, on St Mary s, Scilly Isles. Seen here announcing the fact that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has taken up residence in his holiday bungalow
A bell ringer in a church, 1866A bell ringer in a church chimes the bell with his foot. The scene is frames by vignettes from a young womans life. Date: 1866
Auda abu Tayi, Sheikh of the Howaitat - Gertrude Bell
Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. DavisThe latest methods of escape from a sunken submarine: the rescue bell, the one-man escape chamber, and escape without the use of breathing apparatus. 1954
Glenfinnan Church BellChurch bell in the grounds of Glenfinnan Church, Inverness- shire, Scotland. It was originally intended for the church tower, but it proved to be too heavy! Date: 1930s
Gretna Green CertificateCertificate issued by the Kingdom of Scotland, confirming the marriage of William Scott and Frances Bell at Allisons Bank Toll-House, Gretna Green, Dumfries
