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As a precaution against possible bombing precious art, relics, sculptures and memorials where moved out of London to a secret place. This was given to the Nation by the National Art Collections Fund
TOMB OF NICHOLAS BACONSimilar in concept to a two- berth railway sleeping car, this monument saves space by housing Nicholas Bacon above, Edmund Bacon and his wife beneath. Date: 1579
A musician sits on a float in an ecstatic trance, really into the music, while a couple of children sit beneath him at the Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad, W. Indies. Date: 1968
HENRY IRVING'S TOMBAt Rest Beneath Shakespeare Sir Henry Irving's Grave at Poets Corner Westminster Abbey
DOG-CARTThe backward facing seat has a box beneath it where you may put your dog. Date: 1872
Admirers - Crinoline 1850sPromotional music sheet for A Few Words About The Crinoline, by Thomas Walker. A young man leans forward in an attempt to obtain a kiss from a woman in a an extraordinarily wide crinoline who stands
Lieutenant Collot, a French military aviator, successfully flies beneath the Tour Eiffel, Paris : unfortunately he then hits a cable and dies in the subsequent crash. Date: 1926
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - floral tributesThe Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - some of the floral tributes lain beneath the monument on Remembrance Day. Designed by Edwin Lutyens
Italian Christmas Greetings Postcardcirca 1910s
Two young women reading and staying warm, JapanTwo young women reading and staying warm under blankets around a stove beneath a kotatsu table, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Lady sitting on a natural seat beneath a rock cliffLady photographed sitting on a natural seat beneath a rock cliff - British seaside - shaded by the strong summer midday sun and a large wide-brimmed hat! Date: circa 1930s
Beneath the arena at the London HippodromeScene beneath the arena of the London Hippodrome with stage hands readying themselves to convey large wooden properties above for the next act. 1900s
Train passing under arch into Conway railway station 1848Train passing under an arch into Conway railway station, Conway, North Wales. The arch has been cut through part of the original wall of Conway (Conwy) Castle
London - Tower Bridge, Guildhall and the Tower of LondonEarly pictorial postcard - court card sizing - Scenes and sights of London - The Tower of London, Tower Bridge (opened three years earlier in 1894) and the Guildhall. Date: 1897
Baroque Keystones - Crypt beneath Queen Annes buildingBaroque Keystones in the Crypt beneath Queen Annes building at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London - possibly intended for one of the rooms of Greenwich Palace, but never used. Date: 1946
Section of the Holborn Viaduct, showing the subways, taken by permission from Mr. Haywoods report. Date: 19th Century
Building a boat to go beneath a streetPurpose-built boat -shaped caisson which will be lowered into the hole made for the extension of the Paris Metro under the River Seine 1906
New tunnel under the Seine 1905Night staff work on the new tunnel extension under the River Seine. Date: 1905
Sewer hunter 1860sSewer hunters who made their money by combing through the sewers beneath London streets, sieving through the raw water for a small opportunity of finding something valuable like a ring that somebody
CouplesCouple kiss beneath the mistletoe. Illustration from Delineator magazine December 1928. Artist anon. Date: 1928
The last of the Leviathan: the Titanic plunging beneath the waves. Mr Beesley, one of the survivors, described the final scene
The Norns are the equivalent of the Fates. They tend the Well of Destiny, located beneath Yggdrasil, the World Tree. There are usually three of them, sometimes more
GERMAN SACRIFICESAn ancient German priestess from the Jutland region waits with her knife as captured enemies are brought to be sacrificed beneath the sacred oak
Beneath a tree in the forest at Vincennes Louis listens to the grievaces of his subjects. Below, the chateau de Joinville Date: 1215-1270
Goblin Tower, once called Pembertons Parlour, after a ropemaker whose works were once beneath the city walls at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1939
A shepherd rests beneath the shade of a hawthorn bush, wondering whether to play his pipes or not : his sheep looks apprehensive, as though fearing he will... Date: 1889
Patriotic US postcardcirca 1910s
Relaxing on Deck Date: 1941
Playful Dalmatian Pups Date: 1950
Manhattan Skyline Date: 1947
Office Conference Room Date: 1947
Entering a Carriage Date: 1890
Tower of London 1450 Date: 1450
Winter-Time on the Farm Date: 1856
Pioneer Couple Date: 1959
Plate - WWI humourPlate - Here with a loaf of bread beneath the row. A muttered curse, but neer a whine. And thou - beside me, singing in the wilderness. The wilderness is paradise enow. Good condition
SPRING MAGNOLIA BLOSSOMFamilies relaxing beneath the lovely magnolia trees in blossom in the early spring in the gardens at Clifton, Bristol Zoo, England. Date: 1950s
Channel Tunnel in 1803When Napoleon contemplates an attack on England, a tunnel beneath the Channel is one of his options, though it is unlikely he seriously considers it. Date: 1803
CANAL DE LOING - 1The Canal de Loing at Montargis : the barge Edelweiss lowers its mast to pass beneath a low bridge. Date: 1985
BARTON AQUEDUCTThe Barton Aqueduct doesnt simply carry the Bridgewater Canal over the Ship Canal, but swings a section of the canal when required to enable large vessels to pass beneath it. Date: 1893
Words About CrinolineA young man leans forward in an attempt to obtain a kiss from a woman in a an extraordinarily wide crinoline who stands in anticipation beneath the mistletoe. Date: late 1850s
Covent Garden 1870COVENT GARDEN : a breakfast stall for the market porters and merchants - pies and oysters, coffee enjoyed beneath the flaring oil torches Date: 1870
U-boat Under NetHow the Untersee-Boot passes beneath the defensive nets which are hung at the entrance to harbours... Date: 1915
Tour Eiffel Air CrashFrench aviator Lieutenant Collot successfully flies his biplane beneath the Tour Eiffel, but in a moment he will hit a cable and crash fatally Date: 1926
DO YOU LIKE BUTTER ?It is popularly believed that you can tell if someone likes butter by holding a buttercup beneath their chin : if they do, the buttercup will reflect yellow : due to shiny skin ? Date: circa 1900
London - Embankment - 1867A section of the Thames Embankment, showing; 1. subway, 2. low level sewer, 3. Metropolitan and District Railway and 4. Pneumatic Railway. Date: 1867
BABY UNDER CABBAGE LEAFFinding a baby beneath a cabbage leaf Date: circa 1820
Paris BridgesA succession of Paris bridges - Pont Saint-Charles - Petit Pont - Pont Saint-Michel, viewed from beneath the Pont au Double Date: 1838