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Background imageBleak Collection: Geese, Rutland Water

Geese, Rutland Water
A flight of geese take off from Rutland Water in Leicestershire. They are silhouetted against a blank sky. A dead tree is in the foreground. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Background imageBleak Collection: Coal spoil tips Staffs

Coal spoil tips Staffs
man walking his dog in the early morning rain below the coal spoil tips Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Image first appeared in The Sunday Times Date: circa 1986

Background imageBleak Collection: Life of Charles Dickens - Thavies Inn (Bleak House)

Life of Charles Dickens - Thavies Inn (Bleak House). Thavies Inn was one of the Inns of Chancery and was situated on Holborn

Background imageBleak Collection: Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948

Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving

Background imageBleak Collection: Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, East London

Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, East London
Exterior view of the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Bakers Row, now Vallance Road), East London. A carriage stands outside the entrance

Background imageBleak Collection: Battlefield near Guillemont, Western Front, France, WW1

Battlefield near Guillemont, Western Front, France, WW1
View of the battlefield near Guillemont on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBleak Collection: Winter by Adrian Hill

Winter by Adrian Hill
A bleak winter scene in the countryside, with bare trees and snowy, frozen ground

Background imageBleak Collection: Bleasdale Reformatory, Garstang, Lancashire

Bleasdale Reformatory, Garstang, Lancashire
A view of the North Lancashire Reformatory for Boys at Bleasdale, near Garstang, Lancashire which opened in 1857. Reformatories could house convicted juvenile offenders aged under 16 for a period of

Background imageBleak Collection: Parental Deportment

Parental Deportment
A Model of Parental Deportment Prince Turveydrop and his fiancee Caddy Jellyby tell Mr. Turveydrop of their engagement accompanied by Ester Summerson

Background imageBleak Collection: Roadside Telegraph Poles along the road to Ottercops

Roadside Telegraph Poles along the road to Ottercops
Fabulous roadside Telegraph Poles along the road to Ottercops, Northumbria. Date: circa 1909

Background imageBleak Collection: Broadstairs, Kent - Beach and view of Bleak House

Broadstairs, Kent - Beach and view of Bleak House (Dickens). Date: circa 1903

Background imageBleak Collection: Chester Council Flats

Chester Council Flats
A new council estate with bleak blocks of flats, at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: August 1963

Background imageBleak Collection: Crofters Cottages

Crofters Cottages
Crofters cottages on the Isle of Harris, Scotland Date: circa 1930

Background imageBleak Collection: Bessengen - Norway

Bessengen - Norway
Bessengen, a mountain ridge in Vaga kommune in Oppland county, Norway. Besseggen lies east in Jotunheimen, between the lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet

Background imageBleak Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Wild Horses of Iceland

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Wild Horses of Iceland. Snardi, a little red dog, barks and jumps up at his enemies, the ravens, on a farm in Iceland. Date: 1933

Background imageBleak Collection: Fifth Avenue South, Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

Fifth Avenue South, Jamestown, North Dakota, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBleak Collection: Spined Loach, Minnow, Loach and Common Bleak

Spined Loach, Minnow, Loach and Common Bleak
Spined Loach (Cobitis taenia), Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), Loach (Barbatula barbatula) and Common Bleak (Alburnus alburnus). Date: 1879

Background imageBleak Collection: Barbel, Barbu barbu, and bleak, Alburnus alburnus

Barbel, Barbu barbu, and bleak, Alburnus alburnus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Background imageBleak Collection: Life of Charles Dickens - Staples Inn (Bleak House)

Life of Charles Dickens - Staples Inn (Bleak House). Part of Box 330 Charles Dickens (Life and Works), slide no. 10 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBleak Collection: Life of Charles Dickens - Chancery Court (Bleak House)

Life of Charles Dickens - Chancery Court (Bleak House). Part of Box 330 Charles Dickens (Life and Works), slide no 11 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBleak Collection: Bleak Landscape

Bleak Landscape
Coloured lantern slide of a bleak landscape. A large tree in prominent in the foreground.. Part of Box 195 entitled Curtains & Flags Date: circa 1911

Background imageBleak Collection: View of Mount Vesuvius, Italy

View of Mount Vesuvius, Italy
View of the summit of Mount Vesuvius, Italy, from fairly close range. Date: late 19th century

Background imageBleak Collection: Road to Puisieux, France, Western Front, WW1

Road to Puisieux, France, Western Front, WW1
View of the road to Puisieux, France, during the British advance on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBleak Collection: British bombarding German trenches, Western Front, WW1

British bombarding German trenches, Western Front, WW1
British troops bombarding German trenches on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBleak Collection: Old German trench near Pozieres, Western Front, WW1

Old German trench near Pozieres, Western Front, WW1
An old German trench near Pozieres on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBleak Collection: British trench near Ovillers, Western Front, WW1

British trench near Ovillers, Western Front, WW1
A British fire trench near Ovillers, on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. In the trench are men of a Worcestershire regiment. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBleak Collection: British soldiers heading for the firing line, WW1

British soldiers heading for the firing line, WW1
British soldiers heading for the firing line on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBleak Collection: Lava and tourists on Mount Vesuvius, Italy

Lava and tourists on Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Background imageBleak Collection: Ammunition on pack mules, Western Front, France, WW1

Ammunition on pack mules, Western Front, France, WW1
Ammunition being carried on pack mules on a wet day during the British advance on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBleak Collection: Cottages in a bleak Scottish landscape

Cottages in a bleak Scottish landscape

Background imageBleak Collection: Cottages and a house in a bleak Scottish landscape

Cottages and a house in a bleak Scottish landscape

Background imageBleak Collection: Cottage in a bleak Scottish landscape

Cottage in a bleak Scottish landscape

Background imageBleak Collection: Woman with tent and car, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Woman with tent and car, Isle of Skye, Scotland
A woman standing between a parked car and a circular tent on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1930

Background imageBleak Collection: Two cottages in a bleak landscape, Isle of Lewis

Two cottages in a bleak landscape, Isle of Lewis
Two rustic cottages in a bleak landscape, with washing flapping on a clothes line, at Timsgarry, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Background imageBleak Collection: Aftermath of Mino-Owari Earthquake

Aftermath of Mino-Owari Earthquake
Bleak and devastated landscapes such as this made up most of the area hit by the 1891 Mino-Owari Earthquake. Date: 1891

Background imageBleak Collection: Snowy field in Tientsin (Tianjin), China

Snowy field in Tientsin (Tianjin), China
A snow-covered field in Tientsin (now Tianjin) in China. Date: C.1911

Background imageBleak Collection: Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Cumbria

Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Cumbria
The Druids Circle - Keswick, Cumbria - The Castlerigg Stone Circle - one of the most visually impressive prehistoric stone monuments in the United Kingdom

Background imageBleak Collection: Standing Stones at Machrie Moor, Shiskine, Arran, Scotland

Standing Stones at Machrie Moor, Shiskine, Arran, Scotland. Machrie Moor is the site of a number of neolithic structures. The Standing Stones were dated back to approximately 500BC but excavations in

Background imageBleak Collection: The Fish Market, Galway, Ireland

The Fish Market, Galway, Ireland in the West Region - the province of Connacht. Date: circa 1905

Background imageBleak Collection: East Beach at Lytham - Donkey Rides / Windmill

East Beach at Lytham - Donkey Rides / Windmill
East Beach at Lytham St. Annes - Donkey Rides / Windmill Date: 1904

Background imageBleak Collection: near Chamberlain - South Dakota

near Chamberlain - South Dakota
Near Chamberlain - South Dakota - Wide open grain and hay lands, past small, bleak towns Date: 1952

Background imageBleak Collection: North Yorkshire Moors

North Yorkshire Moors
Windswept trees on the bleak North Yorkshire Moors, near Keighley, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageBleak Collection: Change Islands - Newfoundland

Change Islands - Newfoundland and Labrador Date: 1912

Background imageBleak Collection: SHAP ABBEY

SHAP ABBEY
Shap Abbey, Cumbria, England, is a rare Premonstratensian house, in a rather bleak setting. Its most distinctive surviving feature is its huge West Tower. Date: founded circa 1200

Background imageBleak Collection: A Crofters Cottage, Shetland, Scotland

A Crofters Cottage, Shetland, Scotland Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBleak Collection: Isle of Skye - Homestead

Isle of Skye - Homestead / Croft Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBleak Collection: Dickens / Bleak House

Dickens / Bleak House
The visit to the brickmakers. Date: First published: 1852-53

Background imageBleak Collection: Workhouse interior, Oliver Twist film, 1948

Workhouse interior, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse interior from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. A female inmate carries a baby. Behind her are workhouse " coffin beds"



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