Britain Collection (page 10)

Porteous Riots 1736
The Porteous riots, Edinburgh

Edward I removing the Stone of Scone
King Edward I of England removing the legendary " stone of destiny" from Scone in Scotland

Village Scene / Ambleside
Village scene, Ambleside

Scotlands Industrial Souvenir
Don Brothers, Buist and Company Limited - Flax and Jute Spinners and Manufacturers - Scotlands Industrial Souvenir 1905. Date: 1905

DORCHESTER BALLROOM
THE DORCHESTER The Ballroom Date: 1931

DINING AT SIMPSONS
Dining at fashionable Simpsons restaurant in the Strand : the Gentlemens Dining Room Date: circa 1905

Map / England & Wales 1857
Map of England and Wales showing roads and rivers Date: circa 1857

Abba at Airport
Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Annifrid (Frida) photographed with security police upon their arrival in Britain for their famous Wembley Arena concert. Date: November 1979

Battle of Lansdowne
BATTLE OF LANSDOWNE The Royalists under Hopton, advancing on Bath, are halted by the Parliament army under Waller : the Royalists win the day, though with heavy Date: 5 July 1645

Poster, River Thames at Westminster, London. Date: 1954

Britain poster, Culzean Castle, Scotland, by Alfred Furness for The Travel Association. Date: circa 1948

A pair of RAF Supermarine Spitfire Fighters - stalwarts of the British air force throughout WW2 and instrumental in the victories of the Battle of Britain. Date: circa 1941

Lockheed (P2V-5) Neptune MR1 of the Royal Air Force bound for Britain from Burbank, California

E TYPE JAG
An E Type Jaguar car, parked on a suburban London street. Date: 1960s

Horse-Drawn Narrow Boat
A horse on the tow path of the Oxford Canal at Napton, Warwickshire, England. It is pulling a narrow pleasure boat full of holidaying students. Date: early 1960s

Triumph Southern Cross
The Triumph-Gloria Southern Cross : earlier models performed well in the Monte Carlo and Alpine trials. Date: 1936

Tractor Pattern
Export pattern : A consignment of brand new tractors awaiting shipment. Date: 1960s

Evening in Soho
Men stroll and gaze into shop windows on an early evening in St Annes Court, Soho, London Date: 1960s

Victoria Diamond Jubilee celebration bookmark
A beautifully embroidered silk bookmark to commemorate Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee

Aerial view of Looe, Cornwall
An aerial view of Looe in Cornwall, showing fishing boats, the quayside, a bridge, and various buildings stretching back up the hill

We Are Not Downhearted by H. T. Hardy
World War One postcard showing a a group of children, dressed in the uniforms of French, British, Russian and Belgian soldiers, arm in arm and holding their individual countrys flags

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Canadian Pacific Poster
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company poster featuring the RMS Empress of Britain which provided a scheduled transatlantic passenger service from spring to autumn between Canada

Festival of Britain
Night scene showing the illuminated exhibition site of the 1951 Festival Britain on Londons South Bank with the Skylon glowing in the dark and the Dome of Discovery visible

1957 nuclear test: Fall-out
Fallout: The sinister and prolonged after-effect of nuclear explosions: a drawing illustrating some characteristics of this haunting phenomenon.An illustration by special Illustrated London News

Londons Masonic Lodges
London Masons meet in front of a board representing the many Lodges of Great Britain

Gurneys Steam Carriage
Goldsworthy Gurneys steam carriage is one of the most successful of its kind and 15 are built : tested by the War Office one averages 15 mph on the round trip London to Bath

Frome Market 1930S
Well-dressed ladies carrying heavy wicker baskets of shopping, next to the fruit and vegetable stall at Frome farmers market, Somerset, England

Dorchester Hotel 1930S
The main entrance of the exclusive Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, London

Policeman and Call Box
A police officer on the beat south of Pall Mall, central London, reports back to the station using a police call box

Lti 20-20 Speed Gun
Metropolitan police officer with LTI 20-20 speed gun checking the speed of cars in the traffic

Motor Bus London 1903
A Motor Bus causes considerable interest on a London Street. Bus owners faced the competition posed by the electrification of the tramways with motor buses

Crystal Palace Broad Wk
The BROAD WALK enables visitors to see Paxtons majestic building in all its splendour. Date: circa 1854

Glasgow Docks
The new (in 1858) graving dock at Meadowside, Glasgow. The open country beyond is, alas, only a memory

Ward at Kings College
Wigram ward of Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, S.E. London

Grand Union Canal
Narrow boats passing through the locks on the Grand Union Canal at Rickmansworth, in the Colne Valley, Hertfordshire, England

Breakdancing
A breakdancer spins round on his back and stuns his teenage onlookers. Note the profusion of of white clothes and stilettos, slip-on shoes with white socks, perms and mullets

SMUGGLER
Though technically criminals, smugglers are often popular heroes, as is this fellow, Will Watch the Smuggler Bold who will die bravely in a fight with the revenue men

Viking on British Shore
A formidable Viking warrior stands on a British shore, with a longship behind him

Clan Macgillivray
Clan MACGILLIVRAY guarding the battlements 0f his castle

CAGLIARI AFFAIR
A diplomatic row between Britain & Piedmont, and the Naples government, is occasioned by the steamship Cagliari, anchored at Naples

Richard III at Bosworth
Richard III fights on horseback during the Battle of Bosworth

Somerset Sheep Sale
A typical scene at a sheep sale at Bridgewater, Somerset, England, at one of the annual fairs, held towards the end of September each year

Shooting at Bisley
Riflemen shooting at Bisley range

MUSIC ROOM / 1933
A colourful music room designed by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell

Harbour / Belfast Opening
Opening of the New Channel, Belfast Harbour - the start of the procession

Petticoat Lane 1930S
A busy day on Middlesex Street, part of the famous Petticoat Lane market, east London

Helston Cornwall Furry
THE FLORAL DANCE takes place during Furry day at Helston, Cornwall At noon, couples in evening wear dance between the houses to bring the occupiers good luck

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