Skip to main content

Britain Collection (page 100)

Background imageBritain Collection: English Cathedral

English Cathedral - Black and white view building over scrub and road- houses and hill in background Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Ornamental Tank

Ornamental Tank - Black and white steps up to pool surrounded by tress and plants. Gardener centre Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Line Wall, Gibraltar

Line Wall, Gibraltar - Black and white curve of fortification- houses on right, sea and boats in background Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: George Elliot, Lord Heathfield

George Elliot, Lord Heathfield - Black and white portrait Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: North Town Gibraltar

North Town Gibraltar - Black and white view over buildings towards sea (also 712) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Olde Mole and Water Port

Olde Mole and Water Port - Black and white view over port and Olde Mole towards sea (also 707) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Signal Station Gibraltar

Signal Station Gibraltar - Black and white rock/sea Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Moorish Castle Gibraltar

Moorish Castle Gibraltar - Black and white view through shrub to hilltop castle Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Map of South Spain

Map of South Spain - Black and white map, heavy lines designating provinces Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: WW1 - Ireland and Britain united in the common cause

WW1 - Ireland and Britain united in the common cause. Date: circa 1915

Background imageBritain Collection: Disraelis Birthplace, 22 Theobalds Road, London

Disraelis Birthplace, 22 Theobalds Road, London
Birthplace of Lord Beaconsfield (Benjamin Disraeli - 1804-1881) at 22 Theobalds Road, London. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBritain Collection: Children in Fancy Dress - Empire Day

Children in Fancy Dress - Empire Day
A group of children posed for a photograph in fancy dress. By the look of the costumes, which reference the dress of various countries, its likely their fancy dress is honour of Empire Day

Background imageBritain Collection: Leicesters Roman forum reconstructed

Leicesters Roman forum reconstructed
Reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell of the city of Leicesters Roman forum in Roman times. The Roman remains excavated by Kathleen Kenyon in 1936, beside the Roman-era Jewry Wall in Leicester

Background imageBritain Collection: Leicesters Roman remains excavated, 1936

Leicesters Roman remains excavated, 1936
Drawing by Alan Sorrell of excavations in progress in the city of Leicester in 1936 led by Kathleen Kenyon. The excavated Roman remains were initially thought by Kenyon to be a Roman forum

Background imageBritain Collection: King Edward VII and extended family - Buckingham Palace

King Edward VII and extended family - Buckingham Palace
A photo-montage, published by Beagles, showing the late King Edward VII (1841-1910) and his extended family - Buckingham Palace

Background imageBritain Collection: Orange-peel waste basket on a London street

Orange-peel waste basket on a London street
After numerous accidents in London streets through people slipping on pieces of orange peel thrown onto the pavement, the City authorities instituted a system of wire baskets into which eaters of

Background imageBritain Collection: Winkle seller, 1869

Winkle seller, 1869
Man selling fine fresh winkles from a cart, 1869 Date: 1869

Background imageBritain Collection: Shepherd and his dog, Cumberland

Shepherd and his dog, Cumberland, with a few sheep in the background. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Scene at Buttermere, Lake District, Cumbria

Scene at Buttermere, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Mounted trooper of the Household Cavalry, Whitehall, London

Mounted trooper of the Household Cavalry, Whitehall, London
Mounted trooper of the Household Cavalry on duty in Whitehall, London. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBritain Collection: Climbing in the Cuillin mountains on Skye, Scotland

Climbing in the Cuillin mountains on Skye, Scotland. 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Newlands Valley, near Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria

Newlands Valley, near Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Queen Elizabeth II at the Trooping of the Colour, London

Queen Elizabeth II at the Trooping of the Colour, London
Queen Elizabeth II on horseback at the Trooping of the Colour, London. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageBritain Collection: Flock of seagulls on a ploughed field

Flock of seagulls on a ploughed field
Seagulls swoop onto a newly ploughed field in the hope of finding food. 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Advertisement, Come to Britain for Yachting

Advertisement, Come to Britain for Yachting
Poster advertisement, Come to Britain for Yachting. circa 1948

Background imageBritain Collection: Trout Beck, Lake District, Cumbria

Trout Beck, Lake District, Cumbria
View of Trout Beck, a stream in the Lake District, Cumbria. 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Boats at Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria

Boats at Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Man in a kilt, filling a van up with petrol

Man in a kilt, filling a van up with petrol. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Extraordinary exhibition of Scapiglione

Extraordinary exhibition of Scapiglione
Advertising flyer for an Extraordinary Exhibition at the Saville House, Leicester Square, every day from Ten o Clock till One, and from Two till Ten. Scapiglione

Background imageBritain Collection: Stooks of wheat at Black Dog, near Crediton, Devon

Stooks of wheat at Black Dog, near Crediton, Devon
Stooks of wheat in a field during harvest time at Black Dog, near Crediton, Devon. Date: 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Traffic jam on the A30, West Country

Traffic jam on the A30, West Country. circa 1980s

Background imageBritain Collection: Young woman dancing at a disco, Cornwall

Young woman dancing at a disco, Cornwall
Young woman in a red dress, dancing at a disco somewhere in Cornwall, with colourful lighting from spotlights. Date: mid-1980s

Background imageBritain Collection: Young couple at a disco, Cornwall

Young couple at a disco, Cornwall
Young couple at a disco somewhere in Cornwall, with colourful lighting from spotlights. Date: mid-1980s

Background imageBritain Collection: Scene at Leith Docks with ferry for Shetland Islands

Scene at Leith Docks with ferry for Shetland Islands
Scene at Leith Docks with a ferry about to depart for the Shetland Islands. The photographers van is in the foreground, also waiting to be loaded on board. circa late 1950s

Background imageBritain Collection: Unloading the boat

Unloading the boat - Coloured slide showing fishermen unloading small sailing boat onto beach Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Notre Dame del Pilar

Notre Dame del Pilar - Black and white looking across rocks and river to arched bridge with domed church in background Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Alqesivas

Alqesivas - Black and white view over low houses, spire right background Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Port of Tarragona

Port of Tarragona - Black and white lorries waiting to be unloaded- ships in harbour, distant buildings Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: The Olde Mole

The Olde Mole - Black and white view along walk- cannons on right, harbour on left, rock ahead Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBritain Collection: Press photographer at work

Press photographer at work alongside an aircraft with the code G-RUSH. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBritain Collection: Boy photographing raven, Mousehole, Cornwall

Boy photographing raven, Mousehole, Cornwall
Boy photographing raven, Mousehole Bird Hospital, Cornwall. The raven, whose name was Jason, was soon to be transferred for duties at the Tower of London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Sheep penned in on boat to Shetland

Sheep penned in on boat to Shetland. 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: A Young Herbert Henry Asquith in 1876

A Young Herbert Henry Asquith in 1876
A Young Herbert Henry Asquith (future British Prime Minster 1852-1928) pictured in 1876. Date: 1876

Background imageBritain Collection: Aerial raid on Southend, watching the Zeppelin at work

Aerial raid on Southend, watching the Zeppelin at work
The aerial raid on Southend: watching the Zeppelin at work in 1915 during the First World War. The Zeppelin airship dropped upwards of 100 bombs upon Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff and Leigh

Background imageBritain Collection: Traffic on the M5 motorway near Manchester

Traffic on the M5 motorway near Manchester, passing a service station. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBritain Collection: Accident in fog and black ice, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex

Accident in fog and black ice, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex
Accident in fog and black ice, near Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, 31 December 1959, in which an Austin van was a write-off but the driver received only minor injuries. Date: 1959

Background imageBritain Collection: Rowton House Mug

Rowton House Mug
A mug specially made for one of the Rowton Houses set up in London in the 1890s as cheap but well-appointed hostels for working men. Date: 2016

Background imageBritain Collection: Parkhurst Prison - Refreshment Break

Parkhurst Prison - Refreshment Break
Inmates of Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, take a rest from their labour for refreshment. Date: circa 1900



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping