Britain Collection (page 251)

Fireworks after Boyne
Firework display given by the gentry & folk of Covent Garden to commemorate the return of the victorious William III after the Battle of Boyne in Ireland. Bonfires are lit

English Foxhound
No country in Europe can boast of Fox-Hounds equal in swiftness, strength, or agility, to those of Britain, where the utmost attention is paid to their breeding

Cannon St Station 1877
The street facade in the 1870s

Hadrians Travels
Hadrian travels his empire on foot, to ensure it is being properly governed, Britain is on his itinerary in 120, and he builds a wall to keep out hostile northern tribes

Parliament James II
James II presides over Parliament during his brief reign

First Day at School 89
Home again : Willie and Mary tell papa and mama about their first day at school

First Day at School 8
The children are called in for their lessons

First Day at School 7
In the playground - skipping, balls and marbles

First Day at School 6
School dinner

First Day at School 5
Lessons are over - now out for the drill !

First Day at School 4
The teacher gives the class an arithmetic lesson

First Day at School 3
The teacher reads an improving story to the children

First Day at School 2
The teachers assistant receives Mary and Willie at the school door

First Day at School 1
Willie and Mary are taken to school by their Nurse

Crystal Palace Scrap
General view of the Crystal Palace after its removal to the suburbs

Attendance Certificate
Miriam Inglesant of West Hartlepool, county Durham, didn t miss a single days schooling 1904-1905, for which she was rewarded with this decorative certificate

Becket Murdered
Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, is murdered in the cathedral

Lloyd George in Commons
David Lloyd George, at this time Minister of Munitions, exhibits a high-explosive fuse in the House of Commons

Science Class
Pupils at South Hall school for Girls, at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, at work in the laboratory. The girl in the centre is using a Bunsen Burner

Negotiating a Stile
A polite country gentleman helps a lady to negotiate a stile

Franco-British Exhib
Britannia and Marianne hold hands with sisterly affection on the cover of the Franco- British Exhibition guide, symbolising the still uneasy entente cordiale

Judging Foxhounds
Judging foxhounds at the Lincoln Agricultural Meeting

Undergraduette at Oxford
Here I am, in a darling little room all my own, an Oxford undergraduette at last. - a possible illustration for Woolfs A room of ones own ?

Pont Y Cyssllte Canal
Canal at Pont Y Cyssyllte in the vale of Llangollen, Wales, with a horse-drawn barge

Zeppelin Brought Down
An observation car from a Zeppelin brought down by British airmen at Cuffley in Essex

Paddington Railway Station exterior

Euston Sq Station 1877
London and North Western Railway, enquiry and parcels office. Standing guard is the statue of Robert Stevenson, (1803-1859), engineer

Gifts for the Troops
Card acknowledging a gift of two shillings by Arthur Bray, as part of a scheme whereby schoolchildren send Christmas Gifts to Our brave Soldiers and Sailors

German Gym in London
Gymnastics in Britain are often of German origin. This is the scene at the opening of the German Gymnastic Hall in St Pancras Road, London

Regency Theatre 1817
Interior of the Regency theatre, Tottenham Street, Tottenham Court Road, London, built on the site of the Kings Concert Rooms. Tonights play is Othello

Bear Garden Theatre 5
Close by the Globe on Londons Bankside, this theatre is a venue for bear baiting which remains a popular sport throughout the 17th century though many disapprove

Bear Garden Theatre
Close to the Globe on Londons Bankside, this theatre is a venue for bear baiting which remains a popular sport throughout the 17th century though many disapprove

Drury Lane 1804
An actor s-eye view of the audience at Drury Lane theatre, London

Covent Garden Theatre
Theatregoers at Covent Garden Theatre

Kings Theatre
The Kings Theatre, in the Haymarket, London, as rebuilt by Michael Novosielski in 1790, and used by the Drury Lane Company while their own theatre was being rebuilt

Olympic Theatre London
The interior of the Olympic, seen from the gallery

Sadlers Wells 1827
Boys fishing across the canal from the theatre

Licensing Bill Fails
The lions of Great Britain (symbolising the majority of the population) chase away the Licensing Bill, which sought to close a third of the countrys licensed premises

Leaving for the Party
A gentleman assists a lady with her cloak as they prepare to leave the house while a maid waits by the door

Bomb Damage in London
Rubble from destroyed buildings in the area of St Pauls Cathedral, London

Using Hoses during Blitz
Using a fire hose to douse burning buildings from boats on the River Thames, London

Sheltering at Aldwych
Aldwych tube station used as a shelter during the London Blitz

British Museum 1850
Exterior view : Smirkes fine buildings will be substantially unchanged until the end of the 20th century

Ladies Relaxing 1882
Relaxing on a sunday afternoon

Hadrians Wall Built 122
The Roman Emperor Hadrian supervising the construction of Hadrians Wall. Running from the Solway to the Tyne, it was built to exclude the Picts (Scots)

Police & Footprint
Investigating a robbery, a policeman finds a clue : a footprint in a flower-bed

Isabella to Wed Edwardii
Fleet of sailing vessels employed to carry Isabella of Hainault from France to England, to wed Edward II

Prison / Britain / Newgate
The entrance to Newgate Prison, showing the windmill, apparently used to circulate air

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