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A young girl in a fabulously patriotic fancy dress costume as Britannia. Date: 1910s
Laying up your car in wartime, 1942Laying up your car? Some practical hints and tips, article by Alan Hess in Britannia & Eve, May 1942. The basic petrol ration was withdrawn at this time, leading many motorists to store their cars
Driving under blackout conditions, 1939Driving under blackout conditions, article by the Earl of Cardigan in Britannia & Eve, November 1939. Date: 1939
Cartoon, Up In A Balloon (Disraeli and Britannia)Cartoon, Up In A Balloon -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis Conservative government. He is depicted with Britannia in a balloon representing Conservative Policy
New clothes from old discards, 1942New clothes from old discards. Tips for fashion and dressing well in wartime from Britannia & Eve, May 1942. Date: 1942
Dress 2 into 1 by Jean BurnupDress, 1 into 2, 2 into 1 by Jean Burnup. Fashion in wartime. Date: 1941
Passed by the censor. Article in Britannia & Eve, 1942, giving advice about writing to men posted abroad in wartime. Date: 1942
Life below stairs, 1940Life below stairs article in Britannia & Eve, November 1940, about living with air raids during World War Two. Date: 1940
Wedding in a hurry, 1944Wedding in a hurry. Article with advice about speedy marriages in wartime, in Britannia & Eve, May 1944. Date: 1944
Cartoon, A Modest Boast (Social Science)Cartoon, A Modest Boast -- Britannia reads the report of a recent Social Science Congress, and thinks that her understanding of the subject is better than some people s
Cartoon, Miss Britannias Next New Doll (Shah of Persia)Cartoon, Miss Britannias Next New Doll -- a satirical comment on the popularity of the Shah of Persia, at the time making a tour of the European continent
Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Date: 1953
Union, Strength and Security - England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland before Britannia seated on a throne. circa 1840
Cartoon, Messrs Bigwood and Reynolds, Two of the old hands at the Britannia (theatre in Hoxton, London). George Barnes Bigwood was the resident low comedian
Prince of Wales Vase in jasper. With figure of Britannia and a lion, medallion of George, crown and feathers, with lion and horse at base. Chromolithograph by W
Title page, The Penny Magazine of the SDUK, 1842Title page, The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1842. Date: 1842
Poster, Lend Strength to Britain, Buy National Savings
Cinderella stamp, British Industries Fair, White City, 1922Cinderella stamp, British Industries Fair, White City, London, 27 February to 10 March 1922. 1922
King Edward VII Memorial, Karachi, British IndiaKing Edward VII Memorial, in front of Frere Hall, Karachi, British India. Date: circa 1920
Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with the Melba Theatre, the Britannia Theatre, the Bull & Mouth Hotel and Coles Book Arcade. circa 1912
Patriotic poster, Be British and Buy BritishPatriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- Be British and Buy British (quoting a speech by the Lord Chancellor at the Guildhall on 9 November 1931)
The May-Day Present, Great International Exhibition of 1862Mrs Britannia (Queen Victoria) been presented with a scale model of the new Great International Exhibition of 1862. With Victoria looking at the design
First Cunard steamship Britannia in the ice, Boston, USAThe First Cunard steamship Britannia in the ice at Boston, USA. 1844
Robert Stephenson (1803 - 1859), early railway and civil engineer, illustration showing Stephenson surrounded by achievements that he had made in hes lifetime
People bathing, Britannia Beach, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPeople bathing at Britannia Beach, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with a long pier in the distance. Date: circa 1910
Patriotic group in national costume, with BritanniaPatriotic group in national costume, including Scottish and Welsh, with boy scouts and a Britannia figure -- possibly for Empire Day celebrations. Date: circa 1910
Royal Air Force - Bristol Britannia C. 1 XL656Royal Air Force - Bristol Britannia C.1 XL656 Adhara (msn13455) at a wet and gloomy RAF Lyneham, dis-gorging Air cadets after an experience flight
Fowler Road Roller 18075, Britannia at Redruth steam rally. Maker: John Fowler & Co. of Leeds, Type: Road Roller Number: 18075 Built: 1930 Registration: CV 1662 Class: DNB Cylinders: Single Nhp
Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Britannia NM 257Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. NM 257, number: 2668, Britannia. Built in 1904 by Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk, powered by a 8 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s
Britannia Monument, The Nelsons Monument is a commemorative column or tower built in memorial to Admiral Horatio Nelson, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Date: circa 1830s
Cartoon, Sir Rowland Le Grand. A reference to the English postal reformer, Sir Rowland Hill, being congratulated by a grateful Britannia. Date: 1864
BOOKS / BUTLER / HUDIBRASFrontispiece to Samuel Butlers satirical poem Hudibras published 1663-78. Date: first published 1663-78
SAMUEL BUTLER English poet and satirist Date: 1612 - 1680
CERAMICS MAKING PLATES 1902Making plates and saucers at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
CERAMICS PRINTING 1902Printing and transferring onto pottery at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
CERAMICS WAREHOUSE 1902Finished goods in the warehouse, Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
CERAMICS POTTERY 1902Making toilet, dinner and fancy ware at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
George V on his yacht, BritanniaGeorge V(1865-1936) at the helm of his yacht Britannia
Children raise the Union Flag C1890Children raise the Union Flag on the remains of an old boat Date: circa 1890
Marshall single cylinder steam traction engine OD177 (msn 86265), at Upton Pyne. (Marshall, Sons & Co. was a British agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1848)
Marshall steam traction engine TA2758 (msn 23368), built in 1894, at Upton Pyne. (Marshall, Sons & Co. was a British agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1848)
Bristol B-175 Britannia
Jean Russell in Fancy Dress as Britannia Date: circa 1920s
Dartmouth, Devon - The Britannia moored on River DartDartmouth, Devon - from 1863 the cadet training hulks (the 2nd) HMS Britannia and HMS Hindostan were moored on the River Dart. Date: circa 1905
Five Patriotically-dressed children - WW1 era. The tall girl in the centre is Britannia with Union Flag shield and trident, and from the left are: Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England
Sketches at the Royal TournamentLeaves from an artists sketch book - impressions of some of the figures and incidents at the Royal tournament by Fortunino Matania
Victory Ball at the Albert Hall, end of WW1Prominent members of society and notable personalities, pictured in fancy dress at the famous Victory Ball, held at the Royal Albert Hall in November 1918 to celebrate the end of the First World War
Cunard ships of increasing size by G. H. DavisA diagram showing the advance in ship-building from the foundation of the Cunard Company from the 1840 Cunarder Britannia