British Collection (page 9)

Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - British Military
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (18321914), Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era - notable for his actions during the African wars

Stratford St Mary from the Coombs, by John Constable RA (1776-1837). Suffolk. Date: circa 1800

Landscape by Thomas Gainsborough
An extensive wooded landscape with peasants on a path, a horse at a ford, a cottage beyond, by Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727-1788)

British trooper meets French woman on the road to Lille, WW1
A poignant scene captured by the Sphere magazines special artist, Fortunino Matania showing a British trooper riding through a devastated French landscape and stopping to speak to a French woman

British Airways Concorde G-BOAC takes-off - Heathrow
British Airways Concorde, G-BOAC, takes-off from London Heathrow Airport at 13.01 hours on 24 May 1976 on its first commercial flight to the US. Date: 1976

Concorde G-BOa a Boeing 747 and a VC10
Concorde, G-BOa, a Boeing 747 and a VC10 at the British Airways stand at J.F. Kennedy Airport, New York. Colour

Vickers Type 498 Viking 1 G-AGRW Vagabond
Vickers Type 498 Viking 1, G-AGRW, Vagabond, in British European Airways markings

Airship R38 built for the US Navy at Cardington and renamed ZR2. Completed in 1921. It crashed over the Humber in August 1921 while on a test flight with a mixed British and American crew. Date: 1921

Emeryson Jaguar at Goodwood, England
1st Handicap Sports race, Paul Emerys Emeryson Jaguar in the pits at Goodwood, England Easter 19th April 1954. Date: 1954

Firefighters on parade in front of their appliance during a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Ascent of Mr Sadler, Nottingham
The Ascent of Mr Sadler the celebrated British Aeronaut at Nottingham. 1 November 1813

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen passing through Westminster Abbey wearing St Edwards crown and carrying the orb and sceptre. Date: 2nd June 1953

Spangles Coronation advertisement
Lovely advertisement for Spangles fruit sweets - the sweet way to go gay - showing a crowd excitedly watching the Coronation and waving flags. Date: 1953

Two Duff Highlanders at Braemar Games, Scotland
Two kilted Duff Highlanders from the Mar Estate discussing the Braemar Highland Games where King George V and Queen Mary were in attendance

Trades union membership certificate
A trades union membership certificate for the United Operative Plumbers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with Defence and Defiance as their motto

Scene at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, with ships
Scene at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, with various ships in the harbour. Date: 20th century

Tank Battle in Villers Bocage, France 1944
Illustration showing a battle between German Tiger tanks and British tanks and infantry in the village of Villers Bocage, Normandy, June 1944

HMS Lion hit, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing the British battlecruiser HMS Lion being hit on the Q turret

HMS Sedgefly, river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
HMS Sedgefly, a British river Fly-class gunboat, on the River Tigris in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1918

HMS Indefatigable, Battle of Jutland, WW1
HMS Indefatigable, British battlecruiser, launched 1909, served during the First World War. Seen here going into action during the Battle of Jutland, on the day she was sunk. 31 May 1916

HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleship
HMS Queen Elizabeth, British dreadnought battleship, launched 1913, served during the First and Second World Wars, decommissioned 1948. Date: 20th century

HMS Vengeance, British battleship, WW1
HMS Vengeance, a predreadnought British Canopus-class battleship, launched 1899, served in various locations before and during the First World War, decommissioned 1920

King George VI - Thanking British Children
A certificate from King George VI to the children of Great Britain on 8th June, 1946 - issued as a momento for sharing in the hardships and ultimate triumph during World War Two

T E Lawrence, Colonel Dawnay and Commander Hogarth
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Tank in Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
A British tank at the Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, during the First World War. Some of the crew have come out for a breath of fresh air while waiting for the order to advance. Date: 1917

British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, WW1
British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, introduced in 1917 and used during the latter part of the First World War. The Tadpole Tail was an elongation of the rear horns to increase trench-crossing

British Mark IV tank with Canadian soldiers, WW1
A British Mark IV tank on a training exercise, with a large number of Canadian soldiers sitting on top of it, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: February 1918

Royal Engineer with messenger dog, France, WW1
A Royal Engineer reading a message brought by a messenger dog by swimming a canal, near Nieppe Wood, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

VW Camper Van
A woman demonstrates how convenient it is to have ones breakfast in the Great Outdoors, with the marvellous VW Camper Caravan. Date: 1963

Coldstreamers in a Great charge by the guards on the Somme
On 15th September 1916, Guards including the Coldstreamers, Grenadiers and the Irish, captured Martinpuich, formerly in German hands and Courcelette and over 2300 prisoners. 15th September 1916

The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Scene in Gloucester Terrace, The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, decorated with flags and bunting to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII

Some of the Officers of the British Antarctic expedition
Officers on board the Terra Nova on its return to New Zealand in February 1913 after the discovery of the bodies of Captain Scott and his companions. From left to right. Back row, Mr

Empire Marketing Board poster - Gibraltar
Empire Marketing Board poster showing a family on the deck of a ship which is sailing close to the rock of Gibraltar

Cardinal Herbert Alfred Vaughan
Herbert Alfred Vaughan (1832 - 1903) - British Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster

Sergeant - Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Pipe Major of The Scots Guards in full ceremonial dress. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

British tank WWII
British Matilda tank in France during World War II

Queens Own Corps of Guides
A British Officer (Captain) of the Queens Own Corps of Guides. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The Terra Nova of Scotts Antarctic Expedition
The ship Terra Nova - the vessel used by Robert Falcon Scott (1868 -1912) for his South Polar Expedition in 1911-12. Built originally for the Dundee whaling and sealing fleet (launched 1884)

Imperial Airways Speeding up the Empire. Flights to Europe, Africa, India, the Far East, Australia, Bermuda and New York. A tropical-looking African lady of the Empire dominates the poster while in

Sir Mortimer Wheeler
Portrait of Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1890 - 1976), archaeologist and broadcaster, seated at his desk in the British Academy. Through the medium of television

Unveiling Statue - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle-upon-Tyne - King Edward VII unveils the statue of his late Mother Queen Victoria at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, July 11th, 1906. The sculpture was made by George James Frampton (1860-1928)

Flag of Canada
The flag of Canada, complete with autumnal maple leaves and a beaver! Showing the insignia if the various Canadian provinces on the flag, with the British crown on top

Queens Dock, Swansea
Aerial view of the Queens Dock, Swansea, Wales. The Queens dock was opened in 1920 following the construction of oil handling/import facilities at the nearby BP oil refinery at Llandarcy

Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein Theory
This diagram drawn by W. B. Robinson illustrates Professor Einsteins Theory that light is subject to gravitation. The drawing was based on British observers photographs at the eclipse of the sun

Blues and Royals - Corporal of the Horse (Riding Instructor) - Dismounted Review Order. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The King of Ashantis Palace at Kumasi, 1874
The King of Ashantis palace at Kumasi, the Ashanti capital, viewed from the east in 1874 towards the end of the second Ashanti War (1873-74)

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