Centuries Collection (page 2)

Deptford Dockyard was an important naval dockyard and base at Deptford on the River Thames, in what is now the London Borough of Lewisham

Devonshire House
A view of Devonshire House in 1750. Devonshire House in Piccadilly, Mayfair, was the London townhouse of the Dukes of Devonshire during the 18th and 19th centuries. Date: 1875

Plate commemoration, W G Grace, Century of Centuries
Plate commemoration of the cricketer W G Grace, Century of Centuries. 1895

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Built upon the site of a 6th century monastery, it has been a place of pilgrimage and Christian worship for centuries. Date: 1950s

The Chapel on the Bridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, which over the centuries has been a chapel. a lock-up and a toll house. Date: 13th century

Hats through the ages
A page of various womens and mens hats through the centuries. Date: 1930

Hairstyles through the ages
A page of various womens and mens hairstyles through the centuries. Date: 1930

Costume of a young woman of Florence, 14th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th

Costume of a young squire, 14th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries

German falconer, 13th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries, Levy Fils

Pugiello Pertinario, Florentine nobleman, 14th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th

Costume of a young French man, 14th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries

Costume of a young French woman, 14th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries

Doge of Venice, 14th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries, Levy Fils, Paris

Vettore Pisani, Venetian admiral, 1324-1380.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries

Venetian merchant, 15th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries, Levy Fils

Military costume of an officer in the court of Frederick III.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to

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Gaston Jean Baptiste de France, duke of Orleans, France, 17th century.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

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Lady at the court of Francis I in a red silk dress covered by a fur-lined robe of blue silk.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

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Young woman of Danzig, 16th century, in long green silk dress, black apron, and a gold crown.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

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Woman from Bayonne, 16th century, in turban, scarf, and crimson-lined dress.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

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Nobleman of Venice, 16th century, in long purple wide-sleeved robe and blue cap.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

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Archduke Albert of Austria (1559-1621), in breastplate, trunk hose and cream stockings.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

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Bodyguard to Francis I, 16th century, of the first company, Ecossaise, in ceremonial garb.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

SPAIN. Ronda. Moorish baths (13th-14th centuries). Main hall

ITALIAN WOOL SPINNING
In a region near Venice, spinning has not died out, as performed here by an old woman. People in this area have done this for the last six centuries. Date: 1930

COCKNEY BLACKSMITH / 1932
Mr Charles Mitchell, the village smithy of Pyecombe, Sussex, claims to be a real cockney. Pyecombe forge have been making their famous crooks for centuries. Date: 29 September 1932

SOUTHWARK / TABARD INN
Southwark: the Tabard Inn as it looked in 1810: several centuries earlier, Chaucers pilgrims left for Canterbury from here Date: 1810

Theatre, Portugal Street
A theatre has occupied this site for centuries and still does today

The Hand & Shears
An 1811 view of the Hand & Shears, a public house in Smithfield built early in the 19th century. It was named after the former Bartholomew Fair, held at Smithfield for centuries

St Peter on Tower Green
Engaving depicting St Peter circa 1840. The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula (St Peter in chains) is the parish church of the Tower of London. It is situated within the Towers Inner Ward

Old houses in Fleet Street
Houses typical of the dwellings that lined Fleet Street in the 18th and 19th centuries. Date: 19th century

Stone engraving
Plum Blossom and Moon. Artist: Anon. Engraver: Anon. Rubbing from Chinese stone engraving from the period between the Han and Tang Dynasties (1st-8th centuries)

Shand Mason Fire Engine (msn 1842), built 1904, , at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Shand Mason was a British company which designed and manufactured steam powered fire engines)

Ornamental Designs from Europe & Asia - 17th / 18th century
Ornamental Designs from Europe and Asia - 17th / 18th century. Date: circa 17th century

Spanish Golden Age Theater (Siglo de Oro), 16th-17th centuries. classical Open-Air Theatre (Corral de Comedias) in a court. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Mercato Vecchio, Florence, Italy
" A broad piazza, known to the elder Florentine writers as the Mercato Vecchio. This piazza, though the scene of a provision market from time immemorial

Japan - the Foreign settlement of Kobe
Lantern slide of the Foreign settlement of Kob鮠 When Kobe port was opened in 1868 after two centuries of isolation policy by the country

Amsterdam in 16th-17th centuries. Engraving

Organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany
View of the ornate organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany. This Benedictine monastery was founded in 1330, the first phase of building took place between 1330 and 1370

Ancient Irish Costume
A man and woman of ancient Ireland, well wrapped in their cloaks against the cold : he carries a spear against dangerous encounters. Date: early centuries AD

Five leaders of the Reformation -- Philipp Melancthon, Jean Calvin, Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli and Jan Hus

French Army in Egypt
Forty centuries of history look down on Napoleon and the French army

Witches over Town
Witches on their broomsticks fly over the roofs of their town

Eva Moore (1868 - 1955), English stage and film actress who was active in the womens suffrage movement. Her daughter, Jill Esmond, was the first wife of Laurence Olivier. Date: 1899

Mary Moore (1861 - 1931), distinguished English actress of the Victorian era, widow of Sir Charles Wyndham, also an actor. Date: 1899

Ada Rehan (1857 - 1916), Irish born American actress, one of the great comediennes of her day, represented the " personality" style of acting in the nineteenth century

Ethel Matthews (1869 - 1957), English actress of the 19th and 20th centuries. Date: 1899

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