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Characterful Collection

Background imageCharacterful Collection: Characterful old lady with her knitting

Characterful old lady with her knitting
A characterful old lady sits in a chair, holding a few rows of knitting in front of her as she looks thoughtfully into the distance

Background imageCharacterful Collection: View of The Chop Room fireplace inside the atmospheric Old Cheshire Cheese pub just off

View of The Chop Room fireplace inside the atmospheric Old Cheshire Cheese pub just off Londons Fleet Street. Date: 1884

Background imageCharacterful Collection: A cosy corner in the Old Cheshire Cheese, the famous old pub off Fleet Street in London

A cosy corner in the Old Cheshire Cheese, the famous old pub off Fleet Street in London. Date: 1884

Background imageCharacterful Collection: The staircase inside the famous Old Cheshire Cheese pub just off Londons Fleet Street

The staircase inside the famous Old Cheshire Cheese pub just off Londons Fleet Street. Date: 1884

Background imageCharacterful Collection: D Ye Ken John Peel in his Coat so Grey by Joseph Simpson

D Ye Ken John Peel in his Coat so Grey by Joseph Simpson
John Peel (1776? 13 November 1854), English huntsman and the subject of the nineteenth century song D ye ken John Peel - " ken" meaning to be aware of or to know in some dialects of

Background imageCharacterful Collection: Old Man, Flat Cap & Pipe

Old Man, Flat Cap & Pipe
A characterful old man wearing a flat cap smokes his pipe. Date: 1950s

Background imageCharacterful Collection: Woman tramp sitting at side of road

Woman tramp sitting at side of road
A female tramp, her skin tanned by the outdoor life, sits by the road, her bag of possessions at her side. Although her body is well wrapped in overcoat and hat, her feet are in open sandals

Background imageCharacterful Collection: The Man Who Had A Tale To Tell. Southbank, Teesside 1970s

The Man Who Had A Tale To Tell. Southbank, Teesside 1970s 1970s

Background imageCharacterful Collection: Best room, the O Hanlon Pub, Shannon Bridge, Ireland - 1970s

Best room, the O Hanlon Pub, Shannon Bridge, Ireland - 1970s
The O Hanlon Couple 2. Best room, the O Hanlon Pub, Shannon Bridge Republic of Ireland - 1970s 1970s

Background imageCharacterful Collection: The characterful face of an elderly man

The characterful face of an elderly man - study by Phil May. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCharacterful Collection: Man in a crowd in a Yugoslavian street

Man in a crowd in a Yugoslavian street
A man in a crowd in a Yugoslavian street. He is carrying a wooden barrel, possibly containing cheese. Date: September 1965

Background imageCharacterful Collection: Farmer Blight of Holsworthy, Devon

Farmer Blight of Holsworthy, Devon
Farmer Blight of Holsworthy, a market town in West Devon, not far from the Cornish border. He is pictured here standing behind a gate

Background imageCharacterful Collection: Characterful Faces

Characterful Faces
A selection of unsavoury characters showing different emotions including ruthlessness & loathing. A toothless old hag, a drunkard, a baby & an axeman are shown


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