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HMS Walker, British destroyer, WW1 and WW2HMS Walker, British V & W class destroyer, launched 1917, served briefly during the First World War and throughout the Second World War, decommissioned 1946. Date: 20th century
HMS Broke, British destroyer, WW1HMS Broke, British Faulknor-class destroyer leader, launched 1914, served during the First World War, sold to Chilean Navy 1920, scrapped 1933. Date: 1914-1918
Scene in a lecture theatre, with chemical equations written on the blackboard, a woman giving a lecture, and students taking notes. circa 1940s
Victorian girl with her nanny (Polhill-Turner family)An upper class Victorian girl, Beatrice (Emily Beatrice Violet, d 1930), standing on a chair, with her nanny standing next to her. They lived at Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire
Welsh woman in traditional costume on a donkeyA young Welsh woman in traditional costume, riding a donkey sidesaddle. This was the usual form of transport at the time -- for example
Alfred Onions, Welsh Labour MPAlfred Onions (1858-1921), Welsh Labour MP for Caerphilly and Treasurer of the South Wales Miners Federation
Aerial view, Tirpentwys Colliery, South WalesAerial view of Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Winding man, Tirpentwys Colliery, South WalesThe winding man at the coal face in Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Man under coal weighing machine, Llanerch CollieryA smartly dressed man (Herbert Saunders) standing under a coal weighing machine at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Scene in the International Stores, Crediton, Devon, with two middle-aged women chatting in an aisle. The photograph dates from before decimalisation of the currency -- tins of peaches are priced at
Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS MissouriThe Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri, 31st August 1945. All the US naval personnel are wearing Class B uniforms on purpose. The surrender officially ended World War Two
Interior of a Dorsetshire Labourers CottageInterior view of a peasants cottage in Dorset in 1846, accompanying an article reporting on the poverty and squalor of some villages in the county
Dr. W. G. Grace at the Wicket, 1898Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915), arguably the finest cricketer of his era, who scored 126 first-class centuries while playing for England and Gloucestershire
Gilbert Jessop (1874-1955)Photograph of Gilbert Jessop, the Gloucestershire and England batsman, who was famous for his feats of quick-scoring - he once scored a century in only 40 minutes
George Parr, English cricketer, circa 1845Illustration of George Parr (1826-1891), the cricketer who represented Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent and the MCC between 1844 and 1870
Crowded London HousingA landscape of working class homes in London, with a handy patch of waste ground where the wives can hang up their washing and the kids can play among the stones and refuse
Main Staircase TitanicThe opulent main staircase of the ill-fated Titanic showing various elegant passengers relaxing in the luxurious surroundings
Mother, Child, LimehouseA mother stands with her child at the door of her home in Limehouse, east London : the boards are presumably to prevent the child straying into the street
VICTORIAs JUBILEE 1887Victoria depicted with her loyal lion - the workman with his clay pipe and side of beef - and her unicorn - the upper class with its cigars and champagne
Victorian family saying grace before dinnerA Victorian family saying grace at the dinner table
Great Central ExpressThe Great Central Express runs non-stop from London to Sheffield, drawn by a locomotive of the Sir Sam Fay class
ASCOT 1895Privileged racegoers in the Enclosure before the race for the Ascot Gold Cup : police are on hand in case of trouble
Costume / Orange SellerLondon characters: an ORANGE GIRL offers her wares to passers-by in the street, a valuable source of vitamin C if they only knew it
Dog Show Childrens ClassThe Transvaal Kennel Club Show, Johannesburg, childrens class. In white dresses and hats, very young children hold their dogs for the judges inspection, watched by parents
Stockton Darling. TicketThis unpretentious item is an original ticket entitling you to travel (second class) from Stockton to Darlington for the modest sum of one shilling and sixpence
Euston Station, London 1837Euston Station, London, in 1837, at the start of railway development and expansion. Showing a first-class carriage in the foreground
HMS Aberdare, British hunt class minesweeper, WW2HMS Aberdare (J49), British hunt class minesweeper. Date: circa 1943-1944
W Heath Robinson - Opening the Wine Bottle
Marquise de Casa MauryThe Marquise de Casa Maury, formerly Miss Paula Gellibrand, and Mrs Loel Guinness, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller, daughter of Lord Churston. Joan later divorced her husband and married Prince Aly Khan
Lady Abdy in her Venetian palazzoLady Diana Abdy, formerly Lady Helen Diana Bridgeman (1907-1967), English socialite and fashion leader, pictured at her home
HMS Lysander, Laforey class destroyer. Date: circa 1914
Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive 20223, SupremeMaker: John Fowler & Co. of Leeds. Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 20223 Built: 1934 Registration: EU 5313 Class: B6 Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 10 Name: Supreme Date: 1970s-1980s
Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3938, Quo VadisMaker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 3938 Built: 1922 Registration: XL 9086 Class: Scenic Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 8 Name: Quo Vadis Date
Party of people picnicking at Henley RegattaA party of people picnicking at the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual rowing event held on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. Date: July 1888
BEA - European Class AeroplaneBEA - " European" Class Aeroplane. Date: circa 1970s
R C Gosling, footballer and cricketerRobert Cunliffe Gosling (1868-1922), footballer for the Old Etonians, the Corinthians and England. He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge and Essex. 1890s
Children looking rather unsure in Santas Grotto in Eccles Date: circa 1977
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychw- yrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochCollecting railway tickets in Wales. A Third Class ticket issued on 14th August, 1908 between Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. PeterGiovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peters Square in Rome, 1754. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
Advert / John Bull 1906Advertisement for John Bull magazine, edited by Horatio Bottomley: a hard hitter but never below the belt! Date: 1906
Bembridge, Isle of Wight - Hampshire - Redwing Class yachts (after the first re-design) Date: circa 1950s
Railway workers pose with steam engineFour railway workers pose with a steam engine, with one holding an oil can
WW1 - Celebrating Victory Night 1919WW1 - Celebrating Victory Night, men and women in blact-tie and ball-gown dress, dancing to the music from a live band at a high-society ball. Date: 1919
HMS London, British heavy cruiserHMS London (69), British County class heavy cruiser, showing the main guns on the bridge. Date: circa 1930s
HMS Exeter, British heavy cruiserHMS Exeter (68), British York class heavy cruiser. Date: circa 1930
HMS Dorsetshire, British heavy cruiserHMS Dorsetshire (40), British County class heavy cruiser. Date: circa 1930
HMS Kent, British heavy cruiserHMS Kent (54), British County class heavy cruiser. Date: circa 1930
HMS Delhi, British cruiser, Alexandria, WW2HMS Delhi (D47), British Danae class cruiser, seen here at anchor in Alexandria, as Admiral Cunninghams flagship. Date: 1940