Clock Collection (#32)

Guildford / Grant / 1950S
Guildford, Surrey: the High Street Date: 1950s

View of Derby Cathedral from St Marys Gate, Derby
View of Derby Cathedral (All Saints) from St Marys Gate, looking towards the west front. Date: circa 1910

Bank and Crown Hotel, Matlock, Derbyshire
View of the Bank and the Crown Hotel in Matlock town centre, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1920

Cuckoo Clock / Henry Grant
A cuckoo clock Date: 1950s

St Giles Parish Church, Matlock, Derbyshire
View of St Giles Parish Church, Matlock, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1960

Stevenson / Fanny / Ava
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writers wife, Fanny, makes ava in the smoking room at Vailima Date: 1850 - 1894

Pupils in Tonbridge Independent Library
Pupils studying in Tonbridge Independent Library. Date: 1966

Poplar Union Schools, near Brentwood, Essex
View of the boys side of the Poplar Schools which were established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Ward at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey
Interior view of ward D8 at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and became a general hospital for up to 1000 children

Poor Priests Hospital, Canterbury, Kent
View of the Poor Priests Hospital on what is now Stour Street in Canterbury, Kent, dating back to the 12th century. In 1727, the building was adopted for use as the citys workhouse. It is now a museum

West Front of Westminster Abbey, London
View of the West Front of Westminster Abbey, London, officially known as the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster

Rowing boat, the Kathryn Anne, off the Devon coast
A rowing boat, the Kathryn Anne of Exmouth, moored off the Devon coast. (2 of 2)

View of Piccadilly Circus, London
A view of Piccadilly Circus, London, on a busy day

Elegant lady in a country house interior, Mid Wales
An elegant lady in a full-length white dress poses in a country house interior in Mid Wales. There is a fireplace and decorated screen on the left, and an upright piano on the right

Tennis court, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
A tennis court, with people playing, inside the ruins of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Police radio operator

Mile End Road, East End of London
A view of the Mile End Road in the East End of London. A horse-drawn tram and various trade carts can be seen. St Benets Church stands at the centre right of the scene with the Peoples Palace to

Manchester Board of Guardians, Officers and Ex-Chairmen
The Chairman (Hugh Fay, centre), Vice Chairman (William Reid, left of centre) and Clerk (F.W. Greenhalgh) of the 1930-31 Manchester Board of Guardians

Manchester Union Casual Wards, Manchester
Casual wards for tramps and vagrants at Tame Street, Ancoates, Manchester. The original premises were set up in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt in around 1900 after being burnt down

Islington parish workhouse, London
The Islington parish workhouse was opened in 1870 on St Johns Road in Islington, North London. Designed by RH Burden, it could house more than 1000 inmates. It was later known as Hillside

Maria Brunnlein church, Wemding, Germany
View (on the left) of the Maria Brunnlein Roman Catholic church in Wemding, Bavaria, Germany. The church contains a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary

The Guildhall, Guildford
The Guildhall (restored in 1683), Guildford

Argentina - Buenos Aires - The English Tower. Photo (37/40) from a fold-out set

Hotel Hafnia - Copenhagen, Denmark
A view of the Hotel Hafnia - Copenhagen, Denmark - some very selective fog appears to have descended...!

Asking policeman time / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. To save the trouble of asking the time of a policeman...a handy clock built into his helmet. Please note

Railway station, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
The railway station building at Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

Restoring belfry / W H Robinson
Restoring the belfry of a village church shattered during the second world war. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Morocco, Fez - Water Clock on Talaa Kibeera
Fez - The Street of ancient Clocks. The Water Clock, part of the Bou Inania complex on Talaa Kibeera can be seen on this card

The Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus), Berlin, Germany
View of the Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus) in Berlin, Germany, with the Neptune fountain in the foreground. It was built between 1861 and 1869 in north Italian high renaissance style

Inside a traditional miners cottage, Lands End, Cornwall
Scene inside a traditional miners cottage at Lands End, Cornwall. There is a copper kettle by the fireplace, a spinning wheel, two clocks, various pictures, and patterned wallpaper

Car controls / W H Robinson
A salesman explains the controls to a potential purchaser. This model has the luxury of a cigarette cabinet and an alarm clock

Harbour and old town, Rovinj, Croatia
View of the harbour and old town of Rovinj, with fishing boats and clock tower, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia

Crediton Church, Devon, in the snow
The church in Crediton, Devon, following a fall of snow

Street scene in Innsbruck, Austria
A street scene in Innsbruck in Tyrol, western Austria

Amiens - The Clock on Gambetta Square
France - Amiens - The Dewailly Clock on Gambetta Square with a bronze nude sculpture by Albert Roze known as Marie-sans-chemise (topless Mary)

St Martins Church Tower, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
View of the Tower of the medieval St Martins Church in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Germany. Building began in 1389 and took over 100 years -- the tower alone took 55 years to build

Landsberg weekend festival, Bavaria, Germany
Weekend festival on the picturesque market square of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany, with people sitting at trestle tables

Old fortified church in Sighisoara, Romania
View of an old fortified church in the medieval city of Sighisoara in Transylvania, Romania. On the right is the landmark of the city, a clock tower built in 1360

Medieval gate, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany
View of the gothic Bavarian Gate, the Bayertor, built in 1425, at the northern entrance to the town of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany

Printing Presses at Daily Mirror Works
A close-up view of one of the printing presses at the Daily Mirror works, where the newspapers were printed (far below ground level). Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Djemaa el-Djedid Mosque and Consulate Palace - Algiers
The Consulate Palace and Djemaa el-Djedid Mosque at Algiers, Algeria. Contrary to its name, the New Mosque, (the Djemaa el-Djedid) sometimes also called the Pcherie Mosque

Barrack Room - Dijon, France
The interior of a Police barrack room, with a group of French soldiers (some seated) in the foreground, all bearing swords, engaged in police duty

The Main Post Office, Istanbul. There are different counters for local/ interior post and for International post. A clock above the counter unusually shows the time in two different time zones

St Jamess Church and Hall, Piccadilly, London
St Jamess Church and the new Vestry Hall, Piccadilly, London. Today market stalls are set up in the churchyard and you can get a very nice lunch sitting in the open

Clock Tower - Bursa, Turkey
Clock Tower Bursa - Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Contains the Mausoleum of Osman Bey, founder of the Ottoman Empire as well as two world famous Sufi Saints

Antalya - Turkish coastal town
Southern Turkish Mediterranean coastal resort of Antalya

The Houses of Parliament - Evening
A view toward the Houses of Parliament from the southern bank of the River Thames in London. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck
Undated head and shoulders mezzoprint portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck by Isaac Whood. Pinchbeck (c.1670 - November 18, 1732) was a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata

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