Cold Collection (page 37)

Saxifraga Umbrosa Pectinata (Partridgefoot), a plant of the Saxifragaceae family (commonly known as saxifrages or stone breakers because of their ability to grow in the cracks between rocks)

Saxifraga varieties in a rocky setting
Varieties of Saxifraga, of the Saxifragaceae family (commonly known as saxifrages or stone breakers because of their ability to grow in the cracks between rocks)

Hoar frost on plants in a garden
Hoar frost on plants growing either side of some steps in an unidentified garden

Stream with ice and frost
An unidentified stream with ice and frost

Garden with fog and frost
An unidentified garden with fog and frost

View of the Castle, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of the Castle across the rooftops, from a building in the High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. There has been a recent fall of snow

Saxifraga Andrewsii covered with frost
Saxifraga Andrewsii, a perennial of the Saxifragaceae family (commonly known as saxifrages or stone breakers because of their ability to grow in the cracks between rocks)

Man and three children on a toboggan in the snow
A man and three children sliding downhill on a toboggan in the snow

Three workmen stop for a cup of tea on a snowy day
Three workmen stop for a welcome cup of tea on a snowy winters day. (2 of 2)

Policeman with three boys and their bicycles
A policeman chats with three boys, who are out and about with their bicycles on an icy day

Winter Sports, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson
A smiling lady in a colourful winter sports jumper, waving. A skier on the snow can be seen in the background

Little Crossing Sweeper by Muriel Dawson
A small child in a blue coat and hat assiduously sweeps up autumn leaves with the help of an old-fashioned broom and a wheelbarrow

Salvation Army night shelter at supper time
A midnight supper of soup and bread at a London Salvation Army shelter for men brought in from the streets

Salvation Army Food Depot, London
Men queuing at one of the food depots set up in London by the Salvation Army in the 1890s. The depots provided low cost food and meals for down and outs

Whitby Parish poor relief voucher for coal
A voucher for a shilling bag of coal, issued as poor relief by the Churchwarden at Whitby, North Yorkshire

Notice of Death from Union Workhouse, Maldon, Essex
A Notice of Death sent from the Maldon Union workhouse to the next of kin of William John Rush. If relatives or friends did not undertake the funeral arrangements

Christmas Carols / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper, having a strange aversion to Christmas Carols, empties a jug of cold water over a Carol party at his door - the party being his own children!

Lady skiing down a mountain
A lady in Edwardian dress skis down a mountain -- behind her, a man has fallen over, perhaps in surprise at her expertise or bravery

Sliding
A Victorian little girl, dressed in a fancy coordinating frilled coat and bonnet slides on some ice

Music cover for Godfreys Chilperic Quadrille
Music cover for Charles Godfreys Chilperic Quadrille, based on airs from Herves popular opera buffa (or operetta) Chilperic

Au Bon Marche card - Russia
Au Bon Marche card - a small girl in cold weather garb holding the flag of Russia (and a stamp) - an advertising card for the famous Paris Department Store

WWII recycling: Torpedo foot warmer / W H Robinson
A resourceful couple in bed make use of an old torpedo as a foot warmer. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Snowy mountain in Kashgar, western China
A snowy mountain in Kashgar, western China

Portrait of a small boy in Devon
Portrait of a small boy, Cecil Watts, on holiday in Devon. He is wearing a warm coat, hat and scarf, so it must be a chilly day

Couple in a snowy landscape
A young couple in a snowy landscape, dressed in 18th century style. They are carrying bunches of holly, and smiling at each other

Holly O! and Mistletoe, by Ethel Parkinson
A Christmas Greetings card, showing children carrying bunches of holly and mistletoe in a snowy landscape

Two ladies in a snowy landscape
Two ladies, both of them carrying holly in their baskets, in a snowy landscape. They are dressed in 19th century style

Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson
A Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson, showing a lady and a boy walking through a snowy landscape. They are dressed in 19th century style

Elizabethan style Christmas card by Ethel Parkinson
A Christmas card by Ethel Parkinson, showing a young couple dressed in Elizabethan style costume in a snowy landscape. The greeting reads

The Return by Ethel Parkinson
The Return -- three children bring a large log home with them, to the delight of their little dog. Two girls are pulling the log along, while a smaller girl sits on the log, cradling her doll

Kind Thoughts, by Ethel Parkinson
Kind Thoughts -- a Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson, showing a little girl and an elderly gentleman walking down a snowy street. He is carrying a few parcels, and is using a walking stick

Friendship changes never, by Ethel Parkinson
The Fashions alter with each passing year, But Friendship changes never -- a Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson, showing a couple in a snowy street, dressed in costume of a bygone age

Three children in a snowy landscape. The two girls are carrying bunches of holly, while the boy is carrying a large supply of firewood on his shoulder

Three people in a snowy landscape
Three people dressed in 18th century style, one of them holding a bunch of holly, in a snowy landscape

Holly and Ivy, Box and Bay, by Ethel Parkinson
Holly and Ivy, Box and Bay, Put in the Church on Christmas Day. A Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson, showing people in a snowy landscape taking bunches of holly

Two women and a child in a snowy landscape. They are dressed in 19th century style, and one woman is holding a large bunch of holly

United Service Relish
A jar of relish for cold meats etc exclusively from Harrods

Remains of the Berlin Wall, Germany
Remains of the Berlin Wall with graffiti in the Bernauer Strasse, Berlin, Germany

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

Part of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Berlin
Part of the graffiti-covered Berlin Wall, on display at the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany

Berlin wall display and skyscraper, Germany
A modern skyscraper towers above a display of some remains of the Berlin Wall, in the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany

Berlin Wall exhibits, Germany
Tourists view some remains of the Berlin Wall, on display in the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany

Accustomising oneself to the vagaries of our climate in a medically approved glass cabinet. Illustration by William Heath Robinson

Captain Scott at the South Pole
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British polar explorer pictured in his kit during his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British Polar explorer, pictured in kit and on skis in the Antarctic, prior to embarking on his ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in which he

French travel & transport poster
Amusing poster issued by the French Ministry of Travel and Transport which appears to be advising intrepid aviators to plan their route in advance, or suffer the consequences

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

French soldier WWI
French soldier dressed in furs for the winter during World War I

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