Common Collection (page 33)

No Mans Land Common, near Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England; a favourite parking place on any summer afternoon. Date: 1930s

Common Sunfish
The common Sunfish (Lepomis species) in an aquarium. Date: 1967

Hindhead Common
A young man wearing shorts and Argyll socks studies a National Trust stone on Hindhead Common, Surrey, England, which points out local places of interest. Date: 1930s

Wandsworth Common
The small pond on Wandsworth common, south west London. Date: 1930s

Wimbledon Common
Smart people taking a stroll on Wimbledon Common, London. Date: 1930s

Gipsies on Putney Common, London. Date: 1870

Yeoman cavalry competition for the Loyd Lindsay Cup
Manoeuvres of the squads of yeomanry cavalry engaged in the competition for the Loyd Lindsay prize at Wimbledon; they have to ride, four together, two of them dismount

Frensham Common Heather
Heather is spread wide on the sandy soil of the common at Frensham, Surrey, England. Date: 1906

Common Snipe (Morris)

Plants / Cytisus Laburnum
COMMON LABURNUM Date: 1791

BEAVER (1814)
Common Beaver

Singer 12 Hp Saloon
The Singer 12hp saloon is the quintessential family car of the 1930s, neat, refined and unobtrusive. Backward- opening doors are still common. Date: 1937

Social / Common Room 1950S
Undergraduates relaxing in the Common Room at Ruskin College, Oxford Date: 1950s

Exeter Univ Students
Students relaxing in the Common Room at Exeter University. Date: circa 1950s

Pupils in study room, Marlborough College
Pupils relaxing in a study room at Marlborough College. Date: 1962

Royal visit to Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visit the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum at Wandsworth Common, Surrey (now in south west London), on 24 July 1907

Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common, London
A view of the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common, Surrey (now in south west London)

Fountain and Wisteria at Paddockhurst, West Sussex
View of a fountain in the garden at Paddockhurst, near Selsfield Common, West Sussex. The house dates from the 17th century, and is now used as a school

Terrace at Paddockhurst, West Sussex
View of the terrace at Paddockhurst, near Selsfield Common, West Sussex. The house dates from the 17th century, and is now used as a school

Metropolitan Police Glossary of Words instruction book
A Metropolitan Police instruction book: Glossary of Words in Common Police Use

Juniperus Communis (Common Juniper), a woody plant of the Cupressaceae family. Seen here is the Prostrata variety, a low-growing shrub covering some rocks

Kitchen of a Common Lodging House
Residents eating and socialising in the kitchen of a common lodging house, location unknown. Such establishments provided cheap accommodation by the night for those of limited means

Dormitory of a Common Lodging House
The dormitory of a common lodging house where a clean bed for the night and washing facilities could be had for (in 1930) between sixpence and a shilling

Polypodium Dryopteris or Gymnocarpium Dryopteris (Oak Fern, Western Oakfern, Common Oak Fern, Northern Oak Fern), of the Polypodiaceae, Cystopteridaceae or Dryopteridaceae family

Dense foliage on Stanmore Common. Pen & Ink with wash drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Chipperfield Common, Hertfordshire. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Stanmore Common woodland. Pen & ink (with wash) sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Sedum Anglicum (English Stonecrop), a flowering plant of the Crassulaceae family. It has white or pale pink flowers, grows well over walls and rocks, and is common in coastal areas

Ealing Common, Ealing, London
The record rainway of June 1901 - view of some rather soggy pedestrians and a struggling open-top (!) tram at Ealing Common, Ealing, London on the evening of the 15th June

Parish Workhouse, Hooe, Sussex
The former parish workhouse at Hooe, located on Hooe Common, Sussex

Empire Day in Wandsworth, London
Empire Day celebrations in Wandsworth, south west London. Empire Day was celebrated between 1904 and 1958 to commemorate Queen Victorias birthday

KENNINGTON
The Common and the Church

Kennington Common
South London : a favourite venue for gatherings, musterings and demonstrations

Guildhall Chamber
The Common Council chamber

Home Defence, World War I
Home Defence, Wandsworth Battalion digging trenches on Wandsworth Common during World War I in August 1917

MOLE
A common mole bares its teeth

The kitchen of a common lodging house, Spitalfields, London. Men and women sit together under the laundry hanging out to dry. This scene was sketched from life

London as a Cosmopolis
Uniforms of all the Allies in the lounge of a bustling London restaurant during World War One. French and Russian soldiers are among the now common sites in the capital city

The Hustings on Kennington Common, London, 1852
Engraving showing the crowd on Kennington Common for the Lambeth hustings, during the General Election of 1852

Roofless cabin during evictions in Ireland
Rear view of a couple of gentlemen and two grieving women near the cabin of Pat MacNamara which has been tumbled by levellers

Voting at a Soviet
The new Soviet regime gives the common people a say in their affairs - voting at a provincial Soviet

The Common Garden Orator

An avalanche in Piedmont, Northern Italy. Great destruction
An avalanche in Piedmont. Avalanches are common in the Piedmontese side of the Alps, much destruction is caused by the falling boulders and snow

The Sultan of Morocco, 1906
Photograph showing the Sultan of Morocco wearing a Russian uniform, 1906. Owing to a prejudice against foreigners, common in Morocco at this time

Landing at the Lighthouse, 1895
Illustration showing the arrival of visitors, by boat, at a lighthouse. As is shown in this picture, the most common way to reach offshore lighthouses in Victorian times was by landing small rowing

Cow on a P&O steamer, 1890
Illustration of several passengers admiring a P&O ships cow. Livestock was a common feature on board at this time, as this creatures purpose built stable testifies. Date: 1890

British soldier in a new gas-mask
A British soldier wearing a new gas mask. Following the German use of poisonous gas at Ypres on April 22nd, 1915, it became a common feature of World War I warfare

Sheffield United Football Team, 1902
Photograph showing the Sheffield United Football team of the 1901-1902 season. That year they beat Southampton to win the F.A. Cup. The players photographed were: Standing, left to right: B

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