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Background imageCottage Collection: Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, Dorset

Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, Dorset
The house at Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, England, where British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)

Background imageCottage Collection: Unveiling of the Royal Scots Grey Memorial, Princes Street

Unveiling of the Royal Scots Grey Memorial, Princes Street
The unveiling ceremony of the Royal Scots Grey Memorial by William Birnie Rhind (1853 - 1933), West Gardens Cottage, Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland - by Earl of Rosebery on 16th November 1906

Background imageCottage Collection: Black Mountain, Belfast

Black Mountain, Belfast - with thatched cottage in foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, Lancashire

Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, Lancashire
The Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, opened in 1927 in premises of former Jubilee Cottage Hospital

Background imageCottage Collection: The Black Boy pub, Dunsden, Oxfordshire

The Black Boy pub, Dunsden, Oxfordshire
Taken early 20th cent. Still standing and known now as Black Boy Cottage. At this time also doubling up (very common for the period) as the village post office. Date: early 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: Dr Barnardos Home, Barkingside - aerial view

Dr Barnardos Home, Barkingside - aerial view
An aerial view of Dr Barnardos Village Home for Girls at Barkingside in Essex. The home was established on the cottage homes principle

Background imageCottage Collection: Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, Downend

Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, Downend
A view of the childrens cottage homes at Downend, Bristol. A young inmate stands in front of one of the houses. The homes were established in the early 1900s by the Bristol Board of Guardians to

Background imageCottage Collection: Crofters Houses - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Crofters Houses - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Crofters Houses at Stornoway, a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCottage Collection: Fazakerley Cottage Homes Treat

Fazakerley Cottage Homes Treat
A treat - probably in the form of a country picnic - for boys from the Fazakerley Cottage Homes in Liverpool, accompanied by staff and other helpers

Background imageCottage Collection: Village Cross - The Borough - Downton nr. Salisbury, Wilts

Village Cross - The Borough - Downton nr. Salisbury, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1903

Background imageCottage Collection: Strangford Lough from Killinchy

Strangford Lough from Killinchy - a view over the Lough with thatched cottage to the right. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Killinchy). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: Irish Cottage Industries, Hand Embroidery on Linen in the Ar

Irish Cottage Industries, Hand Embroidery on Linen in the Ards - another family group outside a thatched cottage, mother and daughter embroidering

Background imageCottage Collection: Interior of an Irish Handloom Weavers Cottage, Co Armagh

Interior of an Irish Handloom Weavers Cottage, Co Armagh - with fire lit and kettle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Armagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: The Rock of Cashel, Co Tipperary

The Rock of Cashel, Co Tipperary - a low view of a derelict Cathedral, with cottage in the foreground. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Tipperary: Cashel). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: NCH Home, Newton Hall, Frodsham, Cheshire

NCH Home, Newton Hall, Frodsham, Cheshire
An aerial view of the National Childrens Home Newton Hall site at Frodsham. The home comprised a number of cottage homes and other buildings arranged round a central green. Date: Date unknown

Background imageCottage Collection: Peat Man & Irish Cottage

Peat Man & Irish Cottage
A man delivering peat in a basket to a typical Irish cottage, watched by a little boy and two women in the doorway. Date: October 1938

Background imageCottage Collection: Princess Elizabeth and Margaret in the Welsh Cottage

Princess Elizabeth and Margaret in the Welsh Cottage
Charming photograph of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister, Princess Margaret posing at the windows of y Bwthyn bach to Gwellt (the Welsh Cottage)

Background imageCottage Collection: Princess Elizabeth of York at y Bwthyn bach to Gwellt

Princess Elizabeth of York at y Bwthyn bach to Gwellt
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret of York seated on the steps of their own miniature house at the Royal Lodge, Windsor

Background imageCottage Collection: Fire Station at Quarriers Homes, Bridge Of Weir

Fire Station at Quarriers Homes, Bridge Of Weir
Fire station, fire engine, ladders and uniformed firemen at the Quarriers childrens homes, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The cottage homes were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Background imageCottage Collection: Willows / Rat & Beer

Willows / Rat & Beer
Rat & Mole: " He presently reappeared somewhat dusty, with a bottle of beer in each paw & another under each arm." Date: First published: 1908

Background imageCottage Collection: Trianon Ballroom, Chicago

Trianon Ballroom, Chicago
The Trianon Ballroom, Cottage Grove Avenue at 62nd Street, Chicago Date: 1920s

Background imageCottage Collection: Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, Leics

Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, Leics
Three small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire

Background imageCottage Collection: Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at Brentwood

Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at Brentwood
In 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex

Background imageCottage Collection: Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls, Barkingside, Essex

Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls, Barkingside, Essex
Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. The homes were opened 1876 as a cottage homes development with the girls living in family groups under the supervision of a house

Background imageCottage Collection: Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex

Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex
Boys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex. Opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageCottage Collection: Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn Owl

Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn Owl
The weak yellow light of the winter sun rising over a desolate snowy scene surrounding a solitary farmhouse. A landing barn owl has been added to the border framing the scene

Background imageCottage Collection: THE DOCTOR (FILDES) C19

THE DOCTOR (FILDES) C19
A doctor visits a dangerously ill girl at her cottage home, watched by her distraught parents. Date: 19th century

Background imageCottage Collection: Thatched cottage, Bunratty, County Clare, Ireland

Thatched cottage, Bunratty, County Clare, Ireland
Thatched cottage, Bunratty, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Background imageCottage Collection: Thatched Cottage on the Aran Islands, Co Galway by D. Noble

Thatched Cottage on the Aran Islands, Co Galway by D. Noble
Thatched Cottage on the Aran Islands, County Galway, Republic of Ireland by D. Noble

Background imageCottage Collection: Residence of William H. Clarke - Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Residence of William H. Clarke - Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Residence of William H. Clarke and the Valley from Ice Glen Mountain - Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA. Villa Virginia - one of the last Berkshire Cottages to be built in the Mediterranean Revival

Background imageCottage Collection: The River Thames - Ankerwyke, Wraysbury, Bell Weir Lock

The River Thames - Ankerwyke, Wraysbury, Bell Weir Lock. Close by is the The Ankerwycke Yew, an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Marys Priory

Background imageCottage Collection: Cloughfinn, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim

Cloughfinn, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim - a view of a thatched cottage beside the sea. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Islandmagee). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: Mourne Mountains from Rossglass

Mourne Mountains from Rossglass - a view of the Mournes in the distance with a thatched cottage and beach in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Rossglass)

Background imageCottage Collection: Rossglass, Killough

Rossglass, Killough - a rural village with thatched cottages and man and dog and horse cart parked at the gable of a whitewashed cottage. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Killough)

Background imageCottage Collection: Duke of York at Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, Leicester

Duke of York at Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, Leicester
The Duke of York pays a visit to the Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, Leicester - 24th November 1921. The homes provided accommodation for pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1921

Background imageCottage Collection: View of the harbour, Clovelly, Devon

View of the harbour, Clovelly, Devon
View of the harbour at Clovelly, Devon. Date: 1960s

Background imageCottage Collection: Interior of a jacal (shack). 1853. Oil. MEXICO

Interior of a jacal (shack). 1853. Oil. MEXICO

Background imageCottage Collection: Farm life in summer: The cooling stream

Farm life in summer: The cooling stream. Date c1867

Background imageCottage Collection: Hackney Homes Band and Soldiers at Budworth Hall, Ongar, Ess

Hackney Homes Band and Soldiers at Budworth Hall, Ongar, Ess
Soldiers at Budworth Hall military hospital on Chipping Ongar High Street are joined by the boys band from the nearby Hackney Union cottage homes

Background imageCottage Collection: Dodie Smith at home in Essex

Dodie Smith at home in Essex
Dorothy Gladys (Dodie) Smith (1896 - 1990), English novelist and playwright whose works include the play Autumn Crocus and the childrens novel

Background imageCottage Collection: Boys Band at Hollybrook Cottage Homes, Southampton

Boys Band at Hollybrook Cottage Homes, Southampton
The boys band at Hollybrook cottage homes at Shirley Warren, Southampton. The homes were opened in 1911 by the Southampton Union to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageCottage Collection: Revolution House

Revolution House, Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, formerly the " Cock & Pynet" Inn, where patriotic noblemen plotted to make William of Orange the King

Background imageCottage Collection: Lavender Cottage, Bramber

Lavender Cottage, Bramber
A photograph showing Lavender Cottage, at Bramber, Horsham, a picturesque little home of age, with early 1900s improvements having been made. Date: circa 1929

Background imageCottage Collection: Flowers for Grandmother

Flowers for Grandmother

Background imageCottage Collection: Spinning wool, Glen Columbkille, County Donegal, Ireland

Spinning wool, Glen Columbkille, County Donegal, Ireland
Woman in her cottage spinning wool in Glen Columbkille (Glencolmcille, Gleann Cholm Cille), County Donegal, north-west Ireland. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: Strangford Lough at Delamont Nr. Killyleagh

Strangford Lough at Delamont Nr. Killyleagh - a view of the Lough with a thatched cottage to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Killyleagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: Upper Lough Erne

Upper Lough Erne - an elevated view of the Lough and islands with a thatched cottage in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh; Lough Erne). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCottage Collection: Slemish from Above Broughshane

Slemish from Above Broughshane - a view of Slemish with a cottage in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Slemish). Date: circa early 1900s



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