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Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, DorsetThe house at Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, England, where British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)
Unveiling of the Royal Scots Grey Memorial, Princes StreetThe 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
Black Mountain, Belfast - with thatched cottage in foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s
Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, LancashireThe Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, opened in 1927 in premises of former Jubilee Cottage Hospital
The Black Boy pub, Dunsden, OxfordshireTaken 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
Dr Barnardos Home, Barkingside - aerial viewAn aerial view of Dr Barnardos Village Home for Girls at Barkingside in Essex. The home was established on the cottage homes principle
Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, DownendA 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
Crofters Houses - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, ScotlandCrofters Houses at Stornoway, a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Date: circa 1910s
Fazakerley Cottage Homes TreatA treat - probably in the form of a country picnic - for boys from the Fazakerley Cottage Homes in Liverpool, accompanied by staff and other helpers
Village Cross - The Borough - Downton nr. Salisbury, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1903
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
Irish Cottage Industries, Hand Embroidery on Linen in the Ards - another family group outside a thatched cottage, mother and daughter embroidering
Interior of an Irish Handloom Weavers Cottage, Co Armagh - with fire lit and kettle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Armagh). Date: circa early 1900s
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
NCH Home, Newton Hall, Frodsham, CheshireAn 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
Peat Man & Irish CottageA 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
Princess Elizabeth and Margaret in the Welsh CottageCharming 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)
Princess Elizabeth of York at y Bwthyn bach to GwelltPrincess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret of York seated on the steps of their own miniature house at the Royal Lodge, Windsor
Fire Station at Quarriers Homes, Bridge Of WeirFire 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
Willows / Rat & BeerRat & Mole: " He presently reappeared somewhat dusty, with a bottle of beer in each paw & another under each arm." Date: First published: 1908
Trianon Ballroom, ChicagoThe Trianon Ballroom, Cottage Grove Avenue at 62nd Street, Chicago Date: 1920s
Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, LeicsThree small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at BrentwoodIn 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex
Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls, Barkingside, EssexDr 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
Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, EssexBoys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex. Opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn OwlThe 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
THE DOCTOR (FILDES) C19A doctor visits a dangerously ill girl at her cottage home, watched by her distraught parents. Date: 19th century
Thatched cottage, Bunratty, County Clare, IrelandThatched cottage, Bunratty, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s
Thatched Cottage on the Aran Islands, Co Galway by D. NobleThatched Cottage on the Aran Islands, County Galway, Republic of Ireland by D. Noble
Residence of William H. Clarke - Stockbridge, MassachusettsResidence 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
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
Cloughfinn, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim - a view of a thatched cottage beside the sea. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Islandmagee). Date: circa early 1900s
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)
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)
Duke of York at Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, LeicesterThe 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
View of the harbour, Clovelly, DevonView of the harbour at Clovelly, Devon. Date: 1960s
Interior of a jacal (shack). 1853. Oil. MEXICO
Farm life in summer: The cooling stream. Date c1867
Hackney Homes Band and Soldiers at Budworth Hall, Ongar, EssSoldiers at Budworth Hall military hospital on Chipping Ongar High Street are joined by the boys band from the nearby Hackney Union cottage homes
Dodie Smith at home in EssexDorothy Gladys (Dodie) Smith (1896 - 1990), English novelist and playwright whose works include the play Autumn Crocus and the childrens novel
Boys Band at Hollybrook Cottage Homes, SouthamptonThe 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
Revolution House, Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, formerly the " Cock & Pynet" Inn, where patriotic noblemen plotted to make William of Orange the King
Lavender Cottage, BramberA photograph showing Lavender Cottage, at Bramber, Horsham, a picturesque little home of age, with early 1900s improvements having been made. Date: circa 1929
Flowers for Grandmother
Spinning wool, Glen Columbkille, County Donegal, IrelandWoman in her cottage spinning wool in Glen Columbkille (Glencolmcille, Gleann Cholm Cille), County Donegal, north-west Ireland. Date: circa 1900s
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
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
Slemish from Above Broughshane - a view of Slemish with a cottage in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Slemish). Date: circa early 1900s