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Hiker & Camper Mag / 7. 31Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring a view across fields
Edwardian WalkersWALKING Six young Edwardian men in shirtsleeves, two with walking canes, out for a walk in the countryside
Pilgrims Depart / ChaucerThe Canterbury Pilgrims depart the Tabard Inn, Southwark and head away from London into Kent
France / Strasbourg 1590A view of the ancient walled city of Strasbourg and surrounding countryside as it looked at the end of the 16th century
A skylark soars above the trees 2011
Poster advertising Rambles in Somerset
Bertrand RussellBERTRAND RUSSELL, 3rd Earl Russell - British philospher and author, lying down smoking a pipe during one of his hikes into the Welsh countryside. Date: 1872 - 1970
Grasmere / Lake DistrictGrasmere Lake
Advertisement for National Savings -- your savings soon mount up -- showing a plane soaring above the countryside
Gilbert White / SelborneGILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE Distant view of the birthplace and home of the naturalist, at Selborne, Hampshire
Irish CottageA lovely old cottage by Lough Neagh, near Derrymore, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Two girls out in the snowTwo girls, wrapped up in winter coats and hats, and carrying an umbrella, enjoy a stroll in the snowy countryside. c. 1905
Combination Hospital, Greenock, Renfrewshire, ScotlandThe Greenock Combination Hospital was erected in 1906-7 on Inverkip Road, Greenock, to serve the combined burghs of Greenock, Port Glasgow, and Gourock. It later became known as Gateside Hospital
Beetles and ButterfliesInsects of the English countryside - including Stag Beetle (lucanus), Tiger Beetle (cicindelida) and a variety of butterflies and moths (lepidoptera)
Franz Schubert / NowakFRANZ SCHUBERT Austrian musician, taking a walk in the countryside
Sea Scout Patrol Walthamstow on a day outBoys from the Walthamstow Sea Scout Patrol on a day out in the country. circa 1950
Dorset CountrysideA lovely country scene, with a tiny stream and old mill, at Seatown, near Bridport, Dorset, England. Date: 1950s
Ordnance Survey map cover - Dorking and Leith HillFront cover of an Ordnance Survey map covering the Dorking and Leith Hill area of Surrey. The cover features a hiker or rambler leaning against a wall and smoking a pipe as he consults his map
Old farmhouse, Bassetts Mill, Cowden, KentView of an old farmhouse at Bassetts Mill in the village of Cowden, near Edenbridge, Kent
Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, LancashireAerial view of the Langho Colony set up in 1906 by the Chorlton and Manchester Unions for the treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy
Buttercups and DaisiesA classic English countryside scene in a summer field with buttercups and daisies interspersed among the wild grasses. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, RenfrewshireAerial view of the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier
Windermere tourism bookletFront cover of a guide book covering the Windermere area of the Lake District in Cumbria at a time when walking and rambling in the countryside was very popular
Riverbank sceneA summer riverbank scene with pale calm hazy water, dappled with lilypads and ducks, daisies and a small dragonfly. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Sir Richard Aclands Gift to the Nation Starts a ControversyThe MP Sir Richard Acland handed over to the National Trust the 16, 000 acres of beautiful West Country property which comprise his Killerton Estate and his Holnicote Estate
View of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), EthiopiaA view of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), in Amhara region, north central Ethiopia
Large Italian Picnic PartyA large Genoese extended family group take the car into the hills for a summer picnic. Date: 1930s
Kilburn White HorseView near the village of Kilburn, Yorkshire, England, with the famous chalk carving of the White Horse of Kilburn in the distance. Date: 1950s
The highwaymanA highwayman, mounted on his horse, prepares to set off across the countryside in pursuit of his next victim. Date: 1880s
Boy collecting applesA smiling, happy boy amongst the orchard trees, collecting the fallen shiny English apples in a wooden box. Painting by Raymond Sheppard
The Humorist Easter Number 1938The Humorist Easter Number front cover illustrated by William Heath Robinson featuring two exhausted cyclists sleeping off a picnic lunch, unaware that somebody is riding away on their tandem bicycle
Stream with GeeseA picturesque stream in the English countryside, with geese on the banks and swimming, and a flock of sheep neath the spring blossom
Silhouette of two small childrenA girl and boy, hand-in-hand, walk through the countryside, picking flowers as they go. c. 1925
Jugend front cover, people in a horse-drawn carriageFront cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a group of rich people in an open horse-drawn carriage, riding through the countryside, while farm workers harvest the fields in the middle distance
Fashion for the Moors by Gordon ConwaySuggestion for a slimline country tweed suit, perfect for striding stylishly over moorland on the Glorious Twelfth. Date: c.1930
Amesbury Union workhouse, WiltshireA distant view of Amesbury, Wiltshire, with the Union workhouse on the left, designed by William Bonython Moffatt, and built on South Mill Hill in 1837. It was demolished in 1967
Huntsman takes a stirrup cupA lady offers a huntsman of the South Devon Foxhunt - mounted on a fine white horse - a traditional stirrup cup drink from a tray. Date: circa 1980
The Fairies Aeroplane by Muriel DawsonTwo little girls sit in a field of flowers looking at a hovering dragonfly
Post Office Savings Bank posterWherever you go there is a branch of the Post Office Savings Bank. The one depicted in the rural scene is in Wharfedale, Yorkshire
Poster advertising Potchefstroom, South AfricaPoster advertising Potchefstroom, near Johannesburg, South Africa. It offers sport and other leisure activities, with a lake and municipal bungalows
Union Workhouse, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, WalesThe Haverfordwest Union workhouse, designed by William Owen, was opened in 1839. It was later known as Priory Mount and then as St Thomas Hospital
Poster for the Ulster Tourist Development AssociationPoster for Ulster, Northern Ireland -- glorious holidays foretold
Atmospheric country scene - seated children with dogA Boy and girl sit alongside a country lane in purple atmospheric misty light - possibly on a summers evening. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Hiker & Camper Mag / 1. 32Front cover of a magazine devoted to hikers, ramblers and campers featuring a couple out walking through the countryside on a snowy winters day
The Humorist Cover 1939A jolly cover by William Heath Robinson showing a couple on a motor cycle helping themselves, in transit, to a picnic hamper on the back of a car
1906 Tyre AdvertisementAn advert for Jenatzy Tyres of Brussels
German Guardian AngelA guardian angel watches over a small child as it gathers flowers in the German countryside on a fine summers day
Town Planning / JenaA 17th century town - Jena, Germany - still defended by its ramparts but spilling out beyond them into the surrounding countryside