Cromwell Gallery

Tank Battle in Villers Bocage, France 1944

Illustration showing a battle between German Tiger tanks and British tanks and infantry in the village of Villers Bocage, Normandy, June 1944. A British tank (on left), which might be a Cromwell or Sherman, is shown knocking out one German Tiger (centre) by shooting through a hole in the corner house. Another Tiger tank (right) is coming under fire from British machine guns and PIAT's, some of whom can be seen extreme right. This illustration was drawn by Captain Bryan de Grineau, the Illustrated London New's artist, from a description given to him by an eye-witness, Mr. Tom Treanor of the Los Angeles Times'. Date: 1944

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Natural History Museum, WW1 farm

War transformation in Cromwell Road: growing agricultural produce at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London. The Graphic noted in October 1917 that Great skill has been shown in utilising all available spaceThe potatoes grown in these gardens are particularly fine, and completely do away with the idea that soil in the heart of London is not suitable for the growing of vegetables. French beans, artichokes marrows and many other green vegetables were reported to have done extremely well in this environment. Date: 1917

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Oliver Cromwell (Dutch)

OLIVER CROMWELL holding a book - doubtless the Bible ; the heads of Charles I and other victims show that the artist doesn't entirely approve of his subject. Date: 1599 - 1658

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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