Norton. Isle of Man TT500cc Norton racing at the Isle of Man TT, an annual motorcycle event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since 1907. It regarded as one of the most dangerous racing events in the world
The Song of the SirenTwo beautiful sirens sing their entrancing songs from their seats on some perilous rocks - their magic and beauty luring sailors to a terrible end... Date: 1932
Kraken attacking ship during a stormA mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm
Bricklayers 1827A bricklayer standing on a rather precarious looking scaffold. His assistant mixes mortar behind him; his hod for carrying bricks etc is nearby
Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of ScotlandView of Skerryvore Lighthouse, off the west coast of Scotland, completed in 1844. Seen here with a typically rough sea
Beware of Trains - In English and WelshA metal sign in English and Welsh stating - Beware of Trains - likely to have been positioned at a footpath crossing or at a station
Bishop Rock Lighthouse in a galeThe Bishop Rock Lighthouse in a Force 8 gale. Bishop Rock is a small rock at the westernmost tip of the Isles of Scilly. It is the smallest island in the world to have a building on it
Propaganda poster: careless talk costs livesSecond world war propaganda poster warning people that careless talk costs lives. Tell nobody -- not even her
Winston Churchill at Sidney Street Siege, East LondonWinston Churchill, then Home Secretary, with a group of policemen during the Siege of Sidney Street in Stepney, East London, on 3 January 1911. Date: 1911
Poisonous PlantsDeadly Nightshade (Atropa Belladonna); Thorn Apple (Datura Stramonium); Henbane (Hyoscyamus Niger); Mezereon (Daphne Mezereum); Fools Parsley (Aethusa Cynapium);
An angry Grizzly BearEnraged Grizzly Bear snarling and raising a dangerous-looking paw. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard
Canadian RodeoA cowboy riding a bucking bronco at a rodeo at Alberta, Canada. Date: early 1930s
A dangerous brew. Illustration shows John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers, representing the United Mine Workers and the American Federation of Labor
Mouse held away from Mousetrap" My Wife won t let me!" A male mouse is prevented by his wife from taking the unwise step of trying to obtain a tempting block of cheese from a little wire cage
COAL MINE / PENITENTA penitent, so named because his clothing resembled that of religious orders, rids the air of explosive gas by setting fire to it. A dangerous task, that often ended unhappily
Percy H Fawcett, British explorerPERCY H FAWCETT British explorer who disappeared while exploring the Matto Grosso of Brazil
WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights" Zepp!" WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights Date: circa 1917
Fox hunter is thrown and falls on his headA fox hunter is thrown when his horse refuses a fence, and he lands on his head in the next field
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)A woman cyclist first aid scout of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), riding along in her distinctive uniform. The FANY was created in 1907 as a first aid link between front-line fighting units
Don t Waste Bread WwiPoster advising the public to eat less bread, and save two thick slices a day to defeat the U-boats during WWI. Thats a dangerous way to cut bread!
Siberian death defier and Aviator baffling John ClempertUndated coloured poster for Siberian death defier and Aviator baffling John Clempert featuring illustrations of his tricks and performances. HPF/5B/18
Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale
Stunt woman rides through flames on motorbikeSue, 23, one of a team of stunt women, rides her motorbike through a twenty-foot long tunnel of burning hay bales. Wearing only a T-shirt and hot pants she entered the tunnel at 60 mph
Scream Line by Cecil RigbyThe Driver: One gets a thrill out of speeding like this. Don t you feel glad to be alive? Her Friend: Glad is not the word. I m amazed
Fisting the Mainsail by Arthur BriscoeSailing clinging on to a ships mast to fix the mainsail. Date: 1931
LCC-LFB Fireman in his fire kit with new cork helmetA London fireman in his fire kit, including the new style compressed cork helmet with its LFB crest, which replaced the traditional brass helmets used since the days of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Turkish booby trap near Gaza, Palestine, WW1A Turkish booby trap, made to look inviting by the presence of food and drink, near Gaza, Palestine during the First World War. Date: September 1917
Llest Colliery explosion, Glamorgan, South WalesA group of men and boys waiting for news of miners trapped underground following an explosion at Llest (Lluest) Colliery, Pontyrhyl, near Bridgend, Glamorgan, South Wales
Arrested by an undercover police officerAn undercover female police officer springs her Honey Trap on an unsuspecting criminal, who goes from a jolly evening with a fetching lady to staring down the barrel of a revolver!
Severn Tunnel DiverThe brave diver Alexander Lambert descending the shaft into the flooded tunnel. In Fleuss diving gear, he closed the headwall door and prevented further flooding
Athletic Sports at Grasmere - The Guides RaceThe Guides Race at Grasmere showing the plucky runners rounding the flag on Silver Howe - a particularly precarious part of the course. The winner was R. Lancaster who won the race four times in all
Concepts / AngelsA Guardian Angel watches over a child as she crosses a dangerous bridge
Blitz in London -- Union Road, Rotherhithe, WW2Blitz in London -- a large unexploded parachute bomb lying on a pile of timber at Union Road, Rotherhithe, SE London. Date: 1940s
Tank abandoned in a field, end of WWIA tank abandoned in a field during the First World War, with a notice attached to it written in French saying, among other things, that it is forbidden to go inside. circa 1921
The Last Word by William Heath RobinsonA motorcyclist, engrossed in a crossword, fails to notice that he is driving over the edge of a cliff just as he discovers the right answer to one of the clues
Collapsed house in Swedenborg Square, StepneyGazing at the ruins of their home, which collapsed soon after they fled - tenants of a house in Stepney. The house was typical of much of old housing in London
Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, on a stormy day with a rough sea and a ship drifting dangerously near to the rocks. The castle ruins can be seen in the top right. Date: circa 1832
Collecting Eggs at Flamborough HeadCollecting seagulls eggs at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. A traditional practice for farmers whose land adjoined the cliff edge
Turkish Zeibek warriors - Izmir, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: 1901
Wombwells Menagerie at Windsor Castle, 1847Engraving showing the tents of Wombwells Menagerie in the Great Quadrangle of Windsor Castle during the Windsor Michaelmas Fair, October 1847
To the Public DangerHumorous scene by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing policemen chasing a gentleman in a futuristic flying machine along a main road. Satire on flying which was in infancy
Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, FrancePeople watching the mascaret (tidal bore) of the River Seine at Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France, which resulted from large spring tides, and caused the loss of many ships
Sponge diver loses his footingDiving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark
High Tea above LondonA young man defies gravity by perching on a pole on the roof of the new BBC Broadcasting House building and having a truely High Tea! Date: early 1930s
Richard III and the sons of Edward IVRichard III, as Duke of Gloucester, orders the sons of the late King Edward IV be parted from their mother, Elizabeth Woodville. 1480s
Blitz in London -- burnt-out incendiary device, WW2Blitz in London -- incendiary device which burnt itself out on an asphalt roof. Date: 1940s
In No Mans Land" In No Mans Land: The Dread Territory Which Belongs to Neither German nor Briton" Royal engineers, working in the dark of No Mans Land to construct barbed wire barriers in front of British
Scorchers Progress - The Marble Arch - Errant city cyclistThe Scorchers Progress - The Marble Arch - Errant city cyclist causing havoc aid his fellow road-users, knocking over a man and his dog. An old take on a current issue! Date: 1904
