Date Collection (page 5)

Couple chatting over dinner Date: 1906

Wax figures in the Abbey
The effigies - life-sized figures made of wax and wood, and lavishly dressed in robes and jewels - were often carried during funeral processions

Temple Bar & Devil Tavern
The Devil Tavern Devil and St Dunstan or The Devil and the Saint. The taverns origins date back to at least 16th century. Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson made it home to the literary dining club

Royal Air Force Miles M. 25 Martinet I
Miles M.25 Martinet I target tug, the first dedicated target tug designed for the Royal Air Force, powered by a 870hp Bristol Mercury XX or Mercury 30. - Photograph date 28th July 1941. Date: 1941

Avro York C Mk. II prototype LV626
The sole Avro York C Mk.II prototype LV626, converted from the 1st prototype York, fitted with Bristol Hercules radial engines and the central auxiliary fin, as fitted to production Yorks

Royal Air Force Consolidated Liberator GR Mk. III (Special R
Royal Air Force Consolidated Liberator GR Mk.III (Special R.P.). The use of rockets against submarines got mixed reactions from the aircrew

Royal Navy Stinson V-77 Reliant I FK818, (USaF AT-19) 500 Lend-lease Reliants were ordered by the UK. A popular single-engine four- to five-seat high-wing monoplane manufactured by the Stinson

Hawaiian Islands, USA - Coconut, Date and Royal Palm Trees Date: 1920s

Childrens Convalescent Home, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Children's Convalescent Home, West Kirby. Beds were placed on open balconies and colonnades. A wooden hut could be rotated to face the sun

St Gabriels Convent, Cold Ash, Berkshire

Risley Hall Approved School, Nottinghamshire
Exterior of Risley Hall Approved School at Risley, near Nottingham

Akbar Nautical Training School and Reformatory, Heswall, Che
Aerial view of the Nautical Training School, Heswall, Cheshire - also known as the Akbar Nautical School, having replaced the Training Ship Akbar in 1909

Mr and Mrs Alfred Mager, Edgworth
Alfred William Mager was a co-founder of the National Childrens Home (NCH). From 1872 to 1907 he was governor of the charitys home at Edgworth, Lancashire, with his wife Elizabeth Esther as matron

Winton House, Winchester, Hampshire - Gymnasium
Boys boxing, fencing and doing gymnastics in the gymnasium at Winton House, Winchester. Winton House was originally a private school, the premises later used as an Approved School. Date: Date unknown

Holly Mount Orphanage, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire
Girls in the sewing room, some using machines, at the Holly Mount Orphanage / School for Roman Catholic girls at Tottington, near Bury. Date: Date unknown

Orphanage of Mercy and Home of the Sisters of the Church
Children lined up outside the west front of the Orphanage of Mercy and Home of the Sisters of the Church, Kilburn. The establishment was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

Gordon Memorial Schools, Kilburn, London
The Gordon Memorial Schools, Kilburn, run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

Keble Memorial School, Harlesden, London
A group of children including two sitting on a pram, outside the Keble Memorial School, Crownhill Road, Harlesden. The school was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date: 1910

Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn, London
The Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn, north London. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

Envelope with sealing wax and one penny stamp, 1848
Envelope with sealing wax from Woodbridge, Suffolk, date stamped 2 June 1848, addressed to J W Candler, 23 Liverpool Terrace, Liverpool Road, Islington, North London

The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station, London. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

Lady Diana Cooper (1890-1981)
Photographic portrait of Lady Diana Cooper (1890-1981), previously Lady Diana Manners and later Diana, Viscountess Norwich, the English actress, society figure and wife of Duff Cooper

First cover of London Life magazine
Very first cover of London Life magazine, published on 9th October 1965 with an eye-catching oversized date line and a photograph of sixties supermodel Celia Hammond photographed by Terence Donovan

The Glozel Alphabet Tablets
A large clay tablet from Glozel, near Vichy in France inscribed with alphabetical signs. The tablets were said to date back to the Neolithic period

Witch on Vacuum Cleaner
An up-to-date witch rides her vacuum cleaner to travel to the sabbat

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Patients Gallery
Two nurses stand on Gallery 5 at Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum. Behind them regularly spaced doors lead to the patients individual rooms

Usk Borstal Camp, Monmouthshire
Boys occupied in farm work at the Usk Borstal Camp, Monmouthshire

St Leonards-on-Sea Convalescent Home for Poor Children - Gir
Girls playroom at St Leonards-on-Sea Convalescent Home for Poor Children. Some girls play with the two large dolls houses, while others read

Barnardos William Baker Technical School, Hertford
Boys seated in the dining hall of the William Baker Technical School, near Hertford. The School, also known as Goldings, was run by Barnardo s

Bexhill, Little Folks Home
Children sit in the sunshine at the Little Folks Home, Bexhill. Staff hand round bread and butter and fill mugs from a jug

St Marys Roman Catholic Orphanage, Leeds
St Marys Orphanage for Roman Catholic Girls, Leeds - also known as Mount St Marys Orphanage - was run by the Oblate Sisters of Mary Immaculate of L Osier

Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Childrens Ward
Staff and inmates of Childrens Ward 2 at the Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum. One girl holds a doll, and another sits on a rocking horse; two others sit in a rocking device

Suffragette Arrested near Buckingham Palace 1914
A suffragette is arrested after the demonstration at Buckingham palace, May 21st 1914. (Some sources date this image to 1907)

Free Industrial School, Gem Street, Birmingham
The Free Industrial School at Gem Street, Birmingham, was opened in 1850 to provide education, training and meals for poor children in the area. Date: Date unknown

RMS Victorian
The Royal Mail Ship RMS Victorian, operated by the Allan Line, and one of the vessels used for the emigration of orphaned and pauper children to Canada. Date: Date unknown

Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey, Hertfordshire
A view of the Caledonian Schools, Bushey, originally established in 1815 as the Caledonian Asylum. Date: Date unknown

Johann Christian Bauer (1802-1867). Born in Hanau, Germany. Type designer, punchcutter, and founder of the Bauer Type Foundry in 1837. Date: Date unknown

Roman Art. Spain. Altar stone. Inscription: Caecilia Moscichies. C. 2nd century AD. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Engraving by Durer. Colore
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Dutch humanist. Burin engraving by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), 1526. Colored

Wallingford Farm Colony, Berkshire
Wallingford Farm Training Colony was set up in 1911 by William Henry Hunt. It trained unemployed young men prior to helping them emigrate to one of the British colonies

St Ediths Orphanage (Hallam Hall), Clevedon, Somerset
St Ediths Orphanage, also known as Hallam Hall, at Clevedon. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

St Elizabeths Orphanage of Mercy, Eastcombe, Gloucestershir
St Elizabeths Orphanage of Mercy, Eastcombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

Foresters Orphanage, Bridlington
Beds line the dormitory at the Foresters Orphanage, Bridlington. Date: Date unknown

Chadwicks Orphanage, Bolton, Lancashire
A view of the grounds of Chadwicks Orphanage for girls at Bolton, with a number of the inmates at play. The institution was founded by a gift from Dr Samuel Taylor Chadwick. Date: Date unknown

Bisley School, Surrey
The School House building at Bisley School, Surrey, run by the Shaftesbury Homes. Date: Date unknown

Queen Victoria Orphanage, Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London
Children lined up outside the Queen Victoria Orphanage, Shirland Road, Maida Vale. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown

St. Vicente Ferrer
GRIFO, Master of (16th century). Saint Vincent Ferrer. 16th c. Central panel of the altarpiece of St Vincent Ferrer. Timete Deum et date illi honorem time iudici eius quia venit

Women WW1 Munitions Worker Badge
The triangular On War Service badge with crown in centre and the date 1916, issued to women working on munitions. Made by J.R Gaunt of London. Date: 1916

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