Distance Collection (page 2)

Dogs Leap, R. Roe, Limavady, Co. Londonderry - a view of a fast flowing river and bridge in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Londonderry; Limavady). 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)

Armagh - a street scene with motor bus, cars and people. In the distance is the Cathedral. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Armagh; Armagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Rams Island, Lough Neagh from Glenavy - a view of the island in the distance with four people and a boat in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Glenavy)

Victoria Terrace. Portstewart - a view of a terrace with buildings and in the distance Atlantic Circle. There is a man and two motor cars in the picture

Portstewart Strand - a view over the beach to the buildings in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Londonderry; Portstewart). Date: circa early 1900s

The Walls of Derry - a perspective view of the walls and cannons, with three boys in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Londonderry). Date: circa early 1900s

David Moorcroft, British runner
David Moorcroft (b. 1953), British middle-distance and long-distance runner, signing an autograph at a fun run in Penzance, Cornwall

Map of Sicily by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Sicily, giving the shortest air distances from Cape Bon and Malta. At this stage in the Second World War it was a British front-line objective in Axis eyes

An artists impression of the Tarrant Tabor in flight. Originally intended for long-distance bombing, the aircraft was to be converted into a commercial passenger carrier for up to 100 passengers

Kilburn White Horse
View near the village of Kilburn, Yorkshire, England, with the famous chalk carving of the White Horse of Kilburn in the distance. Date: 1950s

THE SIREN
A siren or mermaid sits on a rock in the middle of the sea gazing wistfully after a galleon ship sailing off into the distance

CAPE ADEN
Cape Aden, with mount Shamsham in the distance. [not listed in Times atlas] Date: circa 1860

Ross Monument Between Warrenpoint and Rostrevor - a view across the beach and bay to the Monument in the distance, with trees in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Rostrevor)

Orlock Point and Copeland Island, Co. Down - a view of the rocks and island in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Groomsport). Date: circa early 1900s

Mulroy Bay, Co. Donegal - a low view from the bay over the water, with the mountains in the distance and a retouched boat sailing. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Mulroy Bay)

Caricature of John Corlett of The Sporting Times
Caricature of John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times. Real Jam! He is annoyed that the cabman charges eighteen pence to drive someone one mile and 1700 yards

Deptford Dockyard
The naval dockyard at Deptford, with Greenwich in the distance. Our Picture Library is out of sight, to the right of the picture. Date: 1793

Launching of V2 rocket bombs by G. H. Davis
The launching of V2 rocket bombs during the Second World War: an official photograph and its explanation. On the left: a scene at Peenemunde, birthplace of the V2

New Brighton Lighthouse
Low tide at New Brighton, Cheshire, England, showing its fine lighthouse. The Isle of Man steamer is in the distance. Date: 1960s

Met Police stopwatch -- inside face
A Metropolitan Police issue stopwatch for the purpose of catching speeding motorists. This method worked on the principle of timing motorists over specific distances to estimate their speed

Sunny Day at Lords by Ernest Wallcousins
This image shows an enthusiastic crowd watching a cricket match. Painted in 1926 the grand stand can be seen in the distance, which had just been built

Use of the Naval Rangefinder for Merchant Navy Navigation, 1
Illustration showing how a Naval Barrster or rangefinder could be used for Merchant Navigation. In this instance the officer of the merchant ship is finding his distance from the lighthouse in order

Early TV Remote Control
An early remote control, or an Armchair Programme Control. Manufactured by Ferranti, this device came with 15 feet of cord which enabled the TV to be operated from a distance

Early fax technology in Paris, France
Edouard Belin demonstrates his instrument to transmit pictures at a distance (an early example of fax technology) at the Salle du Theatre Femina, Paris, France. (2 of 2)

Greystones and Bray Head - an elevated view of a coastline with Bray Head in the distance, there are buildings on the first Headland. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Wicklow; Greystones)

Downpatrick from Inch Abbey - a view of the Cathedral in the distance and in the foreground sits a girl and a boy is standing fishing, framed by two trees

Carnlough Bay - a low view of the bay taken from the beach, the town is in the curved distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Carnlough). Date: circa early 1900s

River Quoile and Downpatrick Cathedral - a view with trees and river in the foreground to the Cathedral in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Downpatrick). Date: circa early 1900s

The Pier, Strangford - a view of five boats at the pier with people on them with Portaferry in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Strangford). Date: circa early 1900s

Lurig from Layd Brae, Cushendall - a view of the mountain from the edge of the beach, with boats overturned and houses in the middle distance. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Cushendall)

Rathmullan and Inch, Co. Donegal - a panoramic view of the town and the mountains in the far distance, over the sea. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Rathmullan)

Church St. Magherafelt - a street scene with boys on the right and the church in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Magherafelt). Date: circa early 1900s

Muckish from Sand Dunes, Dunfanaghy - a view over sand dunes to mountains in the distance. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Dunfanaghy). Date: circa early 1900s

Bellaghy from the Shieling Hill - a view of Bellaghy in the distance over rural land. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Londonderry; Bellaghy). Date: circa early 1900s

Isle of Man coast, and gateway to Highlands
A panoramic view of the coast of the Isle of Man photographed from Cumbria (Cumberland) at a point over 40 miles away, which was taken by means of infra-red plate and filter

St. Monance Church
The fine church at St. Monance, a small fishing village on the Firth of Forth, Fifeshire, Scotland. Bass Rock can just about be seen in the distance. Date: 14th century

England / Boston
The River Witham, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, with the famous tower of St. Botolphs church, better known as the Boston Stump looking almost ghostly in the distance Date: 1930s

Highland Drovers
Highland drovers eating around a small fire. Their cattle can be seen in the distance

Hill of Howth, Clontarf in the Distance (1844). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1844

Town Hall, Ballymena, Co. Antrim - an elevated view of the building and people outside, in the distance are motor cars. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Ballymena). Date: circa early 1900s

Glendalough, Co Galway - a view of a Lough and mountains in the distance. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Galway; Garroman). Date: circa early 1900s

Factors governing an invasion by G. H. Davis
The situation of Britain face to face with a German north-west Europe: factors governing an invasion during the Second World War

The Chinese kopje; - not so easy as it looked from a distance. Illustration shows Uncle Sam and John Bull standing with six figures showing the attributes of the rulers of Russia (Nicholas II)

Motorcycling in Scotland
Touring Scotland by motorcycle and sidecar! A glimpse through Lochy Bridge, showing the great peak of Ben Nevis in the distance, Inverness-shire

Railway bridge across the river Severn
The new bridge across the Severn. The view as it will appear from Gatcomb, with the docks in the distance

London & Croydon Rly Col
The London and Croydon Railway near New Cross : you can see the Greenwich Line in the distance, but our Library is out of sight to your right

Flowers and Path

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