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Distant Collection

Background imageDistant Collection: England / Blenheim Palace

England / Blenheim Palace
Distant view from the north, seen from across the lake

Background imageDistant Collection: Deal Bandstand

Deal Bandstand
The bandstand during a performance, and a distant glimpse of the pier at Deal, Kent

Background imageDistant Collection: Woolwich Barracks

Woolwich Barracks
Distant view of the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich, south-east London

Background imageDistant Collection: York / Minster / Distant

York / Minster / Distant
York and its Minster: distant view Date: 1908

Background imageDistant Collection: Portora High School, Enniskillen

Portora High School, Enniskillen - a distant view of the school with a lake and rowing boats in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh; Enniskillen). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageDistant Collection: Scotland / Ben Nevis

Scotland / Ben Nevis
Tourists in a motorcycle and sidecar take in this fine view of the distant peak of Ben Nevis, Britains highest mountain, from the Road to the Isles, Inverness-shire

Background imageDistant Collection: Gilbert White / Selborne

Gilbert White / Selborne
GILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE Distant view of the birthplace and home of the naturalist, at Selborne, Hampshire

Background imageDistant Collection: Italy / San Gimignano 1910

Italy / San Gimignano 1910
San Gimignano: distant view, showing the many towers

Background imageDistant Collection: La Rocco Tower, Saint Ouens Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands

La Rocco Tower, Saint Ouens Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands
Distant view of La Rocco Tower, Saint Ouens Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands, dating back to the late 18th century. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageDistant Collection: Brazil / Rio De Janeiro

Brazil / Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: distant view, with Sugar Loaf Mountain

Background imageDistant Collection: Ufos / Adamski

Ufos / Adamski
Cigar-shaped Venusian interplanetary carrier photographed through a 6" telescope over Palomar Gardens, California; it was 50 km distant at the time

Background imageDistant Collection: Gaziantep, Syria

Gaziantep, Syria
Distant view of the town, formerly known as Ain Tab, near Halab (Aleppo)

Background imageDistant Collection: Sorting Post 1930S

Sorting Post 1930S
One of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush

Background imageDistant Collection: Coventry / Jarrold 1905

Coventry / Jarrold 1905
Coventry, Warwickshire: a distant view of the city

Background imageDistant Collection: Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle
A distant view from the southwest of the ruins of Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, whose owners included Simon de Montfort and John of Gaunt

Background imageDistant Collection: Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover

Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
MASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet

Background imageDistant Collection: Bellahill House, Carrickfergus

Bellahill House, Carrickfergus - a distant view of a large mansion, taken from the grounds. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Carrickfergus). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageDistant Collection: Golf Hotel and West Strand, Portrush

Golf Hotel and West Strand, Portrush - a view showing the hotel on the right and the beach and distant buildings. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Portrush). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageDistant Collection: Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar, Fife

Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar, Fife
A distant view of the Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar. What appear to be inmates can be seen on the grass and pathway. Date: circa 1904

Background imageDistant Collection: Burton on Trent

Burton on Trent
Distant view of Burton-upon- Trent, Staffordshire, justly famed for its breweries

Background imageDistant Collection: Bovril Poster Suggestion

Bovril Poster Suggestion
A poster sketch suggested for an advertisement for Bovril, it shows a mermaid waving to some distant sailors, perched on a giant floating Bovril jar. Buoys you up. Date: circa 1922

Background imageDistant Collection: Cover design for Dutch Dolls Polka

Cover design for Dutch Dolls Polka, a song by May Ostlere, published by Enoch & Sons, London. Arrangements are also available for orchestra, instrumental septet, and military and brass bands

Background imageDistant Collection: Hamadan, Iran

Hamadan, Iran
Distant view of Hamadan (formerly Ecbatana) and the ruins of the palace of Darius

Background imageDistant Collection: Saudi Arabia Al Wajh

Saudi Arabia Al Wajh
Distant view of the port on the Red Sea

Background imageDistant Collection: St James Park 1794

St James Park 1794
A striking view of the park as seen from Buckingham House : Whitehall and Trafalgar Square are inconspicuous, the City a distant prospect, the Mall a delightful place for strolling

Background imageDistant Collection: Paris / Eiffel Tower C1908

Paris / Eiffel Tower C1908
Looking through the legs of the Tower to the distant Trocadero on the far side of the Seine

Background imageDistant Collection: Kew Gardens, with Pagoda

Kew Gardens, with Pagoda
A View of the Lake & Island seen from the Lawn with a distant prospect of the Temples of Arethusa and Victory, & the great Pagoda in the Royal Gardens at Kew

Background imageDistant Collection: Holyrood Palace & Abbey

Holyrood Palace & Abbey
A distant view of the Palace of Holyrood House and Holyrood Abbey, seen from St. Anthonys Chapel in Queens Park, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Background imageDistant Collection: Londonderry / C1910

Londonderry / C1910
Londonderry: distant view Date: circa 1910

Background imageDistant Collection: Israel Mount Tabor

Israel Mount Tabor
Distant view of the mountain, the location of many interesting Biblical events. Date: 1836

Background imageDistant Collection: New Zealand / Dunedin

New Zealand / Dunedin
Dunedin: distant view

Background imageDistant Collection: Switzerland - Pfaffikon and the Seestrasse

Switzerland - Pfaffikon and the Seestrasse
Switzerland - Seestrasse, Pfaffikon and view toward the Pfaffikersee Lake. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDistant Collection: Scrabo Tower from Comber

Scrabo Tower from Comber - a distant view of the tower across the Lough. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Comber). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageDistant Collection: England / Charlbury

England / Charlbury
A distant glimpse of the church and village of Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Background imageDistant Collection: Ditchingham Hall

Ditchingham Hall
Distant view of Ditchingham Hall, Norfolk

Background imageDistant Collection: Burghley House

Burghley House
Distant view of Burghley (or Burleigh) House, Cambridgeshire

Background imageDistant Collection: USA Fort Bowie

USA Fort Bowie
Distant view of Fort Bowie, Arizona, in the heart of Apache country and scene of fighting with Native Americans

Background imageDistant Collection: Antakya (Antioch)

Antakya (Antioch)
Distant view of the city, formerly known as Antioch

Background imageDistant Collection: Belgium / Antwerp C1700

Belgium / Antwerp C1700
Antwerp: distant view

Background imageDistant Collection: Syria / Damascus 1846

Syria / Damascus 1846
Damascus: distant view

Background imageDistant Collection: Ventnor I. O. W

Ventnor I. O. W
Distant view from the cliffs

Background imageDistant Collection: Distant view of Jerusalem

Distant view of Jerusalem
A distant view of the city of Jerusalem

Background imageDistant Collection: A landscape oil painting showing a settlement of farm houses in the distant background

A landscape oil painting showing a settlement of farm houses in the distant background, with a pond in the foreground inhabited by a couple of geese. Date: circa 1921

Background imageDistant Collection: An etching of a shabby countryside

An etching of a shabby countryside, with tall trees and hedges. Two men and a horse can be seen in the distant clearing. Date: circa 1931

Background imageDistant Collection: Smuggler's Way, Highcliffe

Smuggler's Way, Highcliffe
A photograph showing a distant view of Smuggler's Way, the building of this house began in 1925, but through use of old materials, including oak, bricks and tiles from ancient barns

Background imageDistant Collection: SCARBOROUGH / TURNER 1812

SCARBOROUGH / TURNER 1812
Scarborough, Yorkshire: distant view of the castle, from the beach Date: circa 1812

Background imageDistant Collection: WW2 Greetings Card, Speed The Plough

WW2 Greetings Card, Speed The Plough
A WW2 greetings card, Speed The Plough, the illustration shows a distant wartime land girl ploughing a field on a small red tractor. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageDistant Collection: Buckfast Abbey and Village, Dartmoor, Devon

Buckfast Abbey and Village, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageDistant Collection: Oddington House, near Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire

Oddington House, near Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
Distant view of Oddington House across a pond, near Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire Date: 1930s

Background imageDistant Collection: Modernist House, Surrey

Modernist House, Surrey
This photograph shows a large field of grass surrounding the distant modernist house, in Surrey, designed in 1937 by the architect Raymond McGrath

Background imageDistant Collection: West Chiltington Cottage

West Chiltington Cottage
A photograph of a distant thatch cottage at West Chiltington Common, close to Pulborough in Sussex, within sight of the South Downs. Date: circa 1929

Background imageDistant Collection: Poulton Priory, Gloucestershire

Poulton Priory, Gloucestershire
This photograph shows a distant view of Poulton Priory, or the priory of St. Mary, in Gloucestershire. The sire was originally founded as a chantry chapel in 1337 by Sir Thomas Seymour

Background imageDistant Collection: Le Guet The Watch

Le Guet The Watch
This illustration portrays a knight in shining armour, standing proudly with his hands placed on his hips as he watches over the countryside, his city is visible in the distant background

Background imageDistant Collection: Reeds And Peach Trees, Lavendon

Reeds And Peach Trees, Lavendon
A landscape painting of a grove of peach trees behind a clump of reeds, with a distant view of mountains, situated in Lavendon, Milton Keynes. Date: 1923

Background imageDistant Collection: Silver Sea

Silver Sea
A seascape painting of some distant ships in an ocean, which gets more turbulent in the foreground, with waves crashing into some rocks peaking through the surface. Date: circa 1922

Background imageDistant Collection: Cornish Landscape

Cornish Landscape
A landscape oil painting of a country road sloping up and down as it trails off towards the distant shoreline, old stone walls stand to each side, situated in Cornwall. Date: circa 1921

Background imageDistant Collection: Morning Haze

Morning Haze
A landscape oil painting of an enormous, yet shallow distant mountain with a purple hue, forming the background of a countryside scene in which a cottage is nestled centrally. Date: circa 1921

Background imageDistant Collection: Seascape

Seascape
An oil painting of some grasslands situated before a distant view of the sea, over a row of trees, under a cloudy blue sky. Date: circa 1921

Background imageDistant Collection: The Farewell

The Farewell
This oil painting shows a distant interaction between a woman standing on some steps, and a man on a gondola styled boat, ready to set off. Date: circa 1920

Background imageDistant Collection: The Old Seaport

The Old Seaport
This watercolour painting shows a distant old seaport from across the water, with a magnificent white ship sailing through. Date: circa 1920

Background imageDistant Collection: At Cernay La Ville

At Cernay La Ville
A landscape oil painting of a distant village, set behind some grasslands of Cernay-la-Ville, a commune in central France. Date: circa 1919

Background imageDistant Collection: Cloudland

Cloudland
A landscape watercolour painting of a distant farmer, standing behind his four cows, on a broad, flat field, under an expansive cloudy sky. Date: circa 1919

Background imageDistant Collection: Bessy

Bessy
A portrait oil painting of Bessy, a young womans, she has a distant look in her blue eyes and wears a wry smile. Date: 1917

Background imageDistant Collection: Snow At Rievaulx

Snow At Rievaulx
A detailed landscape etching of a snow covered cabin, beside a natural stream in a wildnerness at Rievaulx, the sun is setting in the background, over a distant line of trees. Date: circa 1918

Background imageDistant Collection: The Castle

The Castle
An architectural etching of a distant castle, perched on a rocky peak, with sheer drops on each side. Date: circa 1918

Background imageDistant Collection: August, 1914

August, 1914
A painting of a young woman, wearing a white dress and holding a similarly coloured parasol, standing on a bank beside a river populated with swans

Background imageDistant Collection: Marlow On The Thames

Marlow On The Thames
A landscape painting of the distant town of Marlow, which sits on the River Thames, south west of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDistant Collection: Crockhurst Lane, Cold Harbour

Crockhurst Lane, Cold Harbour
An oil painting of two distant figures, walking down Crockhurst Lane, Cold Harbour, a settlement of houses is visible behind the trees in the background. Date: 1916

Background imageDistant Collection: A Canal In Flanders

A Canal In Flanders
A painting of a boat, floating against a canal which is lined on both sides, with tall, slender trees, some houses sit in the distant background, situated in Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDistant Collection: The Lake

The Lake
A painting of some distant buildings sitatued on the peak of a hill, from across a blue, reflective lake, under a cloudy sky. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDistant Collection: Tree Top

Tree Top
A landscape painting which unusually shows the very top of a tree at the bottom of the image, which enhances the misty view of the distant mountain peaks. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDistant Collection: Red Dog Landscape

Red Dog Landscape
A landscape painting scene of some farmers working in a wheat field during harvest, with an iconic red dog standing in the foreground. A sea view fills the distant background. Date: 1890

Background imageDistant Collection: Allegro

Allegro
A misty painting revealing the view of a distant port, with smoking chimneys and tall sail boats visible, and a long, trailing platform. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDistant Collection: Idyll

Idyll
A landscape painting of a quaint country road, with a high grass bank on one side, and distant mountains looming in the background. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDistant Collection: A Sera

A Sera
A painting of an italian port, with docked boats and a distant row of coastal buildings, and the sun glaring in the central sky. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDistant Collection: The Shepherd And His Flock

The Shepherd And His Flock
A landscape painting of a broad grasslands trailing all the way to some distant mountains, with a main focus on a shepherd, holding his crook, wearing a hooded blue robe, standing amongst his flock

Background imageDistant Collection: Billboards

Billboards
A painting of some distant advertisement boards of some description, which many people are viewing, in a city setting. Date: circa 1915

Background imageDistant Collection: Landscape Pond

Landscape Pond
This landscape painting shows a foreground natural pond, surrounded by broad, open fields with a distant flock of sheep. Date: circa 1915

Background imageDistant Collection: Blossoming Tree

Blossoming Tree
A painting of a quaint countryside stone wall which trails around a beautiful tree in blossom. A distant see view can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1914

Background imageDistant Collection: July Noon

July Noon
A landscape oil painting of a small, but dense cluster of tall trees sat between a foreground puddled area and distant sunlit fields. Date: circa 1918

Background imageDistant Collection: A Farm In The Mountains

A Farm In The Mountains
A landscape oil painting of some distant countryside farmhouses, well covered by tall trees and a looming rocky mountain behind. Date: circa 1918

Background imageDistant Collection: Errand of Mercy

Errand of Mercy
This oil painting shows a cloaked figure in a hazy town setting, travelling on an errand of mercy, perhaps related to the distant figures further on. Date: circa 1918

Background imageDistant Collection: Torquay, August 1917

Torquay, August 1917
An oil painting of the seaside resort town of Torquay, in Devon, Southwest England. The buildings are concealed by some larger trees, leaving a distant view of the countryside hills. Date: circa 1918

Background imageDistant Collection: The Sunlit Homestead

The Sunlit Homestead
A drypoint etching of a distant Australian homestead on a bright day, surrounded by very tall, thin tree clusters. Date: circa 1925



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