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Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mrs Sole. circa 1935
Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mrs Peel. circa 1935
Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mrs Flower. circa 1935
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Putt the Golfers Wife. circa 1930s
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Mike the Announcers Wife. circa 1930s
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Pug the Boxers Wife. circa 1930s
Domestic fight between husband and wife. circa 18th century
Waifs and Strays Home - Preparing for Domestic ServiceGirls busy sewing - part of their training for domestic service - at an unnamed home run by Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1900
Eskimo dog-sledgeAn Eskimo family, preparing Huskies for the next journey
Christmas card with dogs and fireplaceHandmade Christmas card with dogs and fireplace, and a string to pull to make Santa Claus appear. (2 of 2) circa 1890s
Country Dining RoomPanelled ceilings and plain walls make a good setting for a traditional dining room. This one belonged to American silent movie star Colleen Moore (1902 - 1988). Date: 1930s
Carpeted BathroomIncredibly, people really did used to carpet their bathrooms with shagpile steps leading up to the bath! Date: 1970s
Cottage Twin BedroomA lovely bedroom with twin beds in a country cottage. Note the ceiling beams, latticed windows and comfy armchair. Date: 1930s
Bathroom Water HeaterA new gas heater that provides instant hot water to bath and handbasin. A hot bath in approximately five minutes in summer or slightly longer during winter months - wow! Date: 1960s
Well-Stocked PantryA well-stocked pantry, full of cake tins, biscuits, tea, sugar, custard, semolina, breakfast cereals and lemon pie filling, etc. Date: 1960s
Thatched Cottage, HarlowA young woman stands outside this unique thatched cottage in Harlow, Essex, England, which is toadstool shaped and reputed to originally date from the 15th century. Date: 1930s
Rousham HouseRousham Park House in Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire. The gardens were remodelled by William Kent in 1738. Date: circa 1840
Council House InteriorThe living room of a council house, with gas fire, armchairs and coffee table, striving to be modern, but sadly failing to be stylish! Date: 1964
1930S HOUSESA woman stands at the gate of her typical suburban home, one of an identical row of suburban houses with garages, very aspirational in their day. Date: 1930s
Balconies for BabiesModern flats in the Netherlands, fitted with special child-friendly balconies, just large enough to fit a babys cot. Date: 1930s
Dormer BungalowA detached dormer bungalow with a rather featureless front garden. Date: 1960s
Suburban BungalowA typical suburban detached bungalow, with swirly wrought ironwork, mock shutters, ruched curtains, etc. Date: 1960s
Robinson Crusoes HouseThe dining room of the Robinson Crusoe House Bremen, Germany. In Daniel Defoes novel (1719), Crusoes father was a Bremen merchant who emigrated to Hull, England. Date: 1930s
Salon of Mme RecamierThe chambre of Madame Recamier at l Abbaye aux Bois. Date: early 19th century
Electric ceiling & wall lights using oyster shell 1929A variety of ceiling and wall light fittings, using oyster shell and oxidized silver, available from the electrical department at Harrods. Date: 1929
Dr Lettsoms HouseGarden view of the home of that celebrated medical practitioner, Dr Lettsom, at Camberwell (then in the county of Surrey) Date: late 18th century
Old Scottish ManseThe manse at Cults, birthplace of the artist David Wilkie. The church is in the background. Date: circa 18th century
C16 or C17 London HousesTerraced housing in London Street, Dockhead, in Bermondsey. Date: 16th or 17th century
C17 London HomeBuildings of the 17th century or so, in the Little Sanctuary, Thieving Lane, London. The ground floor is occupied by an ironmongers shop. Date: 17th century
C16 London HomeHouse of the Henry VIII era, still standing at the end of the 18th century, in Little Tower Hill, London, ornamented with stucco figures depicting the Roman emperors Date: early 16th century
C18 London HomeStreet frontage of a house in the Old Bailey, London, at one time occupied by the notorious thief Jonathan Wild. Date: early 18th century
Workers CottageDouble cottage for agricultural districts, drawn from the plans presented to the Society for improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes. Date: 1849
French Workers HomesCites ouvrieres at Mulhouse, Alsace - conveniently close to the factory, yet each with its own garden where vegetables may be cultivated. Date: 1861
Tyneside Miners HomesColliers cottages at Long Benton, Tyneside. Date: circa 1860
Pitmens Dwellings, ScotPitmens dwellings at Nithshill, Scotland. Date: 1851
Elizabethan MansionPitchford Hall, Shropshire, a beautiful mansion, built between 1560 - 1570 by William Ottley, the Sherriff of Shropshire. It probably has a 14th or 15th century core. Date: 1950s
Work on a Country HouseA prospective owner inspects work in progress on his stately home. Date: 18th century
Victorian Terrace 1940SA smart young woman in a fashionable outfit walks briskly down a street of late Victorian terraced houses. Date: 1940s
Cartoon, Victim of food. A young French woman is being courted by a baron, but her mother has made her promise to flirt only with the dairymans son. Date: 1919
Art Deco HouseLerryn, near Kingsgate, a modern Art Deco house. Date: early 1930s
Rice Walks in GardenRice walks home through the garden, arriving just in time for breakfast. Date: circa 1985
Ritz Fast AsleepRitz, whilst enjoying a snooze, rolls over onto his back. Date: 1991
Cats Drinking MilkA splendidly attired young man and an older woman in an apron give two cats a saucer of milk. Date: circa 1914
American ParlourParlour decoration by Louis C Tiffany and Co. Date: 1884
Ancient EgyptAn ancient Egyptian interior. Date: BC
Vanderbilt drawing roomThe drawing room of Mr W H Vanderbilt. Date: 1883
Baronial HallA grand baronial hall with a large fireplace. Date: 17th century
Music roomA highly decorated music room with an assortment of instruments and a grand tapestry. Date: 16th century
