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Crosby Hall - the residence of Duke of Gloucester, LondonCrosby Hall - a fine example of Gothic Domestic Architecture the residence of Richard Duke of Gloucester (later King Richard III), the Mayor of London and Sir Thomas More - Bishopsgate Street, London
Christmas Dinner in an Elizabethan Home by Pauline BaynesA Christmas Day scene in a well-to-do household around 1550, showing the father of the house at the table with his guests, raising his blackjack tankard to toast the Queen
Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1
Crowded London HousingA landscape of working class homes in London, with a handy patch of waste ground where the wives can hang up their washing and the kids can play among the stones and refuse
Surrey CottagesPicturesque black and white cottages and the fragrant smell of woodsmoke complete this beautiful corner of rural England, Eashing, a tiny hamlet near Godalming, Surrey
King St. C17ThTimber-fronted buildings with protruding storey, common in London before the Great Fire. Tradition also allows this house to have been the residence of Oliver Cromwell
Victorian family saying grace before dinnerA Victorian family saying grace at the dinner table
Edward Vii / Family 1868EDWARD VII with Alexandra and their three children, circa 1868
Wife Beats Husband 19CA wife beats her husband; a neighbour tries to restrain her
Tabby and White CatA tabby and white cat sleeps
Thatched Village 1930SThatch cottages in the village of Wroxton in the Cotswolds, England
Hall Place, Bexley, Kent, England, was built in the reign of Henry VIII for the Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Champneis
Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England, the celebrated Jacobean mansion built by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and the home of the Cecil family ever since
Grim GrimsbyA Humber storm breaking over the dock area at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Note the rows of little back-to- back houses, interspersed with small industrial premises
Bewick / MouflonLinnaeus considered the mouflon a goat (capra ammon) but it is now classified as a sheep, indeed the smallest wild sheep and ancestor of all domestic breeds
German KitchenA maid in a simple kitchen with stove, sink, racks, chopping block, tub and saucepans
Futuristic news broadcastA futuristic news broadcast, where a couple relax in their sitting room and listen to the days news from a gramophone-like machine
Advert, Fels-Naptha Soap -- I just couldn t keep house without it! 1926
W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone
W Heath Robinson - Opening the Wine Bottle
Queen Elizabeths Hunting Lodge, Epping Forest, Essex, England. This splendid timber- framed three-storey building was used by royalty when on hunting trips in the forest. Date: 16th century
Advert for Hudsons Soap 1890Advertisement for Hudsons Soap, showing a laundry woman holding her basket. Date: 1890
Domestic interior with a mother and child seated at a pianoA domestic interior with a mother and child seated at a piano, oil on canvas, possibly by Charles West Cope, c.1860, in a gilt frame with moulded decoration and a circular aperture. Date: c.1860
The Grove, Country HomeA small country house, The Grove in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, with steps leading up from the gardens Date: circa 1830
Montreal, KentMontreal, near Sevenoaks, Kent, the seat of Lord Amherst of Holmsdale : the animals in the foreground are Hungarian sheep Date: late 18th century
Sandhurst / Field GreenField Green, Sandhurst, Kent, a characteristic example of a small country house for a well-to-do household Date: 1860
The Day After Christmas by Mark SymonsCosy front room festooned with decorations and filled with Christmas toys. Date: 1931
Cover design, Over 120 Ways of Using Bread for tasty and delightful dishes. Showing a woman in her kitchen, enjoying some of the results of her baking. Date: circa 1940s
Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and waterDiagram illustrating how heat in the earth and water can provide heating for homes and factories. City Electrical Engineer of Norwich
Houses in the Bernese Oberland, SwitzerlandChalet style houses in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Trainee Chefs 1930STwo student chefs at the Gordon Fellowes School of Domestic Service. Date: early 1930s
Dolls clothes on a washing line
THE UMBRELLA COTTAGEThe quaint thatched Umbrella Cottage at Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Preparing for SabbatThe master of the house investigates noises in his wine-cellar, finds his domestic staff taking the evening off on their broomsticks
Two little children give their mother a large Easter egg
Cottage in CountrysideA man calls at the door of a thatched cottage in the countryside leaving his horse tethered outside Date: 19th century
Old Houses, BletchingleySome of the fine old houses (although some could do with renewed rendering) at the corner of the road leading to Brewer Street, Bletchingley, Surrey. Date: 1930s
Domestic sewing machine. Bride and groom. Date c1882
Interior at New College Lane, OxfordWatercolour sketch of an interior at New College Lane, Oxford, showing Reverend Baden Powell and his wife (they married in 1846), with five children
Timber-Framed CottagesTimber-framed Clergy Houses just within the gateway of the churchyard at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 16th century
Advert for Ewarts Califront hot water 1928" Just turn the tap" Ewarts Califront hot water instantly night or day. Hot water supply to bath, lavatory, basin ect. 1928
Advert for Harrods silverware 1937Advertisement for siverware for Harrods to celebrate the Coronation Year including Silver- salver, entree dish, hot water jug, coaster, asparagus tongs, pair of candlesticks
Fairyland Fancies -- a little girl gazes into the fire, seeing imaginary figures of fairies, witches and goblins. late 19th century
Two women chatting in a kitchen, one thin and one fat. One says: I just seen young George the worse for drink again. The other replies: I ain t surprised. You may depend e in aled it from is father
Taking a tumble has its compensations" The New Compensation Act" - " Hooray! I believe I ve broken my arm!" - a hotel chambermaid is not unduly concerned at her fall
Two Tabbys on a WallA brown tabby cat sits on a wall with an orange tabby. Date: 1903
Telford Modern HousingNew town style modern housing in Telford, Shropshire Date: 1950s
Poster advertising Edwards soups -- adds stock to the pot! A plump cook carries a steaming pot to the table