Down Collection (page 3)

New Road, Donaghadee - view of outlying street with three storied houses on the right and children and bicycles on the road. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Donaghadee)

High Street, Donaghadee, Looking South - a street scene with shop fronts and people, there is a hand cart to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Donaghadee). Date: circa early 1900s

Round Tower of the Nendrum, Mahee Island, Strangford Lough - a view of a derelict and ivy covered remnant of a tower. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Mahee Island). Date: circa early 1900s

Kinegar, Holywood - a view of houses on the Kinegar with children standing in front of them. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Holywood). Date: circa early 1900s

Groomsport Bay - a view across the Bay with beached rowing boats in the foreground to buildings in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Groomsport). Date: circa early 1900s

Avro Vulcan B2 XH534 Farnborough
The second B2 Vulcan built was based at A&AEE Boscombe Down for trials until 1965. The Vulcan display was always one of the highlights of Farnborough Air Show. Date: 1960

What Now?
Bonzo, the little dog created by George Studdy in The Sketch magazine during the 1920s finds himself in a frosty predicament

The Way of an Eagle by George Studdy
A litter of enthusiastic but accident-prone puppies crash into a fence and fall in a heap on top of one another after chasing a chicken across a farm yard

Allied Airborne Army Parachutes in Holland; Second World War
Aerial photograph showing parachutes of the Allied Airborne Army floating down to earth and discarded ones, after landing, in Holland, September 1944

Pilgrims Progress 26
The Man with the Muck-Rake, who could look no way but down

Londons new amusement: Up and down the escalator
Illustration from 1911 of the first escalators ever installed on the underground, between the District and the Piccadilly line platforms at Earls Court station

Cyclists & Windmills
Three men cyclists admire the the two windmills at Outwood, Surrey, England. The left one was built in 1665 and still stands today. The right, built 1790, blew down in a gale 1960

Darwins Study, Down
CHARLES DARWINs HOME The study in which he wrote On The Origin Of Species

Majorca, Spain - Town of Soller and the Puig Major
View down to the town of Soller and up to the distant form of the Puig Major, the highest peak on the Spanish island of Majorca. Date: circa 1930s

The Park, Bangor - a view of a lot of people sitting on benches and grassy mound beside a Bandstand in Ward Park. In the foreground are bicycles and in the distance buildings

Golf Pavilion, Royal County Down Golf Club, . Newcastle, Co. Down - a view of the Clubhouse with trees in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Newcastle). Date: circa early 1900s

River Maine and Randalstown Bleachworks - an elevated view looking down the river with buildings on the right and the Bleachworks in the distance

Bridge Street, Cushendall - looking down to the tower with buildings and people. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Cushendall). Date: circa early 1900s

Groomsport, Co. Down - a village street scene with thatched cottages and church on the right and children playing in the middle of the road. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Groomsport)

Helens Bay Station - a view of the railway station and platform with railway employees. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Helens Bay). Date: circa early 1900s

Groomsport from the Harbour - a panoramic view of the village from the harbour with pier and boats in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Groomsport). Date: circa early 1900s

Kilkeel, Co Down - a general view of the town taken from a field. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Kilkeel). Date: circa early 1900s

Thurso Castle
The entrance gateway to Thurso Castle a 17th century stone tower house, absorbed into a 19th century baronial mansion, which sadly burned down. Date: 17th century

Douglas Dakota picking up a glider, Normandy; Second World W
Illustration showing a Douglas Dakota, C-47 Skytrain, swooping down with a hook trailing to pick up a Waco glider, Normandy, France, 1944

The Bat and Ball Public House, Hambledon, 1908
Photograph showing the Bat and Ball Public House at Hambledon, circa 1908. The pub was formerly known as the Broadhalfpenny Hut

The Tetbury Duel or the bully brought down

Leith Hill Tower, Surrey, the highest point in the county, built in 1766 by Richard Hull, as a viewpoint. Legend has it that his last request was to be buried upside down in it

Alexandra Palace, north London, England. The original 1873 building dramatically burnt down, only 16 days after it had opened. It was quickly rebuilt and re-opened in 1875

London Bridge (New Version), words and music
London Bridge is broken down, ... My fair Lady! Build it up with penny loaves... iron and steel... silver and gold... etc

Potters Bar Zep Downed
A Super-Zeppelin is brought down in flames over Potters Bar

Two Women on Kings Road
Two women walk down the Kings Road, Chelsea, London as traffic passes by

Lms down Special
The London Midland and Scottish Railways Down Special mail train heads north with the Scottish Mail

Midsummer Nights Dream
Act IV, Scene I Bottom & Titania; T: " Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bed/While I thy amiable cheeks do coy, "

Holeproof Hosiery 1924
A woman, so proud & pleased with her Holeproof stockings, bends down to admire them while she daintily lifts her black see-through shift out of the way

Old Fashioned Hotel
Cooden Hotel, a lovely old fashioned hotel, near Bexhill- on-Sea, Sussex, England

Putting on Ice Skates
Three young women, sitting down to put on their ice skates at Wimbledon Common, London. One girl is accidentally showing off her bloomers!

Surfing in 1910
Some do it standing up, some lying down, while yet others stand on their hands !

WEREWOLF / LOUP-GAROU
Le loup-garou leaps on the back of a man walking down a country track

Map of Atlantis / Kircher
Map of Atlantis showing position relative to Europe, Africa and America (albeit upside down)

The Brewer 1827
Brewers sweat and toil as they stir and brew beer and haul heavy barrels up and down a ladder next to the sweltering heat of a kiln

Ruthuen Barracks
The ruins of Ruthuen Barracks, near Kingussie, Inverness- shire, Scotland. Built in 1718 to overawe the Highlanders. Burned down by Highlanders in the Jacobite Rebellion (1746). Date: 18th century

Bertrand Russell
BERTRAND RUSSELL, 3rd Earl Russell - British philospher and author, lying down smoking a pipe during one of his hikes into the Welsh countryside. Date: 1872 - 1970

Alexandra Palace, north London, England. The original 1873 building dramatically burnt down, only 16 days after it had opened. It was quickly rebuilt and re-opened in 1875

Tower Bridge 1930S
A view of Tower Bridge, a bascule bridge, open to allow ships to sail down the Thames. Industrial view from beneath massive cranes

Piccard 1931 Ascent - 1
Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, with colleague Kipfer, reaches record altitude of 16, 201m, ascending from Augsburg and coming down in the Austrian Alps Date: 27 May 1931

German Air Spotters Book
A handbook issued to German forces, enabling them to distinguish aircraft types so, if possible, not to shoot down their own aircraft

Mid-Air on Skis
A man in a vest in mid-air as he skis down a steep mountain

German Diver Goes Down
A German diver goes down to the wreck of an Allied vessel, hoping to salvage useful items and materials

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