Downs Collection

Policeman talk to Gypsies on Epsom Downs
Two Policeman talk to a Gypsy family by their caravan and wagon on Epsom Downs Date: circa 1920s

Union Workhouse, Wantage, Oxfordshire
The Wantage Union workhouse, Oxfordshire. The workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected in 1836 on Hungerford Road, Wantage, and later became the Downs Hospital

Westbury White Horse
On the Downs at Westbury, Wilts is this Great White Horse commemorating the defeat of the Danes by Alfred at the Battle of Ethandune in 878

Champion Beer Drinker
A German champion beer drinker downs a huge tankard of beer!

Epsom Derby - 1954
Epsom Downs, the Gentlemens Mobile Toilet, provided by Ewell Council 3rd June 1954

Four-horse Ploughing team at work - South Downs, East Sussex
Sons of the soil - A four-horse Ploughing team at work in on the South Downs - East Sussex. Date: circa 1920s

England / The North Downs
A view of the North Downs, near Oxted, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s

Authentic Ploughman s
Ploughmans Lunch; farmworkers on the Wiltshire Downs enjoy their mid-day break

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, Hackney
A major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London

The Village, Piddletrenthide, Dorchester, Buckland Newton, Dorset Downs, Dorset, England. Date: 1907

No Gypsies on Epson Downs 1929
Romany Folk whose presence was forbidden on Epom Downs even on Derby Day. A group of gipsy women and children peg-making Date: 1929

Chanctonbury Ring, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Everton FC football team 1922-23. Back row: Hart, Brewster, Peacock, Fern, McDonald, Chedgzoy. Front row: Harrison, Downs, Irvine, Forbes, Williams. Date: 1922-1923

Derby Day at Epsom racecourse, Epsom Downs, Surrey, England -- horse-drawn coaches and other traffic arriving for the big event. Date: 1922

Cricket at Folkestone
A scene from the end of season Festival week at Folkestone at the Cheriton Road ground, with the rolling South Downs in the background

Botanical Sketchbook -- Harebell. Date: 1920s

Kentish Countryside
A Kentish scenic gem. Looking across the valley of the River Eden towards the slopes of the North Downs, from a lane near Edenbridge, Kent, England. Date: 1930s

The Roof Garden of Downs Hotel, Hassocks
The Roof Garden of the Downs Hotel, Hassocks, fitted up like an ocean liner. Beyond are seen the undulating Sussex Downs. The hotel was one of a number of venues in the south

Saddlescombe, Devils Dyke, West Sussex - nr. Brighton
Saddlescombe Farm, Devils Dyke, a Hamlet in the South Downs, West Sussex - nr. Brighton Date: circa 1910

The Downs Sanatorium, Belmont, Sutton
A uniformed porter stands at the entrance to the Downs Sanatorium, at Belmont, near Sutton, Surrey. The former childrens institution was converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1912

The Grocers School viewed from Hackney Downs - Downs Park Road Lower Clapton, North London. Renamed Hackney Downs School in 1906

The Zig Zag Path, Folkestone, North Downs, Kent, England. Date: 1910s

Darling Downs, Perth, Western Australia

Perth Darling Downs Western Australia before 1900

The Hill, Epsom Downs racecourse, early 1900s

Derby Day, Epsom Downs Racecourse

Derby Day, Epsom Downs, Victorian period

The Hill, Epsom Downs Racecourse

Landscape painting by Gertrude Jekyll
The Pilgrim's Yews, Merrow Downs - Landscape painting by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932), influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer. Date: 1890

Shanklin Downs from Luccombe Common, Isle of Wight - J. Arthur Dixon, 1946 Date: 1946

The George Inn, Alfriston, South Downs, East Sussex Date: 1952

Poynings and the Downs, Brighton, Sussex Date: 1938

Babbacombe Bay and Downs, near Torquay, Devon - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Highdown Hill, South Downs, near Worthing, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Babbacombe Downs, near Torquay, South Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

South Downs Shepherd, Sussex, with his flock of sheep and his sheepdog - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Fittleworth Mill, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Hindover Hill, near Seaford, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Saxon Cottage, Steyning, South Downs, Sussex
Saxon Cottage with thatched roof, Steyning, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Church at Steyning, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Chanctonbury Ring, near Worthing, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Chanctonbury Ring, from Wiston Pond, South Downs, Sussex
Chanctonbury Ring, viewed from Wiston Pond, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Long Man, Wilmington, nr Eastbourne, South Downs, Sussex
The Long Man, Wilmington, near Eastbourne, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Church at Edburton, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

South Downs, viewed from Fulking, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

High Street, Steyning, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Bramber, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Beeding, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

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