Downs Collection (page 4)

Glen of the Downs - a view of a road and Sugarloaf mountain in the background. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Wicklow). Date: circa early 1900s

Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, Sussex, the site of many deaths and rescues. Seen here are members of the coastguard rescue party, setting off on an emergency call with ropes and other equipment

Beachy Head lighthouse, near Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: circa 1960s

South Downs Ranger with horse, Sussex
South Downs Ranger Harry Ward with horse, near Eastbourne, Sussex, around the time of his retirement from the service. Date: circa 1967

Beachy Head old lighthouse, near Eastbourne, Sussex
Belle Tout, the old, decommissioned lighthouse, a Grade II listed building on top of the cliff at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: circa 1960s

South Downs Ranger on horseback, Sussex
South Downs Ranger Harry Ward on horseback (Princess Patricia), near Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: circa 1963

William Downs, Judge
WILLIAM DOWNS Judge : Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, London. Date: CIRCA 1810

Boy in Hand-Me-Downs
A country boy, looking after geese, wears clothes handed down by his brothers, his father, even his grandfather - He ll grow into them soon enough ! Date: 1895

The Sussex Downs
A fine panoramic view of the Sussex Downs, as seen from Bury Hill, one of the countys beauty spots. Date: 1930s

Codys Kite at Contest
At the First International Kite Competition, on the South Downs near Worthing, sussex : Codys kite enjoys police protection and the attention of a gent in a top hat. Date: 25 June 1903

Epsom Downs, Surrey, viewed from Tadworth, with the grandstand of Epsom racecourse visible on the horizon, left. Date: circa 1936

Poster, youth club trip to Brighton
Poster advertising a youth club coach trip to Brighton, costing nine shillings, including a visit to The Downs for lunch. Date: circa 1960s

Satellite at Goonhilly Earth Station, Cornwall
The worlds first parabolic satellite communications antenna, nicknamed Arthur, at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, Goonhilly Downs, near Helston, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Woman out walking with a dog, Eastbourne, Sussex
Woman out walking with a dog on the downs above East Dean, Eastbourne, East Sussex. Date: 1926

Picnic with Austin Seven Vintage Car, Lewes Downs, England
Picnic with Austin Seven Vintage Car, Lewes Downs, Sussex, England. Date: 1932

Clifton Downs, Bristol, Bristol County, England. Date: 1920s

View from Clissbury, The Downs, Sussex
View from Clissbury, The Downs, Findon, near Worthing, Sussex, England. Date: 1900s

Botanical Sketchbook -- Field Scabious. Date: 1920s

Botanical Sketchbook -- Sea Campion. Date: 1920s

The Seven Sisters - Sussex, England
The Seven Sisters - a coastal chalk cliff formation, which form part of the South Downs in East Sussex, between the towns of Seaford and Eastbourne. Date: 1933

The Long Man of Wilmington, East Sussex. Formerly thought to originate in the Iron Age (or even the neolithic period), more recent archaeological work has shown that the figure may have been cut in

Beeding Bridge, Upper Beeding, West Sussex, England Date: 1920s

Samuel Cody manipulating the winding gear at Findon
Samuel Cody manipulating the winding gear at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

S H R Salmons multiple celled rhomboidal kite
S.H.R. Salmons multiple celled rhomboidal kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

Charles Brogdens kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

A Baden-Powell kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

Samuel Cody and his kite at Findon
Samuel Cody and his kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

Samuel Cody adjusting black kite at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

Samuel Cody adjusts his kite (probably white kite) at the Findon International Kite Competition on the Sussex Downs, 25 June 1903. Date: 1903

Collection of fossilised molluscs
Plate 21 from Gideon Algernon Mantells Fossils of the South Downs, 1822

Maiasaura with young
An animated model of the dinosaur Miasaura, created by Kokoro Ltd. for the Natural History Museum, London. This dinosaur whose name meand good mother lizard lived during the Upper Cretaceous 60-85 mya

Blackberrying

River Avon from Clifton Downs, Bristol, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

TJ Downs mammoth Uncle Toms cabin. Date 1916

TJ Downs mammoth new Uncle Toms Cabin Co. Date 1916

Jack & Jill Windmills
Two landmark windmills, known as Jack and Jill, at Clayton, Sussex. Jack is the tall black tower mill and Jill, built in Brighton in 1821, was dragged here by oxen. Date: early 19th century

Wilmington Giants Foot
The right foot of the Wilmington Long Man (or giant), cut in the chalk on the South Downs, England. It is about 230 feet in height. Date: 1930s

JILL WINDMILL
Jill one of two windmills, fondly known as Jack and Jill, Clayton, Sussex. Jill was built in Brighton in 1821 and dragged to Clayton by Oxen. Date: 1930s

Seven Sisters, Sussex
Seven Sisters, on the coast of Sussex, England. Found where the South Downs meet the sea, the Sisters were created when the ancient rivers cut valleys into the chalk. Date: 1950s

OX DROVE TRACKWAY
Ox Drove, a Prehistoric trackway, along the top of the Downs. A view taken from Wingreen, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1930s

Surrey Panorama
A panoramic view from Box Hill, Surrey, England, looking towards Leith Hill. Date: 1950s

South Downs Picnic
Two young women enjoy a bracing picnic on the South Downs, England. Date: early 1930s

Epsom Derby Day - Prince Monolulu - Tipster. Date: 1929

England / South Harting
South Harting, an interesting Sussex village, under the shadow of the South Downs, where the novelist Anthony Trollope lived for many years. Date: 1950s

Downs Schools, Sutton, Surrey
The Downs Schools on Banstead Road, Sutton, Surrey, acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 for treating children with ringworm

Downs Childrens Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
Aerial view of the Downs Childrens Hospital on Banstead Road, Sutton, Surrey, originally opened in 1883 as part of the South Metropolitan District School for pauper children

Lewes, Sussex
Distant view of Lewes, nestling in the Sussex Downs

Australia Darling Downs
Sheep farming in the Darling Downs

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