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English Collection (#88)

Background imageEnglish Collection: Public Record Office - Domesday Book and chest

Public Record Office - Domesday Book and chest
Public Record Office - Domesday Book (two volumes) and chest. A manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror

Background imageEnglish Collection: Benjamin Webster - English Actor

Benjamin Webster - English Actor
Benjamin Webster (1864-1947) - English actor, the husband of the actress May Whitty, and father of the actress and director Margaret Webster

Background imageEnglish Collection: Comic postcard, French guest and hotel porter Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, French guest and hotel porter Date: 20th century

Background imageEnglish Collection: Comic postcard, Buying rounds in a pub - or not Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Buying rounds in a pub - or not Date: 20th century

Background imageEnglish Collection: The Chapel, Ightham Mote, Kent

The Chapel, Ightham Mote, Kent

Background imageEnglish Collection: Topsy Sinden, English dancer, actress and singer

Topsy Sinden, English dancer, actress and singer Date: 1890s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Sarah (Sally) Booth, English actress

Sarah (Sally) Booth, English actress
Sarah (Sally) Booth (1793-1867), English actress

Background imageEnglish Collection: Mary Ansell, English actress and author

Mary Ansell, English actress and author Date: 1890s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Kate Rorke, English actress

Kate Rorke, English actress Date: 1890s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Janet Achurch, English actress

Janet Achurch, English actress Date: 1890s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Amy Augarde as Mlle Lange in La Fille de Madame Angot

Amy Augarde as Mlle Lange in La Fille de Madame Angot
Amy Augarde, English actress and singer, as Mlle Lange in La Fille de Madame Angot, comic opera Date: 1890s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Ellen Terry as Fair Rosamund in Becket

Ellen Terry as Fair Rosamund in Becket Date: 1890s

Background imageEnglish Collection: English attack on Nova Colonia del Sacramento by East India Company Privateers under

English attack on Nova Colonia del Sacramento by East India Company Privateers under the command of Captain John Macnamara, Rio de la Plata, south-western Uruguay, 6 January 1763

Background imageEnglish Collection: The Siege of Basing House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, during the English Civil War

The Siege of Basing House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, during the English Civil War. It was a Parliamentary victory. Three sieges took place, in 1643, 1644 and 1645. Date: 1643-1645

Background imageEnglish Collection: King Edward I in action during the Siege of Berwick, during the First War of Scottish

King Edward I in action during the Siege of Berwick, during the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1296

Background imageEnglish Collection: King Edward I in action at Berwick, during the First War of Scottish Independence

King Edward I in action at Berwick, during the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1296

Background imageEnglish Collection: Reception of King Kofi Karikaris ambassadors in the English camp

Reception of King Kofi Karikaris ambassadors in the English camp, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi)

Background imageEnglish Collection: English Army on the march to Magdala, Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

English Army on the march to Magdala, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Abyssinian War (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). British forces took three months to advance across mountainous terrain

Background imageEnglish Collection: Kaffir Attack on an English Convoy, Kaffir Wars (there were nine wars or conflicts

Kaffir Attack on an English Convoy, Kaffir Wars (there were nine wars or conflicts between 1779 and 1879)

Background imageEnglish Collection: King Henry VIII - counts his wives on his fingers

King Henry VIII - counts his wives on his fingers
Original Artwork - King Henry VIII (1491-1547) - counts the number of his wives on his fingers! Date: circa 1937

Background imageEnglish Collection: English Electric Canberra T. 11 WH714

English Electric Canberra T. 11 WH714
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra T.11 WH714, of 228 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Leeming, on 3 August 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageEnglish Collection: The Birth of the Year, Evelyn Spice film

The Birth of the Year, Evelyn Spice film
Zoo shots from the film The Birth of the Year, dealing with young life, directed by Evelyn Spice, produced by Stuart Legg, from Strand Films, an English documentary film company

Background imageEnglish Collection: Comic postcard, Woman on holiday, then home again - Make the most of it

Comic postcard, Woman on holiday, then home again - Make the most of it (in English and French) Date: 20th century

Background imageEnglish Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl with letter on the beach (in English and French) Date

Comic postcard, Little girl with letter on the beach (in English and French) Date: 20th century

Background imageEnglish Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman drinking in a pub

Comic postcard, Scotsman drinking in a pub Date: 20th century

Background imageEnglish Collection: Adrienne Adele Augarde (1882-1913) - an English actress

Adrienne Adele Augarde (1882-1913) - an English actress and singer popular for nearly a decade on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, primarily for her roles in Edwardian musical comedy

Background imageEnglish Collection: Fashions for October 1857

Fashions for October 1857
Fashions for October, 1857. The lady on the left wears a fashionable style of outdoor clothing for mourning. The mantle she wears is called the Conheath

Background imageEnglish Collection: Royal Arch, Brighton, erected for royal visit

Royal Arch, Brighton, erected for royal visit
Royal Arch, Brighton, erected in honour of the visit of King William IV and Queen Adelaide Date: 1830

Background imageEnglish Collection: Noel Coward, playwright, composer, director, performer

Noel Coward, playwright, composer, director, performer
Noel Coward, English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, in a bowtie. Date: 1950

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Dyer families

Draycott, Cotswold village, Dyer families
Draycott, Cotswold village, the Dyer families outside No. 1 Wellacres Cottages

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, ox roast for Coronation

Draycott, Cotswold village, ox roast for Coronation
Draycott, Cotswold village, ox roast to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, celebrating Coronation

Draycott, Cotswold village, celebrating Coronation
Draycott, Cotswold village, fancy dress procession led by Blockley Brass Band celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, men celebrating Coronation

Draycott, Cotswold village, men celebrating Coronation
Draycott, Cotswold village, group photo including Charles Withers, George Cook, Bill Langbridge, Bert Ho...(?), celebrating the Coronation of King George VI. Date: 1937

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Manny Curril and Olive Dyer

Draycott, Cotswold village, Manny Curril and Olive Dyer Date: 1910

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Withers family

Draycott, Cotswold village, Withers family
Draycott, Cotswold village, Mr and Mrs Charles Withers with their children Martha, Harry and Joe

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Mrs Roper and her children

Draycott, Cotswold village, Mrs Roper and her children
Draycott, Cotswold village, Mrs Roper and her four children, the last tenants of The Brick House (in the orchard to the north of Farm Close). The house was built circa 1863 and demolished circa 1949

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Mr and Mrs Rickards

Draycott, Cotswold village, Mr and Mrs Rickards, photo taken at the field gate leading into Shop Lane Close (later Orchard View development)

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Butler Saw Mills workmen

Draycott, Cotswold village, Butler Saw Mills workmen with a steam traction engine in the background. Date: circa 1908

Background imageEnglish Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Bayliss-Taplin wedding group

Draycott, Cotswold village, Bayliss-Taplin wedding group. The brides mother, Mrs Bayliss, sitting next to the bridegroom, lived at 1 Wellacres Cottages. Date: 1920

Background imageEnglish Collection: Doorway, Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck

Doorway, Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck
Doorway of the Church of St Mary and St David, an Anglican parish church at Kilpeck, Herefordshire. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Canon Pyon, Dovecote at Butthouse Farm, Herefordshire

Canon Pyon, Dovecote at Butthouse Farm, Herefordshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEnglish Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: Cockington, a village near Torquay in the English county

Vintage 19th century photograph: Cockington, a village near Torquay in the English county of Devon

Background imageEnglish Collection: The English Embankment Bolshaya Neva River St Petersburg

The English Embankment Bolshaya Neva River St Petersburg
Vintage 19th century photograph: The English Embankment or English Quay is a street along the left bank of the Bolshaya Neva River in Central Saint Petersburg

Background imageEnglish Collection: The Schwabentor Freiburg im Breisgau Germany

The Schwabentor Freiburg im Breisgau Germany
19th century vintage photograph: The Schwabentor (English Swabian Gate), also called Obertor in the Middle Ages, is the more recent of the two remaining city gates of the medieval defensive wall of

Background imageEnglish Collection: Shanklin, Dunnose cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel

Shanklin, Dunnose cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel
19th century vintage photograph: Shanklin, Dunnose is a cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel

Background imageEnglish Collection: All Saints Anglican church on Wiener StraBe in Dresden

All Saints Anglican church on Wiener StraBe in Dresden
19th century vintage photograph: All Saints Church was an Anglican church on Wiener Strasze in Dresden. It was in the Early English Period of Neo-Gothic architecture

Background imageEnglish Collection: Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet

Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
Vintage 19th century photograph: Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, GCB, KCSI was an English general who fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Background imageEnglish Collection: An Evening with Beatrice Lillie, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, from 18 October 1954

An Evening with Beatrice Lillie, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, from 18 October 1954. Direct from New York, prior to London. Date: 1954



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