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Training Ship Mercury and boys racing crew, River HambleThe racing crew of the training ship Mercury with the ship itself in the background. The Mercury, established in 1885 by Charles Hoare, was originally based at Binstead, Isle of Wight
Training Ship HMS ConwayA view of the training ship HMS Conway which was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Some of the ships company can be seen amongst the rigging
Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, LondonBarbershop in Central London - Mayfair. G F Trumper & Sons. An elaborate belt-driven machinery above the mirror drives a head massaging brush. Established 1875
Robert Owen / New HarmonyNew Harmony, Indiana, USA. Robert Owen established an experimental co-operative community to compliment his ideas for social reform. The project failed in 1928
St Bernard of ClairvauxSAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux
Training Ship HMS Conway - Working with the SextantThe naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, some of the ships boys are seen using a sextant. Date: 1898
Highest MountainsThe worlds highest mountains, headed by Kanchenjunga; it has subsequently been established that Mounts Everest and Godwin Austen are both higher
Poor Law Workers Union BadgeAn enamel badge worn by members of the Poor Law Workers Union, a trade union established in 1918 and changing its name in 1922 to the Poor Law Officer? Union Date: circa 1919
St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, KentThe main building of St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent. The School, for Roman Catholic boys, was established in 1872
James Gordon Bennett JrJAMES GORDON BENNETT (JUNIOR) American editor : established New York Evening Telegram, sent Stanley to find Livingstone and financed various other expeditions
Gibraltar HarbourThe harbour of Gibraltar, before the British established their naval base here
Shaftesbury Homes - Farm School for Boys, Bisley, SurreyThe Bisley Farm School for Boys, established by what became the Shaftesbury Homes charity. It later became known as the School House department of Shaftesbury School. Date: 1930s
Dr Barnardos Home, Barkingside - aerial viewAn aerial view of Dr Barnardos Village Home for Girls at Barkingside in Essex. The home was established on the cottage homes principle
Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, DownendA view of the childrens cottage homes at Downend, Bristol. A young inmate stands in front of one of the houses. The homes were established in the early 1900s by the Bristol Board of Guardians to
Caterham Asylum, SurreyCharity collectors at the gates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Behind are the barred windows of a ward block. Like its twin at Leavesden
Caterham Asylum. Surrey - Disabled Childrens WardA disabled childrens ward at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental conditions
Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Childrens Training CentreThe childrens training centre at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental
Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Carpentry ClassA carpentry class for inmates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental
Training Ship HMS Conway - Boys on the Upper DeckThe naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, the ships boys and officers are seen on the upper deck. Date: 1898
Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricityA lecture at the Charterhouse, London on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity. In the early eighteenth century, Gray demonstrated that charges of electricity could be conducted by some materials
Scottish National churchCrown Court Church was established near Covent Garden in 1711, but extensively rebuilt in 1909 on the same site. The church is named after a small courtyard adjacent to its location
Royal Naval CollegeThe Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London. Established as Greenwich Hospital in 1694, Sir Christopher Wren planned the site and in the early 18th century
The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Chinese Revolution or the Revolution of 1911, was a revolution that overthrew Chinas last imperial dynasty (the Qing dynasty)
St Michaels Convent, Waterlooville - Refuge & LaundryThe refuge and laundry buildings at St Michaels Convent, Waterlooville, Hampshire, established to receive penitents and young girls in moral danger. Date: circa 1905
Sheffield Truant SchoolA view of the Truant school established in 1879 in a former workhouse at Hollow Meadows, Bradfield, near Sheffield
Castle Howard Reformatory Schoolhe Castle Howard Reformatory, Welburn, North Yorkshire, was established in 1855. Its chapel is at the right of the view. In 1933, it became an Approved School known as Castle Howard School for Boys
The Moss Gear Company of BirminghamThe Moss Gear Company finds its origins, in Aston Manor, Birmingham, in 1910. Those engineers who established the company were not named Moss, but Duckitt
Angel Inn, GuildfordAn etching of the Angel Inn, one of Guildford's large coaching inns established in the middle ages, with Jacobean or Tudor timber framing
Hobbs and Rhodes, Australian cricketersCricketers Hobbs and Rhodes who established a first wicket Test record of 323 tour of Australia Date: 1912
Japanese Bizen Ware Sacred Horse and Attendants - earthenware item dating back to the early 18th century, when ovens were established at Korakuen for firing pottery
Sydney Grammar SchoolAn etching of Sydney Grammar School, established in 1857, with work done by architect, James Barnet. The motto of the Sydney university feeder school is Laus Deo, Latin for Praise be to God
Tudor House School AdvertisementAn advertisement for the Tudor House School, established in 1898 in Moss Vale, the photograph shows the premises with boys with bikes standing outside. Date: circa 1922
Erven Lucas BolsA photograph showing a reception room of Amsterdam based distillery, Ervan Lucas Bols, established in 1575 originally inside a wooden shed. Date: circa 1921
Doorway, Sydney UniversityThis etching shows an ornate arched doorway to the University of Sydney, established in 1850, their motto is sidere mens eadem mutato, translated as The stars change, the mind remains the same
Yardley & Co AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Yardley & Co, a perfumery and fine soap maker established in 1770. The illustrations show the art in perfumery
Dalgety & Co White Horse Cellar AdvertisementAn advertisement for Dalgety & Co. Ltd, promoting the old blend whisky of the White Horse Cellar, established 1742. Date: circa 1922
Farmer's Sydney AdvertisementAdvertisement for Farmer and Company, a Drapery business established in 1839 by Joseph and Caroline Farmer which became a retail empire and social institution
Advertisement for Nell Gwynn CandlesAn advertisement for Nell Gwynn Candles.'Shadows of the past'. Even in the days of Charles II, Field's were making candles
Advert for Cyclax, a cosmetic brand established in 1896 by Frances Hemming. Date: 1932
Common Cold Research Unit, WiltshireAn aerial view of the Common Cold Research Unit established in 1946 at Harvard Hospital, Harnham Down, near Salisbury. Date: circa 1950
British Central Africa Protectorate PostcardThe Protectorate was established in 1889. The card is black and yellow printing on buff board with a printed half-penny stamp of two native figures. Date: 1895
St Peter's Hospital, BristolA view of St Peter's Hospital, Bristol - formerly the city's Mint workhouse, established in 1698. The building is partially half-timbered and has leaded light windows
ABDUR RAHMAN KHAN Established as ruler of Afghanistan after the Battle of Maiwand, his stable rule unified a tribal people. Date: R. 1880 - 1901
Nazareth House, LasswadeA view of the Nazareth House home at Lasswade, Midlothian, established in 1932 by the Sisters of Nazareth. Date: Date unknown
Naval School GreenwichThe Royal Naval School was formally constituted by the Royal Naval College Act 1840. It was a charitable institution, established as a boarding school for the sons of officers in the Royal Navy
The old Tabard InnThe Tabard was a historic inn that stood on the east side of Borough High Street in Southwark. The hostelry was established in 1307
Columbia MarketAngela Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) a British philanthropist, established Columbia Market in 1869 as a covered food market with 400 stalls. The building was demolished in 1958. Date: 1875