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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
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
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
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
Gibraltar HarbourThe harbour of Gibraltar, before the British established their naval base here
Highest MountainsThe worlds highest mountains, headed by Kanchenjunga; it has subsequently been established that Mounts Everest and Godwin Austen are both higher
St Bernard of ClairvauxSAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux
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
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
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
The Ship Tavern, Little Turnstile, Lincolns Inn, London, used as a shelter for priests during the persection and prohibition of the Roman Catholic religion. Date: established 1549
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
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)
View over Dikkebus Lake, Dickebusch, BelgiumThe name Dickebusch means hick forest and dates from the time that this area was dense woodland. The Germans never took the lake, although they reached the water in May 1918
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
Robert Owen - New Harmony, Indiana, USANew Harmony, Indiana, USA. Robert Owen established an experimental co-operative community to compliment his ideas for social reform. The project failed in 1828. Date: 1838
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
Mother Red-CapThe Worlds End is a pub and music venue at 174 Camden High Street in Camden Town, London, just south of Camden Town tube station
Botanic Gardens Regents ParkThe Royal Botanic Society was a learned society founded in 1839 by James de Carle Sowerby under a royal charter to the Duke of Norfolk and others
Botanic Gardens ChelseaThe Chelsea Physic Garden (as it is now known) was established as the Apothecaries Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines
Meux BreweryThe Horse Shoe Brewery was an English brewery located in central London. It was established in 1764 and became a major producer of porter. The brewery was closed in 1921. Date: 1875
The Farthing Pie House or Pye House in what is now the Euston Road was so called because mutton pies could be bought there for a farthing
Old Tennis CourtThe old Tennis court near the Haymarket, London, appears to have formed part of Piccadilly Hall, a celebrated gaming house established about 1635
Arthurs Club & Brooks ClubArthurs was a London gentlemens club, now dissolved, which was established in 1811 and was disbanded in 1940. Between 1827 and 1940 it was based at 69 St Jamess Street
Crockfords ClubCrockfords, the popular name for William Crockfords St Jamess Club was a London gentlemens club in St James, London. Now dissolved, it was established in 1823, closed in 1845
Thatched House TavernThe Thatched House Tavern appears to have been established in 1704 or 1705, probably in St James Street. This building was demolished in 1814
Papworth Colony - Model CottagesModel cottages at the Papworth Tuberculosis Colony, established in 1918 as the Cambridgeshire Tuberculosis Colony, following a campaign led by Elsbeth Dimsdale. Date: Date unknown
Papworth Colony - Hospital WardA hospital ward at the Papworth Tuberculosis Colony, established in 1918 as the Cambridgeshire Tuberculosis Colony, following a campaign led by Elsbeth Dimsdale. Date: Date unknown
Papworth Colony - Open Air ChaletsOpen air chalets at the Papworth Tuberculosis Colony, established in 1918 as the Cambridgeshire Tuberculosis Colony, following a campaign led by Elsbeth Dimsdale. Date: Date unknown
First HQ in France for journalists covering the invasionThe Press had established themselves in Bernieres by 1030 hours on D-Day in the Hotel de Grave, now a private house, No 288, Rue du Regiment de la Chaudiere
Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Male TrainingA male training workshop 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
Church Farm School, East Barnet, HertfordshireInmates in the playground at the East Barnet Farm School, established in 1863 as a boys Industrial School. Date: circa 1928
Ogle Mews Creche, Marylebone, LondonStaff and children at the Ogle Mews, Foley Street, Marylebone. The creche, established in about 1870, was one of the first in London. Date: 1896
Weir W-2, at RAF Hendon on 19 July 1951. G. & J. Weir of Cathcart in Glasgow were an established engineering company, founded in 1871, which built aircraft during the First World War
SEPECAT Jaguar A-04, the fourth pre-production Jaguar on display at the Air and Space Museum on Le Bourget Airport. Of note are the intake splitter plates which were only fitted to prototypes
South Porch of Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. A monestary was established here in 676 by Aldhelm, but the present building was consecrated in about 1180. Date: 12th century
One of the chief industries of Derbyshire is the quarrying of limestone, for many and varied purposes. This busy quarry, at Worksworth, is one of the oldest established in Britain. Date: 1950s
The building that housed The Institute of Blood Transfusion (established by the USSR Labor and Defense Council in 1926) - the former mansion of the merchant Igumnov in the Yakimanka District
27TH IPU CONFERENCEDelegates listen attentively at the 27th conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (established in 1889) held in Bucharest, Romania Date: 1931
EISTEDDFOD, WALES 1955The Bardic Procession at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, at Ystradgynlas, Breconshire. The Eisteddfodau were established to encourage Welsh music, customs, languages etc. Date: 1955
EXCHANGE TRADERS 1960STraders in spotless suits, ties and the occasional top hat, check the prices of well established British stocks (including Rolls Royce) Date: 1960s
Cartoon, The London Mission -- Loading the Gun at Exeter Hall. Punch mocks evangelical calls for British military intervention in Tahiti
Barnards InnAn engraving depicting the front entrance of Barnards Inn. Barnards Inn is a former Inn of Chancery in Holborn, London. It is now the home of Gresham College
St Katharines HospitalEngaving depicting St Katharines Hospital in 1781. Around 1148 Matilda, wife of King stephen, established a hospital in the parish of St
St Peter on Tower GreenEngaving depicting St Peter circa 1840. The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula (St Peter in chains) is the parish church of the Tower of London. It is situated within the Towers Inner Ward
Last heraldic courtThe court was established some time prior to the late 14th century with jurisdiction over certain military matters, which came to include misuse of arms
Gloster Sapphire Meteor WA820Gloster Sapphire Meteor F.8 WA820 at the 1950 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. In the background can be seen Gloster Meteor F.4 VZ389 and Avro Lincoln B.2 RA657 of Flight refuelling Ltd
Johannes FuggerJOHANNES FUGGER German weaver who established himself in Augsburg (1367) and conducted a successful textile trade Date: 1348 - 1409
Situation Shortly Vacant by BairnsfatherHumours from the Front - No 32 Situation Shortly Vacant In an old-established house in France an opening will shortly occur for a young man
Antoine Laurent de LavoisierLavoisier, Antoine-Laurent (1743-1794). French chemist. Established the composition of the water and the basis of bioenergetics. Portrait at his laboratory. Oil
