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London - Kings Road, Chelsea - Whitelands College. A flagship womens college of the Church of England, it was the first college of higher education in the UK to admit women
Galleon Saint Lucia. 17th century. The Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany in 1608 organized an expedition to northern Brazil, commanded by English captain Robert Thornton
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Selling saltTacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Establishment. Selling salt. Miniature. Fol. 62v
Act of vassalage. 11th century. Miniature. Ripoll Bible (also known as Farfa Bible). 11th century. Vatican Apostolic Library. Italy
Thermopolium of Asellina. Pompeii. ItalyThermopolium of Asellina, tavern specializing in the sale of hot beverages. Stone bar with holes to place the amphorae containing drinks
Gerard GrootGERARD GROOT (or GERARDUS MAGNUS) Flemish churchman, founder of a monastic establishment, depicted writing from a celestial revelation. Date: 1340 - 1384
Bookbinding / DiderotThe interior of a French book binding establishment : preparing the leather, sewing the gatherings, making the boards, pressing the volumes. Date: circa 1760
Newport Market Refuge and Industrial School, Soho, LondonThe Newport Market Refuge and Industrial School on Market Street, Soho. The School, which developed into a training establishment for military bandsmen, later moved to Coburg Row, Westminster
Boys at Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home, SouthportSome of the young patients in their beds at the Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home And School Of Recovery. The Waifs and Strays Society opened the establishment in 1902 at St Annes Road, Marshside
Larkhill Camp, Salisbury Plain, WiltshireThe Royal School of Artillery (RSA), formerly the School of Instruction for Royal Horse and Field Artillery (Larkhill), is the principal training establishment for artillery warfare in the British
Landing Stage - Nuthalls Restaurant - Kingston-on-Thames. Nuthalls offered luncheons, teas, dinners and public, private or Masonic banquets! Date: 1911
An aerial view of the Concorde Thermal Fatigue Test plant being built at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. Left is the smaller test frame where a programme of thermal test cycles was
London Fire Engine Establishment (LFEE) fire stationAn example of an LFEE fire station building, possibly in East London. The LFEE was created in 1833 and would eventually have nineteen fire stations
Fire brigade horse drawn manual fire pumpA horse drawn manual fire pump typical of those used by the London Fire Engine Establishment (1833) and in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade before the widespread introduction of horse drawn steam engines
London Fire Engine Establishment fireman in uniformFormed in 1833, the LFEE was Londons first properly organised fire brigade, having taken over from the various Insurance Company fire brigades around the capital
The Workhouse Infirmary, Thrapston, NorthamptonshireThe infirmary at Thrapston Union workhouse in Northamptonshire designed by William J Donthorn. The establishment later adopted the name Cedar House. Date: Date unknown
County Poor House, Burlington, Iowa, USAThe county poor house at Burlington, Iowa, USA. The poor house was a welfare establishment providing accommodation for the destitute, particularly the elderly and chronic sick
Colindale Hospital, Hendon, North LondonAerial view of Colindale Hospital, Hendon, North London. The hospital was originally the Central London District Sick Asylum
Luxeuil-les-Bains, FranceLuxeuil-les-Bains - a commune in the Haute-Saone department in the region of Franche-Comte in eastern France. The Flower Baths - The Thermal Spa Establishment. Date: circa 1906
Foyer in the New York dancing establishment Roseland, 1924A photograph of the foyer in the New York dancing establishment Roseland, 1924 Date: 1924
Odessa, Ukraine - The Cheap Dining Hall (Good Value Eating Establishment) Date: 1905
Inpatients at the Chin Chun Hospital, Korea run by the S. P. GInpatients at the Chin Chun Hospital, Korea run by the S.P.G. (Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts). Date: circa 1910s
Law Courts, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. 1923
Woods Wood Engraving Establishment -- new principle of consecutive wood engraving. 19th century
The man Who Said Big Ben Was Wrong by H M Bateman. This illustration shows what would happen when the establishment is doubted. The whole world jars, a wobble in the time contiuum
A photograph of the New York dancing establishment Roseland, 1924 Date: 1924
New York dancing establishment the Terrace Garden Club, 1924A photograph of the New York dancing establishment the Terrace Garden Club, 1924 Date: 1924
Sir Richard Marsh, politician, EastbourneSir Richard Marsh (1928-2011), English politician, at Eastbourne. He was Labour MP for Greenwich from 1959 until 1971, and became a government minister
Italy. Pompeii. Italy. Thermopolium. (Sreet of Abundance)Italy. Pompeii. Italy. Thermopolium. Commercial establishment (restaurant). Both hot and cold food and drink were stored in the jars in the counter. (Sreet of Abundance)
Italy. Herculaneum. Thermopolium. Commercial establishment (restaurant). Both hot and cold food and drink were stored in the jars in the counter
Italy. Pompeii. Thermopolium. Comercial establishment where it was possible to purchase ready-to-eat food. Via Austali with Vicolo Storto
Thermopolium at the intersection of Via degli Augustali withThermopolium. Tavern specializing in the sale of hot beverages. Stone bar with holes to place the amphorae containing drinks. At the intersection of Via degli Augustali with Vico Storto. Pompeii
Delivery of gifts to a king. Detail of a miniature of the BiDelivery of gifts to a king. 11th century. Detail of a miniature of the Bible of St. Peter of Roda illustrated possibly before the year 1050 on the desktop of the monastery of Ripoll
Caricature of Edward Terry, actor and theatre managerCaricature of the English actor and theatre manager Edward O Connor Terry (1844-1912) - Now that Mr Edward Terry has been elected a Guardian
Cartoon, Gladstone, Bradlaugh and LabouchereCartoon, Charles Bradlaugh, atheist, republican and Liberal MP for Northampton, supported by his fellow-MP Henry Labouchere but a worrying presence for the Liberal leader W E Gladstone. 1881
Eugene DebsEUGENE VICTOR DEBS American socialist, founder of Industrial Workers of the World, periodically imprisoned for offences displeasing to the Establishment. Date: 1855 - 1926
George V in WartimeGeorge V visits a naval establishment, accompanied by the Mayor and various officials and dignitaries. His attache looks rather bored, poor fellow. Date: 29 September 1915
Emmott by Who / 1910Alfred Emmott M.P wears a morning coat, waistcoat, grey striped trousers with a front & back crease & turn-ups (cuffs), wing collar & a black & white spotted tie. Date: 1910
Agricultural EstablishmentEnglish domestic architecture: elevations of a extensive agricultural establishment at New Arad, Hungary for Count Zelenski
Eastbourne Boarding Establishment - Owner and patronsA remarkable photograph of the owners, staff and patrons of an Eastbourne Seaside Boarding Establishment, posing for a photograph in front of the building. Date: 1912
French Catholic Convent, 6 Leicester Place, LondonFrench Catholic Convent and Notre Dame de France Church, 5/6 Leicester Place, London. Date: 1908
City of London Freemens School, Brixton, London - founded in 1854 to educate orphans of the freemen of the City. The school moved to Ashtead Park, Surrey from Brixton in 1926. Date: circa 1905
The New University - Cathays Park, Cardiff, South Wales Date: 1917
Highwood Schools, BrentwoodChildren outside school blocks at the Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood. The establishment was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 to treat ophthalmia in children
Prince of Wales inspecting boys from Training Ship ArethusaThe Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII, inspecting boys from Training Ship Arethusa, an establishment of which he was a longstanding supporter. Date: 1930s
Shaftesbury Homes - Fortescue House Boys SingingBoys from the Shaftesbury Homes establishment at Fortescue House, Twickenham, singing in front of a microphone. Date: 1930s
Feltham Industrial Schools (later Borstal) - EntranceEntrance gates and lodge at the Feltham Industrial Schools, Middlesex. The establishment was converted to a Borstal in 1910. Date: early 1900s
Bristol Diocesan Home, Blyth, Bristol - DormitoryBristol Diocesan Home, Blyth, Bristol - girls asleep in a dormitory. The beds carry brass plaques commemorating those giving financial support to the establishment. Date: circa 1908