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Waifs and Strays Society AdvertisementAn appeal for funds by the Waifs and Strays Society featuring an illustration of two barefoot children in rags on a doorstep
Beeston Regis PrioryThe ruins of Beeston Regis Priory, near Sheringham, Norfolk, England, a small Augustinian priory, which only had one Prior and four Canons. Date: founded 1216
Towcester Chantry HouseThe entrance to Chantry House, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, founded by Archdeacon Spence. Date: early 12th century
Olney Parish Church, dedicated to St. Peter & St. Paul, Buckinghamshire, England. Most of the church was built in the 14th century in the Decorated Gothic style. Date: founded 11th century
Walsingham ShrineThe Holy Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, at Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England. This building, built on the foundations of the original shrine, was opened in 1931. Date: founded 1061
St. Machars Cathedral. Aberdeen, Scotland. The original church was founded in 570, but the present building dates from 1366 and was completed in 1532. Date: 14th - 16th century
Archaeological Museum with sculpture, Odessa, UkraineView of the Archaeological Museum in Odessa, Ukraine, with a Laocoon sculpture in front (a copy -- the original is in the Vatican Museum, Rome). The museum was founded in 1825
Jean JauresJEAN-JOSEPH-MARIE-AUGUSTE JAURES French socialist statesman, founded and edited L Humanite opposing militarism, assassinated
Montacute Priory 1733South view of Montacute Priory, Somerset, England. This priory of Cluniac monks was founded by William, Earl of Moreton, brother of William the Conqueror, c. 1091 - 1102
Ghana / Elmina C1600Port founded by Portuguese traders in 1482; also known as Fort St George
St. Bartholomews ChurchThe Norman pillars and arches of the Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, City of London Founded by Rahere in 1123, one of Londons oldest churches. Date: 1930s
Roche AbbeyThe ruins of the once beautiful Transcepts of Roche Abbey, south Yorkshire, England. This Cistercian abbey was founded in 1147, an was an off-shoot of Fountains Abbey. Date: 12th century
Bank of England FoundedProposed by William Paterson, the Bank of England is formed with Sir John Houblon its first Governor, initially located in Mercers Hall, then in Grocers Hall till 1734
Sir Alexander FraserSIR ALEXANDER FRASER of Fraserburgh, which he founded. Scottish landowner. Date: 1537 - 1623
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1823-1910). British nurse and philanthropist. He organized military hospitals for the injured during the Crimean War (1854-55) and founded in London a nursery school
Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, North Wales, was designed by architect Master James of St. George for King Edward I of England, using a concentric plan. Date: founded 1295
Notebook and wig of Justice HawkinsA notebook and wig once belonging to the English Judge, Justice Hawkins (Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton), given to Horatio William Bottomley, Liberal MP
JUNIPERO SERRA 1713-1784JUNIPERO SERRA Franciscan missionary in California - founded the San Carlos Borromeo Mission at Carmel
Francesco Di Paolosaint FRANCESCO DI PAOLO Italian hermit who founded the order of Minim friars. He is credited with many miracles and had the gift of prophecy
Madeline Rossiter actress, musician and managerMadeline Rossiter dressed in male attire as Algy. She worked in revue, summer seasons, musical comedy and pantomime. Described as a comedienne, impressioniste and musician
Ewenny Priory Church, Vale of Glamorgan, WalesEwenny Priory Church (Priordy Ewenni) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales - a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century. Date: circa 1910s
Lion BreweryThe Lion Brewery Co is a British heritage brewery that was founded in 1836 in Lambeth, London. For over a hundred years, the brewery shipped its heavily-hopped ales to trading posts
1704 Gemelli Map of the Aztec Migration1704 Gemelli Map - According to legend on exactly May 24, 1065 CE, the Mexica (Aztec) began an epic migration from their ancestral homeland, Aztlan
OSWALD MOSLEY / SALUTE 33OSWALD ERNALD MOSLEY British politician, founded British Union of Facists, known as the Blackshirts (1932), saluting. Date: 1896 - 1980
CharterhouseBirds eye view of the old Charterhouse. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century
Spa Fields ChapelEngaving depicting Spa Fields Chapel in 1781. Spa Fields Chapel, erected in 1777, was one of many founded by Selina Hastings, the Countess of Huntingdon
Florence, Italy - San Lorenzo Church (Church of St Laurence) - founded in 390. Date: circa 1920
Queen's College Chapel, Oxford, founded 1340 Date: circa 1920s
WW2 - Home Guard Goings OnAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Home Guard Goings On, written by Basil Boothroyd. The image portrays an older gentleman wielding a gun
Manchester Mr Birch's Orphan Homes Hulme 1880sManchester, Mr, Birch's, Orphan, Homes, Hulme, 1880s, A, view, of, Hems, also, known, as, the, Cornbrook, Orphanage, at, founded, in, 1860s, by, William, children's, home, childrens, care
Gloucester St Lucy's HomeA rear view of St Lucy's Home for Girls, Gloucester, founded in 1869 by the Sisters of St John the Baptist. Date: circa 1905
Morris & Company PremisesA photograph showing the shop window premises of Morris and Co, a furnishing and decorative arts manufacturer founded in 1861 by William Morris, a pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement. Date: 1879
Dunfermline AbbeyThis photograph shows a view of Dunfermline Abbey, in Fife, Scotland, which was founded in 1128 by King David I. During the Scottish Reformation, the church underwent a protestant cleansing in 1559
Poulton Priory, GloucestershireThis photograph shows a distant view of Poulton Priory, or the priory of St. Mary, in Gloucestershire. The sire was originally founded as a chantry chapel in 1337 by Sir Thomas Seymour
Monasterio De Piedra, ArragonA painting of two tiers of waterfalls in a rocky, woodland scene, situated at the Monasterio de Piedra, a monastery park complex in the Iberian System mountain ranged in Zaragoza, Aragon
St. FrancisA painting of Saint Francis of Assisi, an Italian catholic friar, deacon and mystic. He is one of the most venerated figures in Christianity who founded the men's Order of Friars Minor
The Globe Newspaper AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for the Newsey paper, The Globe, a British newspaper that ran from 1803 to 1921, founded by Christopher Blackett
Black marble mantel clock - Charles, 1st Viscount WakefieldBlack marble mantel clock with brass plaque to Charles Cheers Wakefield by Royce Limited, Trafford Park, Manchester As a mark of esteem March 22nd 1903'
Sydney Morning Herald OfficesAn etching of the offices of the Sydney Morning Herald, a daily newspaper founded in 1831 in New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1925
Bushells AdvertisementAn advertisement set of illustrations for Bushells, producers of tea and coffee, founded in 1883. One image shows a man enjoying a cup of Bushell's tea, with his little girl holding the flask
Lassetters AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Lassetters, the fashion house of reliability and quality, founded in 1820. The large illustration shows a decoratively dressed lady with a parosol
Wunderlich AdvertisementAdvertisement for Wunderlich Limited, founded in Sydney, 1887, promoting metal ceilings, which satisfy artistic taste, are practical, permanent and economical
Salvation Army AdvertisementAn advertisement for the Salvation Army, a charitable organization founded in 1865. Titled Brightening darkest England, the illustration for this advert shows a flaming torch being held
Church Army AdvertisementAdvertisement for the Church Army, an evangelistic organisation founded in 1882. This advert is charitable in that it tries to provide holidays
Castell AdvertisementAn advertisement for Castell pencils. The Pencils artists can rely upon. Founded in 1761, Faber Castell is one of the world's largest and oldest manufacturers of pens
Blessed Be WineAn oil painting of a wine drinker holding a flagon. This painting was to be exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts at Stockholm, founded by Sir Joseph Duveen, Bt. Date: circa 1929
Clare College, CambridgeEtching of Clare College Cambridge. The college was founded in 1326, and is the second oldest of Cambridge. Date: circa 1929
A street dress from Susan Small, a ready-to-wear fashion label founded in the 1940s by Leslie Carr Jones. Date: 1954
