Garden Collection

Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) in captivity at London Zoo. The species is believed to be extinct. Largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times - became extinct in 1936

An Ideal Home No. II. The Folding Garden
This folding garden for flat dwellers with a love of open-air life will appeal to all householders who enjoy rustic amenities in a urban setting. The second of the Ideal Home designs by W

Chilean bellflower or copihue, Lapageria rosea (Lapegeria rosea). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co

Borley Garden Front
The garden front during Harry Bulls occupancy

Poster for Valencia, Garden of Spain
Poster advertising Valencia, the Garden of Spain

The nursery rhyme, Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? Silver bells and cockle-shells, and pretty maids all in a row. Date: c. 1930

Borley Rectory 1890S
Borley Rectory at the time of Harry Bulls occupancy : the garden front, the Bull family enjoying a game of tennis

Four views of Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Four views of Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s

Recruitment poster for the RAF
Recruitment poster for the Royal Air Force -- the gateway to a brighter life. The recruitment office is in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London

Two little girls in a garden by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

John Keats / Hampstead
JOHN KEATS English poet reading a book at Wentworth Place, Hampstead

Letchworth Brochure
WHERE SHALL I LIVE ? In Letchworth, of course ! will be your answer when you have visited this exhibition (from 1907) promoting the joys of living in Letchworth Garden City

WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care
Silhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base

A Garden Guide - Extracting a Weed from a Lawn
Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a typically convoluted method of weeding a garden lawn. A man is hosted by ropes supported by a teepee configuration of poles worked by

Lincoln College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library & the Deans lodgings & a formal garden. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Garden Paintings from the so-called Villa of Livia, Primaporta, Rome, c.20 BC. Roman art. Fresco

Tarot Card 19 - Le Soleil (The Sun)
The Sun, as depicted on a Tarot card

Oxnead Hall, Norfolk
A fine print of a splendid example of a stately home - Oxnead Hall, Norfolk, with its terrace and walled garden, and woods behind

Molluscs / Snails / Print
Snails on and around various foliage

Bernadette / Anon Photo
BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS French visionary and saint as a nun at Nevers

Annual and Biannual flowers
A wonderful array of garden flowers in bloom including chrysanthemums, foxgloves (digitalis), hollyhocks, pansies, sweet peas, gladioli, iris, petunias and nasturtiums. Date: 1930

Mothers Gardener by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a small girl in a white dress and pink sun hat carefully watering a lovely border of flowers in a garden. c.1925

Keep a Pig poster
Poster from the Small Pig Keepers Council encouraging the keeping of pigs during wartime - save waste and make food - illustrated by a man in cardigan and hat with a bucket of slops for the pig

Welwyn Garden City, an example of town planning
An advertisement for new houses and industrial sites at the new town of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, an example of town planning, designed to take people away from polluted cities

Ebenezer Howard - Three Magnets diagram
The Three Magnets - Ebenezer Howards diagram illustrating the advantages of the garden city. Diagram from Ebenezer Howards To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform (1898)

Pink poppy
Decorative flower study by Jeannie Foord, of Pink Poppies. 1899

Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century

Tea, Camellia sinensis, native to China.. Handcolored stipple copperplate engraving by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launays Herbier General de l Amateur

The Garden of Earthly Delights. Left side of the central pan
Bosch, Hieronymus Van Aeken, called (1450-1516). The Garden of Earthly Delights. Left side of the central panel

Tarot Card 19 - Le Soleil (The Sun)

Hollingbourne Manor 1907
Hollingbourne Manor, Kent

When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman. 1892

St Bartholomews Hospital courtyard, London, with patients resting in the open air. Date: circa 1910s

Bus embedded in house, Blackstock Road, London
Bus embedded in the front of a house in Blackstock Road, London NW4, on 13 January 1974. The car in the foreground was shunted through a garden wall after being struck by the bus

The Toast by William Heath Robinson
A charming and detailed scene showing a large extended family, or possibly group of villagers drinking a toast around a large table groaning with delicious fruit pies, turkey, jelly, soup

Houses for Sale 1920S
Semi-detached houses for sale, freehold or leasehold (from only 440 each), on Goodwyn Avenue, part of the Mill Hill Garden Estate, north London."

Fancy Dress Ball, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, 2 December 1920. Date: 1920

Madagascar jasmine, Marsdenia floribunda (Many-flowered stephanotis, Stephanotis floribunda). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Watts after a botanical illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers

Horse and Boxer dog
Unusual Friends - horse and Boxer dog. 1950s

Illustration by Marygold -- Woman and baby in a garden at night. circa 1920s

A selection of common British Moths Date: circa 1920s

Persian Manuscript, 1650. Court of a Safavid dynasty prince. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts

London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stations
Formed in 1833, the LFEE took over firefighting in London from the various Insurance Company fire brigades. It had 19 fire stations and its headquarters was located at Watling Street, City of London

King George V in Scottish dress
King George V chats to the Duchess of York, whilst the Duke of York brings up the rear. They have been taking part in the Balmoral Garden Fete. Date: 1927

Chatsworth House C18Th
Chatsworth House & its extensive, landscaped grounds in the middle of the 18th century. Avenues of trees, walled gardens, waterworks & fountain are depicted

Poster, Ransomes Lawnmowers, sold by Broughton & Wilks, Banbury. circa 1900s

Lesser Periwinkle
Decorative flower study by Jeannie Foord, of Lesser Periwinkle plant. 1899

Steam locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley, Welwyn Garden City
Steam locomotive 60007, Sir Nigel Gresley, near the Welwyn Garden City tunnel. It was built in 1937, and is still preserved today. Date: circa 1960s

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