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Background imageGrey Collection: Erithacus rubecula, European robin

Erithacus rubecula, European robin
An European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Background imageGrey Collection: Pomfret illustration

Pomfret illustration
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Background imageGrey Collection: Early Precambrian Earth

Early Precambrian Earth
An impression of the Earths surface during the early Precambrian period (4, 500 to 543 million years ago), by Barry Evans

Background imageGrey Collection: Four fine horses wearing blinkers

Four fine horses wearing blinkers
A portrait of four fine horses, all wearing blinkers. Possibly a carriage team. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGrey Collection: Kenneth Kendall

Kenneth Kendall (b 1924), retired British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)

Background imageGrey Collection: Man & Quizzing Glass

Man & Quizzing Glass
Blue cravat, tartan under- waistcoat, D-B waistcoat with pointed front, grey woollen pantaloons, brown frock coat: gigot sleeves, black lining, roll collar & lapels

Background imageGrey Collection: Trawler, Bridlington harbour entrance - 1

Trawler, Bridlington harbour entrance - 1
Trawler Ocean Reward returns to Bridlington harbour after a fishing trip in the North Sea Date: circa 1987

Background imageGrey Collection: Gallaghers Steak House, New York City, USA

Gallaghers Steak House, New York City, USA
View of the Bar in Gallaghers Steak House, West 52nd Street, New York City, USA. Famous for steaks broiled over hickory logs, private dining room available for beefsteak parties. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageGrey Collection: Portraits by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1927

Portraits by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1927
Photographs and a painting by Cecil Beaton, featuring Lady Florence Jane Alexander, Miss Baba Beaton(1912-1973) and Viscountess Grey of Fallodon (1871-1928), in a page in The Sketch

Background imageGrey Collection: Suffragette Jack-in-the-Box Votes for Women

Suffragette Jack-in-the-Box Votes for Women
A suffragette Jack-in-the-Box with a bisque headed figure of a snarling woman. She has grey wiry hair which extends either side of a Tyrolean style hat with feather

Background imageGrey Collection: Charge of the London Scottish, October 1914

Charge of the London Scottish, October 1914
The Charge of the London Scottish, the lads of the Hodden Grey : attack on the German trenches in France during the night of 31st October 1914. Date: 31st October 1914

Background imageGrey Collection: Lord de Grey and Ripon, Vanity Fair, Ape

Lord de Grey and Ripon, Vanity Fair, Ape
GEORGE FREDERICK SAMUEL ROBINSON, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827-1909), known as Viscount Goderich (1833-59) and as the Earl de Grey and Ripon (1859-71)

Background imageGrey Collection: Gavia stellata, red-throated diver

Gavia stellata, red-throated diver
Plate 45 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageGrey Collection: Motacilla alba, white wagtail

Motacilla alba, white wagtail
Plate 2 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageGrey Collection: Lanius collurio, red-backed shrike

Lanius collurio, red-backed shrike
Plate 15 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageGrey Collection: Macropus giganteus, eastern gray kangaroo and Xanthorrhoea s

Macropus giganteus, eastern gray kangaroo and Xanthorrhoea s
Gum-plant, and Kangooroo of New Holland. Drawing 56 By George Raper, 1789

Background imageGrey Collection: Barbara Woodhouse & Dog

Barbara Woodhouse & Dog
Famous dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse (1910 - 1988), seen here with Junia the Great Dane doggie film star, who must have her grey mouth hairs darkened with special make-up! Date: late 1960s

Background imageGrey Collection: Grey Coat Hospital, Westminster

Grey Coat Hospital, Westminster
A view of the buildings of the Great Coat Hospital, a charitably endowed school opened in 1701 in a former parish workhouse building on what is now Grey Coat Place, London. Date: Date unknown

Background imageGrey Collection: Pere Joseph

Pere Joseph
PERE JOSEPH exerted such behind-the-scenes influence in the French political scene that he became known as l eminence grise (the grey eminence) - much feared

Background imageGrey Collection: George Woodcock, TUC General Secretary

George Woodcock, TUC General Secretary
George Woodcock (1904-1979), British trade unionist and TUC General Secretary from 1960 to 1969. Date: 1963

Background imageGrey Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jack and Jill

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jack and Jill, showing Jill the cat in the window, watching the rest of the family drive off without her. Date: 1914

Background imageGrey Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Lighthouse

Illustration, A Song of the English, Lighthouse
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Background imageGrey Collection: Romania - Curtea de Arges Monastery

Romania - Curtea de Arges Monastery
The Cathedral of Curtea de Arges - a Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Curtea de ArgeE, Romania. It is located on the grounds of the Curtea de Arges Monastery Date: circa 1920s

Background imageGrey Collection: Phoenicurus phoenicurus, P. ochruros, Luscinia megarhynchos

Phoenicurus phoenicurus, P. ochruros, Luscinia megarhynchos
Plate 4 from Archibald Thorburns first edition of British Birds, Vol.1 (1915)

Background imageGrey Collection: Perdix perdix, grey partridge

Perdix perdix, grey partridge
Plate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageGrey Collection: Black jewfish

Black jewfish
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Background imageGrey Collection: Agate bowl, grey and white

Agate bowl, grey and white
Agate is a decorative variety of cryptocrystalline quartz (silicon dioxide). This bowl specimen is from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageGrey Collection: Erithacus rubecula, European robin

Erithacus rubecula, European robin
Watercolour by Paul Barruel (c. 1970). From Birds The Art of Ornithology by Jonathan Elphick, 2004

Background imageGrey Collection: Government supplied NFS pump escape and trailer pump

Government supplied NFS pump escape and trailer pump
A grey pump escape and trailer pump prior to having its NFS station identification number painted on the side. Seen here at the London Fire Brigade headquarters in Lambeth

Background imageGrey Collection: Evening Dress / Worth 1922

Evening Dress / Worth 1922
Dusky pink evening gown in a bold printed fabric with a low scooped neckline revealing a sleeveless grey bodice beneath. The skirt is draped up over one hip

Background imageGrey Collection: Tweed Coat 1928

Tweed Coat 1928
Young man sets out for walk over the moors in a single- breasted tweed overcoat with raglan sleeves & pocket flaps, he also wears a grey fedora hat with black hatband

Background imageGrey Collection: Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey
LADY JANE GREY short-lived queen of England

Background imageGrey Collection: Josephin Peladan / Pcard

Josephin Peladan / Pcard
JOSEPHIN PELADAN French writer, occultist and eccentric

Background imageGrey Collection: Sugar Loaf Late 19C

Sugar Loaf Late 19C
Maman is watched by her daughter as she cuts a lump off the sugar loaf : at this time, sugar was supplied in cones which were broken off as required

Background imageGrey Collection: African Grey Parrot

African Grey Parrot
AFRICAN GREY PARROT (Psittacus erithaeus) Such a universal favourite... scarcely requires description as its appearance is familiar to all

Background imageGrey Collection: Mabel Grey, Courtesan

Mabel Grey, Courtesan
MABEL GREY Victorian courtesan

Background imageGrey Collection: Bewick / Red Squirrel

Bewick / Red Squirrel
(sciurus vulgaris) This is the so-called red squirrel, once widely prevalent in Britain but now largely displaced by its grey cousin from America

Background imageGrey Collection: Silver-grey Dorking hen

Silver-grey Dorking hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by O.F. Cresswell and first prize winner at Ashford, second prize winner at Birmingham 1872

Background imageGrey Collection: Fashionable couples dancing energetically at a ball, 1914

Fashionable couples dancing energetically at a ball, 1914
Fashionable couples dancing energetically at a ball, observed by an older woman with lorgnette. La Folie du Jour. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching by H

Background imageGrey Collection: Lana Turner in Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)

Lana Turner in Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) wearing a Dolly Tree creation originally designed for Virginia Grey in Rosalie (1937), with Robert Young Date: 1937

Background imageGrey Collection: Indian grey mongoose and mango fruit

Indian grey mongoose and mango fruit
Indian grey mongoose, Herpestes edwardsi 1 and mango, Mangifera indica 2. Mangouste nems, mangier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pfitzer after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Background imageGrey Collection: Fashion design by Eva Lutyens

Fashion design by Eva Lutyens. 1936

Background imageGrey Collection: Advert, New Olympic coach by Leyland

Advert, New Olympic coach by Leyland
Advert, Olympic single-decker coach by Leyland. 1950

Background imageGrey Collection: Four riflemen in action

Four riflemen in action. 1868

Background imageGrey Collection: Grey Street, Newcastle

Grey Street, Newcastle
Looking down Grey Street in Newcastle. Date: circa 1830s

Background imageGrey Collection: Poster, British-American Air Services Ltd

Poster, British-American Air Services Ltd, Heston Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex. 20th century

Background imageGrey Collection: Cover design, British Airways Summer Timetable 1938

Cover design, British Airways Summer Timetable 1938, as the crow flies, only faster! 1938

Background imageGrey Collection: Steamship in port of Mollendo, Peru, South America

Steamship in port of Mollendo, Peru, South America
Moonlit scene with a steamship in the port of Mollendo, southern Peru, South America. Date: 1916



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