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Hedge Collection (page 5)

Background imageHedge Collection: Dusting plane hedge-hopping after spraying swath on beanfiel

Dusting plane hedge-hopping after spraying swath on beanfield. These planes can spray 100 acres an hour, can usually fly one or two hours unless it rains or storms in an average day

Background imageHedge Collection: Romanian Woman by a village gate

Romanian Woman by a village gate
A House in the Country. Romanian Woman by a village gate Date: 1902

Background imageHedge Collection: Silhouette of horseracing scene

Silhouette of horseracing scene
Silhouette of a horseracing scene, showing four jockeys and their horses in profile, leaping a tall hedge. Each jockey is wearing different colours

Background imageHedge Collection: The Maze - Hampton Court

The Maze - Hampton Court Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHedge Collection: Little girl in front of her house

Little girl in front of her house
A little girl in front of her house with a basket of flowers on her arm. first published 1879

Background imageHedge Collection: Title page design, Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway

Title page design, Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway. Showing a girl and a boy in a garden with hedges and trellis. 1885

Background imageHedge Collection: Greyhounds racing

Greyhounds racing round a track, seen here in the air as they leap a low hedge. Three men watch from behind a fence. Date: early 20th century

Background imageHedge Collection: Mother throws a flower down to her toddler

Mother throws a flower down to her toddler
A mother throws a flower down to her toddler standing in the garden. first published 1879

Background imageHedge Collection: Sergeant Dooley and the Puccaun

Sergeant Dooley and the Puccaun - armed policeman getting into a pickle with a rowdy goat, whilst two maidens and a bull take amusement in his plight from the other side of the hedge

Background imageHedge Collection: Birds / Hedge Sparrow

Birds / Hedge Sparrow
Young Hedge Sparrows in the nest. Date: 1960s

Background imageHedge Collection: Recumbent Menhir

Recumbent Menhir
The magnificent recumbent menhir (standing stone) seen in a hedge by the roadside, east of Burl Hill, near New Radnor, Radnorshire, Wales. Date: BC

Background imageHedge Collection: ROMAN BACK LANE

ROMAN BACK LANE
The Roman Road known as Back Lane, south west of Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England. Here it is seen running by the side of a field hedge. Date: 1930s

Background imageHedge Collection: Illustration, My Little Girlie

Illustration, My Little Girlie, showing a mother with her daughter at the garden gate. 1885

Background imageHedge Collection: Illustration, Wishes

Illustration, Wishes, showing a little girl and a little boy imagining what it would be like to grow whiskers and have curly hair. 1885

Background imageHedge Collection: Cactus hedges near Deir el Balah, Palestine, WW1

Cactus hedges near Deir el Balah, Palestine, WW1
Cactus hedges near Deir el Balah (Dayr al Balah) in Palestine during the First World War. There were many of these, presenting difficult obstacles to attacking troops. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageHedge Collection: A Good Rainfall

A Good Rainfall
A delightful postcard illustrated by Lance Thackeray, entitled A Good Rainfall from the Amateur Gardening series. A girl watering her high hedge soaks her male companion and then tells him to go

Background imageHedge Collection: Girl stood by intricate topiary house

Girl stood by intricate topiary house
A young Girl holding a tall sheaf of flowers and sticks, stood alongside a magnificent intricate topiary Wendy house at Huckelhoven, a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia

Background imageHedge Collection: H Miller. Hide & seek 2

H Miller. Hide & seek 2
Children playing Hide and Seek in a formal garden. 20th century

Background imageHedge Collection: The Lane at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire

The Lane at Aldenham House, Hertfordshire
Part of the gardens known as The Lane, at Aldenham House, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. A wrought iron gate opens onto a pathway between tall hedges

Background imageHedge Collection: Terrace at Paddockhurst, West Sussex

Terrace at Paddockhurst, West Sussex
View of the terrace at Paddockhurst, near Selsfield Common, West Sussex. The house dates from the 17th century, and is now used as a school

Background imageHedge Collection: Court Farm and garden

Court Farm and garden
View of Court Farm (unidentified location) and garden, with a large pond, grass, trees and flowerbeds

Background imageHedge Collection: Fountain and pool at Broad Campden, Gloucestershire

Fountain and pool at Broad Campden, Gloucestershire
A fountain in the middle of an ornamental pool, in a garden at Broad Campden, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Background imageHedge Collection: Middle aged woman with Red Cross wreath, Mid Wales

Middle aged woman with Red Cross wreath, Mid Wales
A middle aged woman sitting in a garden with a Red Cross wreath, Mid Wales

Background imageHedge Collection: Man asleep in a garden, Mid Wales

Man asleep in a garden, Mid Wales
A man in a straw hat and shirtsleeves, asleep in a garden, Mid Wales. He appears to have been doing some gardening, as he has left his clippers in front of the railings behind him

Background imageHedge Collection: Father and daughter with horse and pony, Mid Wales

Father and daughter with horse and pony, Mid Wales
A father and daughter in a garden, probably somewhere in Mid Wales. He is standing next to a small horse, holding its bit, while she bravely sits on the back of a Shetland pony

Background imageHedge Collection: Edwardian family group in garden, Mid Wales

Edwardian family group in garden, Mid Wales
A middle class Edwardian family (parents and two daughters) pose for a photograph in their garden, probably in the Mid Wales area. Mother and daughters are sitting on wickerwork chairs

Background imageHedge Collection: Two brothers in a garden, Mid Wales

Two brothers in a garden, Mid Wales
Two brothers pose for their photograph in a garden, probably in the Mid Wales area. They are wearing very similar three-piece suits

Background imageHedge Collection: English Gardens title image

English Gardens title image
Title image for an English Gardens magazine, depicting an unidentified garden with a grand-looking gateway

Background imageHedge Collection: Hedge of roses

Hedge of roses
A hedge full of roses (Rosaceae family) of different colours, white, pink and red

Background imageHedge Collection: Colourful but shabby gipsy caravan

Colourful but shabby gipsy caravan
A colourful but shabby gipsy caravan, with a guard dog chained to it. In the background some washing is drying on a hedge

Background imageHedge Collection: Parish Workhouse, Frittenden, Kent

Parish Workhouse, Frittenden, Kent
A large timber framed building that once served as the Frittenden parish workhouse, Kent. An oast house stands at the left

Background imageHedge Collection: Shiva Temples, Kalna, West Bengal, India

Shiva Temples, Kalna, West Bengal, India
A circle of Shiva (Siva) Temples in Kalna, known as the Temple City, in West Bengal, India. The Nava Kailash or 108 Shiv Mandirs was built in 1809

Background imageHedge Collection: Three sisters sitting on a front garden wall

Three sisters sitting on a front garden wall in a street of Victorian terraced houses

Background imageHedge Collection: Vauxhall Cadet Cabriolet

Vauxhall Cadet Cabriolet
A very smart and new family saloon car (a Vauxhall Cadet Cabriolet)on a country road. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageHedge Collection: View down an English valley

View down an English valley
A view looking down a lush verdant green English valley, past a small wooden stile. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageHedge Collection: Shakespeares birthplace, Stratford upon Avon

Shakespeares birthplace, Stratford upon Avon
A view of Shakespeares birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, as seen from the street

Background imageHedge Collection: Queen Annes Orangery, Kensington Palace

Queen Annes Orangery, Kensington Palace, London Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHedge Collection: Fox Tries to Escape

Fox Tries to Escape
The fox knows the hounds are getting closer and skulks alongside a hedge

Background imageHedge Collection: View down an English valley with a young Fox

View down an English valley with a young Fox
A view looking down a lush verdant green English valley, past a small wooden stile. A young fox has been added to the border framing the scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageHedge Collection: Prince of Wales hunting

Prince of Wales hunting
Illustration by Cecil Aldin showing the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) clearing a hedge while out hunting. Aldin was a talented and prolific animals and sport artist

Background imageHedge Collection: Topiary / Pub Garden 1930S

Topiary / Pub Garden 1930S
This hedge in a pub garden in Northamptonshire has been subjected to the art of topiary over the last 14 years and is now known as the Green Man

Background imageHedge Collection: Giant Sundial

Giant Sundial
A giant sundial, looking almost like a modern day satellite dish, on the outside of a private cottage at Seaton Ross, Yorkshire

Background imageHedge Collection: Myttons Upturns Gig

Myttons Upturns Gig
English eccentric Jack (John) Mytton (1796-1834) deliberately capsizes a gig by driving it into a rabbit hole in order to scare a nervous passenger

Background imageHedge Collection: Figure in the Mist

Figure in the Mist
A hunched figure walking away into the mist in a public park or garden, along a path bordered by high hedge trees. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Background imageHedge Collection: Thatched cottage, Devon

Thatched cottage, Devon
Thatched cottage on a quiet country lane, Devon. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Background imageHedge Collection: Jules Verne / Garden

Jules Verne / Garden
JULES VERNE In his garden at 1 rue Charles Dubois, Amiens, with a large black dog

Background imageHedge Collection: See Saw Jack in Hedge

See Saw Jack in Hedge
See saw, Jack in the Hedge, which is the way to London Bridge ?

Background imageHedge Collection: Midnight Steeplechase 3

Midnight Steeplechase 3
THE MIDNIGHT STEEPLECHASE The last field, near Nacton Heath - over the hedge and (literally) through the gate !



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