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Hill Side Collection

Background imageHill Side Collection: Uffington White Horse

Uffington White Horse
The famous White Horse of Uffington, Berkshire, probably the oldest example of such a figure, believed to ascribe the victory of Alfred over the Danes in 871 AD

Background imageHill Side Collection: Roseto Valfortore, Italy

Roseto Valfortore, Italy
Panoramic view of the village of Roseto Valfortore in the Foggia Apuglia Province, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rake

Heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rake
A farmer and his heavy horse take a break from working to gather hay on a field. They stop to talk to another farmer and a young lady in white dress

Background imageHill Side Collection: Westbury White Horse

Westbury White Horse
On the Downs at Westbury, Wilts is this Great White Horse commemorating the defeat of the Danes by Alfred at the Battle of Ethandune in 878

Background imageHill Side Collection: Grassmoor colliery and training centre, Mining

Grassmoor colliery and training centre, Mining
Grassmoor, North Derbyshire Area Training Centre for miners was opened in 1957. A group of trainees in shorts run across a field, the colliery sits on the hillside above

Background imageHill Side Collection: Shepherd with sheep, horse and dog

Shepherd with sheep, horse and dog
A delightful scene on a country track in Cumbria showing a lakeland shepherd carrying home a lame member of his flock, accompanied by his trusty hound and a fine white horse

Background imageHill Side Collection: Lebanon - Mount Leban (Beit-Merri)

Lebanon - Mount Leban (Beit-Merri)
A view of hillside settlement housing at Beit-Meri, Mount Leban, Lebanon

Background imageHill Side Collection: Steps up to Whitby Church

Steps up to Whitby Church
The 199 steps leading up to Whitby Church, Yorkshire

Background imageHill Side Collection: A Grey Day - Laura Knight

A Grey Day - Laura Knight
Two adventureurous women on a rocky hillside, resting and relaxing under the tranquil but unimaginative sky

Background imageHill Side Collection: Villa San Michele, Capri, Italy

Villa San Michele, Capri, Italy
The Villa San Michele, Anacapri, Capri, Italy. The villa dates back to the late 19th century, when the Swedish physician, writer and recreational archaeologist, Axel Munthe, adjudicated the site

Background imageHill Side Collection: Kars, Turkey - View toward the fortress

Kars, Turkey - View toward the fortress
View toward the fortress at Kars, Turkey. Originally an Armenian capital. Became part of the Ottoman Empire (captured in 1534), then surrendered in 1828 to the Russian General Count Ivan Paskevich

Background imageHill Side Collection: Father Christmas in a sledge with children

Father Christmas in a sledge with children
Father Christmas hurtles down a snowy hillside accompanied by four happy children carrying a holly branch and wreath. c. 1920

Background imageHill Side Collection: Spectators at Braemar Highland Games, Scotland

Spectators at Braemar Highland Games, Scotland
Kilted spectators watch from the hillside at the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland, traditionally attended by the British Royal Family. September 1911

Background imageHill Side Collection: Ankara - Turkey

Ankara - Turkey
Ankara. The capital city and administrative centre of Turkey, located in Central Anatolia. Established before 1200BC by the Hittites

Background imageHill Side Collection: Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. Sabas

Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. Sabas
The Great Lavra of St. Sabas, known in Arabic as Mar Saba - a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank (east of Bethlehem)

Background imageHill Side Collection: View of the Harbour - Amalfi, Italy

View of the Harbour - Amalfi, Italy

Background imageHill Side Collection: Heath Robinson Hill-Side Clutch

Heath Robinson Hill-Side Clutch
An illustration which comically depicts a motor vehicle traversing an abnormally steep slope, with an inventive contraption of extended back wheels. Date: circa 1919

Background imageHill Side Collection: Islington Workhouse, North London

Islington Workhouse, North London
Aerial view of the Islington parish workhouse, opened in 1870 on St Johns Road in Islington, North London. Designed by RH Burden, it could house more than 1000 inmates

Background imageHill Side Collection: Large Red deer stag and mountainous woodland landscape

Large Red deer stag and mountainous woodland landscape
A light, atmospheric view of mountains seen through the green silhouettes of fir trees on the lower slopes. A male red deer stag has been set into the border framing this picture

Background imageHill Side Collection: Old Woman carrying firewood - Northern India

Old Woman carrying firewood - Northern India
Old Woman carrying firewood she has gathered on her back in a large bundle - Northern India Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: The Port of Vathy, Samos, Greece

The Port of Vathy, Samos, Greece
The Port and Town of Vathy, Island of Samos, Greece Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHill Side Collection: The South Downs - The Jubilee V

The South Downs - The Jubilee V
A V (The Victoria Jubilee Plantation) on the hillside of the South Downs, viewed from Streat, East Sussex - created by planting trees in this formation to commemorate Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee

Background imageHill Side Collection: Beni-Yenni Tribe - Kabyle Houses at Tigzirt

Beni-Yenni Tribe - Kabyle Houses at Tigzirt
Wonderful Kabyle Houses of the Benni-Yenni tribe at Tigzirt, a small town on the coast of northeastern Algeria in the Tiziouzou Province

Background imageHill Side Collection: Buzzard in the late afternoon light

Buzzard in the late afternoon light
A Buzzard visible only as a white silhouette flies up over a broken wooden fence on the lower levels of a hilly countryside scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageHill Side Collection: Omis - Croatia - Beach

Omis - Croatia - Beach
Omis - Croatia. The beach. Omis was well known in the past for the Corsairs of Almissa whose Sagittas (ships), brought fame to the Corsairs as they were built for attack and fast retrieval in

Background imageHill Side Collection: Bald Eagle and Mountain scenery

Bald Eagle and Mountain scenery
A bald eagle is set into the border framing this light, atmospheric view of mountains, seen through the green silhouettes of fir trees on the lower slopes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageHill Side Collection: Buzzard and countryside landscape

Buzzard and countryside landscape
A Buzzard visible only as a white silhouette flies up over a broken wooden fence on the lower levels of a hilly countryside scene

Background imageHill Side Collection: wayside pagoda - Rangoon

wayside pagoda - Rangoon
Wayside pagoda - Rangoon - Tried out the lane at the north end of Golden Valley. It peters out into pasture but we climb a flight of steps up a hillside to where we see a pagoda spire against

Background imageHill Side Collection: Pilgrims ascending snow-covered hillside toward temple at su

Pilgrims ascending snow-covered hillside toward temple at summit. Date between ca. 1830 and 1858, printed later

Background imageHill Side Collection: The Imperturbable Nymph by Prynne

The Imperturbable Nymph by Prynne
A naked nymph perches on a hillside eating an apple, unmoved by the jewels offered by a powdered and be-wigged 18th century in a frock coat. Date: 1927

Background imageHill Side Collection: Hillside, Mentone, Riviera (i. e. Menton, France)

Hillside, Mentone, Riviera (i. e. Menton, France)
Hillside, Mentone, Riviera (i.e. Menton, France). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageHill Side Collection: Girl watering flowers on a hillside

Girl watering flowers on a hillside
An image of a girl in blue dress and pink hat, watering flowers on a hillside which is made up of a variety of papers and textures, showcasing the design work of printer, Jacques Makowsky. 1937

Background imageHill Side Collection: Sikkim - Wall at Yadong, China

Sikkim - Wall at Yadong, China
The Tibet / China / India frontier border amid the Himalayan Mountains. A wall of houses at Sikkim, Yatung (Yadong). Date: 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Varenna on Lake Como, Italy

Varenna on Lake Como, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Sinaia, Romania - Saint Anna Cliff

Sinaia, Romania - Saint Anna Cliff
Small wooden pavilion on Saint Anna Cliff at Sinaia, Romania. A town and mountain resort named after the Sinaia Monastery, which in turn is named after the Biblical Mount Sinai

Background imageHill Side Collection: Sihla Monastery, Romania

Sihla Monastery, Romania
The Schitul ( Hermitage ) - a small church built by Ionta Cantacuzino at the Sihla Monastery, Romania (Neamt County) - situated on the slopes of the Stanisoara Mountains. Date: circa 1906

Background imageHill Side Collection: Romania - The Red Lake

Romania - The Red Lake
The Red Lake (Lacul Rosu / A Gyilkos-to) - in the Eastern Carpathians, Harghita County, Romania. Date: circa 1922

Background imageHill Side Collection: Eastern Hill, Chakrata, India

Eastern Hill, Chakrata, India
Eastern Hill, Chakrata in the Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Street in Riva on the banks of Lake Garda

Street in Riva on the banks of Lake Garda Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Women porters of the Italian Lakes with mules

Women porters of the Italian Lakes with mules
Women porters of the Italian Lakes region with a man, a young boy, a mule and a young calf. Date: circa 1909

Background imageHill Side Collection: Cyprus - Bellapais Monastery

Cyprus - Bellapais Monastery Date: 1930s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Chakrata, India - Viewed from the Kallana Neck

Chakrata, India - Viewed from the Kallana Neck
Chakrata, India in the Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India - viewed from the Kallana Neck. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Lyon, France - La Bouble Bridge and St Clair Hill

Lyon, France - La Bouble Bridge and St Clair Hill Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Silhouette of a sledding scene

Silhouette of a sledding scene on a snowy hillside. One couple slide down the slope, watched by another couple wondering whether to copy them. Both men are in army uniform

Background imageHill Side Collection: Western Hill, Chakrata, India

Western Hill, Chakrata, India
Western Hill, Chakrata in the Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Romania - Brasov

Romania - Brasov - View of the 15th century Black Church (Biserica Neagra). Brasov is surrounded by the Southern Carpathian Mountains, and is part of the Transylvania region

Background imageHill Side Collection: Forest Park Hotel, Platres, Cyprus

Forest Park Hotel, Platres, Cyprus Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHill Side Collection: Serbia - Bombardment of Belgrade Citadel

Serbia - Bombardment of Belgrade Citadel
Serbia - The bombardment of the Belgrade Citadel during the conflict in the Balkans during World War One. Date: circa 1915



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