Homes Collection (page 28)

Windsor from the River
seen across the Thames

Fire Drill 1930S
All saved! The importance of learning a fire drill is fully realised by those in charge of Childrens Homes. Here waifs and strays practice using a sheet as a fire escape

Buckingham Palace
At the time of this picture, the former Buckingham House was known as the Queens Palace and occupied by George III, Charlotte his queen and the princesses

Cat Drinking Milk
A man working in a London cat hostel for stray cats looks as on as one happy cat tries to lick a drink of milk straight from the milk bottle!

Cat in a Hostel
A girl working in a London hostel for stray cats gives one poor cat the love and attention it craves for

Cats Eating in a Hostel
Three cats enjoying a meal in a hostel for strays in London, England

Joseph Xavier Tissot
JOSEPH XAVIER TISSOT known as Frere Hilarion, French churchman and physician, founded homes for insane but opposed scientific treatment of insanity

Osborne House 1850S
Victoria and Alberts marine residence, redesigned from 1845 by Thomas Cubitt in the Italianate style

Canada - Cutting Ice
Canada. - Cutting ice at Montreal, for the ice-boxes which keep food fresh in shops and homes

Oil Lamps C19
By the middle of the 19th century, oil lamps are the standard form of illumination in middle-class homes

Roman home Lighting
Well-to-do Romans on special occasions light their homes with torches and bronze candelabras : more commonly, clay oil lamps are used

Sandringham (Cooper)
Sandringham House, Norfolk

Balmoral / Alberts Room
Prince Alberts personal sitting room

Windsor (Haslehust)
A distant prospect of Windsor Castle, from the river Thames

Protective Chinese Dog
Despite its monstrous appearance, this dog is a kindly creature which protects peoples homes from thieves and robbers

Cottage from the Back
SNIGs END COTTAGES A cottage from the back

Windsor in C16
The Castle during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, with a shepherd and his flock in the foreground

Balmoral Castle 1880
General view of Balmoral castle

Social event in the Ball Room, Buckingham Palace, London
A grand social event taking place in the Ball Room of Buckingham Palace, London

Windsor Castle / Cooke s
The castle, with the town in the distance

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