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Housed Collection (page 3)

Background imageHoused Collection: The Royal Hospital of Bethlehem; the gallery for women

The Royal Hospital of Bethlehem; the gallery for women
The hospital also known as Bethlem Royal Hospital or Bedlam was the oldest psychiatric hospital in the world. The building has been moved around many sites

Background imageHoused Collection: Mount Athos, Greece

Mount Athos, Greece
The monastery of Mount Athos, Greece, at one time housed more than six thousand monks, refugees from the wicked world beyond its strongly fortified walls

Background imageHoused Collection: The Skerryvore Lighthouse, off Argyllshire, 1844

The Skerryvore Lighthouse, off Argyllshire, 1844
Engraving of the Skerryvore lighthouse, 1844. Built between 1836 and 1843, with 6000 tons of granite, the lighthouse entered service on 1st February 1844

Background imageHoused Collection: Skopelos Town, Greece

Skopelos Town, Greece
White painted housed with red tile roofs cling to the hillside town of Skopelos Town, Skopelos, one of the Sporades group of islands, of Greece

Background imageHoused Collection: Richmond Green

Richmond Green
A glimpse of Richmond Green, Surrey, with its delightful range of mansions, which once housed the Maids of Honour of the King Georges of England

Background imageHoused Collection: Royal Academy 1810

Royal Academy 1810
The hall of the Royal Academy, at this time housed in Somerset House; in 1837 it will move to Trafalgar Square, and finally in 1868 to Burlington House, Piccadilly

Background imageHoused Collection: Neufchatel Dispute 3

Neufchatel Dispute 3
Prussias claim to the canton of Neufchatel is supported by royalists who are overcome by the federal forces and prisoners temporarily housed in the chateaus chapel

Background imageHoused Collection: Refugees from Naples

Refugees from Naples, taken by Garibaldis forces, seek refuge in Rome, where they are housed in the Sistine convent

Background imageHoused Collection: Peru Spencer Museum

Peru Spencer Museum
Interior of the Spencer Museum of Peruvian artifacts and antiquities, now housed in the University of Kansas

Background imageHoused Collection: Stamp Office 1809

Stamp Office 1809
Housed in Somerset House : at this time the government derived substantial duty from the stamping of documents of all kinds, including newspapers

Background imageHoused Collection: Egypt / Mummies / Mag Pittor

Egypt / Mummies / Mag Pittor
Mummies of a CAT and a JACKAL, housed in the British Museum, London

Background imageHoused Collection: Housesteads Fort

Housesteads Fort
The approach from the east towards the fort of Housteads, perched atop a limestone crag on Hadrians Wall. The fort is very well preserved, and housed an early Roman hospital

Background imageHoused Collection: Housesteads Milecastle

Housesteads Milecastle
The milecastle at Housesteads, directly on Hadrians Wall. The milecastle housed up to eight soldiers, and acted as a guard post for the Roman frontier

Background imageHoused Collection: Great Eastern Forge

Great Eastern Forge
In the forge housed on the deck of the Great Eastern iron plating is prepared for the capstan

Background imageHoused Collection: Domesday Book

Domesday Book
THE DOMESDAY BOOK - the earliest surviving public record, a survey of landholding ordered by William I the Conqueror; now housed in the Public Record Office

Background imageHoused Collection: Tothill Fields Prison

Tothill Fields Prison
Bridewell Prison also called Tothill Fields as it stood in an area of Westminster of the same name. It housed women and boys under 17. The boys given their dinner. Date: 1862

Background imageHoused Collection: Vernon Gallery

Vernon Gallery
Ladies and gentlemen looking with interest at the paintings of the Vernon Collection, housed then in the basement of the National Gallery, London

Background imageHoused Collection: Royal Naval Museum 1842

Royal Naval Museum 1842
The exhibition of ship models at the Royal Naval Museum, housed at Somerset House, London

Background imageHoused Collection: Kings Bench (Microcosm)

Kings Bench (Microcosm)
Located in St Georges Fields, south of the Thames : a debtors prison notorious for the laxness of its rules - it housed 30 gin shops, as well as facilities for dining

Background imageHoused Collection: British Museum 1800

British Museum 1800
Exterior view of the courtyard of the British Museum while housed in Montagu House, which will be replaced by Smirkes buildings between 1823 and 1852



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