Keepers Collection

Flannan Islands Lighthouse Keepers Disappearance 1901
Page from The Sphere reporting on the mysterious disappearance of three staff from the Flannan Islands Lighthouse. James Ducat, principal keeper

Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Artists impression of the Flannan Isles lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared without trace in December 1900

Soccer Action
Coventry City's goal-keeper colliding with a Fulham player during a soccer match at Craven Cottage. Date: 1931

The Save!
Cartoon by Alfred Leete showing a close encounter with a determined goalkeeper. Date: 1925

Keeper's Cottage, banks of the River Orwell, Suffolk
Keeper's Cottage on the banks of the River Orwell, Suffolk

LIGHTHOUSEKEEPERS DIE
The keepers at this Spanish lighthouse die of hunger and thirst because rough weather prevents their supply boat from reaching them. Date: circa 1912

Putting bee-hives into mourning 1856
Telling the bees, traditional European custom in which bees would be told of an important event in the beekeepers life, such as long journeys, births, marriages and deaths

Barber Surgeons Hall, Monkwell Street. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Cranburn or Cranbourne Lodge, 1823
Cranburn or Cranbourne Lodge, keepers lodge on the royal hunting grounds of Cranbourne Chase. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by John Gendall from Rudolph Ackermanns

His majestys cottage, Windsor Great Park, as seen from the lawn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1823

Two gamekeepers carrying pheasants and hares after a days shooting. Date: 1922

An elephant taking people for a ride at London Zoo, while other visitors take a leisurely walk. Date: circa 1900s

Lighthouse Keepers and Service Helicopter

Circus elephants on parade, Eastbourne, Sussex
Circus elephants on parade in Eastbourne, Sussex, watched with fascination by adults and children. Date: circa 1962

Major Richardson and his messenger dogs
Major Edwin Hautenville Richardson, renowned trainer of dogs for military use and founder of the British War Dog School during the First World War

Kirdi Village, Mokolo, Cameroon, Africa. The Kirdi (or Kapsiki) people are cattle keepers in the Mandara Hills along the Nigerian border in the area of Margui-Wandala between Mokolo and Bourrah

Three keepers trapped on Eddystone lighthouse, Plymouth
Owing to bad weather, three Eddystone lighthouse keepers were unable to come ashore. A RAF helicopter braved the storm and brought a hamper of food and supplies to the hungry men. Date: 1961

The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffe
The Kings Cameleopard -- King George IVs giraffe, the first one in Britain, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt. 1827

Luxury transport for greyhounds - the new GRA conveyance
Racing greyhounds preparing to travel in new large cars built on a Ford chassis, where they could be transported from the Greyhound Racing Associations kennels at Northaw, near Potters Bar. Date: 1931

Young female Proboscis monkey (called Adi by sanctuary keepers), wild but relatively tame, came with its pack to feed at Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary from rainforest and hangs around

London zookeeper in uniform saying farewell to seal
One of the thirty plus employees, Mr Graves, of the Zoological Gardens in London who enlisted for the new army in the early months of the First World War

Elephants and their keepers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1909

Lighthouse bombed with food supplies
A remote lighthouse in bad weather is bombed with pork pies (and, presumably, other food stuffs) by two aeroplanes bringing supplies by air. Date: 1932

Tregony Heavy Horse Show and Country Fayre, Cornwall -- keepers with their beautifully turned out horses. circa 1980s

Keepes in the mortuary temple of Ramses III. Egypt
Keepes in the mortuary temple of Ramses III. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Lighthouse Keepers and Service Helicopter

Elephant riding at London Zoo. Date: circa 1920s

Park Keepers Cottage, Wentworth, Yorkshire
Park Keepers Cottage, Wentworth, Rotherham, near Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1900s

Game Keepers and the War, 7th Cameron Highlanders
Scottish game keepers of the 7th Cameron Highlanders, 1915. Date: 1915

Indian elephants at London Zoo, Regents Park, with people taking rides. Date: 20th century

British War Dog School
Keepers and their canine charges at the British War Dog Training School, where dogs were trained to act as messengers at the front during the First World War

Morning parade at British War Dog School
Morning parade at the British War Dog training school which was based at Shoeburyness in 1917. The school specifically trained dogs to act as messengers at the front to great effect. Date: 1917

Taking a snow depth measurement - boreal forest after a heavy snowfall. Wildlife reserve Denezhkin Kamen - North Ural Mountains - Russia

Hen coops
Various hen coops from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Duck houses
Various duck houses from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Dog kennels
Various dog kennels from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Poultry coops
Various poultry coops from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Pigeon cotes
Various pigeon cotes & pigeon houses from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Guinea-pig house from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Bicycle shed
Lean-to bicycle shed from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Keepers hut & store from the Gardeners & Poultry Keepers Guide Date: 1908

Park Keepers Lodge
A picturesque park keepers lodge in Hyde Park, London. Date: 19th century

Feeding a Giraffe
A little girl helps one of the keepers to feed a giraffe at the zoo. Date: early 1930s

Moving lions at London Zoo
Keepers of the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo) moving one of the female lions

Door-Keeper at Lloyds of London, 1890
Illustration showing one of the Door-keepers employed by Lloyds of London, the insurance company, 1890

Flannan Isles
Impression of the second landing place on the remote Flannan Isles where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared in December 1900

Flannan Isles Landing
The first landing place near the Flannan Isles lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared in December 1900

The Keepers arriving at Wolf Rock Lighthouse, 1870
Engraving of the arrival of the lighthouse keepers at the brand new Wolf Rock lighthouse, January 1870. This lighthouse, situated 8 miles from Lands End, Cornwall

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